GPT: "Yesterday we covered half of the Kinect releases from E3 and today's focus has some of the better showcased lineup. We covered Two competing Dance titles yesterday and today will showcase some familiar franchises and a wrestling legend. Microsoft this year really focused on Kinect titles but did these titles look good?"
KeenGamer: "See the top 10 rarest cars to ever appear in Forza history! Thousands of cars have been featured in Forza since launch and only a handful of them have been really difficult to obtain or, in current state, impossible to drive around with. Although they were once obtainable, it's only for a limited time and, most times, for a certain price."
I thought this was going to be about the rarest and most valuable cars in the game, based on real life manufacture numbers and value.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "A few days ago, Microsoft announced that they were officially discontinuing their Kinect motion-sensing accessory. What was once considered a chief-rival to Nintendo’s Wii revolution and an integral part of the Xbox One’s launch has come to an end, and we here at Link-Cable… couldn’t be happier. The Kinect, while sporting impressive technology never managed to live up to its full potential and most of the games released for the device either had shoe-horned in support or barely functioned as intentioned, in part because of the device’s very specific ideal conditions. So as the Kinect sails off into sunset, we’ve decided to remember the worst of times and look back at the Top 10 Worst Kinect games."
Kinect, for me, is easily worth owning for two things: Dance Central for me acting like an idiot and having fun, and Kinect Party for my kids when they want to have easy-access stupid fun at like a kid's party. Those were the only games I have enjoyed on it, and they couldn't be done any other way (well, I guess that KP is EyeToy-level work). But my hope is that when motion control falls away, we'll get a proper DDR again.
Yet for 150 quid it is and was most certainly not worth owning for solely those 2 games, that you have to pay money for also.
Now far be it from me to tell you what is worth it or not worth it to you. But if that is what is worth it to you, I don't want to know what ISN'T worth it lol.
It was worth it to buy one used for half price and get one of those two games for free. ;)
Star wars wouldnt be so bad if it didnt have.... the dancing. Ughhh that dancing.
They should do a list of 10 best kinect games as well. I'm sure fruit ninja and gun stringer would be on there. Those are actually fun to play.
When an original game becomes a hit, it can be difficult to re-configure its secret sauce into an equally enjoyable sequel.
Halo 5?....pffft to each his own but Halo 5 is a great game, every Xbox owner I know enjoyed it, the campaign was nice I like the teamwork concept and the multiplayer keeps 'em coming back with great gameplay & modes so much content, 343 did a helluva job.
Not Halo 5. It had a bad story COMPARED to past games but it didn't have a bad story overall. The gameplay was top notch, and multiplayer is still one of the best on the market right now. Custom games browser is the single greatest thing 343 did which I'm grateful for.
Nah it really was a bad campaign. MP was great but seriously, that was a hugely terrible story mode.
The story maybe, but some of the missions were extremely fun. The Sangehlios ones are right up there with the best missions in the franchise.
Halos mp was great but became boring quicker than most.
The story. Naw that was bad and it's marketing was a lie. Made it seem like old master chief was gunna fight that new fake master chief but the conflict ended up being a one punch cgi sequence.
Not to mention fighting the same boss over and over and over....plus add the no split screen mp and whala! You got the worst canon halo ever made
Agreed on sanghelios. That was one of the very few times it actually felt like halo.
Halo 5, FarCry 2, Dragon Age 2, Nuts and Bolts, and Gears of War: Judgement were all far from bad games. Hell, even Crackdown 2 was pretty fun.
There's a difference between a lesser sequel, and a bad game.
With a Title that says "horrible sequels", most of these are far from that. Better title should be disappointing sequels. But I'm sure they went with the former to get clicks and bring in the fanboys.
Kinect? You mean the entire MS press conference?
As for the Wii and Nintendo, they actually have a few core titles like SMG or Zelda to show off ON their motion controllers.
What does that mean? Nintendo has NO CHOICE but to show SMG and Zelda with motion control. The Wii ONLY has motion controls.
As for who watches E3, that doesn't matter. Micrsoft's conference was on Spike. Everyone else was on the internet. E3 is a PRESS conference. The PRESS is all that matters. So when the PRESS from CNN reports to parents that Sesame Street and Disney Land are for kids then you have potential customers for Kinect.
Nintendo showed Wii Fit, Wii music, Wii Vitality etc..these aren't to impress who watched E3..it's to grow the audience.
Micrsoft only showed a couple of casual experiences through Kinect, but their main bread and butter..Halo, Gears, Forza, Mass Effect, and Call of Duty were also shown as well.
Again, Microsoft is the ONLY conference that gets the criticism. The rest get a pass..
The point of Nintendo showing First party games of Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda using Motion controls of the Wii is exactly the same. The Wii motion controls are the ONLY controls it has. That is essentially the Wii's hardcore The only way to convince people to buy Nintendo products is to use tried and true franchises that people love and lead the pack over 3rd party. It is the same train of thought Micrsoft is not trying to emulate with Kinect. Now there are core franchises like Fable, Mass Effect, Madden, Ghost Recon etc. that are using Kinect. So who cares if some games like Let's Cheer (targeted a young girls) makes it on the system.
But if you watched E3 like millions did you would know that 'Let's Cheer' and Hulk Hogan never even came close to the E3 stage and were only showed on the floor. The only reason the world knows they exist is through the media outlets covering the event.
Micrsoft's conference was as effective as it ever was, but again gets unfair criticism for usibg the very same tactics it's competitors use every year.
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