Final Fantasy is about as Japanese as Yakitori, karaoke, and knowing full well that tentacles don’t belong in animated series. Fans of the franchise over in Japan recently voted for their favourite games and characters in the franchise, and guess what? Final Fantasy X came out on top.
Back in the early 2000s though, there were plenty of Marvel games to be had. The first PlayStation had its own Spider-Man infestation, numerous X-Men games popped up, and we got the completely forgettable Marvel: Rise of the Imperfects fighting game. Amidst all of these licensed titles were plans for a Daredevil game, which would have arrived hot on the heels of the best incarnation of the man without fear, future Batman Ben Affleck. Bite me, I love that movie and the director’s cut reinforces just how great it is. Evanescence max Goth soundtrack and all.
The next generation of console gaming officially kicks off next week…and there’s not exactly a lot of hype is there? It’s understandable why though. The consoles are great by the launch line-up is relatively week in comparison, relying on current-gen games to draw new audiences in to the likes of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X. At the …
For over two decades, Sony has ruled gaming store shelves with the PlayStation consoles. Mighty machines, shipped in sturdy boxes. Some of them have been awful, others brilliant. This is the defintitive ranking, that history will remember.
The PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games, but the library is far more limited and focused on greatest hits over pure numbers. What about PlayStation games from the original trilogy of consoles though? That’s looking increasingly unlikely thanks to Ubisoft temporarily letting the cat out of the bag.
After the success of the Reignited Trilogy it would only make sense for Activision to return to the purple dragon of old but still, take all of this with a pinch of salt.
Something else that the PS2 could do which no other console was purposefully capable of at the time? Sit in a horizontal and vertical position. It was a neat touch, and seeing a PS2 propped up next to a TV looked downright futuristic back in the ay. Here’s something equally as impressive, that I had absolutely zero idea was possible: The PlayStation icon on the tray could be rotated.
Despite only offering a streaming solution for years now, PlayStation Now will start rolling out the ability for users to download PS4 and PS2 games directly to improve the playing experience.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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