Jan 28 2009
Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
The first thing I’ll say is head over to http://www.finalfantasy13game.com/ , because Final Fantasy XIII looks freaking awesome, and they just released a trailer that shows actual gameplay. I’m not at all a Final Fantasy fan, but I’m completely interested in playing this one, because the graphics are just beautiful to look at, from the cut scenes to the actual gameplay itself, FF XIII looks to be a game like we’ve never seen before.
And playing it in high definition on my Xbox 360 sometime in 2010 when it’s released stateside, is going to be an unparalleled RPG experience. I’ve never been on board for FF, but I am now.
Warner Bros. is looking to re-launch the Tomb Raider movies, hopefully that means they will re-launch them to not be horrible. I think the first step in that vein, is casting Lara Croft with an unknown actress, because Angelina Jolie didn’t look the part or act the part. Lara Croft has a British accent, almost no American actor can pull that off, so I think for the believability factor, that’s a very important aspect to handle correctly.
I love the Tomb Raider games, so here’s to hoping another Tomb Raider movie won’t be a bad thing.
And finally, both Lost Planet and Dead Rising have sequels announced, and both sequels will be multiplatform. And that excites me extremely, not because of the multiplatformness of the news, but because Lost Planet is getting a sequel. I love the first Lost Planet, despite all the shortcomings naysayers always throw in my face.
But a game that combines exciting third person shooter combat with great easy to learn Mech combat, as you fight gigantic creatures as well as other humans, that’s just awesomeness. I just hope a new Lost Planet brings more machines to control, more creatures to fight, and even bigger boss battles.
As for a new Dead Rising, I would want a few things as well. First off, good shooting controls, because shooting a gun in the first is more than a chore. Slant the difficulty down a little bit, because some of the tasks aren’t so much challenging as just plain annoying. Change the scenery next time around, the mall was wicked fun, but two malls in a row will just feel like you’re playing the same game again.
And most importantly, make the main character’s running animations look less like he’s a constipated photographer, because it’s hard to feel like the cool main character guy when you run like you’re having intestinal issues.
