E3 2008 is finally over, and has been for a couple days now. Overall I’m a little disappointed. On the front lines of the ongoing Console War, no one really took top honors in my opinion. Battling each other with statistics as usual — boring! Granted, they all displayed their upcoming games, as expected (where was Killzone 2, damn you Sony), but not in the way they should have. I mean in your face, like… “Look Microsoft, fuck your system, fuck your games, and fuck Bill Gates”; with the most anticipated titles showing teaser/trailers, not actual gameplay!
I barely saw Nintendo’s presentation, but I heard I didn’t miss much. Microsoft’s showcased Gears of War 2, which was expected, but the later half of the presentation was a joke. Being a Sony fanboy myself, I loved theirs, even though they didn’t do as well as they could have — see above paragraph. What put Sony above the other two, was how they utilized Little Big Planet’s concept of user created content, to make a presentation. Oh my, informative and fun, this made listening to more statistics not want to make me kill myself.
I watched E308 coverage almost entirely on G4, which I have to admit, is getting better. Somehow they managed to get — and keep, attractive hosts, that know what the hell they are talking about, and Olivia Munn is rapidly taking over Morgan Webb’s spot as hottest gaming chick alive. Like I said I was overall disappointed with E3. It isn’t the E3 it used to be, thanks to bitchy people. First of all, why is E3 in July, with Christmas around 5 months away?! Limited entry to only people in the “industry”, I feel like the whole experience has been watered down, and I know I’m not the only one who thinks that.
That’s all for now, later I will do a little post on the games I am exited about and why.
True story my friend. I totally agree with you on the watered down E3. Its pretty stupid that only those in the industry get a chance to look at what their competitors are putting out. I think it should be opened back up to the public, even if they have to limit the number of people who get in. I wasn’t too impressed by Nintendo’s presentation, though I think it was mostly due to who was doing the presenting. Microsoft… eh not too much there, expected atleast a little bit of a punch. Sony’s was also sub-par though I did enjoy GoW3, Resistance 2 and of course Little Big Planet. Hopefully they will get a better presentation next time so it doesn’t feel like so much of a fucking press conference. Oh, and Olivia Munn is gorgeous haha