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[shadow_Uzumaki]

Sony did wonderfully too..... I don't know about Microsoft though.....

[Illmatic]

Alright, Sony just finished it's E3 presser. Killzone 3, Littlebigplanet 2, and inFAMOUS 2 all look pretty sick. They also acquired Exclusive content for Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, Dead Space 2, and Medal of Honor. Plenty of Move Support was shown, and not just casual stuff. Though tbh I'm not sold on it yet, maybe in the future.

No PSP2 announcement, which actually isn't so bad. It would've been crushed by the hype of the 3DS. God of War and Kingdom Hearts will probably the last games I get for PSP, I think including it in the conference was a waste of time. PSN+ was revealed, but doesn't interest me very much. I hope I can get that 3 month trial they were talking about. Oh well, at least online will stay free.

Portal 2's appearance was a HUGE surprise, with Gabe claiming that the PS3 version will be the best console version, wow(Insert elitist PC master race here). And thank god, GT5 is finally coming on November 2. About fing time. Then David Jaffe ended the show with some crazy Twisted Metal footage, DO WANT.

A decent show, though I wish I could've seen something for The Last Guardian Also, there where times when Jack Tretton and the other dude would talk too much, it really bored me.

I don't know about Microsoft though.....

Agreed. They started off strong with amazing trailers for MGS Rising, Halo Reah, Gears 3, and Fable 3. And the ESPN features are pretty damn cool. But then Kinect dominated the rest of the show....

A bunch of games aimed at the casual market, nothing for the core. At least we saw the Move being demoed with more than just shovelware, Kinect is pretty much a an attempt to try to get a piece of the pie that Nintendo has had to themselves. Though to be fair that's what the Move is trying to do. and where was Milo? Remember him? Did skittles the tiger eat him or something? Sorry, I don't care for WiiNatal sports, or the little animal games. Who knows, maybe it will get the some casual market to come the MS side, but for me and other gamers, Kinetic failed hard. The new 360 was a good way to end the show though, I'll probably pick one up this summer.

Overall, Nintendo was easily the most impressive this E3. The other 2 could've done better, particularly Microsoft.

Edited by Illmatic, 15 June 2010 - 10:13 PM.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

I don't know, the Kinect seems similar to the PS2's Eyetoy years ago, nothing new except more flash. Sorcery seems nice, but I'm glad 3DS won't need glasses after all, I might give the 3D thing a try then. Ubisoft's press conference yesterday was stupid, aside from showing ACII:Brotherhood and Ghost Recon, it was more motion crap.

[Illmatic]

I don't know, the Kinect seems similar to the PS2's Eyetoy years ago, nothing new except more flash. Sorcery seems nice, but I'm glad 3DS won't need glasses after all, I might give the 3D thing a try then. Ubisoft's press conference yesterday was stupid, aside from showing ACII:Brotherhood and Ghost Recon, it was more motion crap.

No love for laser tag? but yea, alot of it was crap. Sorcery was neat, and Ditto on the 3DS, screw 3D glasses. There ain't no way in hell that I'll be dropping cash for a 3DTV anytime soon.

Edited by Illmatic, 15 June 2010 - 10:21 PM.

[Dreamer]

Twisted Metal at E3 --Click here to view--

Edited by Uzumakikage, 15 June 2010 - 11:30 PM.

[Kyuudaime]

Sorry but I think Kinect is just dumb, it might have been a good idea but I don't really think you can do much with it, unless they decide to start selling devices that can be detected like Move. Move seems like a superior version of the Wii remote in my opinion, but I'd buy it.

Oh well, I just bought MGS Peace Walker, downloading it now, can't wait to play it.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Best part of the Sony conference though? KEVIN BUTLER!!! YES!

[Illmatic]

Sorry but I think Kinect is just dumb, it might have been a good idea but I don't really think you can do much with it, unless they decide to start selling devices that can be detected like Move. Move seems like a superior version of the Wii remote in my opinion, but I'd buy it.

Oh well, I just bought MGS Peace Walker, downloading it now, can't wait to play it.

It's a very addicting game. Tons of Missions and a good selection of weapons, got some RPG elements too. I've alrady put in 20+ hours in Peace Walker.

Best part of the Sony conference though? KEVIN BUTLER!!! YES!

I liked his dig at cirque soliel or whatever it's called, and the ponchos too

Edited by Illmatic, 15 June 2010 - 11:35 PM.

[Kyuudaime]

It's a very addicting game. Tons of Missions and a good selection of weapons, got some RPG elements too. I've alrady put in 20+ hours in Peace Walker.


I liked his dig at cirque soliel or whatever it's called, and the ponchos too

I can't wait to play co-op with some of my friends on it.

By the way, PSN+ beats XBL.

[Muffins?]

I can't wait to play co-op with some of my friends on it.

By the way, PSN+ beats XBL.

The PS3 hardware beats Xbox but XBL beats PSN

[Illmatic]

Lots of info on Zelda: Skyward Sword, and some tidbits on 3DS & Pikmin.

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The 3DS version of Ocarina of Time we first saw this morning is real. Sort of. Miyamoto is playing with it at the briefing (no press hands-on, sadly), but like a few other 3DS titles shown off so far is merely a tech demo for the new hardware. He says he liked the openness of Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time, and wanted to recreate that sensation in 3D to see how people liked it.

- As for Star Fox 64, Miyamoto says that he started work on a Star Fox game the instant Nintendo began work on the 3DS.

- Miyamoto says he doesn't just want to port old games to the 3DS, and that the Ocarina and Star Fox demos we've seen today are things the company is actively developing, at least in terms of scope and design if not in terms of literally developing.

- According to Miyamto, the depth of 3D effects really help you see things like whether Mario is actually standing right under a block or not.

- Back onto re-releasing older games, Miyamoto says Nintendo is looking at them individually to see how 3D can affect them and what possible new features they could add to the games.

- Miyamoto is talking Nintendogs + Cats: "So you know cats are interesting. They are kind of like girls. If they come and talk to you it's great. But if you try to talk to them it doesn't always go so well"

- Apparently the inner-facing camera of the 3DS can be used to recognise a player's face. If you're playing Nintendogs + Cats and tilt your head, for example, you pet will follow it. If you lean closer, the dog might try to lick your face, etc.

- The game can store several faces in its memory, which means your dog will know the difference between its owner (or owners) and strangers, and behave accordingly.

- The 3DS can allow game notifications to be "baked into" the hardware, meaning game requests or information can be shared by games all the time, even if your handheld is in sleep mode or while you're playing a different game.

- Miyamoto had a little trouble with his on-stage demo of Zelda: Skyward Sword earlier today. "It was supposed to be a spectacular playthrough", he says, "but it ended shamefully". He blames wireless interference for the technical woes, so he and series boss Eiji Aonuma are going to repeat the demo now in a more sedate environment.

- Skyward Sword will, they say, feature a new map, one that's a lot easier to follow than previous attempts. This should cut down on the amount of time you spend "lost", apparently.

- Aonuma says that recent Zeldas have been focusing on things like story and dungeons. Skyward will instead focus on "fun".




- Miyamoto says that this time last year, when the new Zelda was first unveiled, the core gameplay was already in an almost complete state. But the art was not. Hence the change in style from what we saw in 2009 to what we saw earlier today.

- While the game is now nearly finished, with only a few more dungeons and bosses to go, Nintendo want to give the development team the rest of the year to complete the game. Which makes it sound like a 2011 game.

- Aonuma says that the scene which concludes the trailer, in which Link leaps off a cliff into a sea of clouds, is an important story point. Instead of being raised in a village on the ground, he's been brought up in a town called Skyloft, which is a floating island.

- He's lived his life in the clouds, and has only recently "discovered" the land below, which he finds has been overrun with evil forces. You spend the game going back and forth between these two regions: Skyloft, and the ground below.

- The "Skyward Sword" you see in the trailer and screenshots eventually becomes the Master Sword.

- Skyward's unique visual style, which looks like a halfway meeting between Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, was inspired by Miyamoto's love of impressionism, and the skies in the game are a tribute to Cézanne.

- Miyamoto jokes that if the game used Twilight Princess' art style, it "would have been done by now".

- Aonuma is quickly back onto Ocarina on 3DS, saying that it should make some of the tougher parts of the game easier; the Water Temple, for example, because with the touch-screen things like changing boots are a lot quicker and easier.

- Now back to Skyward Sword; Aonuma says that the final version of the game will ship with support for both MotionPlus and the sensor bar, so that things like archery can be as accurate as possible (similar to how Red Steel 2 was able to ensure the game never "lost you" if you stopped pointing the Wii Remote at the screen).

- The HUD we've seen in Skyward Swords can be switched off if you think it clutters things up too much.

- Mario Galaxy 2 had a big, thunderous orchestral soundtrack. Will Skyward follow suit? Miyamoto says Nintendo couldn't do what it did with Galaxy 2 and not do the same with the next Zelda.

- The long-awaited Pikmin game is a no-show. Miyamoto says that, because of the 3DS and Zelda, if Pikmin had been shown off today as well it would have been overshadowed.

- Miyamoto does want to assure everyone, though, that Nintendo is still working on a new Pikmin game.

- Back to the 3DS. Nintendo has not yet publicly revealed the average battery life of the handheld, but Konno says they're trying to match the DSi's performance.

- According to Miyamoto, the majority of the development team responsible for Spirit Tracks is now doing the heavy lifting on Skyward Sword.

One last thing. Gabe, thanks for bringing Portal 2. Some L4D would be nice, just sayin.

Goodnight!

[Toasty Warrior]

Overall I'll have to agree with everyone that Nintendo had the best conference overall, they showed off a list of games that well most likely please all of their fans.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

I don't really understand, what does the PSN+ contain? I was chatting with friends while that part was showing and I didn't really understand...

[Cloud]

The PS3 hardware beats Xbox but XBL beats PSN

If I want to hear 5-year old boys scream profanity at me, I'll go to XBL.

[Muffins?]

If I want to hear 5-year old boys scream profanity at me, I'll go to XBL.

lol as long as your playing in a party with your friends I find it's better.

[Dreamer]

The problem i've been having online is running into other guys cursing like a sailor at you when they lose. Sometimes i don't even plug my head set in.

I have high hopes for the new Zelda but i was hoping for a Twilight Princess realistic art graphics and sequel, i guess this new hybrid graphics will grow on me.

Dang it Nintendo, why didn't you make a Wii HD to complete the awesome conference?

Edited by Uzumakikage, 16 June 2010 - 04:58 AM.

[Cloud]

Dang it Nintendo, why didn't you make a Wii HD to complete the awesome conference?

Because they really don't need to. Reggie can sell dirt if he put Nintendo's logo on it.

[Dreamer]

Because they really don't need to. Reggie can sell dirt if he put Nintendo's logo on it.

So true!

[Rick (Bonta-kun)]

If I want to hear 5-year old boys scream profanity at me, I'll go to XBL.

Oh I get it, it's because noone on PS3 has mics

Seriously though, as someone who owns and plays both consoles online, XBL is a better service overall. Anyway, as for E3, I didn't really like any of the stuff shown off at all really, with the exception of Infamous 2 and maybe 1 or 2 other games. Most of the games I'm looking forward too will be shown off at TGS most likely (Last Guardian, Versus XIII etc).

[alexander]

Sweet Jesus, what they had done to Infamous 2, they totally killed Cole!

First they changed his voice actor and now his character designe, he now look like a freaking teenager surfist. And what is up with the ice thing, it have nothing to do with eletricity, I should just start a petition against Sucker punch!