I think this E3 is either the 4th or 5th one I’ve been to, honestly I can’t remember anymore. Going in, I knew that this one would feel different since something I actually worked on was being shown, but I guess I underestimated to what extent that ultimately would be. I don’t want to digress into a long winded diatribe about how guarded the show felt or how it seemed as if there was more to see in the press conferences than what was actually playable on the floor… I don’t want to mention that at all. I just want to say that, on a whole, things have changed.
Anyway, here’s a few games that stuck out to me:
Dark Void
I was most hyped about this game, knowing it’s coming from the folks who made Crimson Skies. Game looks fun, but I’m a bit worried about it feeling repetitive in its setups.
Lost Planet 2
Looks awesome in personas expected, should be a lot of fun.
Fat Princess, PixelJunk Shooter, Zombie Apocalypse
These 3 PSN games were really fun. Fat Princess feels like TF2-light, but you can tell there’s a ton of strategy to be had there. I played PixelJunk Shooter and Zombie Apocalypse co-op and both were a blast. Compared to what came out on XBLA last summer, it looks like PSN has the better games on the horizon. Hope these 3 come out soon, even tho I don’t have a PS3…
Jumpgate Evolution
Didn’t get to play this, but looked really good from what I saw. I feel like I’ve been waiting for this game forever now :)
Crackdown 2
Wasn’t on the floor, but I’m ecstatic this is being made!
What I took away most from this show was, at least for me, ‘fun’ is still king. There’s a lot of ‘great looking games’ and ‘cool games’ but the ones that resonated most with me, were the ones you could feel yourself smiling the entire time you were playing. I think for my own games, that’s the experience I’ve always wanted to capture most. Above anything else, I want people to play my games because they are fun. If they get some sort of deeper meaning or experience out of them, then that’s great too, but ultimately, it’s the joy I’m after.