Wow its been a year since my last post... oh well.
E3 2011 is over and done, and I almost like making these posts as a memory exercise.
Microsoft is having another year of the sequel, Gears 3, MW3, Halo 4. Also a metric ton of Kinect stuff that makes me want togouge out someone elses eyeballs. Probably not a surprise that Star Warsconnect lookedexactly like Star Wars "The Clone Wars" so obviously its targeted at that same demo: 7-15. Fable the journeymakes me want to kill as well. Why notjust straight up make Fable4 work with kinect? Why make a spin off? Plus withPeter's track record, I'll beleive it when IPLAY it. Starhawk looks interesting.
Sonycontinuing the trend withsequels and motion controlls, Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, and thats all I really remeber when suddenly the press conference became all about the Vita. The Vita looks amazing im sure, the PSP still makes me say "Wow" everytime I start it up. But did Sony make any money off of the PSP? Why try to do it again? You arnt going to break nintendo's hold on the kiddy market and Adult gamers that want handhelds is pretty small market. Add in the fact that the games are NOT what we want to play on handhelds. I dont want an Uncharted in my hands while I'm just trying to kill some time, I want Uncharted on my 46 inch tv where I can appreciate it. If you want me to buy a handheld, you have to make some handheld games. Also, ENOUGH WITH THE TOUCH CONTROLS. Seriously it seems like a ploy to get me to drop the damn thing and then have to buy a new one.
Nintendo is going out of buisness. It has happened to every company that has released a new "generation" mid cycle. Unless they are going to be ready to have yet another console ready when the true next gen starts they are going to get hosed just like everyone else. Its taken me 6 years but I own a PS3 and an Xbox 360. I havent played my Wii in a very long time because there are no games at all. I dont see how that translates into wanting to buy a new system that wont have any good exclusives, isnt more powerful, doesnt have a blue ray or dvdplayer, wont likely be very online friendly and probably will be nothing more than a huge pocketbook rip off.
Other things: Obviously excited for Assassin's Creed Revelations, but Im also ready to get out of Ezio's story and move on to a propper AC3. Mass Effect 3 looks great, but, and this goes for all games, ENOUGH with the turret sequences! Less on rails action is what we want. Its like some crazy trend in the market right now. MOAR TURRETZ!!! Ugh. Moving on. Cant wait for Dark Souls, even tho its no longer an exclusive. Theres another that I cant remember, it was a light hearted action shooter, looked class based, must not of been that good.
Thats it for now, I know theres a million and one more better things, and I'm leaving out huge chunks... but this is what stuck with me after the main press conferences.