How E3 went down: First day I checked out all the small companies and researched on upcoming international companies from
What I played:
[Game Name – Publisher – Platform]
[Sony Move – Sony – Playstation 3]
I tried Time Crisis 4 with it and it didn’t feel much different from the Wiimote. In fact, it was less accurate than the Wiimote. The grip felt kind of weird since it was round and didn’t have a specific grip to it. The fact that it’s going to be around $100 seems a bit of a turn off too considering that there aren’t that many good games to it…yet. It might be better with time when more 3rd party companies start developing for it and when Sony lowers the price a notch like they did for the PS3 itself.
[Forsaken World – Perfect World – PC]
“WoW Clone.” That’s all I can say. I usually don’t like comparing MMOs to WoW since they’re usually very different (ex. Global Agenda) but I played multiple online games that look exactly like World of Warcraft in terms of theme, classes, interface, color palette, level design, and game mechanics. Aside from that, it was sort of interesting to see Forsaken World’s take on the MMORPG. I’m not sure if I’d play it for long, but I guess I’d be willing to give it another chance when it goes beta.
[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Konami – PS3/Xbox 360]
Oh man, you guys don’t even know how excited I am for this game. I still remember seeing the trailer for this game last year’s E3 on the internet, so being able to play it at E3 this year was pretty amazing. So far, the game is very fluid and graphically pleasing. It is much harder than its 3D Castlevania predecessors. I like a challenge though; it doesn’t make it as much of a button mashing game since it emphasizes more on distance and timing. I’m curious as to how the rest of the game will turn out since it’s being developed by a different company than usual.
[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – Konami – Xbox360]
I wasn’t expecting to see this at E3 when I went. It sure surprised me and is making me wonder if I should get it or not. It’s like playing boss rush mode in a non-linear castle with the ability to play co-op. You have to get through the level and kill the boss at the end. You can zoom out to look at the whole map rather than opening a separate map, thus allowing you to play in a map-like layout if you’re lost. You can play as Soma Cruz (Aria/Dawn of Sorrow), Alucard (Symphony of the Night), Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin (Portrait of Ruin), and Shanoa (Order of Ecclesia). I’ll like it even more if they add more characters. It’s a downloadable game, and it’s announced for the Xbox360 for now. I don’t like paying for downloadable small games since they’re usully short and sometimes poorly developed.
[Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Capcom – Wii/PS3]
I hope they keep this name since on the PS2, they changed it to “Devil Kings” for
[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light – Square Enix – DS]
Despite being slightly disappointed with the battle mechanics and the very low quality graphics from the past 3-5 DS Final Fantasy games, I still have interest in the game. Lots of classes to choose from, 4 player online co-op gameplay, and extensive story makes it tempting, but I have yet to be convinced.
[Quantum Theory – Tecmo Koei – PS3/Xbox360]
Ugh, I’m not sure how to put it lightly, but this game has frustrating design. It’s like a Gears of War ala cover-shoot with melee attacks in a futuristic fantasy setting with gigantic guns and large enemies. The character is sluggish, aiming is slow, and the added melee was kinda pointless. The visuals are amazing, but the clunky controls really turned me off. Maybe I’ll give it a chance in the future and play it again.
[Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage – Tecmo Koei – PS3/Xbox360]
Hokuto no Ken Musou!!! I can’t believe they’re bringing it to
[Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll – Tecmo Koei – PS3]
Looking at the game, it looked interesting with nice graphics and immersive environment; however, the gameplay suffered from clunky controls, unintelligent AI, and very linear gameplay. I had the same feeling about this game as I did with Quantum Theory, pretty but insufficient. Can’t say I’m really looking forward to this one.
[Trinity Universe – Tecmo Koei – PS3]
Totally unrelated to the previous game mentioned above, this mixture of characters from Disgaea and other Japanese RPG games are put into a turn based RPG where characters can do combo attacks. Cute characters, nice graphics and interesting concept of the turn-based battles in RPGs, this game could possibly turn out to be decent.
[Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland – Tecmo Koei – PS3]
I’ve never played any of the Atelier Iris games, but I know that I like the art style. I was actually kind of confused with the gameplay and didn’t play long enough to have a solid opinion of the game.
[Blacklight Tango Down – UTV Ignition Entertainment – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
This game stuck with me the whole time I was at E3 and I’m still thinking about it right now. It’s a futuristic first-person shooter that has a gazillion combinations (don’t quote me on that, the lady at the booth told me that) that changes how you look, what gun you have, how it sounds, how it fires, what colors it bursts into, what aiming sight is mounted, etc. I’m very excited after playing the game as it’s very smooth, controls are very tight, and despite being another FPS, it feels very refined. They’re hook for the game is its cheaper price, yet they haven’t announced it yet. If it’s $20, I’m jumping on that!
[All Points Bulletin – Electronic Arts – PC]
I remember seeing this game advertised on Steam and was intrigued by the gameplay videos. Having tried the game out myself, I felt like I should really give it a chance. Think of the game as “Grand Theft Auto” or “Crackdown” Online. There weren’t any other players on the server I was trying it on, so I didn’t get to experience any action, but the layout, design and controls were acceptable as far as I see it. I got a free beta key to it while I was at the booth, but it didn’t work when I got back home to register. I reported it and to make up for it, they’re giving me 10 hours free in the game, 3 days early access, and exclusive items. After that, I’ll have to pay. I don’t ever play pay2play online games, so I’m probably going to try it then leave it at that. It’s not because the game isn’t good enough, it’s just that I don’t want to pay continually for a game or I’ll feel obligated to having to play it which would be bad for me (I never get addicted to games, avoiding monthly fees or continual payment games help). Anyways, this should be good.
[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – Konami – PSP]
Despite being epically fail and confused charging in the bases, MGS:PW is a decent MGS game on PSP. It still follows the stealth action genre, and I think you can play multiplayer co-op. The controls suggest that it’s more concentrated on action as it’s harder to be stealthy with PSP controls. Maybe I’ll get it in the future.
[MKZ – Gamersfirst – PC]
Yay, another free fps! I thought the game was okay. The hitboxes were kind of glitchy which is not favorable to sniper players (me) and those who go constantly for headshots (me). I also tried War Rock, which is by the same distributor, and I think that one is a bit better. War Rock has been out for a while on…on…I forget the original name of the company, but it’s called “Gamers First” now. I’ll be trying out the rest of their free online games during this summer break.
[Heroes of the 3 Kingdoms – Perfect World – PC]
I was excited for this game since I’m a fan of the 3 Kingdom theme of Ancient China. Unfortuneately, I was not impressed with the gameplay when I tried it out at the booth. The game is going through beta right now (I believe) and isn’t out yet officially, but maybe I’ll give it another try by playing from the beginning. It’s another Point-n-Click MMORPG, and I’m not sure if I like those anymore.
[Vindictus – Nexon – PC]
The answer to my Point-n-Click boredom of MMORPGs, Vindictus (known as Mabinogi Heroes in
[Dragon’s Nest – Nexon – PC]
I didn’t even hear of this game until one of my friends told me about it right before I went to E3. Dragon’s Nest is much like Mabinogi Heroes (oops, I mean Vindictus) but has a similar art style of Mabinogi Online (another Nexon game). The controls are surprisingly smoother with gameplay very smooth where you can chain skills together to create a combo attack. I heard nothing about this being hosted on Nexon, but I’m going to play it if it does.
[Phantasy Star Portable 2 – Sega – PSP]
I’m super excited about this game as I’m playing the first one and think it’s amazing already. With the same quality of gameplay, multiplayer, story, art, and innovations as its predecessors, the game offers new moves, weapons, plotline, and even a free online co-op to boot. I have a friend who was with me when I was trying it out and said Phantasy Star games have very shallow gameplay (he also doesn’t like Dynasty Wariors) which makes me think I’m a shallow gamer since I love Phantasy Star and the Warriors series so much, lol. The interface is reworked, shielding (you can finally block!) and dodge is added, and guns having photon arts make me even happier about this new release from the Phantasy Star series.
[Yakuza 4 – Sega – PS3]
The guys from noobtoob were really excited about this game, but I never played a Yakuza game before. I had to find out what was so great about the game, and I think my expectations were too high. The game is a beat-em-up and I was a Yakuza gangster beating the crud outta ordinary looking guys. It was okay…It was kinda funny picking up warning signs and plant pots and smacking across the enemies head.
[Need for Speed World – Electronic Arts – PC]
I’m not much of a racing gamer, but I play anything because I am a gamer. When I started playing, I started wondering why there weren’t checkpoints and a timer and then I realized it was an open world MMO. It is like “
[Two Worlds 2 – SouthPeak Games – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
I’m not sure if I’d be giving it a fair judgment from what I played, but the concept was rather annoying. Each attack, even the regular attack, has a cool down in this Action-RPG with the usual ghouls and skeletons inside a dark cave. I never played or even heard of the first “Two Worlds”, but if it could merit a second installment, there must’ve been something good from it. The slow gameplay, clumsy controls, and cool-down on even the regular attack made it very unappealing. I’m going to have to wait and see what other say; maybe it’s better later in the game.
[Okamiden – Capcom – DS]
I didn’t play it long, but it was confusing jumping in mid-game not knowing what to do. So far, the gameplay is similar to the DS Zelda games and seems to have an emphasis on puzzles. Not much to say, probably will play it in the future.
[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds – Capcom – PS3/Xbox360]
Fighting gamers rejoice with this new installment of MvC after 10 years. I used Dante, Deadpool, and Chris Redfield and thought the game was just as great as its predecessors. Animations were smooth, but gameplay was still quick. Characters were slightly slower (I think), but the flow of the game was still fast-paced. I enjoyed it, but it seems like there’s a lot more to be developed, and I don’t mind the wait if there’s going to be more characters added.
[Arc Rise Fantasia – Ignition Entertainment – Wii]
I didn’t have much expectation for this game, but I wanted to try it anyways. It’s a turn-based RPG with the concept of character distance and placement in the battles. The gameplay was more strategic this way, but I wasn’t very convinced that it was a game I was going to like. I’ve been very picky with my Wii games, and I barely get time to play it anymore. I need to get around to playing and beating Metroid Prime 3, Zelda:TP, and Mario Galaxy…..
[DC Universe Online – Sony Online Entertainment – PS3/PC]
I didn’t plan on playing this game, but I saw it at E3 with no lines. So I jumped on and was impressed by the gameplay. It’s not a point-n-click, which is good. The attacks auto-target whoever is closest to where you’re facing and you unleash attacks with the mouse buttons, or number keys for skills and specials. There’s flying, flipping, fast running, elemental attacks, and many interesting things that were probably in City of
[Conduit 2 – Sega – Wii]
I never got to play the first one and might even go out and buy it if I can find a copy for cheap. The sequel to The Conduit has an interesting multiplayer online play that I got to experience with other E3 goers or developers to the game. The controls were a bit difficult to handle, but I got used to it rather quickly and felt it was possibly better than the first “Red Steel.” The graphics are outdated and is apparent when running through the environment, but I’m not too concerned with it. I might get this game, I’m not sure yet.
[Tournament of Legends – Sega Europe – Wii]
Soul Calibur with Castlevania Judgment controls with a lot of mini-games in between to use your special abilities. I was not impressed with this game too much. Maybe the use of individual left hand, right hand with nunchuck and wiimote for attacks was interesting, but the more the guy tried to explain the mechanics of the game, the more tedious I thought the game was just to win when I was doing just fine attacking normally. I don’t mind passing on this one.
Stuff worth checking out:
[BGRMods: New Fangled Gaming]
They sell mods for rapid fire for fps on console controllers, which I don’t care for. They have other merchandise that are kind of interesting, such as the No Scope decal that lets you shoot accurately in fps games that require you to scope to have an accurate fire without having to scope by sticking the decal onto where the aiming point is.
[Ttesports – By Thermaltake]
They sell gaming equipment from keyboards, mices, to gamer gloves. A lot of their stuff lights up too, which is cool.
[Eagle Eye – Penguin United]
A converter that translates USB keyboards and mice for your PS3 so that you can have the PC controls advantage in your fps games. I don’t care too much as I play both controller and PC and am okay with both. This is an interesting device for those who complain that they can’t play with controllers and only with a keyboard/mouse.
Looking forward to:
[Blacklight: Tango Down – PC]
I’m going to get this game if it’s cheap since I’ve been craving for good First-person shooters. It should be out on Steam soon, but I haven’t seen any advertisements for it yet.
[Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage – PS3]
I’m ready for some Hokuto no Ken action. I’ve really like all the stuff Koei has been dishing out in the past and have confidence that this game will be just as great.
[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – PS3]
This will be a must buy for me, unless it does so horrible with the critics that it deserves a price reduction. There are too many good games to buy, so having sales and discounts would be nice. I’m mainly concerned with the music, I hope it’s good.
[Phantasy Star Portable 2 – PSP]
I can probably wait until I finish the first one, but I will say that this game will be great and I’m excited to finally play it for real when I get the chance to.
[Metroid: Other M – Wii]
I can’t believe I didn’t get to try this out at E3! Despite that, this will be an incredible game. I like Nintendo, Metroid, and Team Ninja, and so having all those put together makes an interesting blend of puzzle, action, and epic boss battles. I think this game is coming out before any of the other four, so I might get this first.
Worth mentioning, even though I didn’t play it:
[Trine 2 – Atlus – PC/PS3/Xbox360]
I played the first one and enjoyed it. This one looks promising too, with online co-op play!
[El Shaddai – UTV Ignition Entertainment – PS3/Xbox360]
Looks like a cool platform/action game with artsy effects and religious references.
[Mario Sports Mix – Nintendo – Wii]
A lot of the Mario sports games have been good, and having them put them all into one game is a good deal…maybe. I probably won’t buy it, but I think it’ll be good.
[GoldenEye 007 – Nintendo – Wii]
I was watching people play it and thought it looked pretty decent. I even had the opportunity to meet James Rolfe (aka Angry Videogame Nerd) there doing a recording for his videos. It’s not remake, as the guy at the booth said, but another rendition of the film for the Wii. I don’t think I have a FPS on my Wii, and besides the Conduit or Red Steel 2, I would want it to be GoldenEye 007.
[Zelda: Skyward Sword – Nintendo – Wii]
Lines were long for this, and according to my friends, it was the best game they tried at E3. The attacks follow where you swing and how you swing so that the movement is synonymous, which leads me to think that I might need to get the Wii Motion Plus. Even though I didn’t play it at E3, I might buy it.
[Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – Ubisoft – PS3/Xbox360]
I haven’t read the comic, haven’t watched the movie, but I’m excited for the game. Art and animation is by Paul Robertson (a genius pixel artist) and the music is by Anamanaguchi (8-bit music band).
[Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs – Nintendo – DS]
At least it’s not the same pokemon game right? Gameplay looks fun.
[NeverDead – Konami – PS3/Xbox360]
I just saw some trailer and gameplay and thought it looks interesting, but I need to play it to really know what it’s like.
[Silent Hill 8 – Konami – TBA]
Wow, up to 8 and I haven’t played a single one. It must be good if it lasted this long right? Inno…
[Knights in the Nightmare – Atlus – PSP]
I’m still playing it on DS and don’t see how it makes sense on PSP. If they had to upgrade the game, at least make it on PC or something where the player can actually move the spirit around with a stylus or mouse rather than an analog stick.
[Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – Ubisoft – PC/PS3/Xbox360]
I’m surprised one of my friends that played this who usually doesn’t play these types of games did and almost won on versus match with my other friend who actually plays the series. I haven’t play anything past the 5 minutes I had with the 2nd installment, but this one looks promising with the multiplayer added.
[LittleBigPlanet2 – SCEA – PS3]
I don’t care too much after playing the first one, even though I thought it was a good game. But the game caught a lot of attention to even those outside the gaming realm, so it might open up new opportunities to other things in the future.
[Portal 2 – Valve – PC/PS3/Xbox 360]
Thinking it was just going to be a continuation of the same thing, the trailer blew me away and surprised me with what the gameplay was going to be like.
[Kid Icarus: Uprising – Nintendo – 3DS]
The trailer was awesome enough, but it’s too bad that I didn’t get to see it on the 3DS with the 3D effects. Innovative flight and shooting concept made me excited to see more out of this game. Pit makes his return to Nintendo consoles once more!
[Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Nintendo – Wii]
I watched others play this as the lines piled up and thought the design and concept was creative and artistic after seeing so many renditions of the pink puffball with the same concepts being dished out each time. The Wii will be having another good game added to its library after being so silent for so long.
[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]
New Warhammer games! I haven’t played many Warhammer games before, but the premise and concepts around the theme they have for 40K is interesting enough to capture my attention.
[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Ubisoft – PC/PS3/Xbox360]
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter was great, HAWX was great, and I have no doubt that Future Soldier will deliver an enjoyable experience that I crave to see when it is released.
[Killzone 3 – SCEA – PS3]
I haven’t played the first 2, but I heard the series is really good. Looking at the gameplay footage, I am sort of convinced. It makes me want to play it.
[Metal Gear Solid: Rising – Konami – PS3/Xbox360]
Stealth no more, this new installment of Metal Gear will be about fast-paced action with Raiden as the main character with his crazy ninja skills. I like swords~
[Devil’s Third – THQ – PS3/Xbox360/TBA]
From the Producer of Ninja Gaiden (the new one) and Dead or Alive comes a new action game with swords and guns in it. Swords and guns? I’m so there!
[Mortal Kombat – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – PS3/Xbox 360]
I’m not a huge MK fan, but this one looks decent and serves justice to its original installments while still being modern. Fatalities look brutal, so they’re still being inventive with that. I want to play it, but probably not buy it.
[Final Fantasy XIV Online – Square Enix – PS3/PC]
I LOVE FINAL FANTASY. That is all. I wanted to play it, but it was appointment only with hold-on-to-hand tour…Oh well, I’m going to try for the beta.
[Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Square Enix – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
I heard the second Deus Ex did not do the original justice. This one looks very action packed rather than stealthful. Maybe this one might be good.
[Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep – Square Enix – PSP]
I haven’t played through any of the KH, but I did buy the first two this school year and plan to beat it. This one looks good, and each KH has been doing very well.
[Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded – Square Enix – DS]
This one looks good too. The Nintendo DS has already been graced with one good KH title, and it looks like it will again.
[The 3rd Birthday – Square Enix – PSP]
I know nothing about this aside from the screenshots, which looked amazing for a PSP game. It makes me curious what the gameplay is supposed to be.
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I watched other play this and it looked pretty cool. Large mechs running around blowing stuff up. I should’ve tried it out.
[Dungeon Siege III – Square Enix – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
I’ve played through the past 2 and thought it pretty good and rather challenging. I didn’t beat them though since they were kind of lengthy and difficult to finish through my tight schedules at school (but now I’m done, yay!)
[Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light – Square Enix - PS3/Xbox360]
I’m not a Tomb Raider fan as I find the games to be a perspective of the many ways to die in a videogame. This one looked interested though as it was a top-down action shooter with 2 player co-op that emphasized on teamwork and fighting rather than puzzles and dying.
[Necromachina – Square Enix – PS3/Xbox360]
It’s hard to find a good 2D game on consoles nowadays since the emphasis is on 3D games and now 3D vision games. But the art style and gameplay to this one is so beautiful that I might consider buying it (It’s on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade, which I said before I don’t like since we’re charged for games that are poorly developed or short lengthed).
[Space Invaders Infinity Gene – Square Enix – PS3/Xbox360]
Space Invaders has seen many remakes (I think I’ve played over 10 of them) and continues to evolve with its original character styles and concepts kept the same. I can’t give an opinion until I’ve played it.
[TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea - ??? – PC]
I remember hearing about this game and wanted to try it, but people did not want to leave when they tried it at E3. This is a good sign then. That means it is fun.
[Medal of Honor – Electronic Arts – PS3/Wii/PC]
A friend believes it to be too close to what Modern Warfare 2 is like, and looking at the gameplay it kind of does. The game looks decent though and I felt like I should of gave it a try when I was at the booth.
[Dead Rising 2 – Capcom – PS3/Xbox360]
I’m still trying to beat the first one on the Wii, but I like the zombie killing in Dead Rising despite the amount of zombie games that keeps coming out now. Dead Rising 2 allows 2 player co-op with the ability to tape items together to create new weapons. I’m glad it’s coming out with a PS3 version this time instead of going Xbox360 exclusive.
[F.3.A.R. - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
Horror games aren’t really my thing, but I’ll play it if it’s good. The first two I heard was actually exciting and a decent shooter, so I’m curious to see how this one does.
[Valkyria Chronicles 2 – Sega – PSP]
Strange that a game that started on the PS3 has its sequel on the PSP. I want to play the first one before I get to know more about the 2nd one.
[Halo: Reach – Microsoft Game Studios – Xbox360]
I like Halo. Sure, a lot of people like Halo and there are people who also hates Halo with a passion, but Halo added new innovations that created trends in the fps genre and new tactics that had to be learned in order to play efficiently. The gameplay to Reach already impresses me and gives me that feeling of “I need to play this now!” Unfortunately, I only have a PS3, Wii and PC (in terms of latest Gen) and so I don’t care too much about buying it, but I do want the chance to get to play it though.
[Gran Turismo 5 – SCEA – PS3]
As I’ve said before, I’m not a huge racing game fan, but this game looks amazing. Its super realistic graphics and count of 1000 cars is quite a feat. It’s insane! If I ever get the chance, I’d like to at least play it.
[Bulletstorm – Electronic Arts – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
This looks good. It reminds me of Borderlands’ damage system with Dark Messiah’s kicking mechanics where you can push enemies into spikes, off cliffs, or into other enemies. I also heard it has a co-op mode.
[The Agency – Sony Online Entertainment – PS3/PC]
I would like to play this game, very much. I’m not sure how exactly the gameplay will work as an online game, but I’m hoping it’s more than just team death-match with just killing in it.
[Metroid: Other M – Nintendo – Wii]
If you haven’t heard, Team Ninja of the Ninja Gaiden Series is developing this next installment of Metroid. So far, the gameplay shows promise in puzzles, action, boss battles, exploration, and fast-paced shooting.
[Gameboy 3DS – Nintendo – 3DS]
I can’t believe I missed out on seeing this, but I heard some people waited 4 hours just to get a chance to play with it. My friends got to try it out, and I’m jealous of them because of that. Supposedly, you could see things in 3D without 3D glasses and be able to see around 3D objects through the two camera lenses in the front of the gameboy. I’ve seen some of the mock-ups and like the orange color case. I’m glad they added the analog control to the system, but they also added motion sensing and g-sensing to it. I was wondering what Nintendo would do as an innovation for the next gameboy. Bravo Nintendo, Bravo!
[Vanquish – Sega – PS3/Xbox360]
Lines weren’t particularly long, but each person was taking 10-20 minutes playing. I don’t blame them since the action was so fast-paced and the controls were so slick. I’m sad that there won’t be a multiplayer function in it, but this game I might buy.
[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II – LucasArts – Wii/PC/PS3/PSP/Xbox360/DS]
I didn’t really care too much as the market is saturated with Star Wars games; however, this one might be worth trying out.
[Transformers: War for Cybertron – Activision – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
I usually don’t like Transformers games, but this one is different. Instead of running around in a open city blowing everything up, you have fast-paced multiplayer and massive boss battles
[Brink -
Watch the trailer. That’s what the developers are trying to achieve in their gameplay: a fluid gameplay of acrobatics and movement with heart-pumping action.
What I didn’t care for too much:
[Microsoft Kinect – Microsoft – Xbox360]
Until they develop actual games for this device, I don’t have much interest in really trying it out at the moment.
[Epic Mickey – Disney Interactive – Wii]
I was excited for this game before, but after seeing it at E3 I’m kind of disappointed. It seems they were trying to go for innovation but in turn came out to be tedious tasks. The side-scroll platforming looks fun though.
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It’s not a videogame, but an action game that’s pretty much laser tag. Meh…
[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – Electronic Arts – PS3/Xbox360]
The graphics and gameplay to Need for Speed games keep improving, but they come out with so many of them I kind of lost track of them all and gave up. The game looks awesome though.
[Various Dance/Fitness Games]
Games are looking more casual with every passing release of a new game. I miss classic DDR.
[Dead Space 2 – Electronic Arts – PC/PS3/Xbox360]
I’m still working on the first one, and it’s not a game I feel I have to play. The game is looking impressive so far though, but I don’t see it anymore scary than the first one.
[Forza 4 – Microsoft – Xbox360]
I feel the same about this as I do Need for Speed. Looks pretty, but I don’t feel inclined to buy it.
[Gears of War 3 – Microsoft – Xbox360]
I haven’t played the first two yet and they’re already releasing the third one. I’ve heard great things about this series, and it’s funny to hear that the greatest thing about this game is all the blood and gore, especially since I hear all this from my female friends. It makes me wonder if girls are secretly masochistic, it’s kinda scary.
[Fable III – Microsoft Game Studios – Xbox 360]
In the words of my friend “it looks like a refined version of Fable 2.” The game looks great, but for some reason, I don’t care enough about Fable to really play it. Maybe the length of the game scares me away since I don’t have as much time to play games as I would like to anymore.
[Dragon Quest IX – Nintendo – DS]
I never beat any of the Dragon Quest games, but if RPG fans are right, this is an incredible game. I’m not sure if I’ll ever get around to buying/playing this game.
[Warriors: Legends of
Meh, ever since the movie 300 came out, all these games that came out after it didn’t really interest me that much. It does look fun, but it doesn’t interest me enough to try it.
[Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days – Square Enix – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
The first one is supposed to be really great, but I never played it and didn’t care too much about it. You’re playing as the bad guys, right? It’s supposed to be good action, but I guess it’s sorta dark for me? At least it’s not Manhunt right? Maybe I’ll check it out in the future.
[Mind Jack – Square Enix – PS3/Xbox360]
I know nothing about this game other than what was in the catalogue at E3. Looks cool, but I didn’t bother looking it up.
[Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions – Square Enix – iPhone/iPod Touch]
If I had to buy/play this, it’d be on the PSP. If you do care that it’d going to be on iPhone/iPod Touch, at least get a iPad to play it on so you don’t accidentally execute a wrong order and mess up your turn.
[Crysis 2 – Electronic Arts – PS3/Xbox360/PC]
I haven’t played the first one, but it looks graphically amazing and seems to have a very smooth, fluid gameplay mechanic.
[Fallout: New Vegas -
I haven’t played any of the Fallouts yet, so I didn’t really look into this one.
[Homefront – THQ – PS3/PC]
No gameplay footage, and the premise of the game scares me. The controversial storyline of
On a side note, I ran into Cole & Dylan Sprouse from the Disney Show "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" at E3 and even took a picture with them. I also saw James Rolfe from Screwattack's "Angry Videogame Nerd" at the Goldeneye 007 booth for the Wii. If you watch his video and see the Goldeneye booth, I am standing a feet away from him but am not in the shot (I also didn't get to take a picture with him since he was in a rush to finish his video).
Well, this took 5 days to write and I am finally finished. I have a lot ahead of me this summer, with cleaning my room as my first priority. Other than that, it's videogames, working on projects, practicing piano/guitar/violin, drawing, and hopefully making videos this summer. Also, be sure to contact me if any of you want to hang out or play some online games or something. Thanks for reading~
