slimequest: (*adjusts ARGH*)
So yeah, E3, lots of gaming news, etc. Way too many enticing games coming out in the next year or so.

Two things:

1. The PSP Go!(!!!!!!!?) looks... kinda interesting, from a "I wonder how it feels to play one" standpoint. But the idea of a UMD-less PSP isn't really anything new to those of us cool kids with custom firmware. At least this gives everyone the opportunity to play PSP games with MUCH faster loading times than reading it from a UMD.

Still, the idea of getting rid of physical media in exchange for digital downloads is a bit... unsettling to me. It's probably the wave of the future and it does have a lot of nice uses, but I like to have a box and disc/cart and physical instruction manual to keep around. It's the same reason why roms don't feel "real" to me or have the same worth as actual games. It'd also be odd to have entire generations of games piled up in my house somewhere but then they all of a sudden drop off at some point because they stop selling games in boxes.

For a handheld gaming system especially, digital downloads make a lot of sense, but still, I'd like a choice in the matter if possible. I have bought download-only games (Pixeljunk Monsters) and enjoyed them probably about as much as I would have if they were on a disc, because in the end it's the games themselves that matter the most... b... but still! At least this seems to be a handheld-specific thing for now.

UMD, you might be dumb and slow and stuff, but I always thought you were kinda cute.

2. Yeah there are way too many good games that are going to come out. But can anyone else back me up on the fact that the Golden Sun series was just... well, nothing to write home about? Seems there's a sect of GS cultists around and I'm sure there's a ritualized orgy going on about now, but the first game was just ehhh despite being pretty for an early GBA game, so I never played the second.




P.S.: Square-Enix, I love you baby, but you're dumb as fuck for making another MMORPG a numbered Final Fantasy game because it makes no sense to, and I'll likely play it for 2 weeks and throw it away unless it's somehow different from every MMORPG ever. Also, you can't ever "beat" that kind of game so now there's two holes in the series like that... and... well, that's lame, wouldn't you agree?
slimequest: (Don't touch my stuff you guys)
So yeah thanks to the super special magical Lumines trick, I have haxed my PSP to hell and back so I can now play NES/SNES/Genesis/etc games on it, not to mention .isos of PSP and PS1 games themselves.

Terranigma on the go! Super Mario 3 in the bathtub! Shining Force in the dentist's chair! Xenogears at McDonald's!

Oh, and getting to play Japanese games without having to import them and pay out the ass? Priceless. As in literally lacking in price.

Actually, I'm not all that big on pirating games simply because if I even remotely like a game, I like to have the box/manual/a hard copy of the game itself. However, import games tend to be very expensive and considering I can't fully enjoy them until I have a better understanding of Japanese, those are usually the exceptions.

However, I'm currently downloading a bunch of PSP games just to try them out, and if any of them strike my fancy I'll definitely be purchasing them for a legit copy. I like to support the industry, even if it's a druggie/dealer kind of relationship sometimes XD

Anyway, my love for portable gaming knows no bounds, so getting to play all these classics on the go, or just snuggled up on the couch, is like heaven to me :3

So, if anyone out there is on the fence about getting a PSP, right now the getting is pretty good, considering the price drop of the console itself and the fact that even I was able to downgrade and install custom stuff easily. Just try not to pay outrageous prices for Lumines, a used game shop or even your local EB/Gamestop is probably your best bet. Amazon and eBay are way too expensive due to the hype over the discovered exploit in the game.

I think the saddest part is that I actually haven't even played this copy of Lumines I bought yet, I just got it for the downgradin'. I hear it's pretty good though.

In other news, I'm having a blast with Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition, and I'm eagerly awaiting Connecticon coming up next weekend with both excitement and fear. I mean, this IS an anime convention we're talking about here, but it's always an amusing weekend at the very least.

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