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Despite this year's E3 being as organized as a group of unattended third graders, video game publishers will still find ways to wow audiences and outdo the competion. Then again, considering some of their recent performances, the big show may spell disaster if they don't get their acts together. Here's a list of the big players and what we expect from them.
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Supercell has released its new squad-building action game Squad Busters in Spain, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Singapore. This game features characters from different Supercell titles, such as Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, Clash Royale, and Boom Beach.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
After looking over that, it only has GTA IV listed under Microsoft... is it just me or isn't that also coming to the PS3? They not like Microsoft is gonna be a strength with GTA IV... Playstation has had the GTA series way longer then xbox.
E3'07 = KILLZONE II vs. Halo 3 and Nintendo in the corner with a coy grin.
Edit:[@quackpot]- hey man you're being very literal and close-minded on this one bud. You see if the KZ II graphics look anywhere near where Phil, and Guerilla devs, Jack, etc... you know that, "it might actually look as good as the trailer and in some instances, better...."
Keep your eyes on the prize
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Sorry quackpot, but the much bigger picture here points to the comparison of these two (almost mythical-like) foes. Graphics, Polish, Interface, Gameplay, Sound, -- I mean these two games (if KZII's really shown) will be compared spec by spec and if those guys I just mentioned are right, then get ready for a whole new paradigm shift in the way people think about this franchise (KZII) and console. 120 developers ~ $50 million budgets and a staff working on this thing for over three years, I think they really have something here. We've all seen the front end of Halo3 and know it will rec'v a good amount of polish before launch. I think everyone would have to admit that it brings out that "little boy excitement" in all of us to maybe see these two go at it comparatively and to do it now on the two nex-gens is gonna be fabulous.
It's going to be fun to see SNE genuinely enter the "Halo killer" onto the stage this time even though they tend not to paint it as such.
The Buzz Factor
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On the other hand KZII could fall flat on its face and just flop like Manu Ginobili in the lane, (doubt it) giving H3 the "buzz" factor victory after the event. I think if both games are shown and it's full on real time footage, gameplay w/e then they'll both have a CONSIDERABLE anount of buzz following the show. Believe me, this is what people are watching for, although in a literal sense I know exactly what you are saying about the cross plat. factor.
cheers
Maybe GTA has the 360 as lead platform or maybe they are referring to the new episodic content. I like the way they said sony really needs to turn the most heads this E3. They seriously underestimated microsoft and this has cost them big. I expect to see some killer games at E3 games we havnt seen before games that will show the superiority of blu ray over everything else
we all know nintendo is doing their presentation different..would be nice if sony and MS did the same.
cant w8
I'm expecting some great CGI.