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!
