After watching more E3, I noticed that it appears to be not ALL about motion technology as I assumed from my first impressions of E3. I'm happy to see that the previous formula will be sticking around for a bit longer. Some of the things I saw and was looking forward to was Rage, Dead Space 2, and surprisingly a handful of Wii games.
Rage looks like a fantastic game, post apocalyptic wastelands are right up my alley. There were some things about it that looked great, and some things about it that didn't. I liked that it was made by id, growing up I was a huge fan of Doom and Wolfenstein so seeing them return was amazing. I also liked that it had progressive AI and that no two enemies will act alike. As Well as the complete locale being hand drawn so not even two rocks look alike. With that said the things I don't like are for one, that the game reallyresembles Borderlands. I don't just mean a little, I mean from what I saw it was damn near identical, from the wasteland to the people you interact with to the vehicle you drive, it just really had a Borderlands look to it to the point where I was unsure of how they were getting away with this. It also appeared to lack any sort of character customization as far as stats or appearance go. but all that aside Rage looks like it will be a pretty exciting and fun game.
Dead Space 2 looks absolutely amazing. being a die hard fan of the first and playing through it multiple times being so excited for the return of Isaac Clarke and the necromorphs has made this game one of my most looked forward to games. It was a little upsetting to see that I have to wait until 2011 to get my hands on it. a video was shown that displayed some new weapons, new necromorphs and a few new game play tweaks. The game from what I saw was exactly as I was hoping it to be and I didn't really have any problems with anything I saw. I'm excited to get my hands on it in the coming year.
The Wii shocked me the most at this years E3, they're bringing back so many of my beloved childhood games, it appears for the wii, 2010/2011 will be the years of Zelda, Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, etc. etc. And thats a great thing to see. one problem I had with the Wii is I figured they'd only be making variations on a formula that weren't necessary, and from what I seen, at least with the Donkey Kong and the Kirby aspects, they were returning to the roots a little bit more but enhancing the experience. I'm glad gaming has come this far but I'm also happy to see that Nintendo can stop and take a look at itself and see that some of the golden games of 20 or so years ago had a certain charm to them, that I'm sure will be brought back in these upcoming releases.
I've yet to see word on any of the games I'm really excited to see like a new Elder Scrolls or Mass Effect 3, but I'm definitely impressed with all of what I've seen so far. I hope to continue to see more exciting great stuff.