Because of this, I'm going to list the things I am hoping to see announced.
- The Last Story gets an American release date. We are in desperate need of some more JRPGs and that game looks awesome and has been selling extremely well in Japan. Wish I had the opportunity to play the game here. I also wish that Xenoblade gets an American release.
- The Witcher 2 gets consolized. The original Witcher was one of the main reasons I wanted a PC, and then a console port was incoming. Then that got canceled. Rumors are flying around that The Witcher 2 could be coming to consoles and I hope that these rumors are true.
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword gets a release date, specifically a 2011 release date. One of the most anticipated titles, I'm hoping I get to play it this year.
- Tomb Raider gets a 2011 release date and gameplay shown. After reading this month's OPM with its coverage of the new Tomb Raider, I'm more excited for the game than ever. I just hope that it is as good as it can be.
- Project Cafe turns out to be pretty cool and not too expensive. This is the part of E3 that I am worried about. First off, I am excited for a new Nintendo console. The chance to play a Zelda title that has the graphical level of detail that Skyrim does? Could be incredible, though I'm skeptical because, while first party titles are great and there are many great gems, lately Nintendo consoles have been lacking in amazing titles. Here's to hoping.
- Both Sony and Microsoft choose not to announce their next consoles. Rumors are floating around that these companies could possibly announce their next console, and this would bother me. I'd find it incredibly dumb of them to try to force new peripheals (Kinect and Move) onto customers just to have those customers find out new hardware is coming and what they bought is left to the dust. Chances are those peripheals will work with the new consoles but many people would be mad, simply because many bought a 360 when they bought Kinect. Not the smartest move.
The other problem I have with them announcing a new console is because there is so much untapped potential in this console generation. Where's the charminig titles? Where are the titles that are less about the graphics and technology and more about the experience? Most games these days are better than the good games of generations past, but there's a problem with this generation that can be fixed if we continue with it for a while longer.
And here are a couple other things I'm looking forward to this E3:
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- God of War IV
- Mass Effect 3
- NGP Information, including Price and Release Date
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2?
- Bioshock Infinite
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Halo 4/Halo: CE Remake
- Batman: Arkham City
- Prince of Persia 2008 Sequel?
- Heavenly Sword 2
- Something about Square-Enix doing something to fix themselves
- More games that I haven't even considered
- New games that are new IPs