Now that we've gotten that out of the way, Braid reminded me of a game that came out fairly recently but I couldn't quite remember which game it was. All I could remember was that it was a gorgeous game with a great story, but it had a problem. That problem was gameplay and then I remembered the game was Bioshock.



Now before you run to conclusions, I think Braid and Bioshock are some of the most influential games of all time but that doesn't mean we all have to like them. Bioshock quickly became easy, repetitive and stale, (in my opinion) but does that mean I hate the game? No! I rather like Bioshock for what it did well, story and atmosphere, but that doesn't mean we can't speak out about the games flaws. Such as that you could beat the entire game with the wrench and it wasn't that much harder to do. Hell, I killed a big daddy with a wrench just because I could.



This brings us back to Braid. The graphics in the game are flat out amazing and I love the way the game tells the story, time consuming yes, but I think it's effective. The main reason I don't like Braid however, is that it's easy. I don't think that trial and error is challenge, I think it's annoyance. In the "Jumpman" level you get a key and there is a door right next to this key, you would naturally put the key in the door, that's what keys are for after all. Wrong. If you put the key in that door it breaks and the only way to fix that is to leave the room. That my friends is not challenge and it's not fun either. Fun is what games are supposed to be right? But the great part is that some people think that's fun and we should be able to agree to disagree.

Resident Evil 5 might not be happening for the PC because of rampant piracy. Here's the story from IGN:

IGN: Finally [taking into account the rumors], our readers want to know, is Resident Evil 5 coming to the PC?

Svensson: I know that Inafune-san and I are both huge proponents of the PC platform and Capcom is an active participant in the PCGA. We do believe in the future of the platform and that contrary to what retail data shows, it is growing. Our rosy prognostications aside, somewhere the P&Ls of Capcom Japan's outings on the platform are going to come up and they are likely to have a bearing on the decision making process for future titles. That's my longwinded way of saying "stay tuned because it's not clear yet"."

So the big question is, does anyone care?

Well after about a month hiatus your resident CC poster and combo breaker is back. (who noticed? Raise your hand, come on.). I had to deal with a loss in my family and some other stuff but now I'm back to Dtoid and gaming. How would it be a proper post by me if it wasn't CC (Castle Crashers, for the uninitiated.) related? So here's a good interview from Gametrailers.



Also we have some great news concerning the pricing of Castle Crashers, it's not going to be 1800! Acording to the Devblog it has yet to be decided what the price will be. I'm hoping for 800 but 1600 would be fine too.

Since this blog was a little short on info I give you hilarity!

Sad news for anyone who was a Getaway fan. Directly from the source:

"A statement from the Corporation read as follows: "It has been agreed that production of both Eight Days and The Getaway will cease immediately due to the redistribution of resources and budget.

"This decision was made following an internal review of all games and it was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party titles coming up both this year and in the near future, resource should be reallocated to enhance those projects closer to completion."

I wonder what they are putting those funds towards? Maybe the games were just turning out shitty and they decided it wasn't worth it anymore.

Well we got a bunch of updates over the weekend at the Devblog and they were all Animal Orbs. They were excellent Animal Orbs though. We also saw the game's weapons locker which is called the "Weapons Frog." To access your weapons you simply walk inside him and look around. Here he is:



Now here are all the Animal Orbs:











Which was your favorite this week? I think it was Giraffey for me.

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