And for the last time, I am TheNoodle, here to bring you the news of E3 for your eyes, and only YOUR eyes, to read..as well as the other people who might be reading this.
Pre-show, got some opinions with David Jaffe, and coverage of a new Sly Cooper game, Sly Cooper could really be a great new addition to the video game library for the PS3, a series that never got it's due for what it was.
Sadly, no other demos at the preshow, just hype-building.
Great intro to the con. Really feels like Sony's pulling out all the stops to make up for rather dismal entries of past years.
Jack Tretton, looking as box-like as ever. :) Great awareness of the scrutiny of the conference, hosting is a terribly stressful duty I have to imagine. Jack Tretton has always been a fantastic host though, and I'm happy he's still there, even though he's so box-like. :)
Beyond - Judy Holmes played by Ellen Page? If you're anything like me, I'll take Ellen Page over a bucket of nails anyday! It looks chilling right now. Wow. Some sort of invisible friend that empowers your character and with the cinematic power of the team behind Heavy Rain, I think Heavy Rain has a successor. ;)
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale...Parappa the Rappa! AWWW YEAHH! An obvious clone of Super Smash Bros Melee but with a little changes here and there. Maybe it is a copy but it's something for sony fans just as nintendo has it's brawler, so it'll be fun to see how the game works out. Plus the active use of the ps3/Vita crossplay was really fantastic, something that can really revolutionize the multiplayer experience.
Crossplay being used to enhance Little Big Planet 2, this reminds me totally of the GBA/Gamecube cross functionality albeit that was wired. Actually, to think of it, nintendo has been doing this for years... XD But I'm happy to see Crossplay happen rather tahn the nonsense that was Transfarring last year.
Playstation Plus being a free on-demand gaming service offering selections of premium big name games on a rotating basis for it's members, congratulations to Sony for being the first to take this option that has been on the table for so many years. Big time innovation.
Sony is really taking an active role in the media consolidation marketplace, offering Music Unlimited, various video streaming services across platforms is interesting to say the least, but what does this cost for the total experience? Is it feasible for the common gamer?
Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation, the first female protagonist in the main Assassin's Creed series, and it looks like a really good port, to really coincide with the main game. And that's a really cool way of porting across devices, by giving people their own story on their own device.
Assassin's Creed 3 had yet another trailer that offered a new aspect of naval combat, could it be frustrating? I think it could be against diffcult cpu opponents. But I love the idea of boarding enemy vessels with the unparalleled agility of an Assassin.
Farcry 3... 4 player co op in this game?? Wow, with a story that seems just so singular in it's story, how can this progress? Does it act in the same way as a mode like horde? Or wait, it would put you in the shoes of the indigenious peoples, fighting against the pirates! Accomplishing a series of objectives in each level. But does this affect the single player experience? Perhaps making it easier?
I also wonder how far the map editor goes in the depth of tools gamers can fiddle with? Could we potentally see user-made game modes like in the famous Starcraft custom modes?
Move is featured in a series of games, some with some big names attached to them. Though I still think the Move is the tertiary choice of movement controls and games. I wish Sony really pushed the SixAxis control to have made a unique gaming experience that only the PS3 had, instead of this cheap wiimote ripoff.
Wonderbook.... I ...just don't see ANY point in doing this. This is so terribly gimmicky. This will last for a quarter, MAYBE, but I do not see a future for this. At least not as a pairing to the PS3, something like this should be a standalone project, marketed by it's lonesome.
Book of Spells... what the hell. This ....is awful. I feel raped watching this... The narrator is terrible, the motions are too exact, it is bound to be an infuriating experience! Low-point in the show for sure.
I am happy to hear the support of developers with the PS Suite, that's so important to harvesting fresh new ideas by giving the gamers who play the systems, but don't have access to high-end devtools the opportunity to share their ideas.
HTC partners with Sony? What great news, HTC is certainly a rising star in the smart phone market, and truly gives Sony a great chance to operate this direction with a greater amount of freedom than with a manufacturer like Apple.
God of War: Ascension... looks like more of the same, though that's not necessarily a bad thing, though I only argue that this is something that probably didn't really need to be made, especially after perhaps, 4 or 5 titles, all including a wide range of creatures from mythology, one has to wonder when it will end, though I suppose if need be, they can just dream up some fearsome creatures of their own. I don't know if a GOW fan can enlighten me, but this gameplay demo features what appears to be a rage attack, has that always been in the games? If not, it's a welcome addition, I say. And A KRAKEN, BECAUSE FUCK SHIPS!
The Last of Us... Another one of my most anticipated titles. Such a heavy, heavy atmosphere. Great voice acting. I wonder then with the pairing of the characters, will there be a possibility of co-op? Perhaps with your combat ready male protagonist, and your strategically useful female partner? Teaming up to set up opponents and putting them down, and gathering resources, as well as having and additional layer of inventory? This game is so visceral, I love it. The sound of the gagging enemies, the shaking.....oh my...*ahem* camera, and just everything you do in this game just seems so deliciously BRUTAL. There exists alot of specific situations, but it doesn't seem apparent that you have control over them. That might be a thing to watch is the level of control you have in those tense situations, which I think would feel weird if gamers didn't have the ability to influence them.
Well, all in all, I definitely think Sony's conference was a strong showing this year, offering a display of alot of great titles that have been displayed earlier, but others that haven't been shown as well. And with the HTC partnership, I'm interested to see how Sony's attempt to immerse themselves in the mobile gaming market will shake things up, after all, I can't think of an actual video game company that has released a game for the smartphone market that has really blown faces off, but I look forward to when it happens. :) For sure, I think Sony is gonna make it hard to find it's place on the heirarchy of the top presenters of E3 this year, and you know what? That's just fine, baby, that's just fine..
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