Have to say I'm dissapointed with this years E3. It just did'nt have that magic from past years. Nothing groundbreaking was playable. No new hardware shown (other than Sony's handheld announcement). Tons of software for just about everything except PC. Also the coverage was not great this year either. Anyways I have a ton of movies, interviews and hands on impressions I've sifted through so I list my games and you feel free to do the same.
GOTS: Tie- F-Zero GX and Prince Of Persia SoT.
First of all F-Zero was flat out the most graphically advanced game that was playable on the show floor. This thing is almost finished and runs at 60 fps even in 4 player split screen mode. Can't wait for the GCN Preview disc (just 2 more days till my EB has them) Hat's off to Sega..and Nintendo for having the faith in AV to do the classic franchise justice. If it gets any kind of push at all from NOA FZ is gonna be a big game for the middle of 2003.
Ubi Soft's PoP came out of freaking nowhere. It looks amazing and plays even better than the visuals according to some. I'm starting to really like Ubi Soft especially after SC, R3HH and (R3 and SC for GBA). PoP could be another huge hit for Ubi in the US. Ubi (as well as Eurocom)has a way about them that makes their multiplatform games NOT SEEM LIKE 3rd PARTY MULTIPLATFORM GAMES. Sure the casuals will ignore it but the hardcorist that remember will eat it up.
Biggest Surprises Of E3:
Viewtiful Joe.
Thank you Capcom. The movies of VJ look incredible. This game really is revolutionary. Just download the movies and hands on. I'll say this a second time..can't wait till the GCN Preview Disc. VJ may not sell with the casuals but the large group of old schoolers on the GCN should make this game a sneak hit. I hope the demo disk sales this game to an otherwise thinking crowd.
Billy Hatcher.
Sega's Yuki Naka has got a little gem on his hands. The movies look fabulous and the hands on made me want this game. It may not sale well but at least maybe the playable demo on the preview disk may help.
MGS3.
Man Konami knows the PS2. Only Polyphony Digital and Square know it better. This game will be huge. Makes me want to get a PS2 but there's other games to be had. Another price cut and this'd be the first game I'd get.
Other Noteables:
MK
D seemed to be a big hit with everyone at the show as was Halo 2 creating a buzz but not being playable was a let down. Same for Doom III and RE4. Conker being XBL makes me want to go get an XBL Kit but it looked like a DC game.
Fable has now moved to my most wanted XB game list. This thing better be good. Crimson Skies is now my most wanted flyer (yes over RS3 imo).
GTA4 blew me away but man at the hours Polyphony must be putting in to get a PS2 game to look better than a XB or GCN game. It'll pay off for them I'm sure.
Sphinx. It's for GCN and PS2. I'll refer back to my aobve statement about 3rd party games that done feel like them. This is another one.
Biggest Let Downs:
EAD. Not Nintendo as a whole but EAD. Where are these guys? Wtf are they doing? I'm sure it's Nintendo wanting to let their 3rd parties and 2nd parties shine. And imo they did but for EAD to be nonexistant is pittiful.
NST. 1080 Avalanche is all?
Rare. Piss poor showing imo. Not what I expected from one of the greatest dev houses on XB. It must be true about the talent that left. Looked like DC games. And where was PD0?
The Hobbit. Looked crappy and the hands on were not so good.
Namco. Starfox should look waaay better than that. There's no excuse except that it's waay early..is'nt it?
Also Zoonami was a no show with Gamezero. Come on. I want to see what that ex Rare talent is up to. And where was Free Radical thi year?
Overall
A good E3 for everyone. Not a great one but a good one. You know this by when you watch a mainstream news channel (Headline News) and all they talk about was Terminator 3 game. No Halo2 or the crowded LAN play at MKD. Nope it was all T3 like it was THE big thing. Man oh man!
Having said this I'm very excited about the rest of 2003 on into 2004. To tell you the truth I'm most excited about the GCN Preview (demo) disk than anything else. For Nintendo's first go at these, it actually will be a good one with FZero,BH,VJ playable and the GBA downloadables (very cool idea). I hope there are some interviews. There are supposedly some alot of movies as well. What's your E3 thoughts and most anticipateds?
GOTS: Tie- F-Zero GX and Prince Of Persia SoT.
First of all F-Zero was flat out the most graphically advanced game that was playable on the show floor. This thing is almost finished and runs at 60 fps even in 4 player split screen mode. Can't wait for the GCN Preview disc (just 2 more days till my EB has them) Hat's off to Sega..and Nintendo for having the faith in AV to do the classic franchise justice. If it gets any kind of push at all from NOA FZ is gonna be a big game for the middle of 2003.
Ubi Soft's PoP came out of freaking nowhere. It looks amazing and plays even better than the visuals according to some. I'm starting to really like Ubi Soft especially after SC, R3HH and (R3 and SC for GBA). PoP could be another huge hit for Ubi in the US. Ubi (as well as Eurocom)has a way about them that makes their multiplatform games NOT SEEM LIKE 3rd PARTY MULTIPLATFORM GAMES. Sure the casuals will ignore it but the hardcorist that remember will eat it up.
Biggest Surprises Of E3:
Viewtiful Joe.
Thank you Capcom. The movies of VJ look incredible. This game really is revolutionary. Just download the movies and hands on. I'll say this a second time..can't wait till the GCN Preview Disc. VJ may not sell with the casuals but the large group of old schoolers on the GCN should make this game a sneak hit. I hope the demo disk sales this game to an otherwise thinking crowd.
Billy Hatcher.
Sega's Yuki Naka has got a little gem on his hands. The movies look fabulous and the hands on made me want this game. It may not sale well but at least maybe the playable demo on the preview disk may help.
MGS3.
Man Konami knows the PS2. Only Polyphony Digital and Square know it better. This game will be huge. Makes me want to get a PS2 but there's other games to be had. Another price cut and this'd be the first game I'd get.
Other Noteables:
MK
D seemed to be a big hit with everyone at the show as was Halo 2 creating a buzz but not being playable was a let down. Same for Doom III and RE4. Conker being XBL makes me want to go get an XBL Kit but it looked like a DC game.Fable has now moved to my most wanted XB game list. This thing better be good. Crimson Skies is now my most wanted flyer (yes over RS3 imo).
GTA4 blew me away but man at the hours Polyphony must be putting in to get a PS2 game to look better than a XB or GCN game. It'll pay off for them I'm sure.
Sphinx. It's for GCN and PS2. I'll refer back to my aobve statement about 3rd party games that done feel like them. This is another one.
Biggest Let Downs:
EAD. Not Nintendo as a whole but EAD. Where are these guys? Wtf are they doing? I'm sure it's Nintendo wanting to let their 3rd parties and 2nd parties shine. And imo they did but for EAD to be nonexistant is pittiful.
NST. 1080 Avalanche is all?
Rare. Piss poor showing imo. Not what I expected from one of the greatest dev houses on XB. It must be true about the talent that left. Looked like DC games. And where was PD0?
The Hobbit. Looked crappy and the hands on were not so good.
Namco. Starfox should look waaay better than that. There's no excuse except that it's waay early..is'nt it?
Also Zoonami was a no show with Gamezero. Come on. I want to see what that ex Rare talent is up to. And where was Free Radical thi year?
Overall
A good E3 for everyone. Not a great one but a good one. You know this by when you watch a mainstream news channel (Headline News) and all they talk about was Terminator 3 game. No Halo2 or the crowded LAN play at MK
D. Nope it was all T3 like it was THE big thing. Man oh man!Having said this I'm very excited about the rest of 2003 on into 2004. To tell you the truth I'm most excited about the GCN Preview (demo) disk than anything else. For Nintendo's first go at these, it actually will be a good one with FZero,BH,VJ playable and the GBA downloadables (very cool idea). I hope there are some interviews. There are supposedly some alot of movies as well. What's your E3 thoughts and most anticipateds?
