[General Discussion] E3 Expectations and Reactions Thread

Originally Posted by Luxray

Final Fantasy XIV.

Sony had the whole E3 conference for ONE minute. When they said "Online" they lost it. They lost it all.

So announcing the sequel to the sequel that hasn't come out yet is somehow cool news before they announce it's an MMO?

I was speaking idiomatically.

It's wishful thinking, Mo0.

It could've possibly been the reason that I actually purchase a PS3. BECAUSE it's an MMO, I immediately lost interest.

But hey, a person can dream, right?

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I wouldn't really call it sequel though.

and if I remember Rapture was the code name for the next MMORPG of Square-Enix and it's been in development for some time now.

It's called Final Fantasy XIV but I see it more like a spin-off, like FFXI was.

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I would like to be excited for XIV, but monthly fees are such a turnoff.

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I dunno about you, but I like the idea of paying full price for something and then running up 5 times as much money over the course of time.

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Originally Posted by GB

I would like be excited for XIV, but monthly fees are such a turnoff.

Pretty much this. If there aren't any for this game, then I'm completely sold.

How ya doing, buddy?

yeah not everyone like MMO because of the monthly fee, but you can't deny that MMO are popular and this will probably sell a lot and cash a lot of money.

Maybe not by you but by, many more.

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Well, Sony showed some good stuff. I'm disappointed that they didn't demo Heavy Rain or Final Fantasy XIII Versus, but there was a Rockstar North exclusive out of nowhere, and their motion control shit looks cool to me (as does Microsoft's Natal, but I think there's a better chance that Sony's version will actually get used in real games before 2015).

FFXIV was exactly as Luxary said, they had the whole E3 for one minute, before "Online" showed up; you could literally hear the disappointment in the hall. Still, it's the first big online RPG on a current-gen console, who knows, it might be cool.

All in all, good stuff by Microsoft and Sony this year, and Nintendo was once again a disappointment to anyone who's not a bored housewife or still stuck in 1994 and unable to let go of Mario, Zelda and Metroid.

I was speaking idiomatically.

See it would be one thing if this final fantasy 11 part 28 wasn't a grindfest and did something interesting with being an MMO but no it'll just be like every other grindfest but prettier. Whatever. You have fun with that thing.

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Originally Posted by Shin

and a remake of Golden Sun

What makes you think it's a remake? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Golden Sun III

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So now that the press conferences are over, what you guys think of the e3 this year? Was it what you expected, more or less or as lame as last year?

For me I'm pretty exited. Some good surprises from Microsoft and Sony has a solid line-up for the next year. Nintendo on the other hand fall last again with almost all casual game showed and only 2-3 interesting titles.

Motion control was a big thing this year too, now every console has they motion controller gimmick, but I think Microsoft might have something good with they project natal, not just for games but for the practicality of using it to navigate the menu (if it works correctly for voice and motion recognition)

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I was pretty excited about Nintendo's stuff. Call me a sucker for the interesting titles they had there (New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Golden Sun DS, Metroid: Other M), but that was more than enough to make me impressed with them. Looking forward to their releases.

As for Microsoft, the only thing I was really interested in was Left 4 Dead 2. Natal looks promising, but I'm reserving my judgment until other things come out for it.

Sony almost had me with Final Fantasy XIV, as mentioned earlier, but MMO dropped the bomb on me pretty badly. They had a really nice showing of games (Uncharted 2, The Last Guardian, the lawl trailer for the PSP Metal Gear Solid game). Overall I was impressed with them.

Ranking them in order for what I liked: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft.

As I said, call me a sucker for what Nintendo is offering up, but hell, it's working. I would care a little more about Sony if I actually had a PS3 or a PSP. Microsoft, I suppose, just needed to show me a couple more games I could be interested in instead of having Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM attached to the 360.

Plus, Koopa Kids might be making a return in the New Super Mario Bros. Wii.



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Shit, there was an E3 this year? I was asleep the whole time because of how much E3 sucks but what did I miss.

Someone was talking about some new Metroid Gaiden where Samus travels back to America after Prime 3 to avenge the death of her father which seems pretty cool and all but, really I just want to know.

Is Halo 4 coming or what.

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Basically, I liked what Nintendo had to offer. the only thing wrong with it was no Wii zelda. If they had given us that with everything else i would have forgiven them completely. As it stands, they're getting there.

Microsoft didn't wow me. It was forgettable, and i really don't recall anything was particularly excited about.

Sony convinced me to buy a PS3, but it'll be a while before i have that kind of money. They did enrage me though, just the way the kept on talking about themselves, and how they're offering us the future. I was stoked for FF XIV, but as soon as i found out it was an MMO, i lost interest. I really wish they'd drop that shit, and get to fucking work on Kingdom Hearts III. Loved Last Guardian btw. Want to see more of it sooooo bad

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Originally Posted by Tails

Is Halo 4 coming or what.

Yep, but they're calling it Halo Reach, one imagines it won't have a happy ending. Late 2010 I think I read somewhere, although they've still not settled on a date for ODST or whatever it's called have they? There were Sony and PC types frothing on the EDGE message board about how MS are milking Halo, having just announced the sixth game over a period of about eight years. I guess that was before Nintendo announced two new Mario games, bringing the total milked out of the franchise to a good 50 odd.

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Originally Posted by Shin

Yep, but they're calling it Halo Reach, one imagines it won't have a happy ending. Late 2010 I think I read somewhere, although they've still not settled on a date for ODST or whatever it's called have they? There were Sony and PC types frothing on the EDGE message board about how MS are milking Halo, having just announced the sixth game over a period of about eight years. I guess that was before Nintendo announced two new Mario games, bringing the total milked out of the franchise to a good 50 odd.

While inherently awesome, that seems like it'd be a "prequel/side story" of sorts since the events of Reach took place before the first Halo:CE, cannon-wise anyway. It's also the best of the Halo novels but that is neither here nor there.

As for ODST, isn't that supposed to be September sometime this year?

Regarding series hypocrisy: lol.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm pretty sure I'm biased since the Wii is the only current-gen console I own, but Nintendo's showing excited me more than the others. Even though people will say "yet another Mario game," Mario games have always been on track in terms of production quality, gameplay, and flat out fun. Mario Galaxy 2 should be good (though I hope they don't call it that.) and Super Mario Bros. Wii brings in 4 player co-op for the first time in a Mario game, which I'm really excited about. I'm not all that big of a fan for Metroid, but it's still interesting, since Team Ninja will be behind the wheel this time. Golden Sun DS, assuming it's a sequel, is also great news. Contrary to the GFF Gamer's Month's overall feeling of the game, I enjoyed Golden Sun on the GBA quite a bit.

The only thing that stood out from Microsoft for me was Natal (once again, probably because I don't own a 360), and it's still too early to tell how that's going to turn out. Sony had a pretty good showing with Uncharted 2. I'm actually with Chaotic on this one and that Final Fantasy XIV would have been gold for me if it wasn't for the "online" that came out partway through. Their motion controller seemed interesting, but it's not much that hasn't been done before, that and it's still quite clearly in prototyping. The demonstrator wasn't exactly very good with it either, but it does have promise. The LBP/Mario Kart bastard child actually seemed pretty cool, IMO, though I forget what the name of it was. Custom track creation really piqued my interest. I'd been planning on getting a PS3 sometime soon already, and Sony has held my interest enough during the conference to keep me to it.

In my opinion: Nintendo's Conference > Sony's Conference > Microsoft's Conference

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This is the year Nintendo goes out of business for sure

That will teach them to alienate hardcore gamers like me

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ODST looks like it would be something worth playing. Not 100% digging how it could possibly feel like a free-running thing. Never did like that about games (s'why I quit Burnout Paradise after so long). Also a little skeptical on the new stamina system he was talking about. Kinda falls back to Halo 1's shield/health system where you actually had to go hunting down medpacks every 2nd or 3rd gunfight. Dual wielding is gone, so no more SMG/Plasma rifle combos, however, I'm glad to see they've returned the pistol to its roots with a zoom and 12 rounds. Firefight mode sounds like it'll be a hell of a blast, despite the fact that people will whine saying it's a ripoff of Horde from Gears 2 or Nazi Zombies from CoD:WaW. It's co-op features like this that make games nowadays more fun.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii sounds pretty promising. I've demo'd the DS version and came to like it, so I'm more than willing to give this a shot. Hell, it's gotta be better than most of the games Mario's been in as of late.

Now, I'm no God of War fan, and I personally doubt I will get GoW3, but I can say it looked very beautiful.

Since God of War is not on my to-buy list, I'll fill that empty slot with MAG. Yes, it's another FPS, and yes, sadly, it's on PS3. However, it looks that good enough of a title to buy FOR the PS3. Like ET: Quake Wars, it focuses primarily on objective-type matches. Sure, I'd much rather prefer a simple Deathmatch style, but meh, I've got friends getting it, so I know it'll make it more fun.


As far as Final Fantasy... well... at least they broke from MMO-style combat for XIII before announcing another MMO in XIV. Let's hope the new ATB system doesn't piss people off too much.

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I like how everybody most people here think that Nintendo should be "tailoring" to hardcore gamers.

Sure Nintendo presentation sucks so bad that I almost fall asleep but when they announce SMBWii, SMG2, Golden Sun DS (I'm sure it's a not a remake as someone said) and the new Metroid, I was excited.

For a person who own all three console, IMO Microsoft presentation 'won' this year but nothing interest me beside Final Fantasy 13 (though I'm just going to get it for the PS3) and maybe whatever developers make for Project Natal. Sony comes in second, was only interested in a few games like ModNation Racer (I was excited for Final Fantasy 14 until "online" popped up!).

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii sounds pretty promising. I've demo'd the DS version and came to like it, so I'm more than willing to give this a shot. Hell, it's gotta be better than most of the games Mario's been in as of late.

You say that like there has been a plethora of bad Mario games for Wii. Also, you should play the whole of New SMB. Fun stuff

I enjoyed what I saw of the Nintendo conference. Mario Galaxy 2 floored me, totally unexpected. There was so much more to explore in Mario Galaxy that I'm excited to play it!

The Wii super mario brothers looks promising. I wonder how fun the coop will be, though. I'm a huge fan of local multiplayer, especially coop games, so I hold out hope. My thoughts drift to how much BIGGER this mario brothers game could be. How many different worlds? How amazing can they make it? They don't have the limited DS hardware, so we could see something very exciting!

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Originally Posted by Tails

Shit, there was an E3 this year? I was asleep the whole time because of how much E3 sucks but what did I miss.

Someone was talking about some new Metroid Gaiden where Samus travels back to America after Prime 3 to avenge the death of her father which seems pretty cool and all but, really I just want to know.

Is Halo 4 coming or what.

I was just skimming your post and for some reason I read it as "Samus travels back to America to avenge the death of her father Optimus Prime" and I realized that would be 10 times more awesome.

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Trailer/Teaser for new Metroid game.

Supposedly a remake of Super Metroid. Oh yeah, Team Ninja is doing it so it'll be fucking awesome. etc.

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Originally Posted by Pangalin

This is the year Nintendo goes out of business for sure

That will teach them to alienate hardcore gamers like me

Don't think anyone suggested that Nintendo will go out of business. Did you just write this zinger down earlier and didn't want to see it go to waste?

I was speaking idiomatically.