World of Mana and other tidbits from Square Enix
Posted by inpheaux on August 1st, 2005 at 11:29 amIt seems like it's hype-season over in Japan. First the big Sony event, then the giant Microsoft hype-fest and now Square Enix has thrown one too. Over the weekend they held their "Square Enix Party 2005", and with it came a ton of assorted news. The big one I'm really interested in is the real [...]
Aonuma and Miyamoto apologize for Wind Waker’s failings
Posted by inpheaux on July 22nd, 2005 at 7:37 amFurthermore, they promise Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will feature none of the same problems. Here's the pertinent quote from producer Eiji Aonuma:
At the end of the production we fought against the clock and there were parts that I was forced to approve even though it didn’t feel complete. I apologise that we didn’t fix [...]
Shadowrun video game license not going to waste
Posted by inpheaux on July 20th, 2005 at 10:17 amUnfortunately, it's also not being made into what most of us would like to see.
For those of you unfamiliar with the series, Shadowrun is a pen & paper RPG from awhile back. Not quite as ancient as D&D, but not exactly new either. The basic thing that sets it apart from every other generic fantasy [...]
Resident Evil 5 Announced
Posted by inpheaux on July 20th, 2005 at 7:42 amDetails are sketchy and unconfirmed at the moment, but it seems that Resident Evil 5 has been announced in this week's issue of Famitsu, a Japanese gaming magazine. I'd mirror the images, but it looks like all copies that were Out There have had all their bandwidth consumed. Here's what's been gleaned from those images [...]