Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
E3
Ahhh, E3. Despite its fall from grace in the eyes of a lot of critics last year when it got re-booted and became invitation only, it's still one of most important gaming conventions in the world. This year's E3 is on at the moment, and here are some of my favourite picks from what I've read and seen on the net...
- Mirror's Edge
This game excites me. There are a couple of things that kind of bother me, like maybe the red objects making things a bit too easy, but overall what I've seen so far looks kickass. I'm probably looking forward to this game more than any other.
- Resident Evil 5
Dodgy dialogue? Check. Monsters? Check. Natural evolution from the new gameplay style of Resident Evil 4? Check. This one should be a terrifying blast. Also, online Co-op should be fun.
- Fallout 3
Hmmm, I'm a bit divided over this one. Bethesda Softworks has always seemed like an amazing "ideas" developer, but their execution often feels a bit clunky. I kind of get the feeling from watching this, admittedly awesome, trailer that the problems of Oblivion might not have been ironed out. In particular, the stilted animation of the human characters is a glaring eyesore. Still, if even half of their ideas are executed well then it should still be an amazing game.
- Rage
This trailer brings out the graphics-whore in me. It looks like Carmack and the team at id are going to once again raise the graphics bar, and take back their crown from those pesky Germans at Crytek. Oh, and hopefully the gameplay will stand up alongside those graphics......mmmmm, shiny graphics.
Note that none of the above are new announcements at E3, which is kind of sad. There haven't really been any surprise announcements so far. Still, the remainder of 2008 and early 2009 looks like a good time for gaming.
- Mirror's Edge
This game excites me. There are a couple of things that kind of bother me, like maybe the red objects making things a bit too easy, but overall what I've seen so far looks kickass. I'm probably looking forward to this game more than any other.
- Resident Evil 5
Dodgy dialogue? Check. Monsters? Check. Natural evolution from the new gameplay style of Resident Evil 4? Check. This one should be a terrifying blast. Also, online Co-op should be fun.
- Fallout 3
Hmmm, I'm a bit divided over this one. Bethesda Softworks has always seemed like an amazing "ideas" developer, but their execution often feels a bit clunky. I kind of get the feeling from watching this, admittedly awesome, trailer that the problems of Oblivion might not have been ironed out. In particular, the stilted animation of the human characters is a glaring eyesore. Still, if even half of their ideas are executed well then it should still be an amazing game.
- Rage
This trailer brings out the graphics-whore in me. It looks like Carmack and the team at id are going to once again raise the graphics bar, and take back their crown from those pesky Germans at Crytek. Oh, and hopefully the gameplay will stand up alongside those graphics......mmmmm, shiny graphics.
Note that none of the above are new announcements at E3, which is kind of sad. There haven't really been any surprise announcements so far. Still, the remainder of 2008 and early 2009 looks like a good time for gaming.
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