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Gaming Sites Sum Up E3
Now that E3 is done and the press have gone home, they're consolidating all their E3 reports into handy indexes. Here's the massive Gamespot index listing all the titles they covered, here's the IGN index for E3, and you can also try the Gamespy E3 index or a multitude of others via Gametab News. Do you have a 'best in show' for E3, or at least a roundly ignored game that people may have missed amidst the hype?
Waht surprised and impressed me most was the Half-Life 2 Tech Demo, I had a URL to an 200 mb rar file with a high res version of that movie, but I accedentily erased it. but I was able to watch the first part, it was so cool. It seems that the V-Source engine created for Half-Life 2 will bring in some big bucks and make the modding community drool. Especially the physics and the use of materials (so that wood behaves like wood) are going to make this engine something special.
As a Metal Gear Solid fan (i don't mind cinematics) i'm afraid that part 3 will move too far away from the already established storyline and will have just more of the same gameplay in a diffirent enviroment. I suppose woodlands would create some options instead of straight rectangular hallways.
Doom III looked very nice too but the gameplay it self looked rather dull, just have to wait until it's out.
Although there was a gigantor amount of games shown at E3 this year, it didn't seem like there were any huge groundbreaking games shown, at least nothing that got websites' panties in a bunch. Lots of part 2's and 3's... Overall, though, lots of good showings. Here are some of the games I thought stood out: (Besides the obvious HL2, Doom3, etc..)
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Evil Genious: Sounds really good. I have this wanna-be-evil bug in me since Dungeon Keeper, and this looks to fill it. Although it would be nice to see a villian game minus the humor. I wanna be a serious evil genious!
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time: Big fan of the original, so I hope the new one does it justice. Although the remaking old games trend is wearing a bit thin, this one seems rather exceptional.
Sam & Max: Freelance Police: OMG! A new Sam and Max!!! This was one of my all time favorite PC Games back in the day, and the trailer for the new one seems to keep the same themes and witty banter that i've come to know and love (and randomly quote on a regular basis)(side note: new Full Throtle looks good too
Star Ocean:Till the End of Time: Gotta give respect to the non-SquareNix RPG's showing. This game looks especailly promissing. I played the previous Star Ocean, and liked it, but this game seems to be bringing the series a bit more up to date. The real-time battle system sounds pretty good, and graphics are great! Definatly one to watch for RPGamers.
CUSTOM ROBO!!!: Big Robots. You build em. Fighting! *drooool*
Tony Hawk Underground: Hrm... could be really cool, or could be GTA with skateboards... Although I was really curious when I read 'create-a-trick' mode! WTF! Could be really cool. Must have Online mode though!!! Plus it's acronym is THUG... sweet...
River City Ransom EX: YESYESYES!!! River City Ransom was THE BEST Nes game! Hands down! Nothing equates to the sheer pleasure derived from beating enemies sensless with a body at like 30 times a second! FWAPFWAPFWAP!
Well those are some titles I thought deserved some more attention. I left out some obvious choices (FF Tactics Adv, MGS3 + TS, etc...) but those games will rule as well.
Polaroid. See what develops!!
So when will the new Counter Strike mod be out for HL2.... Do you think that the gameplay will be significantly different from the current CS..? I think that a new CS would be awesome...better graphics better physics...what more could you ask for..?
jC - sweet sweet squirrel on sheet metal