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The finer thoughts and impression of Metal Gear Solid all condensed into snippets from each contributor of the Pinekast. Accept the mission and take the plunge to see what members of Pineconeattack think about June’s Game of the Month. Continue reading Pineconeattack’s Game of the Month Review: Metal Gear Solid [Ninja Theft from twitter Driph]
The members of PCA have voted and this month’s zany adventure will be a Psychonauts, a crazy game created by none other than Tim Schafer who worked on classic adventure games like Maniac Manson, Day of the Tentacle, The Monkey Island series and Grim Fandango. Gather up the courage and prepare for the grueling training and painful exercise to unlock your mind powers. Through careful implementation of Psychonauts summer camp training, you too can discover the amazing abilities of pyrokinesis, telekinesis, and even invisibility! With proper education and schooling, you may actually hone your skills to, one day, become a real Psychonauts! So join us this month and experience with us the crazy adventure of Raz as he struggle to find solve the mystery of the brain snatchers and uncover who he is and what he will become. Lucky for us, this game is really easy & cheap to come by these days. Psychonauts has been release on both the PlayStation 2 & the original Xbox and you should easily find either port in the ball part of $15 (some cheaper some expensive). Of course the PS2 version is backward compatible assuming you have a real PS3 (or just use the PS2 of course, duh) and the Xbox version is also backwards compatible for the Xbox 360. If collecting is not your thing, then just download it from the Xbox marketplace for only 1200 Microsoft space bucks, which convert to $15 real money. For your PC gamers, you have probably the best prices and choices if you want to obtain this game legally. You can hunt down the original Windows disc from Amazon for as low as $4.33 used or $7.90 new. If you are really impatient and have to have it NOW, then just download Psychonauts from Steam for only $9.99 or just play it on Game Tap. Now I just need to drag my Xbox and hook the stupid thing up to the living room TV so I can enjoy this game in surround sound, yeah! I’m really looking forward to this Game of the Month. –Jangofatt
I traded in my Xbox 360 version for the PlayStation 3 port for a couple of reasons. I really wanted that stupid bonus disc on Bluray and I knew I would not be happy with the DVD. It’s a lame reason I know… The Bluray disc and the two CD soundtracks are great but the true clincher for me was the little known fact that the PSP can sync with the PS3 thus unlocking remote play. What that means is if I have the game in the PS3, I can play it on the anywhere in the house with my PSP. It’s a cool little bonus that was enough for me to toss aside the Xbox port.
As an extra bonus, my copy of Sengoku Basara X came in the mail. After tinkering with BlazBlue for a bit, I decided to give this game a spin before heading out to work out. What sliver of gameplay I was able to taste test, this game seems to be cooked with the right ingredients for my fighting pallet. The controls feel was as tight as the on screen visuals. My only gripe about this game is the muddy visuals. Going from a high definition fighter like BlazBlue to Sengoku Basra X, the game just looked a bit muddy. Of course I can fix most of the washed out colors by adjusting my TV, but display issues aside, I had more initial fun with Sengoku Basara X. the true test is playing it with friends. I made a promise to myself today to not dismiss Arc System as an illegitimate fighting company just yet. I’m going to give these two games some time and I’ll probably throw in Guilty Gear XX into my Naomi cab for good measure. If you are interested in a new 2D fighter for the PS3 & Xbox 360, give BlazBlue a chance by renting it. You might like, becasue I think I do… –Jangofatt
A series that has spanned 22 years, produced many sequels and is loved the world over….but enough of that shit. We are only talking about one title in the Metal Gear saga and arguably the most important one of all: Metal Gear Solid. Ahh…all the great memories that flood back from playing this game. Except for those fucking wolf dogs. Stupid mutts. –Ancient Flounder Gather ‘round kids and let me tell you a tell about a half man and half snake who was able to take on an ocelot, mantis, wolf, raven and even another snake. It’s a harrowing tale with action, adventure and even love blooming on a battlefield. What’s more interesting than that is hearing the opinionated dribble of six good friends about the sheer awesomeness of Metal Gear Solid? Nada of course, but that does not mean we all loved it. Listen on to how one person couldn’t even finish the game, another gave up towards the end and the third fellow played it through twice. Interesting. So slip into a comfortable sneaking suit, turn up your mp3 player and enjoy a slow crawl back into the past when men were men, Mei Ling was a racist sounding bitch and Solid Snake’s face look like it was hit hard by the pixilated proverbial ugly stick. The members of Pineconeattack are proud to present you Pinekast Tactical Episode #22: Game of the Month Edition- Metal Gear Solid. –Jangofatt Don’t forget to subscribe to us on iTunes or via e-mail below!
Holy crap, it’s almost here! EVO ‘09 is less than a month away and it has caught me off guard. I’m trying to convince myself that it’s going to be worth it to drag out another arcade cab for this year’s gaming event. I’m looking forward to attend but I’m not going to sign up for any tournaments. I have too much attachment to my hard earned funds to just throw it away. I know my odds and my gut is telling me to stay away because I know I’m going to get fleeced. So this year’s lineup looks fantastic. It’s so nice to see so many new games. Of every game added to this year’s tournament, I’m most excited to see that Tatsunoko vs. Capcom has been added to the list. Super Street Fighter HD Remix obviously replaced Super SF II and everyone knew Street Fighter IV was going there. Head over to EVO’s official site for the tournament details. What I’m more concern is that Pineconeattack and the rest of the Las Vegas gamers will due our town justice by making sure we provide some of the best gaming entertainment for the BYOC (bring your own console.) The big question will be, “What arcade boards should we bring?” –Jangofatt [EVO: July 17-19 2009 @ The Rio]
Now let me make this clear, I didn’t hate the first movie. There was a lot of stuff I hated about it, but for what it was, I enjoyed it. Many of the things I did hate about the first movie, though, makes a comeback for it’s sequel. Now in the first movie, I thought the character design was horrible. This movie takes it to a new level. Apparently Michael Bay hates legs. There was too many Transformers in this movie with leg substitutes. For example, do you remember Thrust from Beast Machines? Did you like his design? Now there’s three of them…yay. The voice acting was good, even though this movie was filled with horrible one-liners. It was cool to see Frank Welker reprise his role as Soundwave. It was neat because he sounded exactly like he did in the 80s cartoon, but for some weird reason, they opted to not use the classic voice filter. Instead, it sounded a little like Soundwave smokes too much. But for some odd reason, there was a Transformer with an Australian accent. Hmm… Another issue I had with movie was that there was also too many robots that they just didn’t explain. Randomly a Decepticon would appear. Who is he? What does he transform into? Who knows. They made for good cannon fodder I suppose. But the special effect were bar none. When the Autobots and Decepticons would duke it out, it was cool. This Optimus Prime is no bitch. He had no problem ripping the head off his enemy or tearing off their limb and beating them with it. What is down, thank God, is the blatant product placement in this movie. Aside from the obvious GMC cars, I only noticed one Mtn. Dew machine. It was kind of weird because it was in Sam’s dorm room, but at least it didn’t transform and shoot Mtn. Dew rockets at people. All in all I enjoyed it, but not to the point where I want to see it again. The movie started at 12:45am and ended at 3:00am, so it’s pretty damn long. BUT, if you do want to see one great block buster this summer, go see Star Trek. —Decepticreep
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So I spent almost 4 days to prep the machine and get it to look perfect, now I get to finally paint the damn thing only to make a noob mistake to make me miss my damn deadline. Sigh. Augmented reality games is looking to be the newest virtual reality type games to get gamers more engulf into the game. What I’m more interested in is the compatibility of this technology with the various touch screen smart phones like the iPhone. While it may not by my control method of choice I have to say I like the crazy possibilities this augmented reality technology is spawning. [Thanks to Brian for the link!] |
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I finally pickup my “collectors” box set or BlazBlue last night and I must say this game looked very impressive in high definition. It’s like eye candy to the XTREME!!!! Of course in true Arc System fashion, what little I was able to play of it reminded me why I stay away from their fighters. The game plays like shit and everything felt sluggish. I hate the way the game controls but that’s something I’m going to have to get use to it before I get to have any fun. I perrsonally feel that most Arc System fighters’ feels sluggish to me due to me naturally comparing them to SNK & Capcom fighters. I’m going to give this game more time before I can finally judge it properly.
First and foremost, I will try to make this impression as spoiler free as I can. Having said that, I decided to keep up with my namesake and watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on opening night last night. It’s not that I loved the first movie so much that I had to go see it yesterday, but more like; I went to Botcon this year, so I might as well make my Transformer nerd circle complete.
This week we took a look at our favorite Western (genre) based video games; from the gunslinging action of GUN to the controversial but always fun Sunset Riders. So sit a spell, pull up a log and listen to us sing you a song about open spaces, varmints and whiskey.
