E3 is back! Took a hiatus for a while, but it's nice to see the show come back.

So... this post won't necessarily be completely E3 related posts here, but suffice to say I have a lot of expectations. For starters, I'm still hoping for some real good stuff from Nintendo. Not necessarily JUST a Wii Zelda, but some other content that says, "Hey, core gamers, we haven't forgotten you!" Granted, there are several Wii games I'm proud to own. Metroid Prime 3, Mario Galaxy, Fire Emblem (though the story got a bit ludicrous near the end -_- ), and I recently bought Klonoa which, despite its shortness, was worth getting. But despite the system's super-ultra-crazy popularity, my library STILL has yet to top the number of games I own for the Gamecube, nearly all precious gems I would hate to part with (...preciousssss...).

On the note of Nintendo, I'm quite happy with a lot of the stuff the DS has been getting. There's actually a few titles outside the Nintendo niche that I've gotten, like Contra 4. Granted, right now the system's foreseable future buys are loaded with Dragon Quest games. DQ4 was a great nostalgia trip, even if I didn't like all of the changes (ugh... don't like the accents). And once DQ5 goes to $30 or less it's as good as mine. So at this moment a few E3 surprises wouldn't hurt here too, though I'm in no rush to add new stuff to the "must buy" list for DS just yet. =P

And I just saw the leaked trailer for Project Trico a few weeks ago. I think Team Ico just sold me a PS3 JUST for that game alone. Now, if only the PS3 were $200 cheaper, and the game roughly $30 or less, that dream may become a reality.

Finally, probably the least E3 related topic ever, but still worth mentioning. I've been keeping an eye on Dragonica (or "Dragonica Online," as the U.S. publisher seems to be calling it :-/ ). I sorta like what I've played from the beta tests I've tried out, but lag and lack of motivation to get that far into the game have limited me (they don't keep your character stats until Open Beta starts... all the betas I were in were closed/preview betas). Still, this is the first MMO that's had such a unique combat system and this, AND without monthly fees no less! Can't wait for this game to go into open beta. Here's hoping it's everything I wish it to be.

By the way, I was playing World of Warcraft for the past 5 or 6 months, in case anyone was curious. Fun, though nothing much to do at lvl 80, since raids are a severe test of my endurance and patience, and PvP is bland. Hence, I let the account go into remission. This is why I'm hoping for another not-monthly fee MMO to take it's place.

Well, got to be going soon. If anyone wants an update on any of my gaming endeavors for the past... 2 years?! Wow... Anyway, feel free to leave a comment.

Later.