This will basically be my general thoughts going forward in my gaming hobby.
First of all, I'm glad to be done with the Tekken reviews for now. Reviewing a bunch of games from the same series in order was a decent idea I think, but it was kinda time consuming. I did it for Smackdown and then for Tekken, and I'm not sure if I'll ever do it again for a franchise with a lot of games. I might do it for the Max Payne games when Max Payne 3 is close to release, but that would be much easier considering there's only two of them.
Anyway, I did get to play Tekken 6, at my friend's house, briefly. Not long enough to give detailed thoughts, I'm just going to run through a few thoughts. I didn't play it online but it is nice that the series went online. As for what I did play, I have a few gripes. First of all, Rage. When you drop down to 10% health your attacks suddenly get more powerful, making come from behind victories slightly easier to pull off. I'm not a big fan of that, to be honest. Come from behind victories happen in the older Tekken games as well, but because of skill only. Rage kinda takes a bit away from the skill-based nature of the game.
The other gripe I have is with the load times. They're pretty long, which strikes me as odd. The PS2 which was a console that was known for having some long load times. Even on the PS2, the Tekken games had load times that were pretty much non-existent. So, I find it strange, for the first Tekken game on the PS3 and Xbox 360, suddenly the load times are super long, when these consoles are supposed to be more powerful.
But other than that, it still plays like Tekken and it's still a great game. I'd recommend it. I'll definitely buy it when I get a PS3 or 360.
Speaking of which, I'm still considering getting a PS3 or a 360 when my tax returns come in. Right now, I'm heavily leaning toward the PS3. Not necessarily because of brand loyalty, more like it just strikes me as the better console at the moment. The PS3's exclusives appeal to me more than the 360's exclusives. Plus, I just don't like the idea of paying an extra monthly fee for online play after shelling out $300 for a console and anywhere from $30 to $60 for a game. Online isn't the most important feature to me anyway. So right now I'm strongly leaning toward the PS3 but I might opt for a Wii, partly because of the backward compatibility with Gamecube games. Then again, I might not buy any new console at all.
Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier comes out in 2 days for the PS2. I preordered my copy on Amazon. My first new release game in 2 years. I'm so glad that this series is continuing, but even more glad that it's continuing on the PS2. Next, we need Sly Cooper 4!
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nate1222: It's interesting that you've only played the first one. Jak II and 3 are very different from the original. The core gameplay is the same and the characters carry over but the mission structure, the storytelling, the new characters introduced, and the overall tone of the game are completely different from what the original had. It's almost an entirely different series..
DonatelloToAll: I certainly will let you know of my thoughts on the game. I hope I get my hands on it soon..
marceleleco: I like other 360 titles, but I had serious problems with Halo and Gears. I played them briefly, and they seem kinda fun, but a friend of mine told me the single-player campaigns are ridiculously short and not very memorable, and this is coming from someone I really trust. I'm just not the biggest fan of online play. Too many of the 360's exclusives rely too heavily on their online play, whereas more of the PS3 exclusives have better single-player modes, which is good because I like single-player games. Even for games with online play, at least it's free on the PS3..
bigd575: I'm heavily leaning in that direction right now. But even if I do buy one, I'll probably still buy PS2 games most of the time. The PS3 or 360 will only be for a small handful of big time titles, whereas the PS2 has hundreds of games in its library that I want to buy..
Kravyn81: Your comment is a tad unnecessarily negative in tone, but I get your point regardless. Thanks for your comment and I'll keep that stuff in mind..
ebbderelict: Hopefully it'll be good. If it is good, hopefully it'll sell really well and convince Sony to keep supporting the PS2 for at least a while longer. Maybe have Sucker Punch outsource Sly Cooper to the studio that made Lost Frontier and direct them to make a Sly Cooper 4 for a PS2/PSP release. That's a realistic proposition too, since Sucker Punch has apparently been too busy in recent years working on inFamous (and is probably working on a sequel to that now) to work on a Sly Cooper game..
hazelnutman: I'm sure I am.
But yeah, at this stage in the generation, I'd defiinitely cast another vote toward the PS3. I can't see any justifiable reason why anyone would pick it over a 360 now. PS3's got a great library, most games look just as good on both consoles, online is free, and you're accustomed to PS2 so the controller will feel familiar to you anyway. You might even luck out and be able to get a used fat PS3 with some form of backwards compatibility if you search hard enough (mine can play PS2 games--I'll never buy a Slim now). I don't have a 360 so I'm trying not to bash it, but I never saw its value compared to the PS3 even when the PS3 had an exhorbitant price (paid over $600 for mine and have not regretted it).
Sorry for the rant. Anyway, if I was going to buy a PS3, I'd get Uncharted, MGS4, LittleBigPlanet, to name a few. I'd look at exclusives first then take a look at other multiplatform titles.
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