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| Mosquiton 706th Post
 
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|  "Re(5):Your opinions on the biggest games @ E3"
, posted Sat 12 Apr 09:55:
Well, Square has put forth a few really lame efforts in the last few years at E3... but it's not like Japan holds anything back here. Since E3 is an international event and much bigger than TGS in terms of size/scale/importance, and because Chrono Cross seemed to do quite well here, I think they'd show it if it were ready. The new Dragon Quest on the other hand... never going to happen because NOBODY OUTSIDE JAPAN CARES! No, not literally speaking, but it's pretty damn close. : |
As for my predictions, it's really hard to tell this year. There's not much hype for big titles... other than a few in the Xbox lineup, including Halo 2, which is practically guaranteed success, and Fable, which should be quite interesting.
Then again Nintendo is pretty good about busting out surprise (i.e. previously unannounced) games... but you can't predict that kind of craziness. I'm psyched about seeing Castlevania on the PS2 as well... but unless it's something new and really impressive I doubt it'll make a massive splash, 2 1/2D just isn't enough.
Personally I'm going to be spending a lot of time at the Capcom and MS booth (which I would even if I weren't covering them on assignment), probably get some good Pikmin 2 time in at the Nintendo booth.
I'll also be chilling with the good folks at Atlus. Good people who will have have a relaxed booth away from the techno-driven insanity of the main halls.
Koei is always cool too, I'm hoping that they'll show off Dynasty Tactics 2.
And many more.
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| Mosquiton 708th Post
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| "Stirring Pikmin, Billy, how Nintendo is doing" , posted Wed 16 Apr 12:46
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I suspect Nintendo to cause a stir this year. F-Zero, Pikmin 2, Metroid Prime 2, the new Metal Gear... they have a handful of killer games to come this year. This might give the gamecube the little boost it deserves. I hope they announce a Super Monkey Ball 3 too. This game is too cool when you're drunk with friends.
Nintendo was in a much better position last year... Metroid Prime 2 will certainly be big if they show it, but the other games here are really mostly of interest to Nintendo die-hards.
ESPECIALLY Pikmin 2, Pikmin was a great title and I'm looking forward to the second one, but asking someone that doesn't own a GameCube already what they think about 'Pikmin' would probably get you one hell of a blank face.
F-Zero only has a reputation among people who owned a SNES (the N-64 version I believe didn't meet with nearly as much success), and Captain Falcon's bad dubbing and nipple-armor aren't exactly oozing with broad appeal...
The "new" Metal Gear could be anything, but if it's something of an in-between step or crazy sidestory or "SD Metal Gear Party Generation" it's not likely to make NEAR the splash as the MGS2 trailer did two years ago.
A new Monkey Ball would rock, and be quite popular, but it's not exactly a showstopper... more like "Oh cool, a new Monkeyball, I'll pick that up when it comes out".
As for Billy Hatcher, I'm very curious to see it, but it doesn't quite grab you just by looking at screens... wonder who Sega will end up Merging with... N should make a bid, I say!
I think the GameCube is pretty much relegated to third place in the console war at this point. Everyone who hasn't needs to pick up a Cube, get Zelda for free, try Metroid Prime. Or, look for someone who's selling their own at a resonable price.
And that's what I think! :D
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| Grave 291th Post
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| "Re(1):Stirring Pikmin, Billy, how Nintendo is" , posted Wed 16 Apr 13:11
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F-Zero only has a reputation among people who owned a SNES (the N-64 version I believe didn't meet with nearly as much success), and Captain Falcon's bad dubbing and nipple-armor aren't exactly oozing with broad appeal...
That's a damn shame. Uh, not about the nipple armor, I mean about F-Zero X not doing as well. The game is an absolute blast. I still bring out the N64 just to play that and Star Fox. The new F-Zero looks like it'll rock me. I'd like to see something about a new Mario, too... because Super Mario Sunshine was a huge letdown for me. I really didn't like the levels that much. For the first week I had a pretty good time, but I'm kind of sick of it now.
I'd like Sega to drop a tiny hint about Sonic Adventure 3. I really wish they would.
Oh, and since I mentioned Sega Soccer Slam before, figured I'd touch on that a bit more. This game is one of the most fun sports games EVER. I don't even like sports games. I believe it's available on Xbox now too, and maybe on PS2. But the GC version came first and I bought it not knowing what to expect, and I still enjoy it. Very cool game.
Speaking of lesser-known GC games, I need to pick up Cubivore. Looks fun. Kinda like a blocky version of EVO.. interesting.
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