Today, E3 Starts :) Thread for general discussion

[Rane]

I didn't have very high expectations from Microsoft, but their press conference was better than I thought it would be. I expected 80% or more of the conference to be dedicated to media functions, Kinect, and kids' games. While that stuff was there, it took a less prominent role than in last year's conference.

I was only interested in a few of the games they showed, but I figured that would be the case. What I expected out of Microsoft--and what they delivered on--was spectacle. I'm not really into Dance Central, for example, but I enjoyed watching Usher's performance.

If I could wave a magic wand and make whatever I want come true, I'd have Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all demo ground-breaking RPGs. I'd have a bunch of Japanese gaming companies showing amazing new software, heralding a resurgence in Japanese development. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers would magically realize all of the great western games they've been missing out on--stuff like Portal and Mass Effect. Everyone, including non-gamers, would suddenly understand what's great about Final Fantasy.

Oh......and world peace.

[Kowen]

Naughty Dog gave it their blessing the other day and are actually promoting it on their Facebook page and such.

It's not that I'm angry that they're taking pointers from Uncharted specifically. I actually think the Uncharted games are pretty decent.

It's just that designing video games nowadays is all about copying each other and being generic. Designers innovate in the wrong ways, adding gimmicks whose novelties wear off really quickly (any kind of motion control, touch screens, etc) and completely unrelated things (like the Microsoft Music and Movies crap they just announced) while forgetting what actually made games good.

In 10 years video games are just going to be 3-hour-long brown and bloom shooters controlled by eye blinks with twice as much DLC as shipped content.

[nibelunc]

Thats why I am looking forward for the Sony Conf
and Beyond.

Unique games are rar these days.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

I didn't have very high expectations from Microsoft, but their press conference was better than I thought it would be. I expected 80% or more of the conference to be dedicated to media functions, Kinect, and kids' games. While that stuff was there, it took a less prominent role than in last year's conference.

I was only interested in a few of the games they showed, but I figured that would be the case. What I expected out of Microsoft--and what they delivered on--was spectacle. I'm not really into Dance Central, for example, but I enjoyed watching Usher's performance.

If I could wave a magic wand and make whatever I want come true, I'd have Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all demo ground-breaking RPGs. I'd have a bunch of Japanese gaming companies showing amazing new software, heralding a resurgence in Japanese development. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers would magically realize all of the great western games they've been missing out on--stuff like Portal and Mass Effect. Everyone, including non-gamers, would suddenly understand what's great about Final Fantasy.

Oh......and world peace.

Rane, if you have a min can you give a rough translation of the E3 post on the JP forums?

Swear you provided a translation recently...if not, ignore haha.

[Andrien]

For those who missed it and want a quick summery.

XBOX 2012 E3 CONFERENCE IN A NUTSHELL

[Dragonheart]

And meanwhile in EA conference, Bioware with Star Wars: TOR was there with a trailer introducing all the things planned till the end of 2012 .... p.s and no GC! .... :/

[Zumi]

I almost expected EA to announce SWOTR was going F2P. But they didn't instead they say they deliver tons of free content. But guess what it isn't free when your paying $15 a month for it.

[Firon]

For those who missed it and want a quick summery.

XBOX 2012 E3 CONFERENCE IN A NUTSHELL

Man so true I thought Microsoft was trying to sell me an Crappy PC.

[Babydoll]

E3 so far sums up as FPS FPS FPS FPS..ugh so boring Crysis looked real nice though...

Well we still have Sony and Nintendo at least lol

[Hohenheim]

Yea this E3 is meh this year..