End of Summer

The 2011 Steam Summer Sale ended last Monday and thankfully, my wallet has survived unscathed. Theoretically. My brother asked me to gift him some games, and he paid me for them, so the wounds were quickly patched so to speak.

One Small Turn-Based Step: Initial Impressions on Undercroft (iPhone/iPod)

The first "big" PC game I've ever played was SSI's Eye of the Beholder 2, a turn-based-ish, first-person, party-based role-playing game. Wow, that's a lot of hyphens.

The game was my gateway drug to the wonderful world of computer RPGs, and I am eternally grateful.

Shield and dagger? Seriously?

Undercroft is a free turn-based, first-person, party-based role-playing game available in the AppStore. I couldn't resist replaying one of my most favorite games of all time on the go. And did I mention it's free?

One Small Down Forward Punch: Initial Impressions on Street Fighter IV Volt (iPod/iPhone)

I am a button-masher. I'm as casual as it gets when it comes to fighting games. Sure, I enjoy them once in a while, but I just wallow in the misery of single-player modes, and that's because I suck when it comes to going against a human opponent.

Why Volt? I have no idea.

That said, SF4 Volt was recently released for the AppStore, for a dollar, so what the hell, right? Everyone's been raving about SF4 since it was released in the HD consoles and it's about time I take a look myself. Even if the virtual joystick and buttons would probably suck the fun out of the game, what's $1?

Boy, was I pleasantly surprised.

Game Over: Final Thoughts on Game Dev Story (iPhone/iPod)

Game Dev Story is a management type game not unlike Diner Dash and its ilk. The game is as meta as it can get: you are the head of a videogaming company and it's your task to create blockbuster games for the console of your choice from many available genres and themes using a pool of different types of developers which you can train in many different ways.

Code Monkeys!

Wii 2? Wii U!

Nintendo, not to be outdone in the crappily-named-new-console department, officially announced the successor to the Wii, the Wii U (ugh).

Wii U (ugh) console and controller

Playstation Vita Unveiled

Sony finally unveiled the details on Playstation Portable's successor: the Playstation Vita (ewww).

Playstation Vita

It's Aliiiiive!

After more than a month since the hacking, the Playstation Network is finally available in the Asian regions.

I turned on my grimy and possibly no longer portable PSP and retrieved my two free games.

This is not mine. And this is actually a mod. Ick.

The choices weren't that palatable, but free is free *shrug* And because I historically get bored easily with racing games,I chose Little Big Planet and Killzone over ModNation Racers and Pursuit Force.

And now I have to buy a bigger Memory Card. Bah.