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| E3 Gaming Convention; E3 phone home | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 13 2005, 05:17 PM (197 Views) | |
| Zeerus | Jun 13 2005, 05:17 PM Post #1 |
Spank My Monkey!
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Well, E3 is finally over in California, and here’s my take on the most important things I saw. Who cares about the Playstation anymore? Well, okay, I still do, but decided not to write about it just yet. I’ll save that for a whole nother post. Anyway, it’s a long read, so you may want to settle in before you start reading. E3 ’05 was great, and I enjoyed every minute of it… from my recliner in my bedroom. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to Cali for this one. Maybe next year. Microsoft Xbox 360 – A technical masterpiece, this is the console that thousands have been waiting for. From what I can see the Xbox 360 will replace all other types of media displays from CD Players to DVD Players. The Xbox 360, originally called the Xbox Next, is a super powerful, wireless media center that can play games, music, movies and even access the internet without the need of troublesome modifications. Get ready gamers, this is the one you’ve been waiting for. Now, if I understood correctly on the MTV display a few weeks ago the 360 will feature something called the Xbox Market, or something to that extent where you can buy clothes, weapons, and other accessories for your in game characters. Could you imagine Master Chief in baggy jeans, a bandana, and some iced out chains? This brings me to my next few questions. What can we expect as far as lineup goes? Will there be a Halo 3? Which games are going to be ready by launch time? One game I’m looking forward to is the new Perfect Dark game. I can still remember the original being a favorite of mine on the Nintendo 64 a few years back. And I can also remember myself using the “Perfect Dark” font quite frequently too. Now, the 360 looks nothing like its predecessor, and all games will be played in high-def (and they’ll all have Xbox Live capabilities). Along with less character and scenery distortion the 360 also has video capabilities, so you’ll actually be able to have live video chats with your friends, colleagues, whatever. Who needs iChat AV after that? The Xbox 360 is due out by this holiday season. Movie Games – All of these next generation consoles will see some movie based games hitting shelves. In recent years games like Mortal Kombat and Goldeneye, along with others like Spiderman have really made move based games really popular. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be their favorite movie heroine, whether it be swinging through the skies of New York or slicing up baddies withy a nice pair of claws? Some hot new movie based games you’ll be seeing soon are The Godfather and Scarface. Two classic gangster movies that make grown men cry. Scarface throws you right into the movie, where you’ll play as Tony Montana, while The Godfather takes an almost RPG like mood. You’re tossed into the streets where you’ll have to work your way up to the top of a very notorious gang. Now, of course you’ll also be seeing a new Mortal Kombat game, and if there are any new superhero movies there’ll of course be an accompanying game. But that’s not all. The most anticipated you ask? Well, of course it’s everyone’s favorite gang war movie, The Warriors; you do remember the guy with the bottles on his fingers, don’t you? Anyway, this GTA-like game is produced by Rockstar Games and is one nonstop gang war marathon. It is due out in October 2005 and is not yet rated. Racing Games – Racing games are proving to be the single most fun to play. Last year Burnout: Takedown launched to mass acclaim. I guess people enjoy driving fast and crashing fast. This year you can expect a new Burnout Game, title Revenge. More cars, more speed, and more accidents waiting just for you. With millions of ways to wreck your car you’re pretty much guaranteed to never see the same crash twice. Another good one is LA Rush, a Stuntman like game without all of those stupid stunts and games. It’s basically a rush through Hollywood in what would seem like a Gone in 60 Seconds car boosting spree. Finally there’s Full Auto, a destroy all game that definitely has its roots deep in the Twisted Metal series. With tricked out cars and loud guns, along with a nifty rewind feature you can destroy almost anything at any time. It’s all that and a bag of chips. Football – Now, pretty much every single gamer has played Madden, am I right? Well, this year we’ll see a new Madden game, and we’ll also see the anti-Madden. Madden 2006 is looking great and is pretty much a sports RPG. You can play throughout multiple seasons while building up your character, and the whole time you’ll enjoy stunning graphics made possible only by the Xbox 360. Madden will also feature a new look and pass feature e, meaning you’ll actually have tot urn your QB in the directions he’s throwing in order to make more accurate passes. Now onto the anti-Madden. Many of you may remember playing Blitz in arcades, correct? Well, it’s back and better than ever. Blitz: The League, is the newest Blitz game and is proving to be one violently fun game. In Blitz you can do things that would get you jail time in real life, and because the game isn’t licensed in any way by the NFL, nobody really cares. For example, you can rip a player’s helmet off and beat him with it during the middle of a play, and the ref will do nothing about it. But wait, there is no referee. How fun is that? Comic Book Games – X-Men Legends was a great game when it came out late last year, and almost everybody wanted it. Though X-Men may seem a little childish, this game was anything but. X-Men Legends 2 made its debut at E3 and proves to be a most enjoyable play. The two forces have combined and now you have control of more than double the powers you had in X-Men Legends 1. The other big comic book game to be launched soon in Unlimited Spiderman, a comic book styled game with all the action you’d expect from our favorite web slinger. In the game you’ll be able to play as Spidey himself and all of his different counterparts too. War Games – Call of Duty 2, Ghost Recon 3, Quake 4 How long have we waited for these titles? I know I’ve been waiting for what seems like a millennia. Quake is finally back with a FPS better than ever. Not much to say here. You have to have played the others to truly understand the logic that is Quake. Now, Call of Duty may not seem important to many. But when its first title launched last year it made quite a stir around those gamers sucked into Medal of Honor. Now Call of Duty 2 is scheduled for launch, and this is definitely a game to play with the volume cranked up to 11 (for all of those Spinal Tap fans), as most of your directions will be shouted at you by AI controlled teammates. Finally, if you’re more of a deep jungle, under cover war hero type of guy you may want to check out Ghost Recon 3 when it hits stores, probably in 2006. The first two were full of heart-stopping action and allowed you to explore areas like drug covered Brazil and Columbia. |
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| + Balinor | Jun 13 2005, 05:55 PM Post #2 |
I am your obsidian reverie...
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Meh, I feel the PS3 is going to be better then the new X-Box. X-Box only has a few collections of games which hold it up to par with the PS3. Playstation has alot of genres which players love, not to mention the PS3 is proven to beat the new X-Box in proformance... ^_^ |
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| + Anime_Chick | Jun 14 2005, 09:56 AM Post #3 |
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PS3 is going to beat X-Box's ass...<_< I see nothing special about it, it costs extra to have it play DVD's and it's really big and heavy. PS is light weight and it can play DVD's. I perfer PS more...Blah I would go to something like that but my 'rents are cheap people...<_< |
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| + Balinor | Jun 14 2005, 10:23 AM Post #4 |
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Heh, X-Box only kept up to PS because of Halo. If it were not for Halo, it would have ended up like Sega did with the Dreamcast. Then it allcmes down to PS3 vs Nintendo Revolution. Sure PS3 has the preformance and graphics on its side. But Nintendo continue to put out a system and games with a quality that people redeem as 'Good'. It will just be there as another buffer between PS and X-Box, just that system that 'If you don't like either PS or X-Box, Get a Nintendo'. But I think their empire is slowly declining to the genre of kiddie game they put out every time they create a new system. If they wish to stay in the game, they will need to step it up into the more mature games.... |
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| + Missingo | Jun 14 2005, 11:09 AM Post #5 |
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XBOX 360 is coming out, I feel it will defeat us..
:( Overall I perfer PS It has alot better games... And its true, the only reason XBOX is good is because of HALO which is pretty good. But Im hoping theyll release HALO for PS that would be awesome. But now with XBOX 360 coming out...... PS is going down, unless they do something. Cause now a days, gamers perfer online live action. Personally I hate playing a game, with no online gaming...Kind of boring. Ill have to wait for XBOX 360 to go down in price, before I buy it.. Ill probably have to wait a year... But remember like everything in life: The eyes are never tired of seeing, the ears always want to hear more, Well always, go around looking for entertainment of gaming, but at the end..it will be just as borng as anything else..and who ever is reading this knows its true ;) |
| Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon | |
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| + Balinor | Jun 14 2005, 11:23 AM Post #6 |
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Indeed, but there is one quality that PS has over X-Box in online compatibility. Its games use different servers to play on. Not one in general that branches into many. Thus limiting the cost of paying to play online ONLY IF the game requires you to do so. FF 11 Online as an example... X-Box connectes to one large server, thus dubbed X-Box live. Then branches from there into the other games depending on what you wish to play. In order to connect to this 'server' and play the other game. You would need to play a monthly fee as we all know... Soo...as far as it goes. PS3 will still stay on top becaue of its hardware, which is proven to be better then X-Box 360. Its games, some of which are so good, who needs to play online when you have a game which lasts forever? Star Ocean anyone? Then finally their online compatability is far better. Maybe not as revolutinary, but hey, all you need is to connect and play. And a way to voice chat to others. Not any more crap about setting up things and the sort before you play... |
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| + Missingo | Jun 14 2005, 11:57 AM Post #7 |
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I have to say I agree with Bal... But XBOX requires no hardware to connect, just a internet connection whcih I have tried. Although you have to pay a fee. But then again PS has Final Fantasy online which is....INCREDIBLE!! That game is a hit...in my opinion. So yea, it all depends on your budget, and on what you like playing. |
| Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon | |
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| Zeerus | Jun 14 2005, 04:22 PM Post #8 |
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Bungie has already announced that Halo and Halo 2 will forveer be X-Box only games. The reason being the Playstation 2 didn't have the capacity to support Halo 2 when it was released. And Bungie got more from X-Box |
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| + Missingo | Jun 14 2005, 09:45 PM Post #9 |
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that sucks...... |
| Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon | |
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