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Davel · Post by **Davel** » May 4, 2004, 5:50 am

So what games/hardware are you most interested in at this year's E3? I am definitely looking forward to the Nintendo DS, if for no other reason than the fact that Nintendo's financial future depends on the success of that system, so I really want it to do well. I'm also just looking forward to most of the Nintendo games in general this year. It will be a great year for sequels with Paper Mario 2, Metroid Prime 2, Wind Waker 2, and Viewtiful Joe 2, but hopefully they will have some other unexpected surprises like possibly a Smash Bros. sequel or a new Mario platformer. I'm also interested in seeing the PSP and taking a look at what games they have planned for it, since it will undoubtedly change the handheld gaming market drastically. I'm also really looking forward to Doom 3 and Half Life 2 since those games already looked awesome last year, so they should be near finished this time around (although I wouldn't put it past Valve to delay HL2 for another couple months). Overall, it looks to be a very good year for games.

Also, is anyone here going to be at E3 this year? I got extremely lucky and scored a job working there through my school, so I will be there on the 12th and the 14th, and I'll be working registration on the 13th. Maybe I'll see some of you there.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » May 4, 2004, 9:22 am

im more interested in seeing what the smaller game companies are going to put out. Lately there have been many new titles from not so well known companies that just kick ass. I think there is going to be a huge surge in amount of games available in the next 6 months.

Pahreyia · Post by **Pahreyia** » May 4, 2004, 11:54 am

I'm hoping to see something new from Bioware, praying for a Starcraft sequel announcement from Blizzard, tumbleweeds down the center of Interplay's booth, a presence of Obsidian Entertainment, the next Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts 2 game from Square[nix], Capcom's next fighting game (MvC3?) and the various goodies, flashies and tchotchkes.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » May 5, 2004, 2:08 pm

Ahem.... Vanguard will be there

Acies · Post by **Acies** » May 6, 2004, 8:42 am

To be honest, I am awaiting an english translation of Final Fantasy: Advent Children to be announced at E3. It is not a game, rather a movie-esque sequal to FF7 set 2 years after the game's ending.

If anyone has not seen the trailer, here you go:

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » May 6, 2004, 9:43 am

I'm a little sad that Bioware isn't making the KotOR sequel. Obsidian is made up largely of ex-Black Isle people, so that's a good thing, but still... nervous!

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » May 6, 2004, 11:02 am

while they arnt making the sequel, werent they making another rpg?

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » May 6, 2004, 11:18 am

Yes, Jade Empire, which isn't coming out on the PC last I heard so I continue to be disappointed.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » May 7, 2004, 6:56 am

yeah jade empire is xbox only...which makes me think i'll hack my ps2 around then, maybe...

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » May 12, 2004, 9:36 am

I know what I'll be doing come August

http://www.espnvideogames.com/news/movi ... =509&gid=1

Hoohaa, skycam and gang tackles finally

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » May 12, 2004, 11:05 am

Vanguard will be playable by xbox and PC, on the same server, hrmmmm now sure how I feel about that. Also a release date of 1/1/05... WHAT?

murr · Post by **murr** » May 12, 2004, 12:19 pm

Release date is wrong and supposedly it's Xbox2, or somesuch.
VG is not for standard xbox.

Unless you got that from E3, in which case I am a big dumb jackass right now.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » May 12, 2004, 12:49 pm

One of the most innovative looking titles being published by Microsoft is a massively multiplayer game from Sigil Online Games, the spiritual home of EverQuest. Named Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, it's being developed using Microsoft's new developer kit called XNA, which allows developers to make next-generation games that will run on both the PC and Xbox with full compatibility.

This implies that gamers on the PC and Xbox versions of Vanguard will be able to play against each other, use an Xbox controller to play on a PC, and access save-games that work on either platform. Allard also revealed there will be a PC version of the Xbox Live service.

Also announced that they will be using the unreal engine.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » May 13, 2004, 8:35 am

Holy shit, I want

http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/801/J ... eo-Demo/p1

Trias · Post by **Trias** » May 13, 2004, 9:38 am

new realistic Legend of Zelda game for gamecube looks awesome

also sudeki for xbox looks badass

Trias · Post by **Trias** » May 13, 2004, 9:39 am

http://www.gametrailers.com

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » May 14, 2004, 7:02 am

http://media.psp.ign.com/media/683/683271/vids_1.html

I think this game looks teh cool!
. . ./cough

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » May 14, 2004, 10:31 am

Hah, that's pretty damn cool.

So how is it working on the psp. As a daily train rider, I'm a portable whore so this has me very intrigued

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » May 14, 2004, 10:33 am

Everything relating to actual development processes are still under an NDA so tight it would make your eyes water.

In my opinion, though, actually seeing working hardware at E3 was something of a surprise.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » May 14, 2004, 10:44 am

The system is so far off right now, I can understand the issue.

Regardless, those were pretty nifty effects

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » May 24, 2004, 1:31 am

http://media.psp.ign.com/media/683/683271/vids_1.html

I think this game looks teh cool!
. . ./cough

I dunno man, everything by that gaming company is teh suck!!

. . ./cough

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 24, 2004, 7:18 pm

How do you think a MMORPG in the Wild West Genre would do? Remember the old Boot Hill game?

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » May 24, 2004, 7:21 pm

I think Genre and gameplay are two different things, and it would likely depend on how that's implemented of course. So, without more info, you can't tell anything really.

-=Lohrno

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » May 24, 2004, 9:06 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:How do you think a MMORPG in the Wild West Genre would do? Remember the old Boot Hill game?

You could make a mmorpg about clowns and birthday parties, if the gameplay is good it should fly

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » May 25, 2004, 1:47 pm

Sionistic wrote: You could make a mmorpg about clowns and birthday parties, if the gameplay is good it should fly

I don't think kyoukan would play that game.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » May 25, 2004, 2:13 pm

canadian clowns?

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » May 25, 2004, 8:27 pm

Holy shit, Jade empire looks fucking amazing
Nothing like a good real time RPG

Truant · Post by **Truant** » May 25, 2004, 8:33 pm

if only it were released on something other than xbox

E3

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Genre....