The Official E3 2009 Thread - Page 2

poiuytre · 06-01-2009, 01:47 PM

Checking out facebook-pictures of other people's dogs on my 360. Finally.

Peanut · 06-01-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by poiuytre

Checking out facebook-pictures of other people's dogs on my 360. Finally.

Sour that your precious Sony lost yet another of their "exclusive" titles?

That sh*t was dumb, but the conference was pretty good. Nothing from Rare, which was a huge disappointment, and not much on the XBLA front, but that's ok. They showed a lot of neat stuff.

poiuytre · 06-01-2009, 02:42 PM

My precious Sony? My PS3 has practically been demoted to Bluray player ever since I bought a 360. I can only hope Sony releases some surprises from Japanese developers at their conference tomorrow to change that.

The conference was decent, but I'm not sold on the eyetoy thing. It looked neat for navigating the menus, but incredibly rough and inaccurate in most of their other live demonstrations. All this motion nonsense better not rob developers away from normal games. Playing through Nuts and Bolts right now made the absence of Rare disappointing too.

I am very glad to see the new Metal Gear game isn't for a handheld tho. Rumors had it pinned for a PSP release and while the PSP MG games were great, they're just not the same.

Peanut · 06-01-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by poiuytre

My precious Sony? My PS3 has practically been demoted to Bluray player ever since I bought a 360. I can only hope Sony releases some surprises from Japanese developers at their conference tomorrow to change that.

So all the Sony defense you used to come in here with took the boot once you got a 360. Nice to know.

Edit: Microsoft just announced that they're going to doing digital distribution on full 360 games. So far, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed and BioShock were mentioned, but they said the service will launch with at least 30 titles.

Archon_Turtle · 06-01-2009, 03:13 PM

The no download streaming deal is pretty sweet, and the Lionhead tech demo of natal was pretty wicked provided that those reactions from the boy weren't scripted. I just hope the tech works better than the eyetoy.

*Brodie* · 06-01-2009, 03:14 PM

I'm pretty pleased. L4D was awesome, and pretty unexpected. Its not Dead Rising 2, but its zombies and its great.

Madmangamer364 · 06-01-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by poiuytre

The conference was decent, but I'm not sold on the eyetoy thing. It looked neat for navigating the menus, but incredibly rough and inaccurate in most of their other live demonstrations. All this motion nonsense better not rob developers away from normal games. Playing through Nuts and Bolts right now made the absence of Rare disappointing too.

Yeah, that was my impression of MS' showing this year, as well. Don't get me wrong... I thought it had it's appeal, but I wasn't blown away by anything. I'll give MS props for being extremely aggressive with its game lineup early on, although I personally could have used a better balance in genres and the kind of games that were displayed. As someone that has been looking into getting an Xbox 360 one day, I can't say I was terribly excited to see that many of the games shown were sequels and/or follow-ups to the same or similar games the system has pushed the most since day one. A Rare title would have probably helped, but they were a no-show this year.

As for Project Naval, while it's sure to get it's fair share of hype, it didn't make me fall out of my seat or anything. Considering how comfortable many third party developers are with the Xbox 360, being almost four years old, I don't know how many of them will be willing to branch away to create games with the add-on in mind. I think that's a huge key as to how successful this thing will become. I'm also glad I wasn't the only one that thought the project still appears to be a little rough around the edges. It's not too difficult to see what MS is trying to do, but I don't know if it's going to be as easy as they might think.

Overall, I actually enjoyed this year's conference more than their showing last year. As far as my personal tastes go, I wasn't so thrilled, but I can't take away the fact that MS' approach was solid. It's just too bad I didn't have speakers to hear anything...

*Mr. Snackpants* · 06-01-2009, 05:01 PM

L4D2 was very surprising. Not sure how I feel about it yet though.

*Mr. Snackpants* · 06-01-2009, 05:15 PM

Oh Wow. The Star Wars:Old Republic trailer just f*cking pwned!!!!

**GK Punk** · 06-01-2009, 05:26 PM

Where is that trailer at?

poiuytre · 06-01-2009, 05:34 PM

Right here. It's indeed very well directed.

**GK Punk** · 06-01-2009, 05:42 PM

Wow, that was amazing. If I wasn't already stoked for that game, I would be now.

Archon_Turtle · 06-01-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by poiuytre

right here. it's indeed very well directed.

do want!!!

Peanut · 06-01-2009, 07:03 PM

Yeah, seriously. I got shivers while watching that during the presser. Absolutely fantastic.

Archon_Turtle · 06-01-2009, 07:32 PM

holy god could James Cameron talk any more? *hangs self*

*Ninjinister* · 06-01-2009, 07:53 PM

Thank God I missed Cameron and tuned in just in time for Red Steel 2. I'm likin' it.

Peanut · 06-01-2009, 07:54 PM

And this awesome Pele soccer game. SO AMAZING!

*Ninjinister* · 06-01-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

And this awesome Pele soccer game. SO AMAZING!

Looks better than the Atari version, at least. A lot more movement.

EDIT: Oh... so there actually is a trailer.

Peanut · 06-01-2009, 08:03 PM

This is easily the worst conference of the day, thus far. I was really looking forward to seeing what they had, but this is painful. Even EA's 30 minutes of games for little girls didn't suck this bad.

*Ninjinister* · 06-01-2009, 08:06 PM

G4's choice of abbreviation for "Standard Rates" (I hope it's not a global abbreviation) is abysmal...

"STD RTS".

New Splinter Cell looks somewhat interesting, but I'll probably never play it.

06-01-2009, 01:47 PM	#21
poiuytre Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 437	Checking out facebook-pictures of other people's dogs on my 360. Finally. __________________ "That girl...she said that the sky frightened her. That looks so...liberating."

06-01-2009, 02:42 PM	#23
poiuytre Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 437	My precious Sony? My PS3 has practically been demoted to Bluray player ever since I bought a 360. I can only hope Sony releases some surprises from Japanese developers at their conference tomorrow to change that. The conference was decent, but I'm not sold on the eyetoy thing. It looked neat for navigating the menus, but incredibly rough and inaccurate in most of their other live demonstrations. All this motion nonsense better not rob developers away from normal games. Playing through Nuts and Bolts right now made the absence of Rare disappointing too. I am very glad to see the new Metal Gear game isn't for a handheld tho. Rumors had it pinned for a PSP release and while the PSP MG games were great, they're just not the same. __________________ "That girl...she said that the sky frightened her. That looks so...liberating."

06-01-2009, 03:14 PM	#26
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I'm pretty pleased. L4D was awesome, and pretty unexpected. Its not Dead Rising 2, but its zombies and its great. __________________ Stupendous Monster

06-01-2009, 05:34 PM	#31
poiuytre Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 437	Right here. It's indeed very well directed. __________________ "That girl...she said that the sky frightened her. That looks so...liberating."

06-01-2009, 07:53 PM	#36
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Thank God I missed Cameron and tuned in just in time for Red Steel 2. I'm likin' it. __________________

06-01-2009, 03:13 PM	#25
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	The no download streaming deal is pretty sweet, and the Lionhead tech demo of natal was pretty wicked provided that those reactions from the boy weren't scripted. I just hope the tech works better than the eyetoy.

06-01-2009, 05:01 PM	#28
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	L4D2 was very surprising. Not sure how I feel about it yet though.

06-01-2009, 05:15 PM	#29
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	Oh Wow. The Star Wars:Old Republic trailer just f*cking pwned!!!!

06-01-2009, 05:26 PM	#30
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Where is that trailer at?

06-01-2009, 05:42 PM	#32
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Wow, that was amazing. If I wasn't already stoked for that game, I would be now.

06-01-2009, 07:03 PM	#34
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Yeah, seriously. I got shivers while watching that during the presser. Absolutely fantastic.

06-01-2009, 07:32 PM	#35
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	holy god could James Cameron talk any more? hangs self

06-01-2009, 07:54 PM	#37
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	And this awesome Pele soccer game. SO AMAZING!

06-01-2009, 08:03 PM	#39
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	This is easily the worst conference of the day, thus far. I was really looking forward to seeing what they had, but this is painful. Even EA's 30 minutes of games for little girls didn't suck this bad.

06-01-2009, 08:06 PM	#40
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	G4's choice of abbreviation for "Standard Rates" (I hope it's not a global abbreviation) is abysmal... "STD RTS". New Splinter Cell looks somewhat interesting, but I'll probably never play it. __________________