draffauf

I have high hopes for this game. Hopefully the combat can be spiced up so that it will be a game that is better to own than its inevitable companion art book.

Awesome! This game had unforgiving controls that triggered long animations. It will interesting to see how they deal with that.

@jondowningmailcom In addition to Chris's audio being weak at times, the liners all came through low and flat. It was very noticeable on "What you are playing" and the listener email segments.

@Crayola Q Pants ESQ

I didn't know Rock Band is totally unplayable without the accessories. Maybe it's because I don't play rhythm games.

I do think there is a difference when all the extras are required. For example, I bet more people would enjoy a game like SFIV if they had only ever played it with top-of-the-line arcade sticks. It seems like an apples-to-oranges pick for a top ten list.

Comparing this to Move and Kinect games is a bit of a stretch because those are platforms that will eventually support a very large number of games. Rock Band 3 sounds like a $300 game to me.

@Colin

I wasn't looking for a snarky comment. Is this a good came and can it be played without the accessories?

Your analogy doesn't hold water. Having a gaming system is a prerequisite for any of the games on this list. Having several hundreds of dollars worth of accessories isn't a requirement for most games.

Okay, here's a serious question. If I were to just purchase this game and not have any instruments would it still be a #9 game of the year?

The more I read about the inner workings of the game industry in Japan the more depressing it looks.

This kind of shift in strategy explains keiji inafune's departure.

I'll be the first nerd and point out that Mushihimesama is probably "Mushi Hime-sama", or Bug Princess.

It looks like a nice 2D game with lots of character. The theme makes me think of the fly swatting game from Mario Paint.

Isn't this from a post on another well known gaming site where the author was actually begging for this to become a Lego set?