Back from E3...

SackAttack · 05-17-2003, 02:27 AM

With foot blisters as a badge of honor of sorts. Ye gods, I'm tired...g'night, all.

sabotai · 05-17-2003, 02:32 AM

....so jealous

Dutch · 05-17-2003, 02:40 AM

I'm sure it was well worth it. Count me among those of the jealous.

Vince · 05-17-2003, 03:27 AM

Me three

RoastDuck · 05-17-2003, 03:30 AM

Anything specific that caught your eye?

Rich1033 · 05-17-2003, 03:55 AM

Yea, that kinda leaves us hangin... We need more info!

Thomkal · 05-17-2003, 09:23 AM

Sack,

When you wake up.

Did you get to see/play City of Heroes at all?

AKnightofNi · 05-17-2003, 09:57 AM

What about the LOTR mmorpg? Did you see any of it?

SackAttack · 05-17-2003, 10:54 AM

I did get to briefly see City of Heroes, yeah. I oughta mention that I spent very little time with anything PC-related, simply because we didn't have the manpower to cover both the PC *and* the consoles. I didn't see the LOTR MMORPG at all - that may have been behind closed doors.

I didn't even get to see the game I've been anticipating the most until about 1 pm on Friday. That game would be Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. nVidia had a booth demoing the PC version to show off the GeForce 5, but BioWare and LucasArts, as best as I could tell, were only showing it privately, and they never did return my calls when I attempted to get an appointment with them prior to the show.

Microsoft, however, had two stations displaying the game near the back of their booth, and as soon as I saw that, I pounced. I wasn't disappointed, either. This looks like it's going to be a great one.

Other things that caught my eye - 'Mario & Luigi' for the Game Boy Advance. It's not a true sequel to Paper Mario, but they are calling it a spiritual successor. Either way, it kicks copious amounts of ass. The new PS2 Castlevania looks fantastic, and the Metal Gear remake on the GameCube looks promising as well.

The most *frightening* thing I saw at the show was the revelation of a game called "Karaoke Revolution," from Konami. It's like DDR, only you sing instead of dance. My mind is horribly scarred.

I'm in the middle of writing an assload of hands-on previews for Gamenikki, so I'll check back throughout the day to either point you guys to 'em, or maybe give y'all a few more tidbits.

tucker342 · 05-17-2003, 11:04 AM

count me as one of the jealous...

Anrhydeddu · 05-17-2003, 01:52 PM

Sheesh, Josh, you get the golden ticket and all you do is waste time with @!#%& console games??? What a travesty.

mckerney · 05-17-2003, 03:01 PM

Was there any news from the Solecismic booth? Is it true that Jim had his wife as the only 'booth babe' for the company?

SackAttack · 05-17-2003, 03:02 PM

Yeah, well, it ain't my fault that the PC games there are shit, other than Doom 3 and Half-Life 2.

KWhit · 05-17-2003, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SackAttack
Yeah, well, it ain't my fault that the PC games there are shit, other than Doom 3 and Half-Life 2.

Half-Life 2 would be worth the trip alone dude!

SackAttack · 05-17-2003, 03:37 PM

Yeah, but it also wasn't my purview, since one of my writers actually *has* a PC capable of running such games. Ergo, he got the assignment. (He was muchly impressed with HL2, FWIW).

MizzouRah · 05-17-2003, 04:17 PM

Good to hear, I can't wait for HL2! ... and after watching a video for Doom III, I'm in total amazement at how realistic that game looks. I wonder what kind of system you need to run DIII? Six Radeon 9800 cards?

Todd

Pumpy Tudors · 05-17-2003, 09:44 PM

Just what the PC needs. More games where your character is a gun and you get chased by stuff. Yay.

05-17-2003, 03:27 AM	#4
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05-17-2003, 09:23 AM	#7
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Sack, When you wake up. Did you get to see/play City of Heroes at all? __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

05-17-2003, 09:57 AM	#8
AKnightofNi n00b Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas, of course.	What about the LOTR mmorpg? Did you see any of it? __________________ it,it,it

05-17-2003, 09:44 PM	#17
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Just what the PC needs. More games where your character is a gun and you get chased by stuff. Yay. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

05-17-2003, 02:32 AM	#2
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	....so jealous

05-17-2003, 02:40 AM	#3
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I'm sure it was well worth it. Count me among those of the jealous.

05-17-2003, 03:30 AM	#5
RoastDuck Mascot Join Date: Oct 2000	Anything specific that caught your eye?

05-17-2003, 03:55 AM	#6
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	Yea, that kinda leaves us hangin... We need more info!

05-17-2003, 10:54 AM	#9
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I did get to briefly see City of Heroes, yeah. I oughta mention that I spent very little time with anything PC-related, simply because we didn't have the manpower to cover both the PC and the consoles. I didn't see the LOTR MMORPG at all - that may have been behind closed doors. I didn't even get to see the game I've been anticipating the most until about 1 pm on Friday. That game would be Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. nVidia had a booth demoing the PC version to show off the GeForce 5, but BioWare and LucasArts, as best as I could tell, were only showing it privately, and they never did return my calls when I attempted to get an appointment with them prior to the show. Microsoft, however, had two stations displaying the game near the back of their booth, and as soon as I saw that, I pounced. I wasn't disappointed, either. This looks like it's going to be a great one. Other things that caught my eye - 'Mario & Luigi' for the Game Boy Advance. It's not a true sequel to Paper Mario, but they are calling it a spiritual successor. Either way, it kicks copious amounts of ass. The new PS2 Castlevania looks fantastic, and the Metal Gear remake on the GameCube looks promising as well. The most frightening thing I saw at the show was the revelation of a game called "Karaoke Revolution," from Konami. It's like DDR, only you sing instead of dance. My mind is horribly scarred. I'm in the middle of writing an assload of hands-on previews for Gamenikki, so I'll check back throughout the day to either point you guys to 'em, or maybe give y'all a few more tidbits.

05-17-2003, 11:04 AM	#10
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	count me as one of the jealous...

05-17-2003, 01:52 PM	#11
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Sheesh, Josh, you get the golden ticket and all you do is waste time with @!#%& console games??? What a travesty.

05-17-2003, 03:01 PM	#12
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Was there any news from the Solecismic booth? Is it true that Jim had his wife as the only 'booth babe' for the company?

05-17-2003, 03:02 PM	#13
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Yeah, well, it ain't my fault that the PC games there are shit, other than Doom 3 and Half-Life 2.

05-17-2003, 03:37 PM	#15
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Yeah, but it also wasn't my purview, since one of my writers actually has a PC capable of running such games. Ergo, he got the assignment. (He was muchly impressed with HL2, FWIW).

05-17-2003, 04:17 PM	#16
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Good to hear, I can't wait for HL2! ... and after watching a video for Doom III, I'm in total amazement at how realistic that game looks. I wonder what kind of system you need to run DIII? Six Radeon 9800 cards? Todd

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