Monday, June 01, 2009

E3 2009 Xbox 360 briefing

Going to live blog this as I watch the PVR.
Beatles Rock Band
Opening cinematic is fantastic. Looks like up to 4 mikes people singing. Only 45 songs on disk. Never got a good look
at the drums. Guitar doesn't seem to have colored buttons on the front. Each song had a unique video. Get Back was the final
rooftop performance. Paul should have spit out the gum.

Tony Hawk Ride
Another unique controller! It might be a 360 balance board ala wii fit. How about a snowboard game with the same controller?
I wonder what surfaces this works well on? And how much space you'll need?

Modern warfare 2 awesome! many environments. unique non shooting activities. on a snowmobile wouldn't it be better to be behind your enemy?

why does g4 refuse to just show the screen? A guy standing motionless is boring.

FF13
You know, showing non exclusives would be better. But, since this is the first FF for 360, it's ok.
Tony and MW2 OTOH...

NOW they mention the rest are exclusives (except for surprises)

Shadow Complex
a 360 live game. looks sorta impossible mission in that its 2D. summer release.

Joyride
another live game. uses avatars, yawn. What's the object? Kart? Social? Winter release.

Crackdown 2
more happenings when you're not around? No game play shown.

Left 4 Dead 2
Thought this was dead Rising 2 for all the trailer.

Splinter Cell conviction
It's been awhile what game play style this time? In game projected flashbacks. Interesting.
Much more offense. I like this but franchise has been stealth based. Wait, what we've seen is stealth? Charging in he survives????
I still like Rainbow 6 better. Fall release.

Forza Motorsports 3
Oct release. Cars airborne/flipping, track first shown in game play is narrow. in car view swiveled a lot. You CAN do that, but generally don't. 400 cars.
car painting may be easier. Toge type tracks seem to be back. I wonder if GT5 will ever come out.

Halo ODST
ODST has 2 stealth weapons and low light vision. Space elevator visible. Lots of flashbacks as you play as other ODST in order to put the story together.
Laser Rocket Launcher seems too powerful.

Halo Reach
Falls 2010 just a tease. Actually halo 4. Beta invite comes with ODST (like it needs it)

Alan Wake
Tomb Raider style game? I like the episode style presentation. Demo shows 'flashlight' game.
And light is a powerful weapon. Another spring 2010 game

360 live
Music: last.fm free. Netflix 1080p no wait and full queue. Live TV from around the world. Sky.
Zune video? Why? even uses Zune logo. group viewing. Facebook. The further elimination of the PC.
And twitter. while you're doing what? Again, not a computer, no regular keyboard. Normally I'm not close enough
to use a keyboard.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising! surprise.. exclusive? Teaser shows Raiden.

New camera 'controller' looks impressive. even showed shifting a car. An open mouth. Full body. Full voice recognition. So, you leave it on 24/7 so it's ready
for you, or do you use a CONTROLLER to turn it on. Very 1984. Project Natal.
Speilberg! Boom Blox? Make interactive entertainment more accessible. Looks healthy making. Still a bit of lag, too much.
Bunch of tech demos. It is higher tech than previous camera apps. Lionhead Milo AI demo fantastic, very Diamond Age. Never need a real friend again. It's too good.
If I'd see this, I'd look for the man behind the curtain. XXX industry is salivating.

presentation ends.

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