E3 2010 General / Third-Party / Multiplatform News and Discussion Thread

[firefoxprime]

I hoping an official release date for KOFXIII will be announced as well as more MVC3 info.

KOFXIII?

for a second there, i thought you were referring to FFversusXIII

 

[Linkario]

KOFXIII?

for a second there, i thought you were referring to FFversusXIII

Why do I get the feeling that MS may pull a FF XIII on versusXIII?...

 

[River26]

Firefoxprime
KOF XIII is not an RPG. Dunno why you had that "for a second" comment.

@Linkario
No doubt they will. Considering that Versus XIII was originally made for PS3.

We're talking like
- jagged edges (compared to PS3's smooth edges)
- visuals will be watered down (on character's clothes etc...)
- users will be changing discs (with PS3, you don't)

And this' all due to 360's DVD limited storage media.

 

[firefoxprime]

Firefoxprime
KOF XIII is not an RPG. Dunno why you had that "for a second" comment.

@Linkario
No doubt they will. Considering that Versus XIII was originally made for PS3.

We're talking like
- jagged edges (compared to PS3's smooth edges)
- visuals will be watered down (on character's clothes etc...)
- users will be changing discs (with PS3, you don't)

And this' all due to 360's DVD limited storage media.

hmm...?
was trying to follow the conversation.
so what is KOF?
king of fighters?
i saw the XIII and the "F" so i thought it was some kind of
reference to that square enix game.

man...i feel real sorry for those 360 users.
having to deal with all those technical letdowns.

 

[Vyse]

hmm...?
was trying to follow the conversation.
so what is KOF?
king of fighters?
i saw the XIII and the "F" so i thought it was some kind of
reference to that square enix game.

man...i feel real sorry for those 360 users.
having to deal with all those technical letdowns.

I don't mind all that. It's not like it's a deal breaker to me...

 

[Jave]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179572

Looks like Epic Mickey will be unveiled at E3, and it's also getting a graphic overhaul.

Not 100% confirmed, though.

 

[River26]

Well, if it's cool for 360 owners. Because aside from Remnant etc... M.S has been giving nothing but FPS games. And SONY's been pounding them with cool RPGs

And Microsoft really should look into other genres, like RPGs. I mean, I played Lost Odyssey and was a really cool new IP for Microsoft.

 

[Desensitized]

Gametrailers Top 10 Most Anticipated E3 Games

The top 3 and #6 are the only ones I'd agree with. The rest are kind of standard and expected stuff, really.

 

[Linkario]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179572

Looks like Epic Mickey will be unveiled at E3, and it's also getting a graphic overhaul.

Not 100% confirmed, though.

Hm, "graphical overhaul"?

Could it be that the rumor with Disney wanting to retool the game for Natal/Move may turn out true?...

Gametrailers Top 10 Most Anticipated E3 Games

..and as for this, I do agree with all of the entrees, and I'm the most excited for the top three. Though, I do wonder just what exactly is going on with Metal Gear Rising.

 

[Scirel]

Hm, "graphical overhaul"?

Could it be that the rumor with Disney wanting to retool the game for Natal/Move may turn out true?...



..and as for this, I do agree with all of the entrees, and I'm the most excited for the top three. Though, I do wonder just what exactly is going on with Metal Gear Rising.

Watch Rising be a different genre than other MGS games. Since Raiden is a cyborg ninja, maybe it'll be a third person action game?

can`t wait for the new Zelda. Hopefully it's a graphical overhaul from TP (since TP was meant for the gamecube). If the concept hinted at in the promo art is still on, we may be looking at a Zelda game the delves into the origins of the master sword.

 

[Mynd Hed]

For those that don't care to watch the video:

10.) Bulletstorm
9.) Dead Space 2
8.) Crysis 2
7.) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
6.) Portal 2
5.) Gears of War 3
4.) Metal Gear Solid Rising
3.) Batman: Arkham Asylum 2
2.) Last Guardian
1.) Legend of Zelda Wii

My thoughts, in no particular order, and with the standard "this is just my opinion of the moment and we should all reserve judgment until we know more blah blah blah" caveat:

I haven't seen much of Bulletstorm, but the clips they showed in the video made me sit up and pay attention. That looks like one to watch.

I'll believe they can make a decent 3D Castlevania title when it's out and the reviews are in. Looks a bit Devil May Cry-ish for my tastes.

I would've ranked Portal 2 higher on the list, personally. Portal. Sequel. Co-op. Full retail title. Bone Zone.

I'm not sure that there's much more they can reveal about Gears of War 3 to make me any more interested. Which is not to say I'm DISinterested, but GoW is a known quantity at this point, and we already know there'll be 4-player co-op. Nobody cares about the plot, so I don't know that there's much else to do other than sit and wait for it to come out.

Arkham Asylum 2: yes, please. I just finished my second play-through of the first one (Hard mode, all Riddler trophies collected), and I'm still hungry for more.

 

[Keiichi]

Does the video lag for anyone else?

 

[Vyse]

On June 14, there was going to be a Portal 2 event at the Regal Theater in LA. If you've paid attention, I said "was". Because the event is cancelled and replaced by a "surprise" at E3. BTW, Portal 2 will still be at E3

EDIT: I remember saying something earlier...

-Microsoft will announce some new non-gaming service that will justify the XBL experience. Or, announce that the Friend Limit cap is gone.

It's not the friend limit cap, but it is something non-gaming that will somehow justify the service. As in Hulu, which can't be accessed on consoles (unless you have something like PlayOn). 1UP and Gear Live are both reporting from their own close Microsoft sources that Hulu on Xbox Live exists. Gear Live is saying that it will debut at E3 and will require an additional fee. Meanwhile, 1UP is saying that the app is fully operational and ready to go but the reason it's not out yet is due to good-old "rights issues to Hulu programming".

I hope it will remain free, and I can live with commercials. If not free, then the sub fee better be fair.

 

[Tommy Lawson]

Why do I get the feeling that MS may pull a FF XIII on versusXIII?...

After FFXIII got off to a much better start than XII did by being multi-platform, I don't think Square Enix will keep Versus PS3 exclusive. If Rockstar, who had a DLC agreement with Microsoft for GTA IV, didn't keep Episodes from Liberty City from going multi-platform, what makes you think Versus will end up any different? If there is a exclusivity agreement, I think it will be a time-based one only, and Versus will make its way onto the Xbox 360.

 

[River26]

Sorry to go off topic. But is it also safe to say that we make this topic into the general E3 '10 topic: Creativity Unleashed? Considering we're two weeks away. Last year, this section was littered with multiple E3 related topics.

Which I thought It'd be better if we just condense it into one main E3 news and discussions topic.

 

[Mynd Hed]

We usually do a Microsoft thread, a Nintendo thread, a Sony thread, (each started on the day of their respective press conferences) and a multiplatform / general news and discussion thread (which is what we'll likely turn this thread into once E3 actually starts). That's worked out well in past years and I don't see any reason to change it.

 

[River26]

I suppose. Anyways is it true that Nintendo will be 2hrs long? If it's 2hrs long hopefully we maybe hearing possible localizations.

Like with Tales of Graces (if anything with that Nintendo Power short article is any indication) etc...

 

[Behonkiss]

I don't have a link with me, but a longtime collaborator of Michel Ancel (Creator of Beyond Good and Evil and Rayman) recently posted on Facebook a denial of circulating rumors that Ancel had left Ubi Soft, and that he's actually working on a new Rayman. Several sites like Gonintendo posted a Ubi Soft press story a month or two back saying they were planning on revisiting old franchises, so I am really, really hoping that instead of (or maybe along with) yet another Raving Rabbids minigame complation announcment, they'll finally reveal another real Rayman game this E3. That and/or maybe announce something new about Beyond Good and Evil 2. It's been a long time since that teaser trailer.

 

[Dub C]

Hmm, not much I'm really looking for from E3. On top of finally seeing MvC3 in action;

*A release date for KoFXIII, I'm somewhat interested in this game
*Any more news on Metroid Other M
*Holding out my last hope for a Tales of Graces localization. If we get no word of any kind after this event, it's not coming to America
*A Zelda Wii

Anything else that interests me during the event will have me pleasantly surprised

 

[Scirel]

I know it'd be ultra-early, but it would be cool if we got a teaser for Mass Efect 3, something akin to the "legion" trailer, the first one from ME2.