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E3 2010 Thoughts
juan0tron:
I was gonna post this in the Kinect/Natal thread that just started, but I somehow got on a rant on E3 as a whole, so here you go. Kind of random long-winded rant, but eh why not.
The press conferences definitely got progressively less crappy as they went this year. Microsoft's was an overall "meh" for me, nothing terribly groundbreaking, even though I'll be looking forward to the (already announced) Gears & Halo sequels. Plus a nitpicky thing for me, every one of those business reps practically screamed "IM A TOOL IM A TOOL" as they talked, and looked like they were faking it the most time. I just hate that in general.
Nintendo just announced a bunch of awesome, and everyone looked pretty excited about what they were doing. I could tell everyone was really excited as they were all CHECK THIS SHIT OUT. WE GOT SOME 3D IN YOUR DS. Plus that 3DS ad was quite excellent. All this new motion control stuff aside, I'm really excited for a new 2D Donkey Kong Country, and Metroid Other M looks like it can stay faithful to one of my favorite franchises :D
Sony's conference was just a lot of fun. The "Move" games announced actually looked like full games I'd be willing to play rather than Kinect's "tech demos" as I'd like to call them. Also you just gotta love the guy they've hired to do their marketing and commercials. His nonsense speech was just awesome. Also, the new Twisted Metal looks shiny and fun as always. Also Portal 2 on the PS3 has exclusive features? Kind of a dick move for Valve to develop exclusively for the 360 console-wise, then go and make an exclusivity deal with Sony. At least I have more confidence in Sony to actually stick with Valve's policy of free DLC. Sony's new paid PSN membership doesn't sound bad either. Basically an online discount card, while non-payers still get the same features PSN has always had.
By the way, does anyone truly get excited by the same-old same-old Call of Duty shooters and its clones that are coming out lately? Even Halo picked up some CoD elements in it's multiplayer. What happened to innovation? Kinect and its avatar games scream Wii Sports (One of the games is even called "Kinect Sports"), and Playstation Move is a blatant Wiimote ripoff. At least Sony had some truly interesting games to show off, plus Move support for games that can also be played with a conventional controller.
Just a general summary, I've got plenty of specific games I'm excited for and now want a 360 Slim/PS3/Wii/and 3DS. Still too broke though :P
the7k:
My thoughts.
Kinect completely failed to impress me. Even the one game I was looking forward to - the Star Wars Lightsaber one - looked pathetic.
Xbox 360 remodel looks nice and I might just pick one up. Improved air-flow and in-the-box WiFi are things I've been waiting to see.
The 3DS is looking really solid. In fact, the winner of this E3 definitely goes to Nintendo. Not much on the Wii I'm interested in, but it didn't seem weak. The 3DS, though - wow.
Sony gets the award for biggest bombshell, though. Steam on PS3? I think this could be the start of something beautiful. I'm very glad to see Gabe turn around, and if we start seeing Steam games on the PS3... I might not need one of those fancy new 360s after all.
Jonesat:
my thoughts.....
microsoft killed it
nintendo killed it
sony....i actually felt bad lol...
to me, they already copied alot of xbox360's things, now when others are done with controller-less gaming...they bust out with their copy of wii motion sticks lol
its like they cant go and do something original anymore.
in my heart, sony died after ps2. ps and ps2 were amazing machines, awesome games, no one else came close.....then all downhill after that :(
AppleQueso:
Microsoft was embarassing
Sony was boring
Nintendo pretty much gave their audience exactly what they wanted
the7k:
@Jonesat
Really, you think Microsoft killed?
Microsoft's Kinect presentation and the games themselves felt so much like the early E3 presentations and games for the Wii, it was painful to watch. I was watching history repeat itself that day.