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Those graphics look fine. But they'd look better if they lock the camera in an isometric view, replace the current character models with sprites, and make the main character a barbarian with a pet space hamster.
/nostalgia

Whatevs. I know I'll buy it. I know I'll play through it. And I'm relatively certain that I will wish it was prettier. Still, as long as it can fulfill my need for party-building, ogre-killing, ubiquitous-pausing gameplay, graphics will be a secondary concern.

As a practically matter, if you want to market an MK movie to anyone other than diehard MK fans (hint: you do, else you won't make the monies) it's probably best not to stick with the traditional MK motif. i.e., ridicuously deep-voiced announcer man tells long rambling story about esoteric inter-dimensional lore and crap.

You simply can't tell a true-to-the-games MK story with a straight face. Maybe in the 90s. But not now. It would be off the campiness scale. And yes some people would go see such a film anyways: MK fans, however many of those are really left.

So it makes sense that they would go with a loose framework that only requires the audience to remember that there was some guy named Reptile (and he prolly ate heads) and some guy named Scorpion who threw a... pointy thing and yelled at people to go over by him.

I'm happy to see further attention giving to this game. Other posters who played the game on DS mentioned that it felt a little too short or lacked replay value. I partially agree with that, but I did think the game's basic formula was great.

I like the RPG-puzzler hybrid as an idea, but Puzzle Quest's bejelewed-style gameplay didn't really hook me, so I was glad when Clash of Heroes delivered a RPG-puzzler with a fresh puzzle interface.

I would really like to see Capy expand on this formula and maybe make a sequel that adds more depth and longevity. Hopefully the XBLA/PSN release get's enough attention to push them in that direction.

Actually, everyone should be interested in this game because it is a really fun original puzzle game and the fact that it is coming to PSN and XBLA means:
1.Available to a wider audience
2.Good online multiplayer community
3.Probably will be available for cheaper than it is on DS

So, um, maybe that's why "all of sudden everyone is interested in this game"

Since when did "clone" become synonymous with "in the same genre."

Oh yeah... since internet fanboys and trolls found themselves unable to come up with real criticisms of unreleased games about which all we have seen is some art assets and general game concept.

I'm sorry. I looked for the drillmonster but I just "can't unsee it."

Were I an opposing driver, my thoughts would be less "Oh my god, massive drillmonster" and more "Teehee, he's so cute!" But maybe that still gives Logano an advantage.

Well "spin" tends to be that way.

Fallacious speech is the steroids of spokesmen and pundits everywhere; tons of them use it, members of the public who aren't in denial know it, but they get called out on it on such a rare occasion (and are bound to respond with fervent denial) that it can and will continue.

What Reggie could have said is: Over 26 million consumers bought a Wii. The consumer is saying that they will buy a product that doesn't offer HD capability, so we don't have to waste any time,energy, or money on it.

Would have been valid. Would have also been too bluntly honest for a corporate spokesman. Nonetheless, his underlying point stands; why should Nintendo care about HD, when they can make mad bank without it?

Soon?
Don't you mean since like '06?

/cynicism

Really though, does this game need a coherent story? Do you really want them to sacrifice giant demon boots bursting from the aether to crush your foes for a narrative that makes sense? Or rather, do you really think they can fit giant demon boots summoned by human hair into any sort of narrative and have it make sense...

I give the game points for being completely over-the-top and completely self-aware of that fact.

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