CING's Again (once known as Again: Eye of Providence) is just the latest in a surprising bumper crop of DS mystery adventure games, joining peers like the Phoenix Wright series, Jake Hunter, Miami Law, and the developer's own Hotel Dusk. The Tecmo-published Again brings a couple of unique quirks to the genre, while not straying too far from the sort of "visual novel" gameplay we've come to expect from these titles.
Again stars a pair of FBI investigators, Jonathan "J" Weaver and Kate Hathaway, as they investigate an apparent serial killer. The murders they are looking into happen to share characteristics with an unsolved serial killer case from 19 years ago, with which J was also involved -- as seen in subtle clues like the note written to J telling him that what happened 19 years ago is going to happen again. Most law enforcement officials would probably call an agent's personal involvement in a case a conflict of interest -- CING would call it drama.
I kind of figured that Dark Void Zero would see release on DSiWare tomorrow, since Dark Void releases in stores later this week. We now have confirmation of the release from composer Bear McCreary.
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THIS JUST IN! “Dark Void Zero” will be available on the DSiWare Store THIS MONDAY, (1/18/10) in North [...]
The peace of Exidia is being threatened. An army of demos, the Morgost, has risen again and they have invaded Olinor, the kingdom of the princess Sofia, guardian of the power of Spell. The Morgost have already captured the Orb of Spell and Sofia suspects they are looking for the [...]
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Mega Man 4 is an enjoyable entry in the main series, but the title is without a doubt my favorite. Yes, I do love this intro more than Mega Man 2. It’s just too epic not to enjoy!
Man, I remember when game boxes used to be completely epic. You didn’t get just a description of the game with buzz-words, you used to get awesome gameplay details, and a pitch that you couldn’t resist. Look at game boxes today, and the backs are littered with screens and boring marketing banter. [...]
A mashup between Korean Girl-Group “After School” and the theme from The Last Ninja, available on the Virtual Console.
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Nintendo isn’t going to let Fatal Frame IV, so a group of fans got together to work on a fan-translation. It’s taken a number of months, but the gang finally finished up their work. You can now get the 100% text fan-translation of Fatal Frame IV. Hit up the link below and [...]
Ahhh, nostalgia. It's quite a thing, isn't it? That old familiar feeling. We were just tots 20 years ago when the first Final Fantasy was mere months from its North American release, a game that went on to influence -- be it directly or incidentally -- many of the RPGs we've played since.
Like this week's Swag Sunday, the appropriately titled Nostalgia, for instance (appropriately titled for our theme, that is). Joystiq's own JC Fletcher said in his preview that, "The winsome attitude of Nostalgia makes it a nice counterpoint to the self-importance of, say, Final Fantasy games, and the no-frills combat (and ability to make a temporary save file if you need to quit and aren't near a save point) is perfect for short-session handheld play." You see that? He even names Final Fantasy! How's that for sticking with a theme!
Anyway, if you'll be so kind as to leave a comment below in the next 24 hours (once only, please) telling us about a nostalgic moment you've had while gaming, you'll be entered for a chance to win a copy of the game. Get to it!
Leave a comment telling us about a nostalgic moment you've had while gaming.
You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec, mostly because of the lack of sweet Fez footage as of late).
Limit 1 entry per person per day
This entry period ends at 7:31PM ET on Monday, January 18.
At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive one copy of Nostalgia for Nintendo DS ($34.99 ARV).
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The ‘No Face draw-string pouch’ for your DSi. I don’t know about you, but that face scares me! I think I’d be too afraid to pick up my DSi with that thing on it.
A portion of a WiiLoveIt review…
When you consider how successful this project was, one can only hope that similar titles such as Space Ace will see a release on the service as well. For the time being though, there’s absolutely nothing that pulls me back from recommending Dragon’s Lair to DSi owners!
Wow, Super Mario Galaxy 2 really stands out in this ToyFare magazine game spread. It shows you the one thing that Nintendo uses in their games that other companies shy away from…color. Well, to be fair, Metroid: Other M is shown there as well. I think that’s a colorful game, but there’s [...]
Do you guys love the music in MadWorld, but you don’t know all the lyrics? Want to sing/rap along with the tracks when you play? Now you can do that by checking out MadWorld’s lyric collection sheet at the link below. Warning, it contains some foul language! Lyrics here (thanks Rey!)
This is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek article about the Darksiders game that just landed on the 360 and PS3 platforms. If you’ve been following the game as well as the reviews, you know that there have been a ton of comparisons. Does Darksiders just copy the Zelda formula, or does it actually [...]
I still hope Rockband or, I guess if we must mention it, Guitar Hero implements this into band play. I love playing Rockband, and I like the DJ gameplay more than the Guitar or Drums so it would be great to be able to play with my friends in that way. It also helps that none of them are good at DJ Hero.
Epic Mickey is catching on. People aren’t forgetting about it in 2010. This game is going to be a huge deal. You know that Disney isn’t going to let it this game come out without it being a top-notch product. They aren’t going to change Mickey’s image for just any old [...]
You can imagine our surprise when we discovered Nippon Ichi's Last Rebellion had gotten itself a release date -- it's been nearly nine months since we last heard anything on the title (and that was its announcement!). The game's set to hit PlayStation 3 consoles on March 12 in Europe and 'February' for North America, just in time for those of you who love JRPGs yet are stridently against the purchase of Final Fantasy XIII.
In fact, between the release of FFXIII on March 9, Resonance of Fate launching the same day, and now this, we're inclined to rename the whole month with a JRPG theme. How about "Manarch?" Maybe "Marchic?" Perhaps "Marchlotsofbeltsandzippers?" Alright, alright -- we've clearly gone too far.
Gallery: Last Rebellion
Heavy Rain's marketing may be missing that "mainstream appeal" factor it needs to push sales with the Wii Play crowd, but the folks in charge of the game's website sure do know how to whet the whistle of those of us chomping at the bit for anything new. Starting on January 26 and running "in real time across three weeks," the Heavy Rain "Four Days Challenge" intends on tasking participants with solving a murder mystery.
The advergame's description claims it consists of "interacting with characters, identifying clues [and] making decisions," allowing those involved to complete said tasks between Tuesday and Friday of the three weeks that the game is scheduled to run. You can head over to the sign-up site right now and get yourself all set up for what is sure to be three weeks jam-packed with pure, unbridled excitement. Or a viral marketing campaign. But hey, at very least, you'll get yourself a voucher for a free Heavy Rain t-shirt in Home. That's something, right? Right?
Hey guys, where are you going?
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Whip out your 3d glasses, it’s time to enjoy some 3d Metroid Prime! I’m not a big fan of the red/blue 3d effect, but it does work out quite nicely on these images.
