Okay I enjoyed writing up my thoughts on Sony at E3, so I wanted to do Microsoft and Nintendo to follow up. Hope you guys enjoy the read.
MS:
- As I'm sure many of you agree, Microsoft had the strongest showing at E3 for me. They got me really excited for a platform I don't even own. On one hand though, I think its kind of obvious MS were holding out big time for a fantastic E3. Before then, the console was going on pretty much Ninja Blade alone, and now its gotten new life.
- They had the best structure too, spoil us silly with the games, make with a bit of small talk, bring out Kojima, then show innovation off at the end. While I didn't like Natale, and I though Milo didn't belong on a games console of all things (it may work, but how many gamers want to sign on and talk to a virtual kid?), it was definately a bigger hit and more innovative than Sony's poorly presented motion controller.
- My biggest problem with the conference was easily the marketing babble. With Sony and Nintendo, you had very modest presenters that made little reference to competition. Microsoft always assault you with strong vocabulary that leaves no room for interpretation and opinion. Phrases like "The announcements we've made this morning were truly historic" and "The best line up of the best exclusives" really make me laugh, because they're simply not true, or that black and white. It just made the whole conference seem like "Why we're much better than Sony, no question", than "Here's a love letter to gamers", which is what the actual content made it.
- Epic Games are going to have a gained a lot of respect this year. 3 new great pieces of content for all 3 systems, Titan Pack, Shadow Complex, Dark Corners pack. They're pulled out all the stops for a year with no full retail release.
- Like I said before, Milo might be impressive, regardless of if it actually works, but I don't care about it. Much like I didn't care for Home, I don't go on my 360 to touch interactive water, speak to a fake human and help him solve fake homework.
- Bungie for me, put out the most impressive show. The talker was smooth and made me feel interested in ODST, making me forget they've bumped it up to a full game, which dissapoints me. Reach too looked awesome.
- I think a lot of people have already passed the Metal Gear announcement on as insignificant for many reasons. Firstly, anyone who was going to buy a platform for an MGS game already bought a PS3 for MGS4, and most 360 gamers will tell you that Sam's the way forward, MGS is ******ed. Also, a lot of people were disapointed with the Raiden focus, and Hideo Kojima has been taking diggs at the game ever since announcing it.
So I gave MS a 9 before, and I'll stick with that.
Nintendo
- I think these guys deserve a lot more credit than they got. They may have fed us a bit more BS with Wii Sports Resort, Fit Plus, and the Vitality Sensor, but no one seems to be having the kind of reaction to the final 2 announcements that I thought they would have. Super Mario Galaxy 2? Sequal to the highest rated exclusive of this gen? That should be Megaton! But it wasn't. And I'll kill a herd of baby deer to get my hands on a Team Ninja Metroid.
- Uh... I guess what else is there to say? Cammie's a *****!
I'll stick with that 7.
