New details on Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate are posted below.
– Countering and combos are present
– 2D action in a 3D world
– Epilogue to Origins
– Press demo has you interacting with Catwoman, racing along rooftops to gain access to Blackgate Prison
– Blackgate prison is the backdrop for the entire game
– This infamous penitentiary serves as a holding place for Gotham City’s vicious, yet sane, criminals
– Blackgate built as one cohesive setting
– Explore the facility as long as your equipment permits it
– Bosses can be battled in any order
– Traditional experience system has been replaced by what gadgets Batman has access to
– Entire prison is designed to progressively open and unlock as the Dark Knight finds himself with more resources and options
– What items and battles you acquire in what order will affect how you engage with enemies in the future, and apparently play into how the story will end
– Similar to how Batman will automatically adjust to enemies located on his peripheral, players are able to navigate a fully 3D world while still operating on a 2D plane
– A tower in the far background will simply be highlighted and prompt players to press the R button
– One click and the Caped Crusader pulls out his grappling hook, zips over, and continues to move to the right towards his destination
– Corners, twists, and turns are likewise easy to manage as the game dynamically shifts camera angles and footing
– Activate Detective Mode with the touch screen
– On the Vita, this is handled by directly pressing on the game’s primary screen, creating an X-ray overlay
– With the 3DS, this action will be split – pressing on the lower screen to reveal secrets above, but mechanically the idea is the same
– 3DS and Vita versions practically identical
– Vita is higher resolution
– 3DS displays more info on the bottom screen
Nintendo is bringing back a classic mechanic for its next Mario game.
During yesterday’s Wii U Software Showcase, Nintendo announced that Super Mario 3D World will make use of the Frog Suit. The item was originally introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, but hasn’t been featured too prominently since.
We also know that 3D World will include the new Cat Suit. What other kinds of suits might we see?
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 27,172
3DS – 12,700
PS3 – 10,394
Vita – 9,733
Wii U – 6,330
PSP – 5,076
Wii – 1,060
Xbox 360 – 432
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 28,807
3DS – 14,057
PS3 – 11,832
Vita – 11,783
Wii U – 6,680
PSP – 5,807
Wii – 1,171
Xbox 360 – 441
We now have confirmation that Famitsu has announced Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga’s Ambition for the 3DS this week. Both are due out in Japan on September 19. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is based on “V” – presumably Romance of the Three Kingdoms V.
GamesIndustry published a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto today. You can find his responses below.
Miyamoto on not holding a press conference at E3 this year…
Obviously we’ve been coming to E3 for many years now and one thing we always try to think of when we come to E3 is: how can we show what’s really unique about Nintendo? What you described about [the media being invited to play games] was really an effort to do something that was different and show what is truly unique about Nintendo through the games, because if all we’re doing is the exact same things the other companies are doing, you just all start to look the same and I really believe we have a lot of unique things to offer.
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The gang craps all over Super Mario 3D World, loves Pikmin 3, praises Platinum Games, and gets into the most intense laughing fit the world has ever known. We’d like to apologize in advance for the length, the content, and the potentially loud snores from Laura as she fell asleep halfway through.
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Austin caught up with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma earlier today, who spoke a bit about The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.
When asked why the team chose not to feature the 3DS as the Tingle Tuner, Aonuma said that they wanted to focus on the social aspect of Miiverse. The Tingle Tuner was originally used as a way for one player to help the main player through the Game Boy Advance. Now it’s as though the whole world is helping players, so the spirit of the device is left intact.
Aonuma later added that the team didn’t truly try to implement 3DS functionality due to the staff’s focus on Miiverse.
Wind Waker HD essentially replaces the Tingle Tuner from the GameCube original with the new “Tingle Bottle”. This allows players to exchange messages with each other. Once you have access to the item, you can put a message in a bottle, attach a screenshot, and send it off. Messages will be added to Miiverse, and you’ll find comments from other players that wash ashore.
