Comments on: Editorial Miscellany: New Light

By: Ethos

Ethos — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:30:21 +0000

@ Mel/Gyme – Exactly, it seems like the dev team didn’t know how to properly incorporate its own exciting system. The rest of the game has little to do with what makes the Nemesis system so great. I imagine the game is going to be more important and influential than it is going to be looked back upon fondly on its own merits.

@ Just Mel – THANKS FOR NOTHING

By: Ethos

Ethos — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:09:42 +0000

@Lusi - Are these the entirety of the DLC? If so, that’s not too bad. We must remember, after all, that Peggle Nights was not, originally, included with Peggle. Of course, the analogue isn’t exactly the same, but the point I am making is that Peggle’s previous iteration was also something that required a purchase ‘after the fact’ for a fuller experience (yes, I know we got a lot more with Peggle Nights). We didn't just get more with Peggle Nights, but it also wasn't available on day one with a flashing, default-position link from the starting page asking you to buy it. That being said, it is certainly not nearly as bad as PvZ2 and although I made the purchase for research purposes, I would say that the two extra characters are a safe purchase for consumers, albeit an annoying one. My biggest fear with Peggle 2 is that it would just be another monetisation spree a la’ PvZ2, which ultimately destroyed a venerable franchise for no reason other than outrageous corporate greed: PvZ was quite profitable enough to begin with; the attempt to turn it into nothing more than a money-printing moneymachine destroyed the game and probably cost them a lot of the profits that they could have expected if they had just made a decent sequel. Exactly this. When PopCap was un-EA'd, they released PvZ on every single platform and then did so with a Game of the Year Edition and while we all rolled our eyes, we considered it fair game. It was a great game and PopCap was getting all the profitability it fairly could out of it. It didn't need the greedy touch of EA. It was doing fine. Now it's the tower defense version of Tapped Out and it's enormously depressing. I was certain Peggle 2 would be the same. It is not. EA's presence is still felt, but not nearly as insidiously inside the design of the game itself as was/is the case with PvZ2. Peggle 2 also gets difficult and has plenty of challenges that have nothing to do with additional paid content (except for the fact that players can use DLC characters during levels in which he can choose the Master). I can play it and it feels like Peggle. I would recommend the purchase for Peggle fans.

By: Mel

Mel — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:24:40 +0000

@Ethos: Introductions? I can’t honestly say I have a method for them. I tend to let my openings and ending be pretty free form and personal and blend that into the commentary of the article itself. But I think your intros are fine! Just dandy!

By: Gyme

Gyme — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 21:53:05 +0000

I really enjoyed Shadow of Mordor for the first few hours that I played it. Unfortunately, that feeling didn’t last too much longer after those first few hours. The stealth mechanics are fun and the nemesis system is really cool, but everything else just kinda wore me down. Learning that there is a second map doesn’t really make me want to dive back into it either.

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:11:06 +0000

I got Shadow of Mordor at a bad time for me. Every so often my mood for a game shifts and otherwise fine titles just don’t seem appealing. Right when I snagged this game I felt much more like playing an RPG than an action beat ’em up. Sometimes too I feel more inclined to playing something a bit more linear than Mordor’s world was offering. I’ve enjoyed open world games a lot in the past, but like I said if the mood isn’t right then they just seem like work to find out where to go or where to save for later.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:40 +0000

To be thorough, I did purchase the addition two characters available from the outset, and it is certainly a rip-off to not include these Peggle Masters in the original game. Twelve dollars – what the game costs pre-DLC – should be enough to cover all available Masters, but instead the cost becomes a hidden sixteen bucks to get everybody. Again, not purchasing the Masters does not take anything away from the rest of the game, but it is certainly a terrible practice and one that PopCap never practiced before EA purchased them.

Are these the entirety of the DLC? If so, that’s not too bad. We must remember, after all, that Peggle Nights was not, originally, included with Peggle. Of course, the analogue isn’t exactly the same, but the point I am making is that Peggle’s previous iteration was also something that required a purchase ‘after the fact’ for a fuller experience (yes, I know we got a lot more with Peggle Nights).

My biggest fear with Peggle 2 is that it would just be another monetisation spree a la’ PvZ2, which ultimately destroyed a venerable franchise for no reason other than outrageous corporate greed: PvZ was quite profitable enough to begin with; the attempt to turn it into nothing more than a money-printing moneymachine destroyed the game and probably cost them a lot of the profits that they could have expected if they had just made a decent sequel.

I’m looking forward to hearing more about your experiences with Peggle 2 as you play more of it.

By: Ethos

Ethos — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:05:46 +0000

Bah-ha, I misspoke! I meant Fantasy Lyphe!

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:15:01 +0000

“For now, I am just hyped for Fantasy Life in a few days.”

Are you crazy? That game looks awful, with shitty RPGmaker graphics!