For me, when I'm impressed by something, I can't think of as much to write compared to things I dislike. When I came off dissapointed by most of what was in all the big 3's press conferences, I had no problem complaining about it!


Sony:

Whoever was playing Resistance 2 in the video needs to learn how to strafe. It actually irritated me watching the player run up the ramp in the building like he had tank controls.

It's obvious why they change the box art and colour of discounted games, but for me I just can't stand buying those differently boxed games. I want originals, dammit!

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't care about Ratchet & Clank and has no intention to ever play one. Every time I see a trailer or something, it's just unfunny one-liners and lameness, just like Everybody Loves Raymond.

Which do you believe will happen first? Playstation Home completing beta testing, Gmail completing beta testing, Duke Nukem Forever releasing or Chinese Democracy releasing? Hmm, it's a tough one. Visit my blog in 2012 to find out!

MAG seemed like a really good idea, but it didn't occur to me until the next day that I don't really like playing online after a few months of a game's release. Usually, the only people remaining by then are the dedicated fans of that game, who always tear you apart.

The only game I've truly continued to play online is Burnout Paradise. The online community is generally friendly, and the fact that you need to work together to complete challenges makes it an original, pleasent experience.


Nintendo:

The "New" Animal Crossing looked like the GameCube version with Mario Kart Wii styIe bloom added to character models. Where's the detail? Once again a Wii game gets graphically short changed.

The Nintendo ads with actors playing like jerks are just too irritating for me now. With the thirty seconds of commercial time, they could show a guy managing to enter one friend code.

Is this Wii Speak thing gonna cancel out the sound actually coming from our television or what?

You know those guys who have their TV or music up loud enough that it comes through their headset on Xbox LIVE? Well, it may be like that to the max, plus with everyone's mics echoing each other it's gonna make everything even more fun!

They still haven't addressed the Friend Codes issue yet, so Voice Chat is still largely a waste of time.


Microsoft:

I posted these in reverse order, and that's because I actually liked most things Microsoft had to show.

I cannot explain why, but for some reason my most anticipated game is now Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox LIVE Arcade! Sure, there's Gears 2, Rock Band 2, Portal: Still Alive and BK: Nuts & Bolts of course, but the thought of the original going on my console makes me feel warm inside.

My gripes with Microsoft's showing were more picky so I'll keep this one short...

Netflix - Meh!
Scene It! - Meh!
Lips - Meh!
1 Vs. 100 - Meh!
Star Ocean - Meh!
Infinite Undiscovery - Meh!
Last Remnant - Meh!
Last Remnant on Game For Windows LIVE - Double Meh!

Well, that will do for now. Are you angry? Leave a comment!



I just hope my magnificent blog post doesn't make GameSpot crash like my last one.

elektrixxx.