With only 10 minutes on the clock, the VGH team will weigh in on two recent gaming headlines: The demise of the Red Faction series and the big Nintendo 3DS price drop. We’ve also got Viewer Mail, the Hangover, Last Call, and lightsabers. Time’s up!
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:15
Hangover: 4:35
Death of Red Faction: 21:50
3DS Price Drop: 36:50
Last Call: 51:10
Outro: 60:20
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This Week’s Music:
“Vector Sum” and “Tangent to Your Curve” by Brother Android (Bandcamp page)
Links:
Shadow Cities
THQ bids farewell to Red Faction
Nintendo drops price of 3DS to $170
SDCC Knights of the Old Republic Online
Lollapalooza 2011
NES Title Screens
Congrats on Hard Corps Uprising Flik. That game is old school hard! I just finished the first level the other night after trying 1000 times and was mildly horrified I didn’t get a platinum trophy for it. That said I still keep coming back for more punishment so it must be a good game 😀
Red Faction : I have mixed feelings. On one hand Red Faction Guerilla has given me some many good memories due to its amazing multiplayer. So as long as that tech gets reused somehow I will feel better. As far as the actual games. I like the first 2 for their decent sp experiences, but funnily enough I just couldn’t get into rfg’s sp as it felt blah. I really wanted to try rfa but with the omission of multi I was going to wait on a couple of price drops.
3DS : Don’t care, but I do wonder on the pricing model because why would anyone by a DSi for 150 when you can get a 3DS for 170? Something seems odd there. At least when it comes to replacing my kids DS I’m more likely to replace it with a 3DS now than a el cheapo DS.
Haha thanks. I had a blast finally getting through Hard Corps. I’ve noticed a few people on my PSN friend’s list have been playing it lately, coincidence? Maybe!
As I mentioned on the cast, the price for the 3DS still hasn’t hit a sweet spot where I’d considering grabbing one yet. Also from what I’ve heard, the battery life on that thing is absolutely terrible. I think I’ll wait till Nintendo sorts that out….