Head To Head! Next Gen Wars: E3 Coveragee

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By: Gabriel Roderick

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 So it seems that Ps4 is wining the early battle of the console wars!


To every 2 XboxOne pre-orders 3 more Ps4 ones are popping up in the US. 


Seems Sony had the best presentation and best day one exclusives. 


Save a 100$ and if you're a plus member you'll get Drive Club day 1. That's a 60$ game giving buyers more money to purchase a game along with their console very smart Sony. Or spend a 100$ more day one and get nothing but a console with the XboxOne?


For Nintendo Wii U sales haven't changed much but a spike in 3DS sales after showing many amazing game for it such as a new Mario, Super Smash Bros. and of course Pokemon X and Y most slated for this year. 


I was hoping Nintendo would finally reveal cross game play with their new Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. but they didn't which could seriously hurt them in the console race. They remind me of Microsoft for the last few years at E3. Promising more but never living up to it. I hope this is wrong.


Memory comes in a few different sizes:
PS4- 500 GB (usual)
XboxOne- 500 GB that's a huge jump up from their 4GB/250GB/320GB most likely because of having to always be online
Wii U- 32Gb or 8GB the 32 seems the best for 50$ and most of their games becoming available first and online on the eShop. 


Price points as they stand
XboxOne- 499.99$
PS4- 399.99$
Wii U- 349.99$ (Deluxe) 299.99$ (Basic)
3DS- 169.99$ (Regular) 199.99$ (XL)
Ps Vita- 299.99$


Release Dates:
All Nintendo Products are already available. 
XboxOne - Within the first two weeks of November
Ps4 - Fall most likely the last week of October, early November


I have a strong feeling where going to see some price drops most likely with the Wii U since they beat Sony on handhelds a year ago. And most likely the PsVita drop to 199.99$  


You decide, I have a good feeling that the PS4 is the best choice, not have to always be online, used games for the exclusives. Most likely Ubisoft will contribute seeing as they love Sony whereas Microsoft has EA which already charge micro-transactions for everything!

Plus better day ones with the PS4, better price point, unless you are following into all these MMO's coming out then the XboxOne is the better choice because you're already always online and updates seem to go more smoothly for this situation. 

 
 E3 Coverage:
So Microsoft took the stage first in the battle of the consoles for this mornings E3. You're Xbox Gold Memberships will carry!



Many great games where shown like Dead Rising 3, Witcher 3 and of course a new Halo. This Halo was just a quick teaser but had some of the best graphics I've ever seen. Other confirmed titles include a NEW Star Wars Battlefront and a game called TitanFall. A Xbox-one exclusive which is made by past members of Infinity Ward, and looks like COD with a Mech twist. COD Ghosts is slated for a release date of November 5th, 2013, so I'm assuming that the console will also be released by then.

**Video 1 Borrowed From Xbox**

Demo plays of Battlefield 4 were shown and of course after a few failed attempts the demo gameplay was shown and well worth the wait. It looks like if you're interested in Battlefield 4, this would be the ideal console to play it on! Looks fresh! The full list of confirmed and unconfirmed and possible dates can been seen on IGN's Website (by clicking the name)



The console is confirmed to be $499.99 and be launching sometime in November. Preorder now before the first allotment is out now at Gamestop!



Ubisoft's biggest title shown was the Tom Clancy's Divison coming out for the Ps4 and Xbox-One, which story seems to be just like the movie Contagion but of course with a Medal of Honor twist. You have a group of soldiers called the "Divison" put in place when everything else fails. Granted it's post pandemic feeding off the paranoia of Black Friday etc... IT could be a prequel to Last of Us. Another cool aspect is using the tablet in order to control air strikes, so you can help out you're friends on the go.

**Video 2 Borrowed From Ubisoft**

The biggest thing is this game is a MMORPG finally one brought to the console which looks great. The interactive feel to it is borrowed from Watch Dogs, giving you the perspective on whats going on, seeing the controls and call outs! Finally it has a true MMORPG and shooter feel.



The Crew a racing game, just like Need For Speed and essentially Fast Five type deal looks great. Everyone has a role, for this racing MMO. It's gonna be great. You will be traveling throughout the US changing you're cars, no realism just arcade and fun. Customizing cars while on you're tablet is a great concept to get them in the game later on.



Sony TIME!



Only 20 minutes past what time they promised us!


New vita games coming, like this summer Telltale Games Walking Dead, 404 days which will be a vita bundle coming with now all 6 episodes of the game. And of course Final Fantasy X and X-2 have been announced for it. One exclusive PS4 game called The Order and looks great, I hate to say it but Van Helsing meets Fuse! Can't wait to see where that goes!

**Video 3 Borrowed From IGN**

February Titles:
Killzone Shadow Falls - Launch Title
Drive Club - Launch Title
InFamous Second Son - Q1 2014
Knack - Launch Title
 

The Dark Sorcerer essentially resembled the plot twist of Iron Man 3 with the Mandarin.  And course from Square Enix we we're offered two amazing trailers, Final Fantasy versus XIII or Final Fantasy XV a whole new adventure! And then Kingdom Hearts 3 which is still IN production. Epic trailers for both, which are exclusives for PS4.


 
If you need a fix for either now, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming soon and of course Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ONLY on PS3.



Of course more and more Last of Us trailers but a sick Beyond: Two Souls trailer showing a military and whole other side than what has been showed thus far!



Games like Batman and GTA V will have epic exclusives, while Batman's story and new trailer looks amazing still not revealing all the assassin's BUT Joker will in fact be in the game! Also combat and detective skills look epic.



Elder Scrolls Online coming to PS4 as well as PC.



We finally see PS4 and it looks like a giant black wii. The game will in fact play used games with no restrictions!
 NO ONLINE needed to play, never need to check in online if don't want to! If you don't connect within 24 hours like Xbox One no worries. All PS+ memberships carry over! Free PS4 titles for Plus members.


What could be better than a slap in the face of Microsoft and end the conference with Destiny. Reminds me of Mass Effect, Halo and other type shooter games. Actually cloud based technology won't start till 2014, US first.



$399.99! NO DATE!?!?! A wise move?



Nintendo's Direct Conference @ E3 2013, starts off very choppy and laggy from their website. After seeing some great features on to connecting better with you're Pokemon it was confirmed that X and Y would be released October 12th, 2013 worldwide!

 

**Video 4 Borrowed From Nintendo**

A fantastic trailer for Super Smash Bros 3DS and Wii U. Promising two titles and hopefully cross gameplay. 



The next title shown after buffering every 3 seconds is Super Mario 3D World which looks just like Super Mario RPG and Super Mario 3D Land combined. But with multiplayer. This will be launched in December! Now Mario Kart 8 i.e Mario Kart Inception! Coming Spring 2014.




Now a new Wii Party U, you will indeed a wii u tablet with hundreds of mini games and feature games. They pushed the date back to further notice, along with Wii U Fit to October and December respectively.



The Legend of Zelda Windwaker HD remake looks amazing, the Tingle Tuner portal you can use with MiiVerse so you can get help and the comments will watch on shore to help! Seeing as Gamecube and GBA are now obsolete.  WITH a release date of October.



Finally a new Donkey Kong. You have once again two player multiplayer! Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze coming this November.  And another trailer of X, which looks like Final Fantasy, Xenoblade and Borderlands 2 all rolled into one.



Stay tune for all the latest news and updates as they become available.

So far in my opinion Sony stole the show while Microsoft and Nintendo definitely lacked in winning over the crowd.



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Animal Crossing: New Leaf, A Look At Town Sharing! + Our Review

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By Gabriel Roderick

So today I visited a friend's town seeing as it was raining and what not in my town.

By: Adam Zimmerman

It was very exciting to see another town and the different people, fruit and layout of the town. 



We decided since it was raining in reality that we would go on a trip in her town to a island where we would go and catch fish to get "metal", the island's currency and other neat things. My friend whom I was visiting had gone to the island a few times before where she had taken a boat over to the island. The captain Kappn likes to sing and tell stories, when I went with her he seemed a little jealous of us going together...Oh Well. 



Anyways on the island after doing some fishing misadventures we got some metals then went to go to a rental place. The nice guy gave me a axe, fishing rod, net, and even a diving suit. You might want to debate on the items you borrow seeing as they take space in you're pockets. Once you fill up you can visit a box in the island's landing room where you can deposit you're items to be picked up later at the dock upon returning.



It's important to add them to this box or you'll loose them! Upon going diving you can swim really fast and find awesome bottom dwellers and even get stung by jellyfish! Diving is simple. Dive down and swim towards darker areas and BAM you caught something.



Don't wanna go swimming? No big deal, there is about 4 other mini games you can play to get metals and of course chop down coconut trees with you're axe!



I suggest on a rainy day in reality or in you're town go visit a friend, steal some useful items then go on a trip together!

 Adam's Earlier Review:


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If I were to simply state what you do in Animal Crossing, most people would think it sounds like one of the most boring games ever created, and the description alone makes many people not even want to give it a try. Those people are missing one of the most charming and addicting experiences in gaming.


 Admittedly Animal Crossing isn’t for everyone.


If your idea of the perfect game only involves blowing peoples heads off then this is not the game for you. New Leaf will do absolutely nothing to sway those that don’t want to spend days, weeks, or months talking to animals and searching for every possible bug/fish/fossil/piece of art to complete your collection, but it retains the series’ trademark charm that makes tasks that are seemingly boring so much fun and addicting.





New Leaf essentially takes the best parts of the previous entries in the series and combines them into one game. All the bug catching, fishing, fossil hunting, art collecting, and home decorating return (I assure you that it is a lot more fun than that sounds). You get a great sense of accomplishment when you complete the museums collections. The city from City Folk has been changed and moved closer to you, with the stores that were in the city now apart of Main Street. The tropical island that you could visit in the original game with the help of a GameBoy Advance returns, luckily without the need for an extra system and connecting cable this time. There are certain fish and bugs that can only be found on the island. Also on the island are mini games called tours that allow you to earn special island currency to buy items like special island themed furniture, or a wetsuit, which allows you to swim for the first time in the series. Swimming further allows you to catch special “deep sea” creatures such as clams, sea urchins, lobsters, etc.

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Where New Leaf really separates itself from its predecessors is your role within the town. From the moment you step off the train, you assume the role of mayor. I enjoyed having much more say in how the town is constructed. The only real customization in previous entries involved you personal look and your home décor.



Though this is still very much a part of New Leaf, you have many more things to customize this time around. New town ordinances allow you to tailor the game to your preferred play style a bit. If you play mostly at night you can chose the “night owl” ordinance which will make characters sleep in later and stores open later, but stay awake/open much later as well. The reverse is true for the “early bird” ordinance. Two other ordinances make it so that you will either get more money for everything you do or keep your town looking good by watering the flowers for you, picking weeds, and keeping trash out of the water. Public works projects are also part of your duties. They involve raising money for things like another bridge, a water fountain, or an additional floor for the museum. Your duties as mayor don’t fundamentally change the way you play the game, but they do give you more choices to make and a lot more to spend your money on..






Yet another interesting new addition to the game is the integration of 3DS play coins. Regular stuff like tools, furniture, and clothing are still bought with bells, the series regular currency, but play coins are used to purchase fortune cookies. These cookies may or may not contain a lucky ticket, which can be redeemed for special Nintendo-themed items. Nintendo enthusiasts will absolutely love these items as they include, but are certainly not limited to the Triforce, a Mario Kart go-kart, Captain Olimar’s ship from Pikmin, and a Samus helmet.

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Even after spending more than 20 with the game in a 4 day period (I did mention it can be quite addicting earlier), new happenings in my town kept exciting me. New characters would move in, new shops would open up on Main Street, new tours would be unlocked on the island. While none of these events are game altering, getting to know a new character or getting new places to explore or spend your money is always good.




Visiting a other player’s town is fun as well. You can check out how they designed their homes, see what characters live in their town and meet them. For instance in my town I have a dog dressed as a mummy, 2 tigers, and penguin, and another bird. My daughter on the other hand has a cat, and elephant, a much angrier looking penguin than mine, and 2 other characters. Also when you go to someone else’s town you can grab whatever fruits are native to their town to add them to your own. The tours on the island can also be done with friends where the challenge gets scaled to the number of people taking part.



Our Honest Gives Animal Crossing: New Leaf a 9 out of 10. Detractors of the series will point to its lack of defined goals and gameplay, but they are completely missing the point of what makes Animal Crossing such an enjoyable experience. New Leaf takes the best parts of the first 2 console versions of the game and puts them into 1 great experience. They also addressed some of the minor problems. The game is a stress free experience that instead of focusing on stressful boss fights, combative multiplayer experiences, or really intense action of any kind, it instead focuses on clever humor, forming friendships with the residents of your town, and the Pokemon like gotta get em all mentality when it comes to fish, bugs, fossils, and art. It may not be for everyone, but I enjoyed every minute and can’t wait to go back to my little town.

Replay Value: Infinite

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Preview: "Project X Zone" (2013) "Awakening Simulations"

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Recently I was able to sit down and play the one stage demo of this simulation rpg game from the eShop channel.


The ally units are of course already picked for you and include; Ryu & Ken / Ichiro & Sakura / Gemini & Erica / Kurt & Riela / Soma & Alisa / Kite & BlackRose


And I was amazed by this game!


This game plays a lot like Fire Emblem meets Marvel vs. Capcom. Ya know strategy simulation with crazy combos and a LOT of characters.


With over 200 characters in total to be exact! Some are combo units, while others are rival units, and solo units. It's rumored there will be DLC for the game as well, which would be a fantastic addition to the game.


I'm hoping that the street pass features of the game will mirror those of Fire Emblem Awakening, with fighting the others units!


Graphically it's you're run of the mill fighter/ Nintendo type game. It looks a look like Jump Super Stars from the Shonen jump series. As a matter of fact the voices are in Japanese with English subtitles.


The controls can be a lot to take in at first, especially with combos and understanding the "cross" fighting system.


The demo is lacking a LOT in the story field so they say, I mean it tries to give you a great team up scenario but most characters are confused on why they are here. Sometimes it can be very confusing just to jump in but we'll have to see!

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Review: "Animal Crossing: New Leaf" (2013) "Come On Across The Way And Visit."

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If I were to simply state what you do in Animal Crossing, most people would think it sounds like one of the most boring games ever created, and the description alone makes many people not even want to give it a try. Those people are missing one of the most charming and addicting experiences in gaming.


 Admittedly Animal Crossing isn’t for everyone.


If your idea of the perfect game only involves blowing peoples heads off then this is not the game for you. New Leaf will do absolutely nothing to sway those that don’t want to spend days, weeks, or months talking to animals and searching for every possible bug/fish/fossil/piece of art to complete your collection, but it retains the series’ trademark charm that makes tasks that are seemingly boring so much fun and addicting.





New Leaf essentially takes the best parts of the previous entries in the series and combines them into one game. All the bug catching, fishing, fossil hunting, art collecting, and home decorating return (I assure you that it is a lot more fun than that sounds). You get a great sense of accomplishment when you complete the museums collections. The city from City Folk has been changed and moved closer to you, with the stores that were in the city now apart of Main Street. The tropical island that you could visit in the original game with the help of a GameBoy Advance returns, luckily without the need for an extra system and connecting cable this time. There are certain fish and bugs that can only be found on the island. Also on the island are mini games called tours that allow you to earn special island currency to buy items like special island themed furniture, or a wetsuit, which allows you to swim for the first time in the series. Swimming further allows you to catch special “deep sea” creatures such as clams, sea urchins, lobsters, etc.

Image 2:

Where New Leaf really separates itself from its predecessors is your role within the town. From the moment you step off the train, you assume the role of mayor. I enjoyed having much more say in how the town is constructed. The only real customization in previous entries involved you personal look and your home décor.



Though this is still very much a part of New Leaf, you have many more things to customize this time around. New town ordinances allow you to tailor the game to your preferred play style a bit. If you play mostly at night you can chose the “night owl” ordinance which will make characters sleep in later and stores open later, but stay awake/open much later as well. The reverse is true for the “early bird” ordinance. Two other ordinances make it so that you will either get more money for everything you do or keep your town looking good by watering the flowers for you, picking weeds, and keeping trash out of the water. Public works projects are also part of your duties. They involve raising money for things like another bridge, a water fountain, or an additional floor for the museum. Your duties as mayor don’t fundamentally change the way you play the game, but they do give you more choices to make and a lot more to spend your money on..






Yet another interesting new addition to the game is the integration of 3DS play coins. Regular stuff like tools, furniture, and clothing are still bought with bells, the series regular currency, but play coins are used to purchase fortune cookies. These cookies may or may not contain a lucky ticket, which can be redeemed for special Nintendo-themed items. Nintendo enthusiasts will absolutely love these items as they include, but are certainly not limited to the Triforce, a Mario Kart go-kart, Captain Olimar’s ship from Pikmin, and a Samus helmet.

Image 3:

Even after spending more than 20 with the game in a 4 day period (I did mention it can be quite addicting earlier), new happenings in my town kept exciting me. New characters would move in, new shops would open up on Main Street, new tours would be unlocked on the island. While none of these events are game altering, getting to know a new character or getting new places to explore or spend your money is always good.




Visiting a other player’s town is fun as well. You can check out how they designed their homes, see what characters live in their town and meet them. For instance in my town I have a dog dressed as a mummy, 2 tigers, and penguin, and another bird. My daughter on the other hand has a cat, and elephant, a much angrier looking penguin than mine, and 2 other characters. Also when you go to someone else’s town you can grab whatever fruits are native to their town to add them to your own. The tours on the island can also be done with friends where the challenge gets scaled to the number of people taking part.



Our Honest Gives Animal Crossing: New Leaf a 9 out of 10. Detractors of the series will point to its lack of defined goals and gameplay, but they are completely missing the point of what makes Animal Crossing such an enjoyable experience. New Leaf takes the best parts of the first 2 console versions of the game and puts them into 1 great experience. They also addressed some of the minor problems. The game is a stress free experience that instead of focusing on stressful boss fights, combative multiplayer experiences, or really intense action of any kind, it instead focuses on clever humor, forming friendships with the residents of your town, and the Pokemon like gotta get em all mentality when it comes to fish, bugs, fossils, and art. It may not be for everyone, but I enjoyed every minute and can’t wait to go back to my little town.

Replay Value: Infinite

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E3 2013 Coverage:

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So Microsoft took the stage first in the battle of the consoles for this mornings E3. You're Xbox Gold Memberships will carry!



Many great games where shown like Dead Rising 3, Witcher 3 and of course a new Halo. This Halo was just a quick teaser but had some of the best graphics I've ever seen. Other confirmed titles include a NEW Star Wars Battlefront and a game called TitanFall. A Xbox-one exclusive which is made by past members of Infinity Ward, and looks like COD with a Mech twist. COD Ghosts is slated for a release date of November 5th, 2013, so I'm assuming that the console will also be released by then.

**Video 1 Borrowed From Xbox**

Demo plays of Battlefield 4 were shown and of course after a few failed attempts the demo gameplay was shown and well worth the wait. It looks like if you're interested in Battlefield 4, this would be the ideal console to play it on! Looks fresh! The full list of confirmed and unconfirmed and possible dates can been seen on IGN's Website (by clicking the name)



The console is confirmed to be $499.99 and be launching sometime in November. Preorder now before the first allotment is out now at Gamestop!



Ubisoft's biggest title shown was the Tom Clancy's Divison coming out for the Ps4 and Xbox-One, which story seems to be just like the movie Contagion but of course with a Medal of Honor twist. You have a group of soldiers called the "Divison" put in place when everything else fails. Granted it's post pandemic feeding off the paranoia of Black Friday etc... IT could be a prequel to Last of Us. Another cool aspect is using the tablet in order to control air strikes, so you can help out you're friends on the go.

**Video 2 Borrowed From Ubisoft**

The biggest thing is this game is a MMORPG finally one brought to the console which looks great. The interactive feel to it is borrowed from Watch Dogs, giving you the perspective on whats going on, seeing the controls and call outs! Finally it has a true MMORPG and shooter feel.



The Crew a racing game, just like Need For Speed and essentially Fast Five type deal looks great. Everyone has a role, for this racing MMO. It's gonna be great. You will be traveling throughout the US changing you're cars, no realism just arcade and fun. Customizing cars while on you're tablet is a great concept to get them in the game later on.



Sony TIME!



Only 20 minutes past what time they promised us!


New vita games coming, like this summer Telltale Games Walking Dead, 404 days which will be a vita bundle coming with now all 6 episodes of the game. And of course Final Fantasy X and X-2 have been announced for it. One exclusive PS4 game called The Order and looks great, I hate to say it but Van Helsing meets Fuse! Can't wait to see where that goes!

**Video 3 Borrowed From IGN**

February Titles:
Killzone Shadow Falls - Launch Title
Drive Club - Launch Title
InFamous Second Son - Q1 2014
Knack - Launch Title
 

The Dark Sorcerer essentially resembled the plot twist of Iron Man 3 with the Mandarin.  And course from Square Enix we we're offered two amazing trailers, Final Fantasy versus XIII or Final Fantasy XV a whole new adventure! And then Kingdom Hearts 3 which is still IN production. Epic trailers for both, which are exclusives for PS4.


 
If you need a fix for either now, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming soon and of course Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ONLY on PS3.



Of course more and more Last of Us trailers but a sick Beyond: Two Souls trailer showing a military and whole other side than what has been showed thus far!



Games like Batman and GTA V will have epic exclusives, while Batman's story and new trailer looks amazing still not revealing all the assassin's BUT Joker will in fact be in the game! Also combat and detective skills look epic.



Elder Scrolls Online coming to PS4 as well as PC.



We finally see PS4 and it looks like a giant black wii. The game will in fact play used games with no restrictions!
 NO ONLINE needed to play, never need to check in online if don't want to! If you don't connect within 24 hours like Xbox One no worries. All PS+ memberships carry over! Free PS4 titles for Plus members.


What could be better than a slap in the face of Microsoft and end the conference with Destiny. Reminds me of Mass Effect, Halo and other type shooter games. Actually cloud based technology won't start till 2014, US first.



$399.99! NO DATE!?!?! A wise move?



Nintendo's Direct Conference @ E3 2013, starts off very choppy and laggy from their website. After seeing some great features on to connecting better with you're Pokemon it was confirmed that X and Y would be released October 12th, 2013 worldwide!

 

**Video 4 Borrowed From Nintendo**

A fantastic trailer for Super Smash Bros 3DS and Wii U. Promising two titles and hopefully cross gameplay. 



The next title shown after buffering every 3 seconds is Super Mario 3D World which looks just like Super Mario RPG and Super Mario 3D Land combined. But with multiplayer. This will be launched in December! Now Mario Kart 8 i.e Mario Kart Inception! Coming Spring 2014.




Now a new Wii Party U, you will indeed a wii u tablet with hundreds of mini games and feature games. They pushed the date back to further notice, along with Wii U Fit to October and December respectively.



The Legend of Zelda Windwaker HD remake looks amazing, the Tingle Tuner portal you can use with MiiVerse so you can get help and the comments will watch on shore to help! Seeing as Gamecube and GBA are now obsolete.  WITH a release date of October.



Finally a new Donkey Kong. You have once again two player multiplayer! Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze coming this November.  And another trailer of X, which looks like Final Fantasy, Xenoblade and Borderlands 2 all rolled into one.



Stay tune for all the latest news and updates as they become available.

So far in my opinion Sony stole the show while Microsoft and Nintendo definitely lacked in winning over the crowd.



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UPDATE: SHADOW OF THE ETERNALS...Looking DIMMER and DIMMER

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A mere month after excitedly writing about how a long awaited (spiritual) sequel to Eternal Darkness was in the works, it now appears that the project is in serious jeopardy. The developer of the game is also being a little shady as well.


As I mentioned last month, with Nintendo still owning the actual Eternal Darkness name, the folks over at Precursor Games, many of whom were on the original Eternal Darkness team, were taking matters into their own hands and were crown funding a spiritual successor. At the time when I wrote the article, they were not using any of the traditional crowd funding sites like Kickstarter, instead doing all of the fund raising on their own site.


Their fund raising goal was 1.5 million dollars for the first episode of the twelve that were planned. Despite a very good initial burst of donations, about 100,000 on the first day, the donations started drying up pretty quickly. They then decided to use Kickstarter as well as their own site in hopes of boosting donation. Sadly, it only worked a little. Four weeks into the six-week donation window, the donations on each site are only at about 150,000, for a total of roughly 300,000, which is obviously well short of the 1.5 million goal.

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This is where things start to get a little shady. Precursor posted the following message on their Kickstarter page on June 4.


"To our community,

Since we announced this Kickstarter campaign we have seen more support from our community than we had ever hoped for. Along with this support has come a host of a new exciting opportunities that will make the game better than we envisioned. As a result, we have chosen to temporarily take down the Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding campaigns on both Kickstarter and our own website on Thursday, June 6.


This doesn’t mean we are going away -- far from it. We’ll be re-launching the Kickstarter in just a few short weeks with a reveal of these exciting new developments.


As we’re closing the current Kickstarter campaign not a single dime from this campaign will be removed from supporters’ accounts and everyone from our website’s crowd-funding campaign will receive full refunds via PayPal. As we re-tool our campaign and continue development, the forums on our site will remain open and active and any interested fans can still join the ‘Order of the Unseen’ to see our progress and join in the fun of creating content for the game themselves.


We want to thank everyone who has participated, volunteered, and spoken up to support us. You are our community and we value you more than you know. Stay tuned and we’ll be back soon!"


Paul Caporicci + Precursor team

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There are a couple problems I have with this message. The first one is that they don’t, and of as the writing of this article still have not, said anything about what those possible “exciting new opportunities” are. Further, they say they are closing the Kickstarter campaign, but they aren’t closing it for 2 days. They have the ability to close it right away but are waiting 2 days. If the campaign is being closed, what’s the reason for keeping the donation page open?

 Also, they say they are going to return all of the money that was donated on their website, but once again, they have yet to do so.


Another thing I want to know is, even if they they do re-launch in a few weeks with a re-tooled campaign, how are they expecting to even get all of the original investors back. For me personally, if I had been an investor, I would be a little weary of doing so again. I still have high hopes that this game will eventually come out and be everything they are promising it to be.


Despite my hopes though, I now have serious doubts as to whether this game will actually be released unless the exciting new opportunities involve either an actual publisher or at least a business partner of some sorts to ease the financial burden.

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