Not only was Utu among the first to brutally murder his enemies with intricate animations, but he was also among the first to do so with the recognizable square, triangle, circle, and X buttons. God of War, in fact, owes a lot more to the adventure of Rau Utu than most realize. Mark of Kri and its sequel Rise of Kasai both look like Disney animated classics, but with the heart of Metal Gear Solid and the over-the-top violence of God of War. That, and the rumors are already circulating. Both Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2 already received updated re-releases after their initial shipment, so we know he is no stranger to re-releases. The opportunity to play this game in HD is one that series director Hideo Kojima will likely not pass on. Metal Gear Solid is widely known, and it was widely played (or watched, depending on how you feel about cutscenes). What better way to console the fans than to offer them the original trilogy in HD? Devil May Cry has a bad case of the terrible twos, but that shouldn’t stop Capcom from collecting all the games in one place. ![]() The “ Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG” ( Star Wars: The Old Republic) is nearly upon us, and a KOTOR collection would offer a timely refresher, as well as offer newcomers the chance to see where the Mass Effect roots stem from.ĭante has a new look and a new development studio, and many people are angry. ![]() BioWare was given free reign in the Star Wars uinverse, as long as they didn’t blow up any important planets or create any bizarre inconsistencies in the Skywalker fable. Star Wars fans will almost always unanimously vote for Knights of the Old Republic when it comes to deciding the best Star Wars game ever made. If Jak X: Combat Racing was an unlockable game, I suppose I wouldn’t complain either. The third game didn’t make quite the same drastic leap, but it is certainly a worthy addition. The maturity jump in storytelling, gameplay, and character development seen between the first and second games demands some sort of recorded anthology. Naughty Dog has moved onto bigger things, shooting bad guys and solving ageless mysteries with Nathan Drake, but Jak and his loud-mouthed side-kick defined the action/open-world platform gaming experience of the PlayStation 2. The Jak and Daxter series has been out of the hands of Naughty Dog for quite a few years now. Those who squandered their original opportunities to play titles like Beyond Good & Evil and Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath are getting their second chance, but there are quite a few more classics that are primed to be remade. An HD update is simpler than a complete remake, and the inclusions of trophies and achievements make experiencing the classics all the more enticing. HD televisions allow developers the opportunity to re-release their games that never received their original due. Re-releases like the God of War Collection and the recently announced Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection give gamers without the original foresight the opportunity to play phenomenal classics without the handicap of forced squinting so that they can tolerate the dated graphics. Leave it to Nintendo to be way ahead of the curve with Super Mario All-Stars, but many others have recently seen the light. Graphical updates and collections have been around since the Super Nintendo. There is a way to combat this epidemic, though, and many companies have already signed on. In the same way a young child wouldn’t appreciate Citizen Kane because of the lack of color, we find games nearly unplayable after they’ve reached their fifth birthday. ![]() This means that the classics become dated much faster they should. We get huge graphical updates that show the age of past-generation games. This means that every new generation of consoles far exceeds the technical capabilities of the previous, and every few years we are greeted with the equivalent of the jump from black and white television to color television. One of the advantages of gaming, compared to other forms of entertainment, is that the technology flies forward leaps and bounds every few years.
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