Sometimes good games go bad. No, not in a Will Smith “bad means good” kind of way. We mean they suck. In this week’s podcast the GNSU Crew has a round table discussion about some pretty awful entries in popular franchises. Three words: Mario’s Time Machine. Need we say more?
We also give our thoughts on the new TF2 update and Crackdown 2′s multiplayer components.
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Take a look at this shit and read below for my thoughts on the whole shebang as it were…
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo came and gave it their all but there was only one true standout winner…
E3 2010 is over and we’re here to offer our thoughts on what went down this year from the good to the bad to the ugly – there is also a fair amount of discussion regarding Shaun White’s hair but that’s besides the point.
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Let’s take a brief break from E3 – shall we? I came into work today and sat down to go about my day with my iPod on shuffle to keep me from bludgeoning myself with a stapler when this gem came on:
…a song from the SMASH 90′s hit family sitcom “Dinosaurs” it was none other than Baby Sinclair singing “I’m the baby, gotta love me…” etc.
How would something like this happen you ask? Simple.
It’s all Arien’s fault…
On November 4th of this year Microsoft promises to make gaming on your 360 more clumsy and awkward than ever before. They will be launching Kinect (formerly known as Project Natal), a motion sensor controller that will let you interact with games via body movement and shouting orders at your television.
Microsoft has rented out the Bagger 288 in anticipation of all the upcoming shovelware en route to the 360 this November.
Judging from the launch titles alone, Microsoft would appear challenging Nintendo in the race to see who can push out more shovelware on their system. The lineup includes the following (list courtesy of Kotaku):
The list includes games where you can exercise, race, play sports, and raise cats. Now before you get too excited, let’s take a look at Kinect in glorious action by a commercial family.
GOOD JOB, MOM! THIRD PLACE!
This is the demo video that’s supposed to make Kinect look appealing to the general public. Every game in this painful to watch video looks absolutely awkward to play. The only redeeming part of it is watching the dad pull a Minority Report while watching a movie to skip to a point where a fat girl complains about being with her family, possibly because her family hasn’t experienced the joy of Kinect.
One of the upcoming Kinect titles is a Star Wars game where you’ll get to play as a Jedi who uses the force to randomly flail around and gently knock over Stormtroopers with a lightsaber.
Which in your living room will look like this.
And yes, I know everyone has already seen this video.
Early reports indicate this gimmicky device can be yours for approximately $150.
I suppose I can try to end this on a positive note. Despite not really showing much in the way of gameplay, Ubisoft’s Child of Eden looks like a total trip and gives off an uncontrollable urge to get under the influence of anything really. Seen by many as a spiritual successor to another trippy game, Rez, we can only hope that in the spirit of being more interactive with games it will also include a vibrator like Rez did. Girl gamers deserve a break once in a while.
This is it, guys – the big gaming event of the year running from the 15th to the 17th. While E3 is always an exciting event I feel like this year is going to be a big one. There’s a lot of new technology being shown off between Microsoft and Sony’s motion control devices and Nintendo’s next DS incarnation. There will be some big name games on display like the new Zelda title and Portal 2, and much more.
Things are actually already under way in some respects. Nintendo has revealed details on their upcoming Zelda game simply titled “The Legend of Zelda” – set long before The Ocarina of Time. Microsoft has announced a change in name for their controller-less motion gimmick from “Natal” to “Kinect” – a name which makes sense in theory but in practice kind of sucks. Though, given the way it is looking it’s probably suitable. See and judge for yourself:
I’m personally excited for more footage from the upcoming Scott Pilgrim title. Footage was recently released of the 4 player co-op sides crolling beat ‘em up extravaganza. The visuals are amazing, the music is fantastic, so my fingers are crossed on the game playing living up to the rest of what we’ve seen.
And speaking of multiplayer goodness I am also hoping for a good showing from Behemoth on their next multiplayer title. Previously titled “Game #3″ the anticipated “BattleBlock Theater” will most likely be shown off in more polished form this year.
Aside from all of these titles there is so much more to come in the next week – it’s going to be a killer show with a ton of surprises including an announced surprise from Valve which many are speculating to be Source Engine 2.
Stay tuned to GNSU and our Twitter page (http://www.twitter.com/gnsucrew) to keep up to date on the happenings and check out our Podcast this week for an E3 centric episode!
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