Big Bangs and Comedy 3 (because 2 was unbalanced*.)
Hi all, Crybringer here. I’ve been supplimenting an art post alongside Pocky’s topics, but I’m afraid I’m neither familiar enough with The Big Bang Theory on CBS, nor am I a ready caricaturist. Besides, I have my own series to love — and it’s a special case this time as I’m faced with a moral quandry I’m sure the rest of the gaming world is VERY, VERY familiar with.
Disgaea 3 is coming soon, and I MUST HAVE!
BUT, it’s on a new system. You know which one, folks. The Playstation 3. Worse yet, it’s running on largely the same graphics engine as it’s PS2 predecessors. While I can’t name names off the top of my head, it’s fairly regular that a game series will move to newer systems to stay healthy and remain a viable purchase. Makes perfect sense, right? Keep the installed fan base, adapt to the new generational hardware and maybe pick up a new set of fans, right?
I won’t rant, and believe me, I’m taking a good, hard look at Disgaea 3. And it’s adorably wicked character designs, goofball antics, 100-megaton-explosion-filled, level 9999, saucy tactical RPG antics really are making me check my bank account more than once. But this will probably be the first time I’ll bankroll a system for a game that should be on it’s predecessor…
What about you, geeks-of-the-week? Ever feel pride/regret for such an act? Do you have a purchase, gaming or otherwise that teeters precariously like this one?
-CB
*Cheap shot at Disgaea 2, which I loved to pieces but was hugely unbalanced. PROTIP: If you want to win the game, make a cleric, then reincarnate them as a mage. Long range damage and self-sustaining units > everything else.
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November 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Nope. Having come really late to the console game, I can safely say that all I have owned (other than a respectable laptop) were a gamecube and a PS2, in that order. I got a gamecube because I had been raised as a Nintendo fanboy, and I enjoyed it greatly, but eventually, I felt that - as a fan of RPG’s and DDR - I was doing myself a disservice by not having a PS2. I made the switch, and I can safely say that I enjoy both of them equally.
I don’t know where, or even if, I’ll be moving into this generation. I do know that the 360 is likely out of the running. PS3 *might* get my vote, as might the Wii, but then again, my wallet is suffering as is.
November 17th, 2007 at 7:05 am
I’m not completely sure this is relevant, but I felt I should comment. It’s a decent enough blip and it deserves some love.
My ex is a pretty hardcore gamer and a huge Halo fan (and I have to admit, while not an avid gamer myself, I do have a lot of appreciation for the Halo series) In any case, the night Halo came out he did not hesitate to throw down a good paycheck and a half on the Halo 3 Legendary pack…. without I might add, having a gaming console to play it on. A couple months and a couple more paychecks later, he finally got his x-box 360. He’s been playing non-stop since and couldn’t be happier.