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There were goofy jokes, tried and true gamer stereotypes, some launch trailers, some video game related performances (Jose Gonzalez being a great one, if only because it recalls that moment in the game), and actual developer people receiving awards on TV.
E3 is no less of a commercial, the brief messages of "I want to stay indie" and "Lets do something different" were great to see tagged on somewhere with all the stuff you point.
So, not the worst thing ever.
E3 is no less of a commercial, the brief messages of "I want to stay indie" and "Lets do something different" were great to see tagged on somewhere with all the stuff you point.
So, not the worst thing ever.
Actually I thought the awards were MUCH better than in previous years.
Spike TV... yes, they do like their manly manliness... but Neil Patrick Harris was a perfect choice. He has a connection to gaming, he added some humour and more importantly a bit of class to the show. His being gay really isn't an issue... for most people (hell, he's been in a longer, more stable relationship than many straight people!). I liked that most of the women were more discreetly dressed this year, and more of the men had suit jackets on (even if they were still a bit rumply). A few of the guys still had Tshirts on and they actually looked out of place.
On the commercial thing... yeah, but it was a lot less than last year and at least the people from Spike shows they were trying to promote looked like they sort of wanted to be there this year... unlike those awful girls from Jersey Shore last year that looked incredibly bored and over (under?) dressed.
The TMZ thing was pretty funny... and I liked the "personality" of the show this year. They made it MUCH more about video games and much less about Spike TV.
... the timing is also fine. It's just before Christmas when people are buying gifts. It's near enough the end of the year for GOTY. The timing isn't an issue and it doesn't coincide with any other large gaming events.
Again, overall, I thought this years awards were much, much, MUCH better than previous. No women in scanty stupid outfits with tails, no slutty women getting cat calls, the whole thing was a little classier and more reminiscent of the Oscars than a strip club.
... now if those guys in Tshirts can comb their hair and put on a suit jacket for next year, the whole thing will be getting closer to an A grade... especially if they actually give out more of the awards on air and tone down the advertising just a tiny bit more.
Spike TV... yes, they do like their manly manliness... but Neil Patrick Harris was a perfect choice. He has a connection to gaming, he added some humour and more importantly a bit of class to the show. His being gay really isn't an issue... for most people (hell, he's been in a longer, more stable relationship than many straight people!). I liked that most of the women were more discreetly dressed this year, and more of the men had suit jackets on (even if they were still a bit rumply). A few of the guys still had Tshirts on and they actually looked out of place.
On the commercial thing... yeah, but it was a lot less than last year and at least the people from Spike shows they were trying to promote looked like they sort of wanted to be there this year... unlike those awful girls from Jersey Shore last year that looked incredibly bored and over (under?) dressed.
The TMZ thing was pretty funny... and I liked the "personality" of the show this year. They made it MUCH more about video games and much less about Spike TV.
... the timing is also fine. It's just before Christmas when people are buying gifts. It's near enough the end of the year for GOTY. The timing isn't an issue and it doesn't coincide with any other large gaming events.
Again, overall, I thought this years awards were much, much, MUCH better than previous. No women in scanty stupid outfits with tails, no slutty women getting cat calls, the whole thing was a little classier and more reminiscent of the Oscars than a strip club.
... now if those guys in Tshirts can comb their hair and put on a suit jacket for next year, the whole thing will be getting closer to an A grade... especially if they actually give out more of the awards on air and tone down the advertising just a tiny bit more.
The personality thing is pretty interesting to me, becasue the video game industry has a lot more difficulty singling out people. The majority of the time, games are produced by teams in the hundreds so it's hard for just one person to take credit. I guess for characters it would have been more appropriate to have the writers/team lead talk about inspirations and such. Despite the lack of humanity in the character awards, I think it was pretty good that most everything else I watched had actual developers receive the awards.
Despite being a part of the stream of mockery delved out of steamtoid, I actually kinda enjoyed them.
Despite being a part of the stream of mockery delved out of steamtoid, I actually kinda enjoyed them.
I warned you about the VGAs bro! I told you dog! I told you about the VGAs!
At least somebody decided to watch it so I don't have to. Great recap.
At least somebody decided to watch it so I don't have to. Great recap.
Your first bulletpoint sums it up- They're on Spike. Spike caters to the bro's, and that's fine, but then when they try to do an awards show with that kind of sense of humor, it falls flat. There were a couple funny bits, the TMZ spoof and the "In memoriam" piece made me giggle (especially when they ended that with an RIP to NBA Elite), but whoever wrote the jokes for NPH sucked, which is why he almost never got a laugh, and you could tell even he didn't like the material. The leaked stuff isn't their fault, per se, it just really sucks that everything that's going to have its "World Premiere" is never a surprise, but like I said, that's on the developers/producers/etc. I don't want it to look like the Academy Awards and all glitzy and black-tie and ball gown, I just want it to not suck.
