The way the trainer grabs the Pokeballs bulging out of his derriere alone is worth it.
I feel his pain, though. I haven't been back to Pokemon Y since abandoning it six or seven badges in.
All week long we'll be bringing you the Dtoid staff's nominees for various game of the year genres and categories, and tacked on to each will be a community choice poll where you can weigh in with your choices for which games you think should win. But because Game of the Year is such a weighty category, we decided we'd best give it its very own post!
Below are many of the most noteworthy games released this year. Go pick your favorite! Just fill in your choice, click the vote button, and then hit the comments to argue amongst yourselves. We'll be pulling quotes from the community when we recap the votes next week, so if you liked a game, sound off!
Tune in December 23 for the results. Have fun!
With the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, this may just be the console generation that gets serious about MMOs. Publisher Perfect World Entertainment has announced its plans to get into console development, both with existing games currently out on PC and upcoming titles.
"Bringing our titles to consoles is a natural progression for us, and we can't wait to set a new standard for console MMORPGs and other genres," said CEO Alan Chen.
Specific games were not named -- those are said to be divulged next year -- but some of Perfect World's current crop of games are Neverwinter, RaiderZ, Star Trek Online, Rusty Hearts, and Jade Dynasty. For that matter, Blacklight: Retribution is already available for PS4 -- though it was self-published by developer Zombie Studios for that release.
If you own Mojang's Scrolls , you will be able to give a copy to a friend as a gift this holiday season. All you need to do is log into your Mojang account, and click on the "Send to a friend" button. A code will be sent to the email that you wish to gift the game to, and the receiver will have until January 31, 2014 to redeem the code.
I think it's awesome that Mojang is doing this, because it could basically double the number of people who own the game. That's if everyone sends out a key to a friend, and if you don't have someone to send it to I'm sure you can find someone on reddit or our forums. Don't let that free game go to waste!
Own Scrolls? Give it to a friend for free! [Scrolls Blog]
Before its teams head off for the holidays, BioWare has shared where it's at with Dragon Age: Inquisition . Since the game's last big push at PAX Prime, the studio has gotten to a point where the main storyline is playable from start to finish. For reference, the final game is scheduled for next fall on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
In addition to the screenshots below, BioWare posted some more behind-the-scenes pictures, a number of which are centered on environments. "It is very important to me that the game cover a large variety of locations," said executive producer Mark Darrah. "Not only does it expand the possibilities of our storytelling, it also gives us an opportunity to show a lot of different things. In a game that places a lot of emphasis on discovery, this is very crucial."
If there's on thing I can say about Inquisition, it's that BioWare is putting the Frostbite engine to good use. Coming off of Dragon Age II especially is quite the leap forward.
Mark Darrah: An Update on Dragon Age: Inquisition [BioWare]
Can Deadman save the day? Of corpse he can.
