Question of the Day, June 16, 2010
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Microsoft and Sony were left in the fucking dust conference-wise.
all they did was say how well their full-body motion sensors are better and sadly started tacking it onto every game they demo'd or are doing a software update that includes it.
Nintendo had zelda, remastered GoldenEye, Donkey Kong, Kirby, and re-introduced the Kid icarus IP back into the market. lets not mention the 3DS, which was in peak performance and will be given an early estimated date because of it's arrival to the show floor(no later than march 11 at best). way to kill the casual gamers, nintendo. after this e3, my Wii has life pumped back into it just from over-enthusiasm that the hardcore scene for the system is back and coming strong, YAY.
p.s. the most disappointing year for sony/MS. sony didn't even release the last guardian footage yet. that would be an alpha code demo that looks intriguing unlike the one guerilla gave us with Killzone 3.
all they did was say how well their full-body motion sensors are better and sadly started tacking it onto every game they demo'd or are doing a software update that includes it.
Nintendo had zelda, remastered GoldenEye, Donkey Kong, Kirby, and re-introduced the Kid icarus IP back into the market. lets not mention the 3DS, which was in peak performance and will be given an early estimated date because of it's arrival to the show floor(no later than march 11 at best). way to kill the casual gamers, nintendo. after this e3, my Wii has life pumped back into it just from over-enthusiasm that the hardcore scene for the system is back and coming strong, YAY.
p.s. the most disappointing year for sony/MS. sony didn't even release the last guardian footage yet. that would be an alpha code demo that looks intriguing unlike the one guerilla gave us with Killzone 3.
nintendo. it was impressive that it wan't all mario and that they thought 3ds was a good idea. milk it till it dies eh?
Nintendo. Even if the only thing they did was the 3DS, they would have won. Sony came really close with Heroes on the Move and the SLY COOPER COLLECTION. IS NO ONE ELSE EXCITED FOR THAT??? but really they spent a lot of time on the Move and I really don't care about it. Some of the games I'm excited for like the one about the raccoon or whatever, Twisted Metal, and inFamous 2, and Portal 2, but Nintendo destroyed them. They announced a new Professor Layton game for the 3DS which is awesome. Microsoft was... alright. Natal kind of ruined them because they started out strong with Gears 3 but Natal leaked into the EA conference which would have been so much better considering they brought out Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, and Hot Pursuit.
EDIT: Oh, by the way. I was going to sell my Wii and the Nintendo conference made me think twice about it. How is that for you? Epic Mickey is going to be killer.
EDIT: Oh, by the way. I was going to sell my Wii and the Nintendo conference made me think twice about it. How is that for you? Epic Mickey is going to be killer.
Sony's was the one I was consistently impressed by so thats why i vote Sony, but the 3DS was the best announcment by far!
Nintendo was easily the most interesting and had the most things I actually want. Even though that it not saying much. Epic Mickey, Kirby's Big Yarn & 3DS are the only things that interested me and that happened to be more than all the others.
I am just not a gamer anymore. I think the industry is so stagnant and smug. The way that everything is just more of the same (Nintendo included) hurts. This is the first time a new MSG, Zelda, etc... did nothing for me. I do not want to talk or gesticulate at my XBOX. I do not want to buy glow wands and a camera for my PS3.
I am not a gamer because I can not muster the excitement everyone else can over a new REZ or a new Resident Evil. I want new boundaries of storytelling and gameplay pushed... I want to use a controller to do it. I do not want new ways to play the same game over and over again. I do not want Medieval Gears of War when I did not even like Gears of War to begin with.
I do not have the answers, but if I am to be excited or passionate about a videogame again there needs to be growth in this industry. Do not even get me started on how commerce drives industry and how MW2 can sell millions by being a not as good MW1 and how if they made another one and changed a bullet point here and there it would sell like gangbusters...
I am just not a gamer anymore. I think the industry is so stagnant and smug. The way that everything is just more of the same (Nintendo included) hurts. This is the first time a new MSG, Zelda, etc... did nothing for me. I do not want to talk or gesticulate at my XBOX. I do not want to buy glow wands and a camera for my PS3.
I am not a gamer because I can not muster the excitement everyone else can over a new REZ or a new Resident Evil. I want new boundaries of storytelling and gameplay pushed... I want to use a controller to do it. I do not want new ways to play the same game over and over again. I do not want Medieval Gears of War when I did not even like Gears of War to begin with.
I do not have the answers, but if I am to be excited or passionate about a videogame again there needs to be growth in this industry. Do not even get me started on how commerce drives industry and how MW2 can sell millions by being a not as good MW1 and how if they made another one and changed a bullet point here and there it would sell like gangbusters...
Well even though I wasn't alone in voting for it, I guess I'll be the first to say it here in the thread (Unless I missed a post)...
I voted Microsoft.
Nintendo:
Nothing in the Nintendo presentation spoke to me. I'm not a Zelda guy, I don't like handhelds, and I like Goldeneye how it is: On the N64. I think the 3DS is a great little handheld, as far as handhelds go, but I'm certainly not getting one. I learned my lesson when I had my DS: I just don't ever play with handhelds. So maybe impressive for handheld and big Nintendo fans, not so much for me.
Sony:
The first half was boring. I like Kevin Butler where he belongs: In commercials. The Move was alright, though. I did like the look of the sorcery game (Though the translation of the arm movement was a little weird at points), but I raised an eyebrow at the 'miss-fire' during the Tiger Woods presentation. The release date and price announcement was good, though. A reasonable price, and a whole two months before Kinect is released. Good move, Sony (No pun intended)!
Then they got into 3D! Geez, did they ever pad their time with 3D stuff. This is the least impressive part of their presentation. 3D gaming isn't 'here to stay' yet, guys. Not everyone is willing to sit around wearing chargeable glasses after spending $3000 on a new TV for something so superficial. Especially for something so barely supported. We'll see about 3D in 3 or 4 years.
The PSP? Well first they 'unveiled' Marcus, which is just the PSP squirrels put into one obnoxious kid. Didn't like squirrels, and I don't like Marcus. Poor marketing, and, again, it's a handheld. Not for me. Unimpressed.
Beyond that, the only big announcements were PSN Plus and the new Twisted Metal. And only Twisted Metal was a surprise. Great for fans of the franchise, not so amazing to me (Never got into it. Admittedly: It looks like it could be fun). Everything else was 'Exclusive content' for cross-platform titles, which was rarely elaborated on. Was it a whole new level or area, or just a hat my character can choose to wear? Either way: 'Shrug'. I liked seeing the new footage of the cross-platform games, though nothing even remotely made me think 'Man, I really need to get a PS3'.
Microsoft:
Maybe it's just because I own the console, but I was far more interested in what was going on here. Gears 3 (which looks sweet), Halo: Reach (which, even though I'm not a huge Halo fan, also looks great), Fable 3, Metal Gear Solid: Rising (And it's bitchin' cutting mechanics), and I'm interested to see what 'Codename Kingdoms' will be all about.
As for Kinect itself: I like it. Yup, I said it. I love the navigation aspect for the dashboard, and I love the potential for hard-core games. The Forza demo did it for me, when they showed the guy looking around upcoming corners. That would be incredibly useful. I just hope, as this is a concern, that they allow a symbiotic controller scheme. Meaning: I can drive with my controller, and look around corners using Kinect. If they allow that type of controller enhancement (not replacement), I think Kinect will kick ass 5 ways from Sunday. Leaning in FPS games, looking around corners in racing games, hand-signals for military sims, RTS control enhancement...it's all open to the developers to use. And I hope they do.
For what they showed, though, I like the look of the Dance game. Dance dance without the big pad? Sign me up! Also, as someone who already works out at home, I liked the fitness game. Not for the 'hard-core' I guess, but I really did like it. I think it would be a great enhancement to my current work out routine.
Over-all, I think all three presentations had ups and downs, but Microsoft's was, to me, the better of the big three.
I voted Microsoft.
Nintendo:
Nothing in the Nintendo presentation spoke to me. I'm not a Zelda guy, I don't like handhelds, and I like Goldeneye how it is: On the N64. I think the 3DS is a great little handheld, as far as handhelds go, but I'm certainly not getting one. I learned my lesson when I had my DS: I just don't ever play with handhelds. So maybe impressive for handheld and big Nintendo fans, not so much for me.
Sony:
The first half was boring. I like Kevin Butler where he belongs: In commercials. The Move was alright, though. I did like the look of the sorcery game (Though the translation of the arm movement was a little weird at points), but I raised an eyebrow at the 'miss-fire' during the Tiger Woods presentation. The release date and price announcement was good, though. A reasonable price, and a whole two months before Kinect is released. Good move, Sony (No pun intended)!
Then they got into 3D! Geez, did they ever pad their time with 3D stuff. This is the least impressive part of their presentation. 3D gaming isn't 'here to stay' yet, guys. Not everyone is willing to sit around wearing chargeable glasses after spending $3000 on a new TV for something so superficial. Especially for something so barely supported. We'll see about 3D in 3 or 4 years.
The PSP? Well first they 'unveiled' Marcus, which is just the PSP squirrels put into one obnoxious kid. Didn't like squirrels, and I don't like Marcus. Poor marketing, and, again, it's a handheld. Not for me. Unimpressed.
Beyond that, the only big announcements were PSN Plus and the new Twisted Metal. And only Twisted Metal was a surprise. Great for fans of the franchise, not so amazing to me (Never got into it. Admittedly: It looks like it could be fun). Everything else was 'Exclusive content' for cross-platform titles, which was rarely elaborated on. Was it a whole new level or area, or just a hat my character can choose to wear? Either way: 'Shrug'. I liked seeing the new footage of the cross-platform games, though nothing even remotely made me think 'Man, I really need to get a PS3'.
Microsoft:
Maybe it's just because I own the console, but I was far more interested in what was going on here. Gears 3 (which looks sweet), Halo: Reach (which, even though I'm not a huge Halo fan, also looks great), Fable 3, Metal Gear Solid: Rising (And it's bitchin' cutting mechanics), and I'm interested to see what 'Codename Kingdoms' will be all about.
As for Kinect itself: I like it. Yup, I said it. I love the navigation aspect for the dashboard, and I love the potential for hard-core games. The Forza demo did it for me, when they showed the guy looking around upcoming corners. That would be incredibly useful. I just hope, as this is a concern, that they allow a symbiotic controller scheme. Meaning: I can drive with my controller, and look around corners using Kinect. If they allow that type of controller enhancement (not replacement), I think Kinect will kick ass 5 ways from Sunday. Leaning in FPS games, looking around corners in racing games, hand-signals for military sims, RTS control enhancement...it's all open to the developers to use. And I hope they do.
For what they showed, though, I like the look of the Dance game. Dance dance without the big pad? Sign me up! Also, as someone who already works out at home, I liked the fitness game. Not for the 'hard-core' I guess, but I really did like it. I think it would be a great enhancement to my current work out routine.
Over-all, I think all three presentations had ups and downs, but Microsoft's was, to me, the better of the big three.
I don't know, Goldeneye was total fail for me, only Rare can do a proper Goldeneye remakeFargoDog said:
For me I'd say Microsoft because of their 360 Slim
Yeah, just the mid to late 90s.AnarchistAbe said:Sony, who put on an amazing show with technical innovations and IPs that haven't been around since the early nineties (or earlier), gets almost no hype because all we hear about is "NEW ZELDA!!!1". Screw Nintendo, screw the fanboys, and screw Zelda. Thanks for ruining E3!
But I voted Sony regardless. Bring back more of my 90s favourites!
Nintendo. Despite them milking old franchises, the games look promising enough. The new Kid Icarus seemed to have some pretty cool gameplay mechanics going for it from the first trailer. Hell, the 3DS actually looks like something worth buying outside of the 3D effects. The thing can actually be called a new handheld system rather than a modified version of the old one for the purpose of making more money. Congrats Nintendo, you managed to get my interest for a little while. I doubt you'll manage to keep it, but we'll see.
