Greetings ladies and gents! As many of you know it is that time of year again when some of the biggest and best news storeys and games are made public knowledge. I am of course talking about E3. And with E3 comes prediction blogs like...THIS ONE! So, without further ado.
Games I'm looking forward to seeing
The Beatles: Rock Band
There are a lot of reasons I'm hoping to hear more about this one. 1. Not a lot of information has been released about it. 2. Harmonix have been hyping to game to be something 'more than a Rock Band game' which suggests to me a new single player game and 3. Allegedly The Beatles are meant to be a pretty good band from what I hear :P so I'm sure that their music will be great to experience in that music game format I oh so love :)
Oh, and it would be great to know if the songs can transfer the Rock Band 2 as well, ;)
Heavy Rain
A game where to game continues with it's storeys after the character you are controlling dies? Colour me intrigued! Okay, I'm still not 100% sure how the game is meant to work (something about Sixaxis tilting you head? :? ) but hopefully the stage demo will set me straight on that issue. :) I also hope that those rumours about the game being delayed until 2010 are denied. After all it's never a good thing when games get delayed.
DC Universe/The Agency
The reason I've bundled these two games together is because I'm interested in them for the exact same reason. They are both console MMO's. I've wanted to get into an MMORPG for a long time but the lacking processing power of my computer and the monthly subscriptions have stopped me from taking the plunge. While the fact the games on console will probably still have monthly subscriptions, if they look impressive enough at the show I might just be able to overlook that factor. ;)
Brutal Legend
The details about this game have only recently become known to me but its whole concept just sound awesome! A fantasy world inspired by heavy metal sound like great idea and the trailer does bestow confidence with that feeling. I'm sure we will all see during the live demo if the quality of the gameplay matches the quality of the concept, and with creator of Psyconaughts at the helm I;m sure it will do just that. :)
Announcement Predictions
New Zelda, Mario at Nintendo Presser
I would say this one is a 'given' but I also thought that we would 'giving' last year that Nintendo would be revealing all sorts of crazy stuff, so I'm not going to hold my breath (as much) as I did last year. Though since the company have indeed said they are working on them. So while I wouldn't call it a 'given' I would call it a likely. :)
The New MSG Game will be Series of Unanswered Events is the Franchise
The reason I think this is because it the only way I can think of that Big Boss and Raiden can be in the same (various teasers shows they are both in the game). Also those two characters unanswered scenarios. It is not known how exactly Big Boss turned to the 'dark side' and we also don't know how Raiden became a cyborg ninja. There are more answered questions too which I think could very well 'fill up the disc space'. This is a prediction that could very well be wrong as Mr Kojima doesn't half like to tease his fanbase. But wouldn't it be great if got it right? :D
Half Life 3 will be Announced Instead of Episode 3
Okay, now THIS is an extremely bold statement and you probably have a bit of right to ridicule me for it but just hear me out. Episode 2, while being a great game is starting to show its age a little graphically, and since we haven't seen any of Episode 3 yet it suggests to me that they are working on something big. Making me think they are working on something bigger than just an episode. Again, this is bold statement make but I can't help thinking it's a possibility.
Dream Announcements
Disclaimer: Just so you all know I'm not expecting these announcements to happen, these are just a few of my 'HELL YEAHZ' fantasies that I wish would happen but probably won't...
A New Smash Bros Game or Expansion Pack or DS version
If you know me at all you will know that I fricking love Smash Bros (I bought the game 3 times for jeebus sake!). So any kind of announcement related to it would really make my day. However since the developers behind it have started to do different things and the long wait between games I can't see it happening...however much I'd like to see it. :(
Mass Effect on PS3
There is no game I want more on the PS3 than Mass Effects. I've always been a fan of the 'moral choice' kind of games and the combat seem pretty good too. Alas, since the developers are now working on the second game in the series. I just can't see them working on a port this late it...
A Final Fantasy VII Remake
Hey, with all that demand it's got to happen sometime! :D
Well, I think that just about covers my E3 thoughts. If any of you guys have got any wild predictions or fantasies to share I'd love to hear them.
Here's to a manic, content packed E3!