I can't speak to the XBLA port but on the GameCube you can unlock unlimited continues simply by reaching a certain amount of playtime (don't remember how long it takes exactly), so you could eventually power through the game even if you don't get any better at it lol
Hopefully it won't take too long to write the Jeanne D'Arc review. Sometimes life draws these things out lol. I thought it'd be a lot more like FFT than it is, so that was a nice surprise. As Iwata would say, please look forward to it!
I was excited to see Maverick Hunter X. I've been keeping an eye out for it but haven't seen it anywhere. I'm kind of torn because I know it's the kind of game I'd like to physically own but at least I can play it now :) As for Vanquish, I think I'll wait till after I play BioShock Infinite. Although I doubt Vanquish is that long of a game, I don't want anything that might cause me to push back playing Infinite or that could become a loose end. I have enough of those lol
I've wanted to play Vanquish since it came out but I've never seen a good enough deal to lure me into buying, so I was pretty excited when I saw it was free 
As someone who has missed a lot of PSN and PS3 games, I think Playstation Plus is great! A lot of good stuff comes through there. As for space, up until the last PS store update you could "purchase" a PS+ game and choose to download it later, which was really nice. Now it starts downloading right away but I just cancel the download if I'm not going to play it right away and then I can always get it later from my download list.
That would be cool. I got the game free on PlayStation plus several months ago but haven't gotten around to playing it yet. An online option would be nice 
Hi there! I never got to know you on 1UP so now seems like a good time to rectify that
