Interesting tidbit here. This is a short but informative video interview with Hiroya Hatsushiba, President of Tri-Crescendo, on the making of Eternal Sonata. He goes into the concept of the game and why Chopin was chosen as the focus of the story, as well as some of the decisions that were made regarding the aesthetics of the game. He also explains the beginning of the story and how Chopin relates to the other characters. It looks like there are more parts coming up, so stay tuned.... Read More »

While browsing through Half-Life 2 Orange Box media (Half-Life 2 is a great game by the way), I came across this demo video of Portal, the puzzle game that's included in the Orange Box package. Don't be fooled, the Orange Box isn't all about cool, physics-induced mayhem, although that may be the part that has the most mass appeal. All you turbo geeks and those with a puzzle penchant might really get into this one. More after the tone... As the name implies, the game involves the use of portals to solve puzzles. You are given a gun that can create one or more of these portals at will on some, but not all, surfaces. You then use the portals to send yourself or other objects to other locations that you normally wouldn't be able to get to. From what the video shows, at certain points other properties of physics, such as gravity, come into play as well. The video from GameTrailers and the diagram by Wired Magazine that's included in this post should give you a better idea of what to expect.... Read More »