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this years show was pretty underwhelming, and im contemplating whether i should even go tomorrow.
best games of the show in no specific order
Mario Kart
well, it's Mario Kart. it feels like a much more polished version of the 64 game. game had it's own brand new levels, but it also had a seperate cup dedicated to classic levels, that ranged from SNES, 64, Super Circuit, and Double Dash. the map on the second screen is actually the best addition the game has seen in just about forever. since now you can always see who's on your ass, and what you're being attacked with. because of this, whenever you get hit, it's really your own fault. this adds a whole never level of balance to the series that has just never been there before.
the online play was great too. this game easily has the potential to be by far and away the best in the series.
Kirby
bit easy, bit hectic, but mega fun. once you get the flow down, it just becomes a really great action game.
Meteos
best puzzle game to come out since ChuChu Rocket. well....Lumines aside. it's really awesome though, and super mega frantic.
Sonic Rush
biggest suprise for me. i haven't really liked any of the sonic games since part 3. thought the advance games were pretty cool, and Pocket Adventure was awesome though.
anyways, this is easily the best sonic game i've played since Sonic 2. it's easy, but it's everything you could want out of a Sonic game. this is what Sonic should be in every sense. it's just really awesome. if you like classic Sonic, this really is as good as it gets from what i played. the new Klonoa style bosses were cool too.
Advance Wars DS
it's what you'd expect, but i gotta say, this game easily had the most natural controls out of anything that i played at the show. you breezed through everything without thinking once.
Mario Bros
awesome. it's defininitely different from anything else 2D in the series, but has its own thing going on, but still feels hardcore like 2D Mario. more of an emphasis on long distant jumps, but there's a lot of super hair pin jumps now. power ups and lever design felt a lot like Super Mario Bros for the most part.
over all, i think the current engine they have going on would best make for a Mario World sequel, but im sure they'll try something completely new, and im all for that. but yeah, without really going into detail, this one is coming along very very nicely.
Animal Crossing
something about this game just didn't look right to me for some reason. but everything else about this is everything you could possibly want, and could ask for out of a sequel.
Mario Baseball
lots of fun, and takes me back to the days of Baseball Simulator, and Baseball stars.
Castlevania
oh baby, there's no way this one isn't going to deliver.
Top Spin 2
looked like a current gen game for the most part, but the physics definitely felt noticeably better. on a side note, the 360 controller feels great, and over has an excellent design. my only complaint would be the D-Pad. could use something better. size is fine though.
Zelda
was really awesome, and not what i was expecting. the fighting engine has been revamped, and fighting almost has more of a beat em up feel to it, in a sense that beat downs are very very satisfying, and you can get really good combos with different types of attacks. graphics were great, on horse battles control, feel, and over all are just really fun to do.
over all though, was probably the most boring E3 i've ever been too. in my eyes, DS easily had the best game line up from all the systems.
didn't really care for the swag this year, or lack of i should say. best thing i got was the Mario Kart stylus and Zelda shirt, but i didn't really try to get anything this year.
i got some cool pics though.
i didn't really get to chat with naka. he was on the phone so i didn't want to bother him. will wright and i walked down the street for a bit. i asked him about next gen, he said he's interested in what Nintendo's doing, and that he's rooting for them out of the 3 companies.
i actually got to chill with Nagoshi for a get 10-15 minutes talking about next gen. he said he thinks DS is so-so, he likes Revolution, and that he's interested in 360. he actually made it seem like he was quite a bit interested in 360 actually. i totally forgot to mention PS3 to him though.
you can tell he didn't mind, but he was struggling way to much with the english, so i just left him alone pretty fast.
anyways, yeah, that's about it.
best games of the show in no specific order
Mario Kart
well, it's Mario Kart. it feels like a much more polished version of the 64 game. game had it's own brand new levels, but it also had a seperate cup dedicated to classic levels, that ranged from SNES, 64, Super Circuit, and Double Dash. the map on the second screen is actually the best addition the game has seen in just about forever. since now you can always see who's on your ass, and what you're being attacked with. because of this, whenever you get hit, it's really your own fault. this adds a whole never level of balance to the series that has just never been there before.
the online play was great too. this game easily has the potential to be by far and away the best in the series.
Kirby
bit easy, bit hectic, but mega fun. once you get the flow down, it just becomes a really great action game.
Meteos
best puzzle game to come out since ChuChu Rocket. well....Lumines aside. it's really awesome though, and super mega frantic.
Sonic Rush
biggest suprise for me. i haven't really liked any of the sonic games since part 3. thought the advance games were pretty cool, and Pocket Adventure was awesome though.
anyways, this is easily the best sonic game i've played since Sonic 2. it's easy, but it's everything you could want out of a Sonic game. this is what Sonic should be in every sense. it's just really awesome. if you like classic Sonic, this really is as good as it gets from what i played. the new Klonoa style bosses were cool too.
Advance Wars DS
it's what you'd expect, but i gotta say, this game easily had the most natural controls out of anything that i played at the show. you breezed through everything without thinking once.
Mario Bros
awesome. it's defininitely different from anything else 2D in the series, but has its own thing going on, but still feels hardcore like 2D Mario. more of an emphasis on long distant jumps, but there's a lot of super hair pin jumps now. power ups and lever design felt a lot like Super Mario Bros for the most part.
over all, i think the current engine they have going on would best make for a Mario World sequel, but im sure they'll try something completely new, and im all for that. but yeah, without really going into detail, this one is coming along very very nicely.
Animal Crossing
something about this game just didn't look right to me for some reason. but everything else about this is everything you could possibly want, and could ask for out of a sequel.
Mario Baseball
lots of fun, and takes me back to the days of Baseball Simulator, and Baseball stars.
Castlevania
oh baby, there's no way this one isn't going to deliver.
Top Spin 2
looked like a current gen game for the most part, but the physics definitely felt noticeably better. on a side note, the 360 controller feels great, and over has an excellent design. my only complaint would be the D-Pad. could use something better. size is fine though.
Zelda
was really awesome, and not what i was expecting. the fighting engine has been revamped, and fighting almost has more of a beat em up feel to it, in a sense that beat downs are very very satisfying, and you can get really good combos with different types of attacks. graphics were great, on horse battles control, feel, and over all are just really fun to do.
over all though, was probably the most boring E3 i've ever been too. in my eyes, DS easily had the best game line up from all the systems.
didn't really care for the swag this year, or lack of i should say. best thing i got was the Mario Kart stylus and Zelda shirt, but i didn't really try to get anything this year.
i got some cool pics though.
i didn't really get to chat with naka. he was on the phone so i didn't want to bother him. will wright and i walked down the street for a bit. i asked him about next gen, he said he's interested in what Nintendo's doing, and that he's rooting for them out of the 3 companies.
i actually got to chill with Nagoshi for a get 10-15 minutes talking about next gen. he said he thinks DS is so-so, he likes Revolution, and that he's interested in 360. he actually made it seem like he was quite a bit interested in 360 actually. i totally forgot to mention PS3 to him though.
you can tell he didn't mind, but he was struggling way to much with the english, so i just left him alone pretty fast.
anyways, yeah, that's about it.
