henke on 7/6/2011 at 20:13
A thread for the games being showcased at E3 that noone loved enough to make separate threads for, but which we still might want to comment on.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkFaZrvu8jw) Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Looks as cool as non-gameplay AC trailers always look, and features the fantastic track "Iron" by Woodkid.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIxecMxuJs) From Dust
God game. Looks nice.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHcJintcIyA) Driver: San Francisco
This could be good eh?
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV2Y8qaP0vk) Puzzle Agent 2
I liked the original very much but this just looks like the developers are trying to get some extra mileage out of the same art-resources that were used for the first installment. :erg:
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNjuv5Y_oA8) Trackmania 2
Games like Tricky Truck and Jet Car Stunts(iOS) have copied the gameplay of Trackmania and added new elements on top of it to great effect. I was kinda hoping TM2 would copy some of the elements those games introduced(more physics-puzzles in the platforming levels, greater aerial-controll) but judging from this trailer they haven't really done anything to the formula. Just updated the graphics. Then again just because they're not showing off any new gameplay elements in the trailer doesn't mean there aren't any. I'm hoping for the best. Hoping they're not just resting on their laurels. PS and by laurels I mean butts.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im7zs0hEZNQ) Tintin
Looks fun but there isn't enough creative swearing coming from Captain Haddock. If it was me developing the game I would've spent 90% of the budget writing code that created procedurally generated insults that would flow from the good Captain at any given moment.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su1djPuvDnw) Metro: Last Light
Has a cool Portishead track in it and looks awesome but doesn't tell us much about how the game will actually play.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovzQayd3oNM) Minecraft for XBox 360 (and Androidphones)
Seems to me that if you wanna build something quickly in Minecraft you'll really need a mouse, so you can quickly and precisely rotate and place out blocks where you want them. Playing it with a controller seems like it would be a pain in the ass. Doubtful about whether this'll catch on on the 360.
SubJeff on 7/6/2011 at 20:25
You forgot Journey.
And the Wii Yoo and Yoo yoo
Ostriig on 7/6/2011 at 22:39
Well don't you just love it when things work out like that. :D
Koki on 8/6/2011 at 06:38
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
And the Wii Yoo and Yoo yoo
The Wii Yoo is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
Proves that Nintendo wasn't planning on revolutionizing anything with Wii, they just thought LETS MAKE GIMMICKS and got lucky.
june gloom on 8/6/2011 at 17:48
I have to say I'm not impressed by the Wii-U. (Terrible name.) The controller looks like an iPad fucked a Wiimote.
I'm very, very skeptical of all this.
Fafhrd on 9/6/2011 at 04:36
I hate the name for the WiiU, and I think the decision to not separate it from the Wii branding is going to hurt it's core adoption in the early running, which in turn will hurt it's continued core support. But at the same time, the stuff that (
http://kotaku.com/5810010/three-amazing-things-youll-do-with-aliens-colonial-marines-on-the-wii-u) Gearbox is talking about doing with Colonial Marines sounds pretty fucking cool to me.
It's biggest problem is going to be that it needs to come out in Q2 or Q3 of next year, not Holiday 2012, if they want to even slightly entertain the thought of getting people to hold off on buying Battlefield 3 (for example) on 360 or PS3 and pick it up for WiiU instead. If it's going to be a November-December release, then they can kiss a lot of the initial sales of those multiplatform core games goodbye.
PigLick on 9/6/2011 at 04:55
With the wiiu hopefully they can explore further the awesome possibilities they tried on the gamecube with Windwaker and the gameboy.
Koki on 9/6/2011 at 04:58
Quote Posted by Fafhrd
It's biggest problem is going to be that it needs to come out in Q2 or Q3 of next year, not Holiday 2012, if they want to even slightly entertain the thought of getting people to hold off on buying Battlefield 3 (for example) on 360 or PS3 and pick it up for WiiU instead. If it's going to be a November-December release, then they can kiss a lot of the initial sales of those multiplatform core games goodbye.
What the fuck is Battlefield 3 now, a do or die game?
In 2012 there will be another CoD and that's all that matters.
