Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
September 11, 2010 – 5:34 pm
When I heard there was going to be a sequel to one of my favourite DS games, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, that was some time ago and between unfounded rumors of the developer going out of business and a general lack of news, I had given up hope of ever seeing it. Having turned my attention to other matters, I was rather surprised that when I stumbled across the European site for Hotel Dusk’s sequel, Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. It has not been licensed for release in North America as of yet, but I have every intention on importing it because the first game was that good.
For those of you who don’t know, Hotel Dusk is a text based adventure game for the Nintendo DS. You play the role of Kyle Hyde, a burnt out ex-detective who is chasing his past. I realized this sounds fairly run of the mill, but where Hotel Dusk shines is it’s engaging storyline, in depth character development, and creative art style. The music also blends well with the rest of the game, which in turn makes immerses you in the role of Kyle Hyde. All of these aspects blend together to create a brilliantly atmospheric game that hooks you in right until the end.
If you haven’t picked up the first game, I recommend it throughly. For those of you anticipating the sequel, it is released on September 17th in Europe. There’s a significant possibly of it never seeing a US release, so if you want to play it, you’ll likely have to import it. I know I will be.
ALERT! Urgent incoming messages from the corporate alliance!
Persona Team Releasing HD Game – Catherine
August 27, 2010 – 8:42 pm
I’ve been a huge fan of the Persona series of late. Atlus continues to build on the series in new and interesting ways, and even the re-releases tend to be new and interesting enough to warrant purchasing. so when I heard that they were working on a new HD title loosely affiliated with the Persona series, I was very interested. Atlus was kind enough to release a trailer that was… interesting to say the least. Take a look below.
Catherine Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc6wG0o_v5k[/youtube]
Aside from making it more likely that I’ll buy the game online rather than in a store, this trailer shows that the new game is as likely to be as interesting as the previous ones. Providing it receives a US launch, which I find somewhat unlikely given it’s risqué content.
ALERT! Incoming Transmission!
Even More Portal 2 Videos
June 30, 2010 – 9:29 am
Valve has released a couple more Portal 2 gameplay videos driving my anticipation for this game even higher. And now the horrible waiting period is about to begin.
Aerial Faith Plate
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE3B9uGnVlA&playnext_from=TL&videos=ROs4xOe_Ct8[/youtube]
Excursion Funnel
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oVpE40V9rE&playnext_from=TL&videos=nh3ypVvaICs[/youtube]
New Portal 2 Video
June 29, 2010 – 2:55 pm
I am incredibly excited for the new Portal game, and it looks like Valve is going to continue it’s trend of teasing us mercilessly with sneak previews.
***EDIT***
Valve removed the original video from Youtube because the voice actor changed, fortunately I’m OCD about keeping copies of things =D Updated video and explanations here:
http://www.amused-geeks.com/2010/09/10/portal-2-wheatley-gets-a-new-voice-old-video-disappears/
Meet Wheatley
[flv]http://www.amused-geeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Meet Wheatley.mp4[/flv]
