Kupowered: I Am Surprised!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

I Am Surprised!

Yesterday, when I wrote about the fact that PS2 Classics were coming to the PSN, I note only suspected openly that not all of them would be released at once. I also, internally, thought that the $9.99 price point was way too good to be true, expecting instead $14.99-19.99, which in all honesty, would have been fair. But at $9.99, every game is basically a steal, and makes Resident Evil 4 HD's pricepoint look like a joke. Rightly so, in my opinion.

So if you want to own God Hand, Odin Sphere, GrimGrimoire, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, or Ring of Red without the hassle of a case, disk or manual on the cheap, the option is there and it is as tantalizing as it could be. While it's been confirmed that they have absolutely nothing new, they also lose nothing in the process, aside from anything physical, which is a relief to say the least. If I had the Space, the money (in my account) and the download speed, I'd probably pick up God Hand if just for the fact that it is a game about punching people and this is something we have established that I enjoy.

I'd also get Odin Sphere, GrimGrimoire and possibly Ring of Red, as someone said it was sort of a Front Mission type game (Mechs, Tactics style gameplay) with the only major difference being manual aiming (which sounds like Valkyria Chronicles to me!) but I have no guarantee on this and it may just be misinformation, so look it up on your own before you buy. I enjoy the style of VanillaWare's games, as does, well, everybody, so having those two games which I don't believe I've ever seen in the wild, would be quite a boon for the collector in me.

Still, I'm waiting for confirmation that you'll be able to DL them on your Vita and play them on it, possibly with swapping saves ala PSP Remasters before I pull the trigger on any of these. Mostly because I have to; again, I won't be able to download any of them unless I take my Vita to a place with non-shit Wi-Fi. Which is possible thanks to it being a lovely, portable little beast! Hence my wait. Also, I have entirely too many games on my plate as is, anyway, a point that I've made clear several times on this blog.

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What's all this, then?

This is going to be many things, but first and foremost, it is, quite simply and unsurprisingly, a place for me to write. Sometimes about video games, sometimes about movies, and other times, just to write out mini-stories and the like. As an outlet for me, it will likely reflect how I am; at times it will be entertaining, and other times it will be informative. I just hope that every time it's interesting at the very least.

The current goal is a post every other day to settle myself in; eventually, I will seek to post every day, if just to raise an inquiry that I've found I've tripped over most of that day, or to retell an amusing, or perhaps less so, tale from the day. I find that I can be long-winded at times, so perhaps this will be less of a concern than I imagine!

While it would make sense to change this to grow as "Kupowered" does, I hope to keep this just as it is and, sometime down the road, re-read it with a slight chuckle and mumble to myself, "I did it." So take this as a mission statement, if you will, and we will see how it works out!

Handy Post-Types Guide!

A Look Back: In lieu of reviews (which I might do in the future), these posts will be fond recollections of older games from my past, telling you why I believe them to be good and why you might be interested in playing them.
Giant Robot On: I like Giant Robots. Who doesn't? These posts will always be talking about something with Giant Robots in it, be it video games or anime or movies.
Less-Short Story: On occasion, inspiration will hit me and I'll want to write a short story or, as the name implies, expand on a story from my old Ficly. That will be these posts.
LittleBigThings: In these posts, I will be discussing (read: gushing about) things in the LittleBigPlanet series of games, from the game itself, to user-created levels, to my own adventures in Craftworld.
Music!: Fairly self-Explanatory. In these posts, I will talk (gush) about music I like, and possibly music that I don't care for.
Popcorn On: These posts will revolve around movies that I've seen that are just great in one way or another. The aim is to give you enough to interest you into seeing it without giving too much so that you feel you know what's going to happen.
Quick Note: These will usually be, as can be expected, short posts to keep in touch with the blog and it's readers if I'm not prepared for a full post or if I'm updating on a past post.
Ragequit: Completely opposite of A Look Back, these posts will be about the few games I've had to quit playing because they just weren't fun. (Or that I might have finished, but still hated.)

There will likely be more types of posts added in the future that will be explained here.