More FFXII: Revenant Wings action, coming up!

The fine folks at Square-Enix have kindly released another trailer for their eagerly anticipated DS game, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. It's hard to top previous trailers for this drool-inducing game, but somehow this one does just that. I'm not sure I'm going to love how this one controls, but I know it's going to look and sound wonderful. Hopefully that's enough.

Playing catch-up

I wish I could say the reason I haven't posted as much lately is due to the fact that I've been at GDC this week, but unfortunately that's not the case. I've been doing something far less fun and glamorous: moving. We're about done now (my husband, cat and I moved from Madison, Wis. to Seattle) and next week should return to normal.

Speaking of GDC, Nintendo released some great videos of upcoming Wii games the other day following Miyamoto's keynote. Super Paper Mario is my current fave, possibly because it's coming out so soon, though Super Mario Galaxy grabbed my attention, too. I'm still not sure how this game is going to work (Mario in space seems a bit random), but I'm willing to give Ninty the benefit of the doubt.

On the DS side of things, new videos of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass made their way on to the web. It looks amazing, but I'm no so sure about the control scheme. Personally, I prefer controlling game like this with a d-pad. Hopefully Nintendo either will clean it up (some people have complained that it feels sloppy) or allow players to use either the touch screen or the d-pad to control Link.

In other news, I read a great article about Sony's LittleBigPlanet the other day that really got me thinking about the PS3 and the Wii. Obviously I love Nintendo's latest system, and little is going to change that, but I'm starting to see the light when it comes to the PS3 and Xbox 360, too. Whomever mentioned the Wii doesn't have any "artistic" games like the 360 or Ps2/3 was right--though I'm not sure that's Nintendo's fault. That said, I think the games put out for Sony's and Microsoft's current systems may eclipse Nintendo's in terms of creative artistry, and that's important to me.

Time will tell what this means for me. Will I get a 360, PS3 or even a PSP? I'll get at least one of them, eventually. For now, though, I'm looking forward to the release of Super Paper Mario and a few more great retro games on the VC.

The game that could get me to buy a PS3

Don't get me wrong: Despite the fact that 80 percent of the posts on this blog are related to Nintendo systems, I like the other guys' systems, too. Heck, I've bought both of Sony's previous non-portable consoles, and I've seriously considering getting their portable offering as well.

So far, though, the PS3 just hasn't interested me. Partially because it's so darn expensive and partially because I just haven't seen any games that made me sit up and say, "Wow!"

That changed this morning when I saw video of the upcoming "community-based" game, LittleBigPlanet.

Created by Media Molecule, a studio made up of ex-Lionhead staffers and makers of the cultish Rag Doll Kung Fu, LittleBigPlanet is best described as an open-ended, gravity-based, multiplayer platformer. That sure clears things up, doesn't it? :)

IGN.com has done the best job (in my opinion) of both summing up the version made available at GDC this morning and giving those of us who couldn't make the trip to San Francisco a glimpse of it through videos. Here's the site's write-up and here's a nice little video of it in all its Pixar-like glory.

Survey says: Super Paper Mario's super!

I've read quite a few hands-on impressions of Nintendo's Super Paper Mario (coming to the Wii in early April) from GDC 2007 today, and without fail they are "thumbs up" positive.

I've been looking forward to this game ever since it was announced for the Game Cube and I'm looking forward to it even more now that it's coming out for Nintendo's newest system.

IGN.com ran a great preview today, found here. Wired.com also ran a neat-o write-up on the game. Check them out if you want a bit more information on the game.

Here are some great video captures of the game (from the floor of GDC) as well. Looks great to me!

Now in the running for gayest game of the year...

The fact that I find this game to be cute and somewhat alluring proves just how gay I am (if ever there was a question).

Oh, I know, I shouldn't say something like that--someone might read this and think that old stereotype about gays being swishy little things who wear pink scarves and only buy games starring Barbie or My Little Pony. Well, stereotypes be damned, I think it's cute.

I have no idea what the game--titled Sweets Pet, I believe--is about, although I'm guessing it's some sort of pet simulator. I'd never buy it--just doesn't seem interesting enough to waste my hard-earned dollars on--but it's cute to look at all the same.