Nintendo puts a nail in the coffin of 3D

3D, or not 3D? That is the question... Well I guess not. Nintendo has announced the next iteration of the 3DS and it is... well, without the 3D feature. They say so that they can market better to the under 7 kids crowd, but I suspect they are quietly backing away from 3D, though I don't understand why as Nintendo 3DS has been a smash success despite all the 3D Hatrz.

Silent Hill Revelations 3D: A step in the right direction but...

Continuity is a funny thing. Most of the time you want it, the X-Men series, for instance, while still very enjoyable, has already suffered a continuity breakdown after only five films, trying to figure out how all the films connect is already a headache. We are more forgiving of Bond because 007 has had over 20 films to work with, but Silent Hill is actually a series that is being hurt by its adherence to the film’s continuity.

Saving Silent Hill

Silent Hill Downpour hit shelves last month, it was an installment I was looking forward to because it not only would feature full Stereo 3D support (and 3D TVs are not that expensive, I’m poor and I have one) and upon first glance looks to be a back to basics return to formula. Sadly this game, developed by Vatra games has gotten panned by critics. According to IGN it only netted a 4.5 out of 10 possible whereas the HD re-release of part 2 and 3 fared much better despite replacing the bad voiceovers of the originals with even worse ones. Years ago I’d have bought anything Silent Hill day one, I’m glad I didn’t get Downpour yet. I will when I can get it for about $20 or as part of the Gamestop buy two get one free sales.