It Came From E3: Games (Part 1)

Since there's so many new titles I'll only be doing the main ones, but if you want to see something or I miss something important, pipe up in the comments and I'll be glad to add on it.

Xbox 360:

This was the highlight of the show. Even though there's no gameplay footage this has been confirmed as rendered by the 360 and will look like this in the final version (or better). No gameplay notes, story line hints, or even a more tangeable release date has been revealed, but expect plenty of that to come as time progresses. It's good to see the big guy back.

Gears of War

A nice explanation of the basic story line shown. The graphics look great and gameplay looks fun. totally 1uped Squeenix's gunblade with a 40k style gunsaw. There's a countdown on there site for sometime later this week. Most guess a playable demo, and that may not be far off. Looking forward to Emergance Day.

Fable 2

All pre-render, but nice pre-render. It appears the timeline has advanced some. Muskets and other gunnery is now available along with rapiers it seems. Just wondering if anyone else finds this video a little creepy. I'm still having cootie-catcher nightmares.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

While Fable 2's giving me nightmares this one's giving me an entirely different kind of nocturnal experience. Looks like the games expanding the minigames quite a bit. Maybe more than Volleyball? Who knows, the title hints, but we'll have to wait to see.


Play Station 3
Final Fantasy XIII

Cool music, cool moves, cool setting. Looks like the game is going to follow a more action oriented combat system, likely similar to that of Kingdom Hearts. Good news for pseudo RPG fans and bored old guard alike.

Metal Gear 4

Nicce video, but it's definately pre-rendered. I find it interesting that trailers like these are more similar to Movie trailers than game trailers. Maybe a hint that story is important once again. Snake looks cool, Raiden looks cool, Robots look COOL.


Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl

First off, this game looks like so much fun! I can't think of someone who hated the SSMB series. This versions got updated graphics, more noticably in the effects than the characters. In the video we see quite a few new characters, but I'm sure many many more lay beneath as unlockables. I nthe video we see Zero Suit Samus (Metroid), Pit (Kid Icarus), Meta-Knight (Kirby), Solid Snake (Metal Gear) and Wario (Wario World). We also see the inclusion of Nintendogs, whether they're weapons you kick at your opponents or opponents you kick we still haven't seen, but this is one interesting addition. The game will be available for Wii, but will use the Gamecube controllers. Expect to see more 3rd party characters (Sonic's my guess), as well as a deeper storyline (From Miyamoto himself).

Super Mario Galaxy

Mario in space, what more could you ask? Now everyone's favourite plumber will be leaping through the cosmos, fighting the good fight in the name of awesome stereotypes. You use the Wiimote to move him around and bat things away. Some new characters are being added along with new moves acording to Miyamoto. This game has been a long time in the making and looks like it won't dissapoint.

Metroid Prime 3

Samus is back and now you control her arm as you wade through level upon level of fun fun FPS action. expect online play to b e a big factor. Reggie says "It will keep your heart pounding", which is a good thing for those who like their blood to pump.

Legend of Zelda: Twighlight Princess

Navi's here to help your Wiimote aim, she'll fly to where you're pointing to let you know where that arrow or hookchot are going to land. Graphics are looking not bad, but they could be better. then again it was a GameCube game originally, so let's just be thankfull.