Tidbits from E3 that I have liked
Since, for some reason, our tickets to E3 never arrived, I’ve been following the news through a few of the big video game blogs, and picking some things out that interest me:
- Xbox 360 will be able to stream Netflix movies if you have a subscription. I’ve never gotten the streaming video to work on ANY computer I’ve tried it on, but this will finally mean I can take advantage of that feature I’m already paying for.
- Final Fantasy 13 will be coming to the 360. This might get me to play it: I gave up on 7, skipped 8, liked 9 (but it was nothing compared to 2 or 3), and skipped every one since.
- Fable 2 is pretty good.
- Fallout 3 is pretty good.
- Guitar Hero 4 will be able to use Rock Band peripherals after all.
- There’s going to be a Ghostbusters game on the big 3 platforms (but hopefully the Wii one will, aha, let us cross the streams.)
- You can make a Weighted Companion Cube in Spore.
- Portal is Still Alive (can you say Sequel Song?)
- New Rock Band drums look badass (and, as previously mentioned, the track list is insane.)
Not as much a fan of:
- Any of Nintendo’s or Sony’s presentations. I’m used to being disappointed by Sony, but Nintendo really dropped the ball. Nothing new for the big franchises, no new big franchises, and the new peripheral just makes the Wiimote do what it already does better.
TheGame is Dave Chalker, a lifelong gamer, freelance game designer, Master of Arts, and son of Jack L. Chalker. Dave is the Editor-in-Chief of Critical Hits and so runs the place. He is the envy of geeks everywhere because he's dating e, the Geek's Dream Girl. (Email Dave or follow him on Twitter).
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