The flood of PSP titles has recently diminished to a trickling stream and now is reaching drought status. This is going to be my excuse for describing two incoming PSP titles that I am itching to check: Ikkitousen Eloquent Fist and Moe Moe Niji Taisen Deluxe.
The first one looks like a simple scrolling beat'em up game with added RPG elements and "pantsu flashing". The game's name contains a pun, since in Engrish "eloquent" becomes "ero-quent" (check here why this is funny to some). Still, graphics are cool even if somewhat NSFW. I think I'm going to give it a try, if only to check whether the actual game part is worth anything (and train my Japanese, of course).
The second one is a mixture of strategy game, World War II and breasts. As much as I don't think Nazi references should meet with some extreme retaliation unless the context suggests they are being used in their real evil meaning (Nazi propaganda), I also feel a little uneasy about the game with cute little Nazi girls.
I personally can't forget visiting Japanese izakaya where Iron Cross was hanging on the wall in a central place, right above the little altar. Not that I was angry or anything, but it seemed a little, hmm, tasteless to have Nazi decoration out there. So this game is a little on the risky side for me - but I do not condemn it, it's only somewhat tasteless entertainment after all.
Nevertheless, now you know what PSP games I am waiting for, having already finished God of War and being stuck in Crisis Core. And I've brought it to your attention in order to just signal certain cultural differences in approach to digital entertainment.
The first one looks like a simple scrolling beat'em up game with added RPG elements and "pantsu flashing". The game's name contains a pun, since in Engrish "eloquent" becomes "ero-quent" (check here why this is funny to some). Still, graphics are cool even if somewhat NSFW. I think I'm going to give it a try, if only to check whether the actual game part is worth anything (and train my Japanese, of course).
The second one is a mixture of strategy game, World War II and breasts. As much as I don't think Nazi references should meet with some extreme retaliation unless the context suggests they are being used in their real evil meaning (Nazi propaganda), I also feel a little uneasy about the game with cute little Nazi girls.
I personally can't forget visiting Japanese izakaya where Iron Cross was hanging on the wall in a central place, right above the little altar. Not that I was angry or anything, but it seemed a little, hmm, tasteless to have Nazi decoration out there. So this game is a little on the risky side for me - but I do not condemn it, it's only somewhat tasteless entertainment after all.
Nevertheless, now you know what PSP games I am waiting for, having already finished God of War and being stuck in Crisis Core. And I've brought it to your attention in order to just signal certain cultural differences in approach to digital entertainment.
