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I think all our expectations were maybe too high. I mean, I feel it was pretty obvious that MS and Sony would still push Kinnect, Move and 3D like they did last year. And that Nintendo would push out some big name 3rd party games to entice hardcore gamers. But at the same time, maybe we need lacklustre years like this to actually get some perspective on the industry. No E3 is ever going to be full of awesome, innovative new games that everyone is gonna get super excited about.
I think a lot of pressure was put on this years E3, and it couldn't live up to the excitement.
But honestly, we can't expect them to blow us out of the water EVERY year, can we? And for the times they do, which products actually held up when they were released, and it became apparent that the end product did not match what was revealed at E3...
But honestly, we can't expect them to blow us out of the water EVERY year, can we? And for the times they do, which products actually held up when they were released, and it became apparent that the end product did not match what was revealed at E3...
It seems that it's so hard to keep a secret in this internet age... seeing Starhawk finally announced would have made my E3 - only it was announced the week before. So much stuff leaks out that there just aren't many surprises for avid gamers who keep up with the news and yeah - it does seem that the last few E3's have been a bit of a let down. I remember back to how excited I was about the MAG announcement - 256 players in the same game... at the same time! It was so exciting to speculate about the game after the news.
I kind of miss being surprised.
I kind of miss being surprised.
Yeah fuck the iphone! Go David Lynch!
Everyone is always disappointed by E3. I would be disappointed if you weren't disappointed by E3.
Everyone is always disappointed by E3. I would be disappointed if you weren't disappointed by E3.
I think the industry is becoming counter cynical in response to gneral hardcore gamer cynicism. Reggie said as much in the Nintendo Conference.
You don't get more new than Wii motion controls, Kinnect, 3DS and iPad. But I think there's a vocal, loud curmudgeony that permeates any discussion about those new technologies.
Flipside of that, new things are happening in sequel production, since new IPs are dying at market, sales-wise. But when that happens, that same cynical voice groans about sequels and a lack of innovation.
And even when something great is being attempted, no one can speak confidently about it. See Peter Molynuex and Will Wright. Those guys can inspire people with ideas, but if the results are critically or financially disappointing, curmudgeon vocal effective cultivates this hostile environment (warranted or not).
I don't know how anyone can respond to that with the same vibrance and confidence that we saw years ago. Kind of like Elsa's saying, the internet is killing E3.
You don't get more new than Wii motion controls, Kinnect, 3DS and iPad. But I think there's a vocal, loud curmudgeony that permeates any discussion about those new technologies.
Flipside of that, new things are happening in sequel production, since new IPs are dying at market, sales-wise. But when that happens, that same cynical voice groans about sequels and a lack of innovation.
And even when something great is being attempted, no one can speak confidently about it. See Peter Molynuex and Will Wright. Those guys can inspire people with ideas, but if the results are critically or financially disappointing, curmudgeon vocal effective cultivates this hostile environment (warranted or not).
I don't know how anyone can respond to that with the same vibrance and confidence that we saw years ago. Kind of like Elsa's saying, the internet is killing E3.
Not true my man Cad! After an extended hiatus from vidjagames, I've recently been replaying Mario RPG. Yeah, that games rules.
