The Official E3 2011 Thread

[ThirdMarioBro]

I actually threw up a little in my mouth during that Kinect: Star Wars game demo. Goddamn. Also, more Halo and no gameplay footage at a studio that isn't Bungie. I predict Call of Duty: Halo Edition.

That whole conference was a goddamn travesty. OMG I CAN BET ON UFC FIGHTS! Disgusting.

[Peanut]

It was hardly the worst conference ever. A travesty is certainly an overstatement, but it was AWFUL.

[ThirdMarioBro]

True.

Old Republic however looks incredible. Do Want.

[TheCanadiandrome]

damn, missed the MS press Conference, but from what i read, that's not such a bad thing

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

damn, missed the MS press Conference, but from what i read, that's not such a bad thing

I'm speechless from Halo. Just wow.

Gears 3 and Tomb Raider look very awesome too. Can't believe we still need to finish this day and two more.

[Peanut]

You're speechless from a by-the-books cg cutscene announcement trailer?

To use a Turoterm - Wow. Just wow.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Peanut

You're speechless from a by-the-books cg cutscene announcement trailer?

To use a Turoterm - Wow. Just wow.

Yeah, problem?

I already know what the hell Halo games are and what to expect from them. The point that the story is continuing and what the trailer showed us is what got me excited. And the Halo Remake is also great and is what I expected.

[Cure]

Rayman is blowing me the f*ck away.

[TheCanadiandrome]

see i didn't realize that the MS press Conference aired on Spike, so that's how i missed it

[Cure]

FarCry, however, is not blowing me the f*ck away.

[Ninjinister]

So far nothing exciting out of E3 proper, to me. I mean there was Rayman Origins which I'm all about, but that was shown last year.

[Cure]

Don't worry, I'm sure someone somewhere will announce some fighting game.

Lolololz, I kid, dawg.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Cure

Don't worry, I'm sure someone somewhere will announce some fighting game.

Lolololz, I kid, dawg.

lol I would actually approve of that.

Problem is most of the stuff at big expos, if it isn't something they already showed last year, they've already blown their load weeks in advance. We pretty much know exactly what Capcom and NRS are going to show for Tekken x Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat because they showed their hands already. The Ninja Gaiden 3 trailer was already all over the web last week. It was the same thing for like Marvel vs. Capcom 3... they showed new character trailers sometimes a month in advance, and then everyone got disappointed when the new characters to be revealed at whatever expo were the same ones (thankfully this wasn't always the case).

I'm not saying that E3s and the like never have awesome surprises. I practically exploded when Nintendo announced Epic Yarn last year. I just wish there were more of it.

Prove me wrong, E3 2011. Show me something amazing.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Turo602

Yeah, problem?

I already know what the hell Halo games are and what to expect from them. The point that the story is continuing and what the trailer showed us is what got me excited. And the Halo Remake is also great and is what I expected.

You can be excited without being hyperbolic about it. Speechless? Really? Come on, man.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Peanut

You can be excited without being hyperbolic about it. Speechless? Really? Come on, man.

Well it left me speechless. I had a long hot ****** day at school and came back to a giant surprise. Halo remake was obvious and I saw coming a mile away, but Halo 4. I assumed it will never happen or maybe next gen but this E3? And released next year for the 360? Yeah, highlight of my day. Halo is one of my top three videogame series. So it's a big deal to me. I felt the way I felt because I did. I was shaking for a bit and couldn't really say anything.

[Ninjinister]

Yeah actually there's kind of a point there. I was surprised there's a Halo 4 coming so soon and that it still stars Master Chief. But since I've never liked Halo, it was more like an arch-of-the-eyebrow and then MTFO.

Wait, did I just semi-agree with Turo? Where's my cyanide pills...?

[Peanut]

I still don't see how anyone could be THAT surprised? Bungie is gone! You thought Microsoft wouldn't IMMEDIATELY jump back into the next Halo game with them out of the picture? Why do you think ODST and Reach happened? Bungie didn't want to do Halo 4. They're gone, the dignity the franchise had is gone entirely.

And REALLY!? Microsoft isn't going to bring back the only major character in the history of their games business? Come on, guys.

Edit: You know, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense, Turo. You're around 15, right? You grew UP with Halo. I always forget how young you are, so it actually totally makes sense you'd love Halo in the way I love something like Mario. I didn't really think about it like that, but it makes total sense.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Microsoft has destroyed, burned out, or driven away every single studio they've purchased. Ensemble is still the one that pisses me off. Why? They did nothing but make money. Fu*k. Halo is probably sh*t from here on, which is sad because it's the only shooter I can play. Everything is like CoD now, and I fu*king HATE Call of Duty's style of play.

Oh, and notice nothing from Rare today? They'll be shut down before August. Good riddance, and rest in peace.

Sony's thing starts in an hour. Odd to see them starting on Monday. They already did a blow out on the NGP last week. Me thinks they wanted to get out of Nintendo's way. And let's face it. This show is Nintendo's to lose right now, because Sony is in damage control mode, Microsoft completely totally blew it, and EA/Ubi didn't back them up any.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I still don't see how anyone could be THAT surprised? Bungie is gone! You thought Microsoft wouldn't IMMEDIATELY jump back into the next Halo game with them out of the picture? Why do you think ODST and Reach happened? Bungie didn't want to do Halo 4. They're gone, the dignity the franchise had is gone entirely.

And REALLY!? Microsoft isn't going to bring back the only major character in the history of their games business? Come on, guys.

I didn't even know Bungie was gone. Since the series doesn't interest me I guess I never paid attention.

I would have thought Halo 4 would be on whatever the next console would be and would have someone new as the protagonist.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Microsoft is pretty much just running blind on the good graces of third parties at the moment. They're a company with no sense of vision, and I don't really know what direction they're going from here, but judging by the time spent on Kinect garbage (Seaseme Street, really?), I'd say their time as the primary core gamer destination is limited.

Decade old console gaming trends are fluctuating a lot lately.