This is quite a day for me, not only do I return to my media reviews on blip; but this will be my first ever video review that actually shows video. While it won’t be quite the same as something you’d see on xplay, I’m still rather proud of it and you all will be informed to the best of my ability. Enjoy!
Alrighty people I’ll admit something right now, as much as I’m an original Nintendo fan boy, I never really got into the Legend of Zelda series (or the Metroid series for that matter). I don’t know why, maybe it’s than they do the same thing every game (find boomerang, find Master Sword, kill Ganon (or Ganondorf)). Now I’ve haven’t played twilight princess so I don’t know if that old formula still applies – but chances are it does. Never the less this legacy IP not only kept the Nintendo Entertainment System from being a distance memory back in the day, but helped the video game industry as a whole become the entertainment juggernaut it is today. Why say all this? Well because yesterday Legend of Zelda turned 25 years old, that quite an achievement people. So break out your Triforce, put on your metrosexual green tunic, and celebrate because despite my indifference this series is still going strong.
On the other side of the fantasy realm EA just released a Dragon Age 2 Demo for all systems that aren’t the Wii. If enough players download and finish the demo then they’ll release three in game items for the full game. I’ve just got done playing the demo myself – got to say it impressed me. It looks great and I already can tell the storytelling is going to be awesome (Dragon Age 2 maybe the medieval Mass Effect 2 in March). The combat mechanics are the most improved however; whether you’re a warrior, rouge, and mage your definitely more hands on in the carnage – which is a good thing (although it’s a little button mashy now). Get the demo people, even if you’re not planning to buy DA2, baby needs those in game items.
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