Final Fight: Double Impact

Woo!

Proper Games' second game has been announced - Final Fight: Double Impact is our current baby-in-development, and we're so honoured to be working with Capcom on such a classic game.

But wait, there's more!

There's a second game here - that's right, it's a double-pack, with Magic Sword joining in the fun.

Check out screens here, and go buy it when it comes out early next year, on XBLA and PSN!

BAFTA!

Yeah it was inevitable I post about this...

I won (well, Flock! won...) a BAFTA for BEST GAME :)

Here is the full ceremony (the game award is at 56:00 ish)

Suffice to say - wahey!

I'm quite chuffed to say the least, maybe there are more on the horizon? Whatever happens, it has given me a big boost.

God Of War III

I'm not sure if I'm turning lame, but this new demo trailer for GOWIII turns me right off.

The amount of gore really is verging on the uncomfortable, and it's not just that - I thoroughly enjoyed ripping my way through Dead Space, for example - it's the way the camera glamourises and fetishises (is that a word?) the extreme violence.

Watch till the end to see my point - it just makes me feel a bit queasy to be honest.

Oh well, GOWII was an inferior game to the original, and this 3rd in the trilogy seems to have gotten even worse (Not to mention the music. Sheesh!).

On a side note, I wonder if this level of violence is rammed down players' throats when they die or fail. It'll be interesting to see. The creators of the game are clearly in love with Kratos, and blatantly revel in the havoc he wreaks on all those legendary creatures and Gods... I wonder if they've the stomach to put the object of their (dubious) affections through the same.

My guess is that they don't, and the worst you'll see is a ragdoll version of Kratos falling to the ground.

Time will tell.

Perfect Dark - the drink

And another one - this time based on the very awesome follow up to GoldenEye on the N64.

Here's to you, Rare! Remembering past days of glory...

New drink added!

In the Food and Drink section, I've added the first cocktail recipe. Game themed of course, today it is the Shadow Complex, created a few weeks back in celebration of a mate's birthday and another mate's stag do!

Make! Drink! Enjoy?

Designer Questionnaire

Found on Gamasutra this morning:

Turn-based or Real Time?

Real Time

Rounds or Respawn Timers?

Respawn Timers

Cutscenes or Scripted Events?

Scripted Events

Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks?

Sliding Blocks

Free To Play or Subscription Based?

Free to Play

Crosshairs or Iron Sights?

Iron Sights

Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees?

Skill Trees

Console or PC?

Console

Coop or Multiplayer?

Coop

Block or Dodge?

Dodge

Open World or On Rails?

On Rails

What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?

Movement

What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?

Oblivion

What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?

Wii Sports Resort

What famous designer do you wish you were?

Shigeru Miyamoto... or maybe Tetsuya Mizuguchi

What game's world is most interesting to you?

Halflife series'

What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?

Rez

Food and Drink

So I've added a Food and Drink section to my blog now, and the first recipe is up - a really nice summer salad.

Check it out!

I've removed many games from my Now Playing list, due to the dreaded Red Ring of Death. Aye, it has struck.

Start Squirting!

I've updated the Games page with Squirt!

I'm kinda extra-chuffed on this one as it is the second game out there entirely my own design (the first was the wonderful Lineboy)!

It's part of Proper Games Labs initiative, where we upload prototypes that we're not moving forward into production with.

Enjoy!

Game Character Names

Spotted this very long article detailing theories for the names of videogame characters.

Well worth a read when you have the time. Seriously, it's looooong.