Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
September 11, 2010 – 5:34 pm
When I heard there was going to be a sequel to one of my favourite DS games, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, that was some time ago and between unfounded rumors of the developer going out of business and a general lack of news, I had given up hope of ever seeing it. Having turned my attention to other matters, I was rather surprised that when I stumbled across the European site for Hotel Dusk’s sequel, Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. It has not been licensed for release in North America as of yet, but I have every intention on importing it because the first game was that good.
For those of you who don’t know, Hotel Dusk is a text based adventure game for the Nintendo DS. You play the role of Kyle Hyde, a burnt out ex-detective who is chasing his past. I realized this sounds fairly run of the mill, but where Hotel Dusk shines is it’s engaging storyline, in depth character development, and creative art style. The music also blends well with the rest of the game, which in turn makes immerses you in the role of Kyle Hyde. All of these aspects blend together to create a brilliantly atmospheric game that hooks you in right until the end.
If you haven’t picked up the first game, I recommend it throughly. For those of you anticipating the sequel, it is released on September 17th in Europe. There’s a significant possibly of it never seeing a US release, so if you want to play it, you’ll likely have to import it. I know I will be.
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Company of Heroes Senior Designer Brian Wood Dies in Car Accident
September 10, 2010 – 6:07 pm
Brian Wood, senior designer on Relic Entertainment‘s Company of Heroes was killed in a car crash in which he sacrificed his own life to save his pregnant wife and baby to be, swerving his car so that he would take the brunt of the impact, avoiding a head on collision with the the Chevy Blazer that crossed the center line swerving into the Woods’ vehicle.
The occupants of the blazer are all known criminals with heavy drug-related records and evidence of drug use was found in the vehicle.
With an out-of-control Chevy Blazer bearing down on him, the 33-year old North Vancouver man braked and swerved his Subaru wagon so that he would take the force of the head-on collision, saving his wife of five years, pregnant with their first baby..
The full story can be found here.
Relic Entertainment has set up a memorial trust fund in his name, details and donation information can be found here.
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New Portal 2 Coop trailer
September 10, 2010 – 5:51 pm
Not sure of the source, but a new trailer for the coop gameplay that’s going to be in Portal 2. Looks like fun.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSYsMXSPo9Y&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube]
Portal 2: Wheatley Gets a New Voice, Old Video Disappears
September 10, 2010 – 5:44 pm
So Valve has decided on an actor for the robot Wheatley for Portal 2. Turns out the person doing the voice in the original video was a Valve employee, so they have made a new video with Stephen Merchant doing the Wheatley Voice. Unfortunately they also deleted the original version of the video (originally posted here: http://www.amused-geeks.com/2010/06/29/new-portal-video/).
I personally prefer the new voice, but there seem to be a number of people who liked the old voice. Since I tend to keep copies of everything, here’s both so you can decide for yourself.
Wheatley Update
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0PvYiHjwE[/youtube]
Meet Wheatley – Original Voice
[flv]http://www.amused-geeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Meet Wheatley.mp4[/flv]
