My Problem With Yahtzee's E3 Philosophy

[squid5580]

I kinda feel like E3 is finding your X-mas presents in your parents closet a month early. It isn't fun. All you can do is look and drool while you just ruined your surprise. I don't want to know everything about the next big title a year before it will hit the shelves. I am tired of peeking in and seeing a shiny new transformer only to unwrap it X-mas morning and find it is a Go-Bot. I am just sick of being on this rollercoaster. Get excited at E3 announcements which distracts me from the games i should be getting excited about now (because they are out now). Interest slowly dwindles as the excitement for the games then rekindles. Then bam a month before the release date get all excited all over again but not because of the game I was excited for but because the next E3 is upon us and they are dangling new and improved shinies in my face.

 

[Saxm13]

I find myself having similar pessimism. I'm typically open to new things (unless it involves Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern), but I take most advanced hype with a massive grain of salt.

It's a rare game I pre-order with no advance reviews or hands-on experience. LittleBigPlanet 2 which promised more of the same. I tend to pre-order the Lego games because you always know exactly what you're getting with those. Pre-ordered Bulletstorm and Infamous 2 on the strength of the demos. Mostly I wait for the first reviews to see if the game looks to live up to the hype.

Advanced publicity is used to rope in the punters. Too many times a massive advertising campaign has been used to sell something everyone knew was shit... like the American Godzilla movie.

I remember watching that movie when i was a kid. I actually enjoyed it cause Godzilla looked like a dinosaur. I love dinosaurs! Plus the chase scenes were very intense and exciting!

There rest of the movie though.........*sigh*

 

[J-Alfred]

I've actually followed Yahtzee's gaming philosophy ever since the Wii came out, so I'm pretty much on board with everything he says about E3.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

E3's just a circle jerk for publishers and the 'gaming media'. It's just hype, counterhype and so-called journalists suppressing their gag reflex enough to have it all crammed in.

I generally only pay attention to GDC and what people who're actually involved in the hands on making of games have to say about shit, not a bunch of PR hacks and publisher execs.