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Final Fantasy XIII and Halo 3 at E3 This Year?
There are hints floating around already at some of the titles that will be unveiled during this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. 1up has a short piece saying that Final Fantasy XIII is almost done, and will get a powerful debut at the show in May. IGN, meanwhile, is rumourmongering that Halo 3 will also make an appearance. Not only that, they say, it's slated for a March 2007 release. From the article: "By theoretically shifting Halo to next spring, Microsoft thus allows third-party companies a better chance to shine independently of Bungie's uber shooter during the fall 2006 season. One must wonder, however, why the game wouldn't come out simultaneously with the movie, due in summer 2007. But if Halo 3's alleged March release date is officially confirmed, perhaps the game will leave questions for the movie to answer."
"Originality worked 10 years ago, and it should work just as well today."
Ten years ago I was playing Final Fantasy VI and Seiken Densetsu 2.
Twenty years ago I had Super Mario Bros, a Mario game that came out after Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Junior, Donkey Kong...
Halo was original as of four years ago. Its the third game in the series. Its relatively a very new franchise, and I really don't think the sequel, or third game in a series is a bad thing. Upwards of that, maybe you have an argument, but come on. Fans want the games. What do you say to the millions of halo fans looking for a new version of their favorite game? Sorry, we'd make it look better than ever, keep that solid core gameplay while adding a few little extra tweaks for ya, pimp out the multiplayer over the 360 version of live like none before... but we're too busy pretending to be artistically superior to you, we don't feel like making it. You have to play what we tell you to play. What about the fans? Can't they get what they want? Don't be an elitist snob and thank you're better than little billy who bought the last six years of madden games, even with (gasp) only sparse improvements because just maybe... he wanted to get them? Enjoyed them? If the developers have a story to tell, let them tell it without interrupting and asking when it's going to end?
I love the loaded editorial here from Zonk. "1up has a short piece saying..." vs. "IGN, meanwhile, is rumourmongering that...". The 1up story cites a sister publication (EGM) but no sources at either SquareEnix or Sony. The IGN article cites two sources, although they're both anonymous. One is from MS, while the other is the dreaded "source close to the company".
I don't generally agree with the editorial content of either site, but I also don't think it's appropriate to give a negative connotation to one site over the other, when both stories are essentially unsubstantiated rumormongering.