I hope everyone else agrees that this year's E3 was very good and i enjoyed it alot, maybe a little too much (i watched over 20 hours of E3 Live).
To start with i am extremely annoyed with my alarm clock because it didn't go off when i wanted it to so i could get up at 4:30 am for the live Microsoft conference. However, i watched it later and i have to say that i think their's was the best out of the three. They gave alot of statistics and facts that proved to us that the 360 is the most popular current gen console and it was just nice to hear some facts to back up their claims to being the best out of the three (whereas Sony on the other hand could not because any statistic they could give would make them look worse).
I am extremely excited about some 360 games such as Bioshock, Call Of Duty 4, Madden 08 and obviously Halo 3 but i do feel that otherwise Microsoft don't have much to offer because they seemed to fill up the rest of the conference with stupid games like Scene It on the 360 (what the hell were they thinking?).
Bioshock looks so immense, i mean the way you can customise practically everything you hold, including yourself is just such a great idea; i just admire them for putting so much effort into it and i'm sure it's going to be one of the best games out this year.
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare gave me not such a good impression but after a while and the video of the two guys in ghillie suits, i think i would enjoy it alot as i really like games in which you get to do alot of hiding and sniping.
I don't really need to give a reason as to why i'm looking forward to Halo 3; that said it's probably mostly down to hype because if you think about it the beta wasn't actually that much of an improvement on Halo 2, but i mean it's a Halo game, its got to be good; right?
I didn't really pay much attention to the Nintendo Conference because the only Nintendo thing i own is a Ds Lite and i want to sell it so i don't really want to know much (especially as i dislike the Wii because it is just a huge fad). I did own an N64 at one point and it was great but since the Wii my respect for Nintendo has gone down to almost none.
The Sony conference was alot better than i had first anticipated becuase i had expected it to be a bit awkward seeing as they aren't doing so well in the current gen console war; but they really impressed me. It was a bit lame when Chewy came on but the PSP redeemed itself in my books when i saw both the preview of God of War 2 and Socom Tactical Assault as the graphics were astounding for such a small screen and the fact that it now has twice as much ram than it had before.
I haven't got a PS3 yet but since watching E3 i have decided that i am definitely going to get one, mainly for Socom Confrontation (which i was very dissapointed because there was nothing about it in E3) but also for some other games i picked up during E3 such as Kane and Lynch which looks alot like freedom fighters, which was one of my favourite games on the PS2.
Also, Rachet & Clank caught my eye as i liked the older ones and they seem to have reverted back to those ****instead of carrying on the new weird ****
I really want Killzone 2 aswell because i really enjoyed the first Killzone despite the not so kind reviews it got.
Warhawk also looks like a must have because it seems alot like Battlefield 2 which was immense but on a console, which i prefer because it's eaiser to handle and you don't get so many cheaters.
Another reason why i would get a PS3 would be so that i could get Unreal Tournament 3 earlier than if i wanted it on the Xbox 360.
Other games that i now really really want include Assassins Creed, Resident Evil 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, The Orange Box, Turing Point, and last but by no means least GTA IV!
All in all i think E3 this year has been my best so far (and only
); so i'd like to give a great big thanks to the guys at gamespot, all the people involved in E3 (except Nintendo) and finally i'd like to give a big shout out to my buddies in Room 4!! Thanks for making my E3 experience so good guys, see ya next year ![]()
ZAP A ZOMBIE!
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I totally agree with you, It was a good E3 cause of the immense effort GS gave this year. But, PS3 was this year's best show. (I only have a 360, so I'm not saying that as a Sony fanboy) They actually managed to "sell" the cell (punt intended) to me. Even if it is so expensive, its not something that I can do anything about. Or can I.... MS reassured me that the 360 buy was not in vain. And for me, that was enough. And I liked that they focused on game coming this year. Nintendo... well, Wii fit was a laugh... but sadly, not in a good way.
Nice blog mate.
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