Japan Review Check: Resident Evil 5, 7th Dragon
Resident Evil 5 (10/10/9/9, 38 points): “There’s no dramatic change as there was from RE3 to RE4, but there’s still an evolutionary process here,” as one put it. “No major surprises; just an ease of play and a visual, control, and gameplay standard that’s top-of-the-line,” said another. And that, really, is the worst you can say about Capcom’s latest, a game otherwise described as a “massive, valuable package.”
7th Dragon (9/8/8/8, 33 points): If RE5 is Japan’s big million-selling blockbuster of the week, then 7th Dragon is the game that all the diehards will buy instead. “I get a definite Etrian Odyssey vibe to the game, which plays out pretty dramatically story-wise,” one reviewer said. “From the simple gameplay to the 2D map, you’ll like this if you’re into traditional RPGs.”
Probably not going to bother with Resident Evil 5, as I hated 4, but I’m definitely going to try 7th Dragon if they localize it.
3:48 pm • 25 February 2009
David Perry 'Certain' Sony Working on UMD-less PSP 2
Perry commented, “I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they’ve removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I’m excited!”
GameDaily BIZ followed up with Perry who told us, “I’ve been (for a long time now) calling on Sony to move with the times. I love the PSP, I just wish they’d learn from the mistakes and move forward. I’m really tired of new versions being baby steps, or more color changes. I can’t reveal my sources, but you can be certain there’s no UMD, which means fully digital online device, and you know I know people.”
11:30 am • 25 February 2009
PS3 price cut announcement "in the next couple of days" - Janco
The PlayStation 3 could be about to receive a price cut, with Sony due to make an announcement imminently.
That’s not the interesting part of the article, though.
He also said that there is talk of a PlayStation 3 unit without the Blu-ray drive[…]
This, of course, makes about as much sense as a PlayStation 2 without a DVD-ROM drive, or an SNES without a cartridge slot. That is, it wouldn’t be able to play any games, and thus, would just be a $400 black box. The Blu-ray drive is also a rather large selling point, much like the DVD drive was a selling point for the PlayStation 2.
11:04 am • 25 February 2009
