Tabula Rasa takes a spiritual journey into
Sanctus Grotto

post from Gaming Nexus on 29 February 2008 11:12:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Randy Kalista
NEWS - While Richard Garriott was busy training for his upcoming mission aboard the International Space Station, Tom Potter, one of Tabula Rasa's World Builders, was pecking away at a retrospective on the Sanctus Grotto. We have the full diary after the break, wherein Potter sketches out the building and rebuilding of the in-game location, circular level design vs. backtracking, inclusion of a platforming jump-puzzle (sort of), and the use of water (lots of water) to sooth frustrated players. As visual aids, they also sent pics of Sanctus Grotto which show off Logos puzzles, Warnets (who make their homes in the immense beehive-looking structures), and the Easter Island-like Eloh statues.
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Mr. Mothball

post from Jay is Games on 29 February 2008 11:11:00 PM. © Jay is Games

Mr. MothBall is a classic piece of platforming action: using the arrow keys, roll the hero through each of 21 levels collecting as many points as possible before hitting the exit. As the game progresses, new elements such as gates, switches and push-able blocks are introduced. Its lovable style, finite length and gradually increasing difficulty will persuade most to play it right through to the end.

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What we're playing this weekend

post from Gaming Nexus on 29 February 2008 10:46:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Charles Husemann
NEWS - Elliot Bonnie
This weekend will probably include Super Mario Galaxy, Fable, COD4, and Wii Sports.

Seal Colleli
A good friend gave me a nice deal on Halo 3 Legendary Edition, so I'll be playing around with that. I'm also finishing up Spiderwick Chronicles, and making headway in Twisted Metal Head On.

Charles Husemann
After playing Jury Duty: Waiting for Something to Happen all week I'm looking forward to leading my followers across the desert in Patapon and hopefully trying to solve some mysteries with Professor Layton. After that it will be finding optimal routes for the Scout in Team Fortress 2 in 2Fort and possibly some multiplayer Frontlines: Fuel of War.

Randy Kalista
These soft-spoken vignettes -- these recovered memories in Lost Odyssey -- are just insanely beautiful. I can't speak for the original writings in Japanese, but it sure doesn't feel like anything has been lost in translation here on the American side. If it wasn't for all that, I might have moved on and taken a chance on Lost: Via Domus (no relation). Ah well. All is not lost.

Kolby Kappes
Pata-pon looks very interesting, but not interesting enough for me to buy a PSP for. I’ll have to go borrow one? In Pirates of the Burning Sea we’re flourishing in our new home of Anitgua. Spain just won the map, so I’ll be experiencing what it’s like after a map reset. I’m sure the British will come back in force this time.

Matt Mirkovich
CHAKA-CHAKA-PATA-PON

I'm on disc 3 of Lost Odyssey, and I'll probably finish it off this weekend. There is also a Tekken 6 machine showing up at an arcade near my place, so I'll probably be hanging out there all weekend.
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New Condemned 2 shots released

post from Gaming Nexus on 29 February 2008 10:40:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Charles Husemann
NEWS - Here are five new screenshots from the Xbox 360 version of Condemned 2: Bloodshot. The game does look good and it got a good review in this months edition of EGM. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this sucker when it's released in a few weeks.
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New Soul Calibur IV screenshots appear -
Lizardman FTW

by: Charles Husemann
NEWS - Here are the sixteen new screenshots from Soul Calibur IV that Namco Bandai released today. The shows look a little glowy but I'm digging the textures and look of Lizardman.
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