E3 2012

[Azhiri]

Originally Posted by BrianO1

Even tomb raider I'm not really excited about. I wanted to be, but It just doesn't look like anything new game wise...just new to tomb raider....if that makes sense.

I think to get excited about any of the games anymore, the character/franchise has to mean something to you. Lara Croft has been a big idol/role model for me since I was little-bitty, watching my mom play the original Tomb Raider games in our living room. I'm always interested to see what they do with my hero, and this reboot makes her seem very realistic, while still being strong and courageous as her character always should be.

Last of us looks fantastic. The reason the "infected" are around is an awesome one, and other humans are really the main enimes of the game. Plus it's Naughty Dog who is making the game....I mean....you can't really go wrong with that.

I'm excited to see how the plot unfolds, it looks very different from your typical post-zombie-apocalypse game. I'm also really interested in Ellie's AI, it seems extremely sophisticated so as not to make her a nuisance to babysit and escort around (I'm looking at YOU, Skyrim companions), plus she interacts with you during gameplay in a really interesting way while, again, not being bothersome.

I think Jalen should PM me a list of major events I need to know about before heading into AC III.

You will definitely get more than you asked for, Jalen doesn't get tired of talking about those games.

[user472884]

Originally Posted by BrianO1

I'll admit I'm not a big fan of the AC series, but that only because I'm not a big fan of the time period they take place in. Revolutionary war would be quite interesting to see, as would a western setting. An Assassin with duel six shooters? Yes please or maybe a ancient Japanese setting. Samurai era. But I don't know the story of the games, so maybe hat wouldn't work out.

A Japanese setting eh? That'd make a pretty sweet game. Great setting, interesting time period and culture, the plot could be awesome, an Eastern perspective on the Templar-Assassin conflict... The only obstacle is Ubisoft would have to replace Desmond (the main descendant of the past two main characters of the games), as I highly doubt he has Japanese ancestry.

At the midnight release of Revelations I was talking to these guys about where the series could go. I was really hoping for a game taking place during the French Revolution, but we all later agreed that the American Revolution was most likely, and that the story would be colonization of the new world being a Templar effort and the revolution would be an Assassin-led counterattack. I was really expecting the protagonist to be black, though. I could see him being the ol' slave child, father killed and mother sold away, he escapes and joins the Assassin cause... but I suppose a Native American works just as well. Maybe better, an former slave Assassin could possibly be too similar to Ezio in regards to his goals of "vengeance."

I'll send you a complete timeline later, starting from Adam and Eve to Dec 21.

(That's not a joke. It really starts with Adam and Eve, the first Assassins. Pretty odd that the first Assassins gave birth to Cain, the first Templar, eh?)

Originally Posted by Azhiri

You will definitely get more than you asked for, Jalen doesn't get tired of talking about those games.

I don't. Ever.

[BrianO1]

Originally Posted by Jalen

I'll send you a complete timeline later, starting from Adam and Eve to Dec 21.

I await the transfer of your knowledge!

[user472884]

I must say, I didn't exactly get as hot and bothered from the E3 trailer as I was hoping to.


The quality of the trailer was outstanding, as it has been since ACII, but I felt it didn't really show anything we haven't already seen in the past teasers.

[SpanishFan]

[BrianO1]

Wonderbook

When your demo doesn't even work.....you know you have a problem.


I did like during G4s coverage, Xibit (or however you spell it) was in the crowd. They pulled him out and talked to him a bit.

I'm waiting for the "yo dawg I heard you like gaming exhibits. So we put some gamer Xibit in yo gaming exhibits" meme to pop up somewheres.



I think next years E3 will be interesting. During an interview today, one person said "if Sony and Microsoft won't announce their new console the game developers will do it for them."

And it's so true. Some of the games shown this year, are beyond pushing what this current gen systems can do. For example, Watch Dogs. During The press conference, the game demo was run on a super high end PC, not an existing console. I highly doubt that Watch Dogs would run that smoothly, crisply, and beautifully on an Xbox. I just don't think I can happen. Even a PS3 would be close to the point of bursting into flames.

I think the next gen systems are done, and ready to go. I just think Sony and Microsoft don't know when to release them. But The common response to this years E3, is that gamers are ready for whats next.

[user472884]

Originally Posted by BrianO1

I await the transfer of your knowledge!

Sorry bra, stuff came up and didn't get around to typing it up.

I'll get to it tomorrow.

[HelixSix]

The long transition between consoles is a pretty bad time to expect any quality from the games.

Last time instead of immediately getting a ps3 or 360 I built my own gaming PC and it was such a good decision. If you are also planning on doing processor heavy multimedia production it's a no brainer.

Now that the console situation is repeating I'm considering doing the same thing again, except I don't have to spend as much since I'll be hooking it up to my home theater I've been perfecting over the time I've had my ps3.

[user472884]

Originally Posted by HelixSix

Last time instead of immediately getting a ps3 or 360 I built my own gaming PC and it was such a good decision. If you are also planning on doing processor heavy multimedia production it's a no brainer.

How much did that run you? I've been thinking about doing that for a while but I'm curious as to whether it's 100% worth it

[HelixSix]

Originally Posted by Jalen

How much did that run you? I've been thinking about doing that for a while but I'm curious as to whether it's 100% worth it

It was a long time ago but I think I spent 1100 on what normally would have been 2K from Dell or Alienware. I kept my previous dvd/dvr drives, speakers, keyboard and monitor so it worked out great. It was 100% worth it for me.

Considering most people get Move and Kinect with their consoles plus a bunch of games it's not that much more. The guys I see on psn are playing a different game every 2 weeks so whether they are getting new or used it adds up but they don't realize it.

You can pirate any multimedia software/operating system if you have the programs to bypass the keycodes so your only expenses should be online games which have far better graphics than consoles without the limitations such as amount of players and communication.

I'd say it depends on how long you expect to use it or if you plan/know how to upgrade it. I don't really like upgrading certain parts like a gfx card which means also getting a new power supply then more cooling and it defeats the point. I like the invest in a car (for at least 20% off) and pass it down to your kids when it's too old philosophy.

For you and I imagine most people it would make more sense to get a juiced laptop but that is a lot harder to do. Things are a lot better with Amazon these days though.