More than a few developers are better at selling games than making them. Sometimes you find yourself wondering if a development team had access to even a tenth of the funds that obviously went into advertising said crap title. And don’t even get me started on “Collector’s Editions” of shovelware.
That being said, we’ve got two new previews for titles that just may live up to the community’s expectations. If BioShock’s sequel can deliver an experience even close to the original, then I’m already sold. The following preview sealed the deal. 2K Games officially has my $60.
On the other hand, Sega’s Bayonetta is forcing me to keep my fingers crossed. Forums are abuzz with accusations of “it’s a Devil May Cry clone!” However, there’s no consensus as to whether that’s a bad or a good thing. The title has some great gimmicks going for it, with a massive array of weapons including high heel guns. Plus, Bayonetta’s special attacks derive from her mystic Hair, which is actually her outfit. No, that’s not a skin-tight latex suit. It’s her hair, shades of Marvel’s Medusa. So, opening up a can of whoop-ass leaves our protagonist in the buff. I can’t imagine that will sell to prepubescent boys.
So hit the jump for an undersea plasmid BBQ and a sexy librarian fighting dragons.
“You naughty little angels deserve a spanking!” Oscar-worthy material, but it really makes one wonder about how much is changed in localization. Naughty angels?
I don’t even want to spoil any of the fun in the next video. Suffice it to say you get a glimpse of the Big Sister, you get to see some great water effects again, and it all ends with small massacre involving a Magnum Rivet gun, Incinerate plasmids, and a very large drill.
Steampunk weapons. Death by rivet. Doesn’t get much better than that.
[Update: If you find the drunken meanderings of the Game Hermit amusing, check out his new rant at OedipusGames.com. Read game commentary and podcast updates served with that same side dish of sarcasm seen here.]
