2011年7月6日水曜日

Japan PSN finally back online

So, as some of you may know, the Japanese government was a little more strict about letting Sony start the PSN back up again.  Today, however, the PSN finally came back up.

Dude, Sony must totally hate Japan.

In the US, Sony let people download games like Infamous and Little big Planet FOR FREE!!

Here in Japan... no such luck.

Oh, we get free games, alright.  But...

Well, they suck.

Locoroco is the best one on the list.  All the other games... like the lowest rated PSN-only games around. 

I mean, yeah sure we get the Playstation Plus 30 day free stuff, but the lineup just isn't as robust as that of the US and Europe. 

For every Nintendo fan out there who was angered by the announcement of no US version of Xenoblade and the last story, I feel your pain.

While Nintendo hates the non-Japanese audience, Sony seems to be the opposite. 

2011年7月4日月曜日

Tales of the Abyss 3ds first impression

Ok guys, here in Japan Tales of the Abyss 3DS has just come out. 

So, I haven't had much play time with it, as I do actually have a life (blasphemy!!)

So, as you can see in the picture, the Japanese version comes with a drama CD, which I have just finished listening to.

Well... it's a drama CD.  Not much extra story or character development.  Not bad, but not awesome.

This is a remake of the Ps2 title of the same name, which I haven't played.  So, for me this is practically a new game.

Now, I haven't played enough of the game to give it a good review, but I can tell you this: It looks very nice.  The graphics are great, and the 3D is much like Avatar's 3D.  It makes the room go around you, or like you are watching all the events through a window. 

Music is great, voice acting is good.  So far, I have no complaints at all.  So, we'll just have to see how it turns out in the coming days as I get further into it.