The Sony PS3 thread (apparently *still* obnoxious!)

DeanoC · Post by **DeanoC** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:35 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:30 minute Heavenly Sword documentary:

http://twobrothersandasister.com/?p=862

Looks amazing.

Part from some dodgy shadows, which i'm glad to say is fixed.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:41 pm 0

The Caffeine Kid wrote:I logged 90 hours completing the main story (without a lot of the hunts) but somehow it felt a very hollow and empty achievement after the terrible slog and many defeats in FFX.

The gambit system made me feel totally detached from the whole game.

Even the final boss battle pretty much played out without my help apart from casting a few spells here and there.

I must confess, I was enjoying the challenges the game poses when I played it. But my wife is the big FF geek and she was distraught with the changes they've made.

Duck Turkin · Post by **Duck Turkin** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:46 pm 0

The Caffeine Kid wrote:
Guru-Meditation wrote:(and after seeing what they've done to the Final Fantasy franchise with Final Fantasy XII that may be a long while yet ..)
I logged 90 hours completing the main story (without a lot of the hunts) but somehow it felt a very hollow and empty achievement after the terrible slog and many defeats in FFX.

The gambit system made me feel totally detached from the whole game.

Even the final boss battle pretty much played out without my help apart from casting a few spells here and there.

I have to say that while I much preferred the story to FFX, I preferred playing FFXII as it felt more 'open'. I think I did all the hunts and wasted time on other stuff too, but there wasn't too much of that in FFX as far as I remember. I think I'd like a return to character classes of some kind in the future.

The screenshots for FFXIII worry me a little bit, but we'll of course have to see how that one turns out. I'm hopeful though as apparently the team behind FFX is working on it.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:58 pm 0

DeanoC wrote:
Rod_S wrote:30 minute Heavenly Sword documentary:

http://twobrothersandasister.com/?p=862

Looks amazing.
Part from some dodgy shadows, which i'm glad to say is fixed.

Jesus Harry Wotsit that drips with fabulosity. Probably my most anticipated game this year. A fair few spoilers in that docu for the unwary but I'm really impressed by how HS is looking, the combat, characters, environments, all first class. Playing it will obviously be the final proof but the demo should tell us enough. Going to pick up Gaiden on the PS3 today so I should have my killing fingers primed by the time this hits the shops. *Finally* something really worth getting excited about.

Duck Turkin · Post by **Duck Turkin** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:02 pm 0

DeanoC wrote:
Rod_S wrote:30 minute Heavenly Sword documentary:

http://twobrothersandasister.com/?p=862

Looks amazing.
Part from some dodgy shadows, which i'm glad to say is fixed.

It looks REALLY sweet. A definite buy (once I get my PS3, which is looking much more likely now!).

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:21 pm 0

And in response to Sonys price cut:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26511

matt303 · Post by **matt303** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:45 pm 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:And in response to Sonys price cut:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26511

That's just Pachter getting in gamesindustry.biz again, I'm sure he just makes it up he's nothing to do with MS.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:29 pm 0

The new US PS3's (the 80Gb ones) don't have H/w emulation built in - its like the euro PS3's, using software emulation.

chub · Post by **chub** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:34 am 0

benedictw wrote:The new US PS3's (the 80Gb ones) don't have H/w emulation built in - its like the euro PS3's, using software emulation.

So it looks like they're trying to reduce the manufacturing cost by leaving out a chip and using a more standard sized HD. I wonder if they'll ever make it profitable?

Duck Turkin · Post by **Duck Turkin** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:40 am 0

chub wrote:
benedictw wrote:The new US PS3's (the 80Gb ones) don't have H/w emulation built in - its like the euro PS3's, using software emulation.
So it looks like they're trying to reduce the manufacturing cost by leaving out a chip and using a more standard sized HD. I wonder if they'll ever make it profitable?

There's talk on a few forums that the 80GB unit will feature the new controller with force feedback. Others have mentioned that this unit may only be a 'special edition'. Obviously these are only rumours for now.

[EDIT] According to this, it won't feature the new controller:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/09/rumor ... g-sixaxis/

chub · Post by **chub** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:27 am 0

Does anyone know if PS3 games are developed to have rumble support just in case? Or would doing that be ultimately pointless? There is this will they/won't they thing going on, but I would think they would put it back in sometime in the future since they are allowed to use it again. So I was just thinking if they did bring out a controller like that, would anything currently released be able to make use of it?

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:43 am 0

I don't see why. Rumble is so last gen after all

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:12 am 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:I don't see why. Rumble is so last gen after all

Ah, that explains why it's in the Wii controller, then.

James

ThetaReactor · Post by **ThetaReactor** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:52 am 0

Shouldn't this be the "Sony PSP Thread", since that system's actually somewhat successful?

oxo · Post by **oxo** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:26 am 0

no wonder Sony are goosed, they sent me another Casino Royale
this morning on Blu Ray for some bizzare reason.

Wonder how many other people have been sent two copies?

YakYak

The Sony PS3 thread (apparently still obnoxious!)