E3

[robo_rob]

It's currently going on, what's everybody's favorite news so far?

So far the two new Mario Wii games, The new Metroid Wii game, and the zoom lens attachment for DSi are mine.

[MarioRPG]

That new splinter cell game looked cool

[Phoenix Gamma]

New Metroid looks totally fantastic (Adam Malkovich?! Woah, talk about paying attention to the lore! And the gameplay is amazing!), and the two Mario games are looking to be really, really fun. Glad to see Yoshi making a comeback in both games, along with New Mario's propeller and penguin suits! This is gonna be an awesome 12 months.

Oh! And Nintendo's announcement of Golden Sun 3 was a real surprise. Way to bring that franchise back from the dead.

Sony's conference was also amazing, but way too long. Uncharted 2 looks to be really exciting, and the PSP is finally getting actual games. The lineup for both systems is really big, so I definitely think Sony won E3 hands down.

Microsoft's show disappointed me. Natal looks interesting, but I hear there were developers inputting stuff during the closed-door demos, which makes me wonder how much that Milo kid was doing on his own. I think L4D2 is coming way too soon, but overall I guess it was an okay show.

Fantastic E3 this year.

[Ant10708]

That new splinter cell game looked cool
does anyone address how microsoft's insanely retarded 'party' function on xbox live is going to affect their awesome multi player which is now unplayable due to the fucking party funcion

[Ant10708]

The four player mario game is going to rule if they do it the way the multilayer worked in the new super mario bros for ds. That multiplayer was so great and addicting.

And is this the first time since the snes that a mario game gets a sequel on the same generation of consoles?

[robo_rob]

Pretty much, unless you count Mario party.

[darkvare]

crackdown 2 are my favorie news right now and then zelda ds everything else meh :P

[LordSappington]

does anyone address how microsoft's insanely retarded 'party' function on xbox live is going to affect their awesome multi player which is now unplayable due to the fucking party funcion
ELABORATE. I like the party function.
The new Halo looks pretty cool; kind of like Halo meets CoD4.
The virtual reality ps3 was pretty neat, but I bet it's going to be expensive as hell.
Also, the guys presenting it were hilarious to watch and listen to; they were so awkward and stuttery.

[MetalMilitia]

The new PS3 motion tracker thing actually looks great. It's just like what everyone though the Wiimote was going to do before they realised wii motion control basically just meant "SHAKE THE CONTROLLER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TO DO SOMETHING!".

Also the PS3 is capable of half-decent graphics and physics which is a big bonus for tech-fags like me.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/playstation-3/2185


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The Microsoft Natal thing looks awesome for general UI interaction like in the video where they skip though DVD covers or use voice/face recognition (no more losing the TV remote!) but for games it looks rather shit (I know they're just example concepts, but the PS3 demo impressed me more simply because they were live demos not "hey look what someone might be able to do but probably wont"- type demos).

[Ant10708]

ELABORATE. I like the party function.
The new Halo looks pretty cool; kind of like Halo meets CoD4.
The virtual reality ps3 was pretty neat, but I bet it's going to be expensive as hell.
Also, the guys presenting it were hilarious to watch and listen to; they were so awkward and stuttery.
Splinter cell multiplayer as many multiplayer games are only playable if the opposing team is unable to communicate with teammmates after death. splinter cell took it one step further and if you as a spy were talking to your buddy and you were close enough to a merc he would be able to hear you(also before snapping his neck you could whisper sweet nothings into his ear). The entire game relies on not knowing where the spies are hiding or where the mercs are currently located. The party function has killed this very unique mult player experience. The 'party' function has also made 'ghosting' basically an official part of all xbox live games resulting in games like Gears of war 2 being alot lesss fun and splinter cell multiplayer being unplayable. Like if you want a party system you really need to not have death cams, you can't have both or theres no reason to even play since half the dead oppoents are now telling their living teammates exactly whats happening. I wll never understand the appeal of talking to friends who are playing a different game or in a different lobby. I understand its usefulness for popping in to tell your buddy to join your room but the negative effects its had on multiplayer is not worth it. I thought I'd be happy to not hear morons on xbox live but now when i play its eitehr dead silent(everyone is in a party) and its feels like your not even playing online or people use the party system to cheat and ghost.

[stevetothepast]

The modern Warfare 2 gameplay was everything I was looking forward to, also caught a little bit of the MAG gameplay, which looks interesting

[Dimnos]

Hell yeah that Modern Warfare 2 looks fucking awesome! :faint

[Dimnos]

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[DevilWearsPrada]

Why the fuck is microsoft doing this whole 360/Facebook thing?
Why don't they just finally put in a goddamn web browser. They could even do some 'powered by internet explorer' bullshit, it'd make enough sense.

[Tadao]

Because Mac fags would claim they are trying to take over the world again.

[Dimnos]

Im actually surprised about that one myself. And why the hell cant people with a PC connect to xbox live? Yeah it would only work with some games, but that would be sweet. There is a lot of things Microsoft COULD do but dont because they couldnt charge you out the ass for it. Dicks. >:

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I've only seen the James Cameron borathon about airbender. I think JC is a really good director but I don't ever want to hear his long drawn out speeches about something I don't care too much about. My roommate really wanted to watch it and about ten minutes into it my hand "slipped" and hit the remote.....Go Penguins!

[Tadao]

Im actually surprised about that one myself. And why the hell cant people with a PC connect to xbox live? Yeah it would only work with some games, but that would be sweet. There is a lot of things Microsoft COULD do but dont because they couldnt charge you out the ass for it. Dicks. >:

I'm sure there is some legal bullshit about monopoly and what not. They are already charging you, they just aren't allowed to be better than the competition anymore.

THANK YOU LOYAL FANS OF THE MICROCHIP! YOU SURE MADE LIFE BETTER!

[Phoenix Gamma]

I've only seen the James Cameron borathon about airbender. I think JC is a really good director but I don't ever want to hear his long drawn out speeches about something I don't care too much about. My roommate really wanted to watch it and about ten minutes into it my hand "slipped" and hit the remote.....Go Penguins!

Seriously, he talked about that movie for 20 minutes. No pictures, no gameplay footage. Nothing. Just him on a giant stage talking about this story from a movie at a conference about videogames.

You didn't miss anything; after that, Ubisoft started showing trailers for "Tween Games 2.0" and started bragging about games like Imagine Babyz. As soon as I heard the audience clapping (WHY WERE THEY CLAPPING?) I went and did something else.

Worst conference ever.

[LordSappington]

I was actually supposed to go to E3 three years ago. Of course, two days before we would leave, I got appendicitis. >:

[darkvare]

i liked nintendo's conference but i wanted zelda nit just some picture from miyamoto and the classic we are on it.

Now i serioulsy think nintend is gong overboard with the peripherals serioulsy vitality sensor



I'm sure there is some legal bullshit about monopoly and what not. They are already charging you, they just aren't allowed to be better than the competition anymore.

THANK YOU LOYAL FANS OF THE MICROCHIP! YOU SURE MADE LIFE BETTER!
there was shadowrun where pc could play with 360

[Phoenix Gamma]

i liked nintendo's conference but i wanted zelda

Actually, Miyamoto had a private roundtable where he showed off artwork for the upcoming Zelda. It was supposed to be a private showing, but then someone went and leaked it.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2363/rvlzeldaw01illue3r.jpg

He told IGN that there's a reason that Link isn't holding a sword in the picture, so now everyone's thinking the sword transformed into that girl or some shit. Either way, he's gonna show it next year, so we'll see what happens. It's built for the Wii from the ground up and is totally different from the other 3D Zeldas, so we'll see what they decide to do with the franchise.

[BurntToShreds]

I can't wait for Other M. Team Ninja's developing it, so the combat's gonna be great, but at the same time, I hope they don't over-sexualize Samus. I mean, it is Team Ninja.

I'm also worried about the exploration. It's been a staple of the Metroid series, and it would seriously piss me off if they got rid of it.

[Dimnos]

It will be linear and her suite will have nipples. Sorry. :\

[Phoenix Gamma]

I can't wait for Other M. Team Ninja's developing it, so the combat's gonna be great, but at the same time, I hope they don't over-sexualize Samus. I mean, it is Team Ninja.

I'm also worried about the exploration. It's been a staple of the Metroid series, and it would seriously piss me off if they got rid of it.

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=0&cId=3174587&p=44

It's still made by Nintendo's R&D1, along with the co-creator of the franchise, who worked on Metroid, Metroid II, Super Metroid, Fusion, and Zero Mission. Basically, the original team wasn't familiar with making games in 3D, so they asked Team Ninja to help.

Also, Samus has always been oversexualized (http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/B4126614-F461-40C7-82D5-A5D7A27D2D9F/17178/metroid.jpg). If anything, she's wearing more clothes in this game.

[Dr. Boogie]

Hey.

Check out I-Mockery's coverage of the event, why don't you:

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/e3-09/

[Dimnos]

Was it you that said?

"Because I can't tell you how many years I've waited to shoot the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in the dick with a proton pack."

Because that was the best. :lol

[Dr. Boogie]

No, that was Rog. My gaming fantasies are much more filthy.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Scribblenauts is officially my E3 game of the year. I keep seeing all of these amazing things like how you can summon God or specific dinosaurs and shit, or how you can use random items in really clever ways.

And then we saw some other dude play this round where you had to get past shark-infested waters. And I thought, "Alright. He could create spears to kill the sharks, or just put them in cages, or maybe blow them up."
He typed in, "TV."
Dropped it in the water.
Electrocuted the fucking sharks.

[LordSappington]

Youtubing this shit RIGHT NOW

[Phoenix Gamma]

They're really going all out with the built in dictionary. I watched some guy create a Jackalope. I can only imagine the meetings they must have had when they compiled all these things to add. And since anything's fair game with the puzzles, you can get really creative. Even if the game's piss easy, I'll still replay it just to find weird shit to solve stuff with.

I also hear Paul Robinson did some of the spritework. Friggen awesome.

[Dimnos]

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Looks fun. Crowbar was the best. :lol

[stevetothepast]

that's actually one of the most innovative games I've seen in a while, I wonder how many words it actually will know?

[darkvare]

mmm is looking really good i'm gonna try to be an asshole for the most part

[LordSappington]

I wonder if you can break the game with a time/space paradox.....

[Sam]

:lol that looks awesome

[Tadao]

I bet dildo isn't in there :(

[LordSappington]

It's probably just a black line.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Holy shit. You can make a time machine. And it works.

http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/14304256/scribblenauts/videos/scribble_demo_e3_061009.html

This game must have taken forever.

[Dr. Boogie]

God vs Cthulhu? Epic.

[Sam]

I pre-ordered Scribblenauts. :(

[darkvare]

wow scribblenauts won igns best of e3 award i'm dl as soon as i can and buying when i can find it