Friday, April 16th, 2010 at
11:43 am
Whilst the gaming world has been treated to a number of heavy hitting RPGs lately, the PlayStation 3 has enjoyed one exclusive title in the form of White Knight Chronicles. This title was initially dwarfed by the release of Final Fantasy XIII, but now that the dust is clearing White Knight Chroncicles is being recognised as a significant entry into the genre.
Following the hero Leonard, White Knight Chronicles charts his attempts to rescue a kidnapped princess. Joined by the usual motley crew of characters, you'll cross an entire world in your quest for justice. The title does boast an incredibly open world, which players are free to revisit once they've entered an area.
Whilst the graphics in this title fall short of Final Fantasy standard, the visuals are still great to look at. Character customization allows you to create your own hero, and White Knight Chronicles trumps the competition by inclusion of highly detailed and immersive towns. It certainly feels much more like a traditional RPG compared to the more cosmetic Final Fantasy XIII, and thus will appeal more to the core fanbase.
With an intuitive combat system which allows players to stack multiple attacks and customize pre-planned assaults, along with the crucial ability to shift between personal and computer control on all players, White Knight Chronicles rounds off an excellent RPG experience. If you're looking for a more traditional RPG in light of recent offerings, this title will definitely take that slot.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at
1:40 pm
Since its early beta days, Playstation Home has grown into a flourishing community of players. Generally described as a kind of huge, interactive 'Sims' interface, Playstation Home permits you to interact with fellow users across the world through a digital avatar. Players can chat, play games and watch interactive trailers and promotions. In addition, the emergent trend of Playstation Home exclusives is bringing in droves of fresh gamers.
Playstation Home exclusives can comprise of different features, including special game-based clothes or skins, reward based trophies and mini-games. Many PS3 titles use the trophy system, bestowing them upon users for passing certain challenges or unlocking specific things across the game. These trophies are Playstation Home exclusives and are viewed digitally in your 'space' ; so if you invite a fellow player into your space they'll be able to see your gaming perfection!
In order to promote their titles, many games producers create Playstation Home exclusives ahead of release to gather interest in their titles. These can include promotions, short demos or even exclusive skins and clothes primarily based on the title itself. As an example, ahead of the release of Street Fighter 4, Capcom made Ryu and Ken garments as special Playstation Home exclusives, available to purchase through the clothing stores.
By winning or unlocking specific trophies, Playstation Home exclusives will be accessible to you. By completing arcade battle in Tekken 6, users unlock a great cupboard for home space- in the style of a Tekken arcade machine! Just by owning Batman: Arkham Asylum on the PS3, you can unlock an exclusive Batcave area for you to visit whilst online!
The list of Playstation Home exclusives is almost endless, with loads of quality content being added all of the time. It is a neat way to widen the attractiveness of both the PS3 and the titles you will be playing on it, so boot up now and find out just what's on offer!
