E3 Is Over…What Can We Look Forward To?
By: John Vinson
This year was a fairly odd year for the conference. Most of us were left with pretty lackluster announcements, in terms of brand new games coming out. Most of the titles that were featured were games that we already had prior knowledge to, so there were no ‘AHHHH!!!’ moments. That being said, there were a slew of gameplay videos and trailers to salivate over. Here were some of the top games to be presented.
Fallout 3 - For anyone who was around during the ‘golden age’ of PC gaming in the mid-late 90’s no doubt played the Fallout series. In the Fallout games you would take control of a nameless character in a post-apocalyptic Earth. The games were a blast to play, and sported a very unique gameplay engine that was more on the tactical side than action. Bethesda is now in control of the series, and going by videos and interviews they don’t look to disappoint. The game is already being banned in Australia for drug-related use, so it’s already on its’ way for being a best seller
LittleBigPlanet - For those who like to ‘create’ in their video games, you might want to keep an eye on LittleBigPlanet. On the surface it looks like another platformer, but it’s the level creator/editor that you should be most hyped about. Sony showed off the power of the editor as they used it to create a presentation for the keynote.
Mad World - Whoever thought that the Nintendo Wii is just for the family or kids evidently hasn’t heard of Mad World. I’d go so far to say that Mad World looks to be the most violent, bloody game that was on display at E3. If there’s anything that gets this writer’s heart racing it’s bloody violence, and the idea of playing ‘Man Darts’. All of which will be available on the Nintendo Wii next year.