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Preview of New Games at E3 2005

Posted by Zonk on from the but-are-any-of-the-actually-new? dept.

Joystiq (once again answering my hailing frequencies) has up a preview of some of the new titles that will be seeing the light of day at this year's e3. A smattering of some of the games: "The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, D&D Online, UFO: Aftershock, Battlefield 2, Black and White 2, The Sims 2: Nightlife, Guild Wars, Metroid Prime Hunters, Shadow the Hedgehog, Destroy All Humans" This year we're going to have an E3 topic for your browsing convenience.

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  1. What about "Spore"? by Khamura · · Score: 5, Informative

    Will Wright's latest brainchild should have more people drooling over the idea, not just us already rabid fanbois. :)

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  2. Re:Sad to say, but Sega's completely lost it by cgenman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    VG Cats did a great strip about this recently.

    Worth the read, if for no other reason than to watch Sonic cry.

    And because they're sort of relevant and funny, their strip about Black and White, Metroid, and Zelda.

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  3. Re:Still Windows Only? by a_ghostwheel · · Score: 4, Insightful

    However if you consider, for example, Elder Scrolls series (both current Morrowind and future Oblivion) - PC gives you pretty much free pass for whatever modding you want. Just look at what Morrowind's mods have done to the game when it comes to graphics (both textures and models), gameplay (AI and additional functions like meaningful combat combos, etc) and environment (sounds, towns brought to life with scripted NPCs, etc). Plus 5-6 good content mods. Something you will not achieve on console for a long time (if ever).

  4. About time by focitrixilous+P · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Some quality titles for the DS! In order that I am interested:
    Castlevania DS
    Advance Wars DS
    Mario Kart DS
    Meteos
    GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
    Metroid Prime Hunters
    Shogun Warrior: Real-Time Conflict
    Maybe by next Christmas the lineup will be more filled out then it is now. Castlevania looks to be a triump of hand held 2d platforming, one of my favorite genres for any hand held. The touch screen is great for FPS games, possibly to the point that I will buy an EA title for the first time in years. Meteos looks alright, and the Mario Kart and Advance Wars franchises are entrenched in my mind. The touch screen might also work better than a controler for RTS, so I'll watch this shogun game. About time the DS moved out of the tech demo phase it seems to be in right now, with some full length, new content games. Looks to be a another fine year for gaming across the boards, though still suffering from Sequalitis. (Perfect Dark 2!!!!!111one)
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  5. Overshadowed by Hardware by superultra · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The sad thing is that I think these games will get underrepresented because of the new hardware and their respective next-gen games. This is a shame, because as recent releases clearly show developers are finally getting a handle on the systems, moving beyond pretty graphics, and really putting out some great stuff.

    This is actually the best time to own an Xbox, PS2, or Gamecube. They're cheap - they'll probably drop again this fall to compete - and the software is now top-notch.