TGS 09: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Impressions

No, there's no way I'm at the Tokyo Game Show right now. But I can imagine, thanks to IGN posting the download for the show's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo! I'm only a bit in so far, having already completed the tutorial section of the game and watching a cut-scene, but right now I'm stuck, because the language barrier is tremendous.

What can I say right now though? The graphics, are awesome, I've seen worse released on PS2 and Wii if that means anything. Control-wise, Kojima somehow managed to map Metal Gear Solid 4's DualShock 3 control scheme onto the PSP, ditching Portable Ops' controls entirely; it's not full DualShock controls of course, what with the lack of 2nd analog and L2/R2, but it's close enough damnit!

But yeah, the entire demo is in Japanese, from menus to voice acting, so I haven't the slighest clue as to the story or what on Earth I'm supposed to do now. The tutorial, which was reasonably understandable only helped control wise, but in terms of objective I'm lost.

On another note, some cut-scenes are full in-game CGI, while the big stuff is comic style in the vein of what Ashley Wood did for Portable Ops. Oddly enough, the style of these scenes look's like Wood's at first, but then there's a bit of Yoji Shinkawa's style in there, and quite frankly I don't know who's art it really is... it'd be nice to get an answer on that.

When I figure out what to do, I'll update you!

TGS 08: More SackBoys please

Some pretty awesome news came out of Sony's press conference at this years Tokyo Game Show. Not only will your Sack characters be able to dress up as Killzone's Helghast soldiers, or the pre-order exclusive Kratos and Nariko but ... you'll also be able to dress as Old Snake and Sephiroth!

No word yet on how these two will be unlocked, I just hope I can easily get SackSnake.

via Playstation.Blog

TGS 08: Suda Goichi brings 'More Heroes'

With No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle!! Just announced from the Tokyo Game Show, ironic, because Japan is where the first No More Heroes got the lowest reception. Luckily the title will be sticking to the Wii, and not 360 or PS3 like Suda's other current projects.

I'm so pumped right now, despite this probably being more than a year away from release.