Metal Gear Solid: Looks awesome. Open world. but something of an AC feel. I'm interested, could be fun. one thing i can't wrap my head around is the timeline of the story. right off the bat you have revolver ocelot with Snake. I mean...what? Ocelot died in MG4 didn't he? im so confused!
Tanks: Meh
Max: finally a good platformer that looks fun and brings back the joys of the olden days.
Dark Souls II: Too much armor, reminds me of how GoW initially designed Kratos with so much crap then stripped him down bare and that actually made it better. dont feel connection with character. some moves too PS1
RYSE: I can't say im crazy excited about the game. It looks decent. It could be fun, but I dont feel the firey URGE i felt for games like God of War, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, or other amazing titles. It seems massive so I will hold judgement and just say that i'm not excited about it. Im more excited actually about Max than this game. Maybe my mind will change if i play it, but as of now it doesn't look like it unless Xbox change their mind about the online connection thing (PS4 still winning for me in this front)
Sunset Overdrive: WOW! that game looks fun. i know its not a live demo, but i like the concept. very cartoony yet serious.
Forza 5: For me, as a car enthusiast, i was more excited about seeing the McLaren P1 than the actual game. I know the graphics are fantastic, but im not super excited about the game. I like racing games, I'd probably get it, but im not super crazy about it.
Cloud processing sounds very "wow", that is true and it actually is, but again that's dependent on internet speed and for most of you US gamers out there that's not a problem. Personally, even if I had excellent internet, I dont want to be dependent on it. Besides, who the heck wants to play a game where the "Cloud AI" can take over by learning how you play and just sit back and watch? If i wanna do that, I'd watch F1 racing on Eurosport or something instead. The Geek in me is having multi-orgasmic excitement about the tech behind this...but the gamer/car guy in me is like "WTF do i wanna do that? Just give me better AI to race against"
NOW, add the Warthog into the game (even though its for sure going to lose in the super car race) and you got me more interested.
Project Spark: Holy Cow! i see huge potential with this game. I think its better than Playstation's puppet game i forgot what it was called.
Twitch: Ok, that's pretty damn fucking cool! I can tell this would be a great way for the RT guys to do their Let's Play and not be bothered with requests to join the game. just watching live is awesome. Hmm...not having an internet is really sinking in the heart deep.
Crimson Dragon: HAHAHAHA, ok that was bad i know how that feels, but oh well...glitches happen. Anyways, game is a meh. not super interested in it.even graphics look around PS2 style.
Dead Rising 3: hahahaha, i actually jumped there a bit when the zombie jumped in. anyways, open and massive worl, zombies all over, everything is game in terms of weapons...looks like loads of fun! even the sledge-saw is pretty fucking sweet. I'm actually excited about this game! i'm not much of a zombie game, but this is interesting.i haven't seen an HUD in the preview though, is that a good or a bad thing?
Microsoft is really pushing hard for the smart glass implementation. its pretty cool and interesting to see how technology is really expanding.
The Witcher 3: Saw an almost naked lady! Honestly that's all I can say about it.
Battlefield 4: I think everyone already saw the game in its premiere. uh-oh moments are always funny, but gotta be terrifying for the presenter. the crowd is rutheless though man wow! anyways, honestly if you seen one battlefield/call of duty game, you've seen them all. the multiplayer will fun of course, but in terms of story they always left me with a "so what?" sensation. Halo I feel more fulfilled.
What Lies Below: ...more like, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ANT LOOKING THING!!?
Black Tusk: can't say much since its so short. they claim its AAA title, but we'll see
Halo 5: Oh yeah, MC is back baby. you know, though, MC is in bloody freaking armor...why the hell is he wearing drag over him?
I'll tell you why, for the "MYSTERY!". LOOL. I'll be honest though, that bird thing that came out of the sand made me think its another Metal Gear game at first.
TitanFall: Just another FPS that's a somewhat cross of Battlefield and Halo (more Battlefield than halo though). There is just too much FPS out there and its hard to make an immersive story for FPS (unlike Bioshock or Portal).
Overall Impression: As some of you already know of my situation (especially about used games and internet access), MS had to really impress me with the games to make me go nuts and get it. Max, twich, Dead Rising 3, and even Twitch all look really cool and got my heart jumping. Halo 5 is just a given must, but im afraid that MS is just milking its cash cow by now with this game. all the other games were either non-exclusives or just plain silly with overgraphics.
The Xbox One is a powerful machine, there is no doubt in that. its a full fledged entertainment system. however im still more focused on the games and the games are pretty nice. I still have to watch the Playstation 4 presentation then after that i'll give my final judgement. i know there is already game footage, but lets see what else they have to show.
Metal Gear Solid: Looks awesome. Open world. but something of an AC feel. I'm interested, could be fun. one thing i can't wrap my head around is the timeline of the story. right off the bat you have revolver ocelot with Snake. I mean...what? Ocelot died in MG4 didn't he? im so confused!
Tanks: Meh
Max: finally a good platformer that looks fun and brings back the joys of the olden days.
Dark Souls II: Too much armor, reminds me of how GoW initially designed Kratos with so much crap then stripped him down bare and that actually made it better. dont feel connection with character. some moves too PS1
RYSE: I can't say im crazy excited about the game. It looks decent. It could be fun, but I dont feel the firey URGE i felt for games like God of War, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, or other amazing titles. It seems massive so I will hold judgement and just say that i'm not excited about it. Im more excited actually about Max than this game. Maybe my mind will change if i play it, but as of now it doesn't look like it unless Xbox change their mind about the online connection thing (PS4 still winning for me in this front)
Sunset Overdrive: WOW! that game looks fun. i know its not a live demo, but i like the concept. very cartoony yet serious.
Forza 5: For me, as a car enthusiast, i was more excited about seeing the McLaren P1 than the actual game. I know the graphics are fantastic, but im not super excited about the game. I like racing games, I'd probably get it, but im not super crazy about it.
Cloud processing sounds very "wow", that is true and it actually is, but again that's dependent on internet speed and for most of you US gamers out there that's not a problem. Personally, even if I had excellent internet, I dont want to be dependent on it. Besides, who the heck wants to play a game where the "Cloud AI" can take over by learning how you play and just sit back and watch? If i wanna do that, I'd watch F1 racing on Eurosport or something instead. The Geek in me is having multi-orgasmic excitement about the tech behind this...but the gamer/car guy in me is like "WTF do i wanna do that? Just give me better AI to race against"
NOW, add the Warthog into the game (even though its for sure going to lose in the super car race) and you got me more interested.
Project Spark: Holy Cow! i see huge potential with this game. I think its better than Playstation's puppet game i forgot what it was called.
Twitch: Ok, that's pretty damn fucking cool! I can tell this would be a great way for the RT guys to do their Let's Play and not be bothered with requests to join the game. just watching live is awesome. Hmm...not having an internet is really sinking in the heart deep.
Crimson Dragon: HAHAHAHA, ok that was bad i know how that feels, but oh well...glitches happen. Anyways, game is a meh. not super interested in it.even graphics look around PS2 style.
Dead Rising 3: hahahaha, i actually jumped there a bit when the zombie jumped in. anyways, open and massive worl, zombies all over, everything is game in terms of weapons...looks like loads of fun! even the sledge-saw is pretty fucking sweet. I'm actually excited about this game! i'm not much of a zombie game, but this is interesting.i haven't seen an HUD in the preview though, is that a good or a bad thing?
Microsoft is really pushing hard for the smart glass implementation. its pretty cool and interesting to see how technology is really expanding.
The Witcher 3: Saw an almost naked lady! Honestly that's all I can say about it.
Battlefield 4: I think everyone already saw the game in its premiere. uh-oh moments are always funny, but gotta be terrifying for the presenter. the crowd is rutheless though man wow! anyways, honestly if you seen one battlefield/call of duty game, you've seen them all. the multiplayer will fun of course, but in terms of story they always left me with a "so what?" sensation. Halo I feel more fulfilled.
What Lies Below: ...more like, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ANT LOOKING THING!!?
Black Tusk: can't say much since its so short. they claim its AAA title, but we'll see
Halo 5: Oh yeah, MC is back baby. you know, though, MC is in bloody freaking armor...why the hell is he wearing drag over him?
I'll tell you why, for the "MYSTERY!". LOOL. I'll be honest though, that bird thing that came out of the sand made me think its another Metal Gear game at first.
TitanFall: Just another FPS that's a somewhat cross of Battlefield and Halo (more Battlefield than halo though). There is just too much FPS out there and its hard to make an immersive story for FPS (unlike Bioshock or Portal).
Overall Impression: As some of you already know of my situation (especially about used games and internet access), MS had to really impress me with the games to make me go nuts and get it. Max, twich, Dead Rising 3, and even Twitch all look really cool and got my heart jumping. Halo 5 is just a given must, but im afraid that MS is just milking its cash cow by now with this game. all the other games were either non-exclusives or just plain silly with overgraphics.
The Xbox One is a powerful machine, there is no doubt in that. its a full fledged entertainment system. however im still more focused on the games and the games are pretty nice. I still have to watch the Playstation 4 presentation then after that i'll give my final judgement. i know there is already game footage, but lets see what else they have to show.
Preliminary thoughtsSo I haven't watched the full videos of the xbox and PS4 presentations at E3 yet, but the prelims are tilting towards the PS4. I will watch the videos and give you guys a full report, but already this article grabs major win in my neck of the woods.
E3So I haven't been able to catch up on the E3 presentations...did I miss anything?
Did i miss the Playstation 4 reveal? Im interested to see if there is any difference from what they showed a few months ago.
Xbox showed games...still no clue about the other "issues" they have in store for us. Damn it i just want a youtube channel that has the full show. I can't find any.
So figured I'd hail y'all from La Terre de L'amore. Its still cold, but I know those in Colorado and other Midwest/Nort-East guys will just tear me a new one so i'll just say its chilly.
This is purely business, and honestly I only got 90 Euros to spend after the crazy hotel cost until Saturday. So what's there to do?
Also, WTF France?
I thought you guys were supposed to be artistic and creative and shit. LOL. oh well
I'll try and take some more pics while im here. any requests?
So...Xbox One eh?I can already hear Sarge saying, "What the? First I miss the first 359 versions, now they're going back to version one?"
It is kind of a funny name in my opinion, 720 would be better but that's not really important.
what's important is that MS left out a lot of details during this presentation...some VERY important details. But before I get to that, lets look at what they did have to offer:
Console Design Not impressed. But not going to bitch about it. what's important is what's inside, and what is inside is VERY impressive. Tech details aside, its a massive powerhouse for games and quite frankly a full home entertainment system.
Kinekt Anyone who played it on the 360 knows its potential but it still lagged in response and some features. The new Kinekt is much more advanced and even has better depth perception and more advanced human joints. I've had this issue with games like UFC where it didn't accurately detect my movements, but this one seems better. There are also more cool features such as instant switch and real multi tasking. Me like a lot, i give xbox HUGE props of kinekt integration.
Games The only thing I can say im interested in is Quantum Leap. Im not a huge Sports fan, and honestly all the CoD and Battelfield games just dont hold my interest. Granted the graphics are much more advanced, this is actually expected. Granted the AI is more advanced, hell it better be. But what really makes the difference is the playability and depth of the games. Though this is just my personal taste, i know there are a lot out there who love to play competitive sports and shooters, but I'm disappointed in lack of display of deeper games. Xbox said its going to do display more at E3, so I'll hold judgement on this for now.
Halo TV Series I need to change my pants. I'm not going ga-ga over Spielberg directing the series, but i'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Presentation in a nut shell This presentation, unlike the PS4 presentation, is ENTERTAINMENT-centric. The PS4 pulled out all the stops in terms of showing what the games are going to look like and power and IPs and capabilities. That is all fine and dandy for people like me who are gamers at the core; but Xbox did, in my opinion, a smart move by focusing on Home Entertainment more than games in this presentation.
The PS4 touched the nerdy gamer in me. The Xbox summoned forth the Jocks, the intellects, the couch potatos, the movie goers, the home cinema nuts, and on and on with this presentation. So while I feel, as a gamer, that it was lacking in gaming, as a normal consumer im drooling over the features.
now for the bad Lets face it...this console is made IN America...FOR America. At the moment, the full features displayed are very US centric, especially with the TV and Movie features. based on some readings, Xbox right now is focused on its biggest consumer, America, and hasn't yet worked on these deliverables for their international audience. YES i am aware of licenses and copyright rights and regs and bla bla. I know i wont get what you guys have, but does that also include the Xbox stuff such as Halo? Man that would really piss me off if i can't watch even that.
The PS4, from birth, was international to begin with and focused on its international consumers. So it tries really hard to appeal to them and take into considerations the "what if someone at..." questions a lot. I give PS props on that for sure.
The BIG Questions There were some rumors before the release which xbox didn't address in this presentation. Forbes did a decent summary and spread about those concerns here.
Again, I feel shunned. There IS some type of internet connectivity required. Although not CONSISTENT, its still an issue for non first-world countries like mine which has horrid internet.
Sharing Games Also the issue of non-sharable saved games is a big stab. Here we tend to swap and trade games with each other to minimize insane costs and hell its just good old-fashion trade community like the olden days with the NES and Sega games. This time there is a cost involved (whether a small fee or a newly rumored FULL price is not yet clear), which really does suck for those who aren't exactly well-off in terms of cash. I believe the PS4 is going down the same line in that too though, but I haven't seen anything official yet from either camp. Lets hope they both reconsider.
Backward Compatibility The PS4 has the same issue. New processor architecture means previous games can't work on new console. I understand that, that's fine. Though the Xbox doesn't yet have a plan like the PS4 does in terms of Streaming previous games. so looks like you may want to hold on to that 360 for a while.
Final Thought Xbox One is...well its god damn amazing. Im crazy for gadgets and features and customizations coughcoughiphonesuckscoughcough. But lets face it, its not for me HERE. If i was back in the states, I'd be ALL over it. However, the internet connection issue, the sharing issue, and (to some extent) the backward playability issue kind of move me more towards the PS4 than the One right now. I know countries like mine wont make a real dent on the bottom line for Xbox, so I'm sure they're not losing any sleep over it. There's still lots of time from now until the end of the year for when its expected to be released, maybe some things will change in terms of policy by then but I dont see it happening.
Even if E3 busts out some AMAZING games other than sports and FPSs, i still wouldn't get. Not here, not even in Europe. If in the US, then yes.
Scotland...you'll be missedSo i've been in Aberdeen the past week on training and I have to say I really love Scotland. Its so cozy and cold and friendly and cold and green and cold and fun and cold and did i mention cold?
One thing i will miss for sure is the blazing internet speed! I honestly forgot what its like to fly through web pages and to truly enjoy @Scheree livestreaming drawings and chatting it up with friends like @Myshu too.
Alas, all good things come to an end. But better things are always always on the horizon.
Speaking of which, anyone hail from Zurich or Olten by any chance?
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