That goalie mode actually looks pretty entertaining. If hockey wasn't for Canadian rednecks and homosexuals I would probably give it a shot.

I would say you have a fair criticism, and one that I tried to specifically admit during the preview. The article is a collection of thoughts on the initial gameplay experience of Aion. My experience is that based on what I played, I had no interest in continuing to play to later levels. Other people's opinions will of course vary.

If the PvP experience is so integral to Aion as you suggest, I would ask you why it takes so long to get into it. PvP is the key aspect of Warhammer Online, and is possible to be immersed in that experience from level 1. Even WoW, where PvP is largely an afterthought, allows you to PvP at level 10.

Not sure how far you are into 12, but keep an ear out for an Uematsu easter egg of sorts when you take the bounty hunt for Gilgamesh. The fight with him takes place on a bridge and the music during the fight is the appropriately named Uematsu track "Clash on the Big Bridge" from FFV.

I can't tell if you are 7 years old or just ignorant. All of your comments about flying have to do with movement and not combat. I said that I appreciated the uses of gliding for getting around. If you want to fight someone in the air, however, you are stuck with the same crappy attempt at 3 axis combat.

You have a problem with the comment about channels and PvP, but couldn't be bothered to read the next two sentences: "None of us were able to experience the PvP of the game in the time we had to play, so we are unable to speak as to how that plays out. I would have to assume that PvP areas are not instanced." Who is lazy now?

My comment about the amount of bandaging relates to pace of play. Having to bandage after every other mob killed makes the game less fun. This isn't about being casual. In WoW I leveled both a Rogue and a Warrior to level 80- two classes with no healing abilities other than eating and bandaging. I don't have a problem with having to recover health while questing, but in Aion this happens far too frequently.

You should be extremely proud of yourself. In the month that we have had this website up and running, yours was by far the worst comment we have ever received. You managed to completely miss the point of every single comment you took issue with. Congratulations, most people would have to work extremely hard to be that stupid.

Thanks for the update, David. Good news for all those PS3 footballers.

The main problem for NCSoft is that the clock is ticking on them. WoW will have Icecrown Citadel coming up soon and then of course Cataclysm which is going to reel back in lost subscriptions. If they don't make a splash now, there may not be many people around to experience all those content patches.

Thanks for the comments, Fred. I agree 100% with everything you said.

Thats actually just a wii-shaped rock that I left in the bag after I took your wii last time I stayed at your apartment. I sold your wii on ebay.

Cam that is exactly what I was thinking. If Symphony of the Night came out and was built to play like Oblivion or whatever other game of that type you want, it would be a huge fan favorite. SotN was a really good game, period. It wasn't good because it was 2D.

is the chick in the first screenshot wearing anything? I swear you can see her anus.