Okay, so when they first announced this we found out who seven of the publishers were going to be and that they were going to have at least 11 games at the show. Currently, if we include Dead Space 2 due to Keighley's rather obvious hint, we have 10 games and only Warner is missing. Warner also accidentally sent out their 2010 schedule, so it seems we know what they're making as well.
So unless they have more than 11 games for the show, it seems this might be the final list:
2K:
1.) Spec Ops
Activision:
2.) Black Lotus
Disney Interactive Studios:
3.) Tron
Electronic Arts:
4.) Dead Space 2
5.) Medal of Honor
LucasArts Entertainment:
6.) New Star Wars Game
Microsoft Game Studios:
7.) Halo Reach
8.) Crackdown 2
THQ:
9.) UFC Undisputed 2010
Ubisoft:
10.) Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Warner Bros. Interactive:
11.) F.E.A.R. 3 or LotR RPG 360/PS3
Halo Reach footage will be in game it seems.
Halo Reach’s premiere at the VGAs next week will be a true, in-game showing of the title and looks set to debut 2010’s biggest game “by far,” if Spike’s Geoff Keighley’s comments on the latest Major Nelson podcast are to be believed.
“At the VGAs we’re actually going to be able to go down on the planet Reach and see this game for the first time,” said the presenter.
“It’s all going to be in-game stuff. This is not CG, this is not live action, like all the kids on Twitter are speculating. You’re going to get a first glimpse of the world of Reach, which is phenomenal.
He added: “I think it’s going to be the biggest game of next year by far. Folks loved ODST and thought it was great, but when people see the huge leap forward Bungie’s taking with Reach… Everyone I’ve talked to that’s been on the team and seen it is incredibly excited about that game.”
Hot shit. These quotes are pretty much the first thing Keighley says in his segment. Listen to the file at about 1.18.
The VGAs take place on December 12
Noooooooooooooo.:rock Dead Space 2
indeed.
Since it's confirmed Clarke will be back, I sure hope he actually has some lines.
I don't know about bringing Isaac back. I liked his character but Dead Space was more about the ship and mythology. It didn't matter who you played as. Plus I really enjoyed the ambigious ending.
It will be interesting to see where they take the series. If they set it on another ship it could be argued that it's just more of the same. I'm hoping they take us deeper into the planet and to where the Marker was actually excavated from. That would make for some pretty creepy and claustrophobic locations once again. Hell bring Isaac back with a squad of Marines and go from there.
I think Issac is shaping up to be an iconic video game character for EA, much in the same way Chris Redfield is for Capcom.
I never said he was already, I said he was shaping up to be.
And I'm pretty sure more people know about Chris than Drake.
Halo Reach footage will be in game it seems.
Just you wait. Clarke will become a flagship icon for EA.
Dead space 2 will probably suck. Already sounds more action focused. RE5 sold a jabillion copies...enjoy ur co-op online deathmatch killstreaks in Dead Space 2.Dead Space is already action focused. You don't run from fights, you don't really scounge for ammo, you kill every monster you see.
:lol @ Isaac becoming an iconic character.
:rock Dead Space 2
DEAD SPACE 2 GOTY GOTY
Isaac's girlfriend wasn't dead! She's now your Shiva.
Still a great design. Dead Space is such a great series. Probably the best Survival Horror series, imo.
DEAD SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow
Are you playing as a girl?
The suit looks like it's opening up in the middle for cleavage.
Dead Space 2? Pass. Wake me up when Mirror's Edge 2 hits
Secret shame time:Me too. The light up function is pretty nifty. Same company, NECA, just released a Big Daddy from Bioshock. Definitely cool.
I own this.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41dnubGsO7L._SS500_.jpg)
Now for an interesting bit which I'm not sure fans will like or hate. It seems the makers are aware that people in the first game could only play 30 minutes to an hour always on the edge something was going to happen all the way through. Speaking as a horror fan that was fantastic, but the director talks about pacing. In other words, they clarify they are definitely not going to take any of the horror from the original game, in fact they aim to make it even scarier, but with better pacing. In other words, they want there to be times you feel and are more powerful than the enemies you're facing thanks to some new gun, or a situation you get the leap on your foes. However, they also want situations where it feels you have to do the impossible, cornered, scared, confused and fighting to merely live. They also say they want to put more "epic" moments in the game, and jokingly talk about fighting bosses from the inside, surfing on top of a tram, and fighting a giant Sphincter. These could be real situations or they could be mere jokes, but whatever the case they are planning for some epic moments. However, they also set out to make a scary game, and they want you to know that. They are trying to make monster comings less predictable, but won't say much more than that except they all worked as a team to make many genuine scares in the game, many original scares, and not just something popping out and loud sounds playing. They also want to make missions a lot more intuitive and interesting and not just fetch quests. More puzzles are also going to be implemented, and figuring out what to do.
Do you seriously think EA has only one team working on the game? Any large developer has a multiplayer team in addition to the main single player team.
-Isaac's mind is twisted and wrecked and it takes place three years after the Ishimura incident. They will delve into his personality and history. He is looked upon as a saviour of sorts... and he apparently hates fetch quests.
http://www.gametrailers.com/sweeps/dewdownload/
Just like last year. Vote watchu want, and hope you win
'Splosion Man - XBLA
Flower - PSN
Osmos - Steam
Trials HD - XBLA
It's obvious he doesn't have a 360 or he'd be aware of the large number of indie games on it. Fuck there's even a dedicated menu for them in the marketplace. It's not MS's fault that they support indie devs and Sony doesn't.
Halo Reach. UFC 2010 Undisputed. Tron. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Electronic Art's Medal of Honor reboot.
That's only five of the games that will make their world premiere at the Spike 2009 Video Game Awards, which airs on Spike TV this Saturday. But according to GameTrailers TV host and VGA producer Geoff Keighley, we haven't seen anything yet. He promises "more than 12" exclusives, including all new footage of Ruffian's Crackdown 2, a new Star Wars title, and at least two games Spike can't even hint at.
"We definitely have some pretty major surprises still to come," he tells me. "Essentially, the biggest thing in the show hasn't even been announced yet."
Despite the busy VGA production schedule, Keighley took some time to chat with me about getting those big exclusives, what should (and shouldn't expect) from the show, and his personal pick for "Game of the Year."
While last year's VGAs ushered in "Gamer Heaven" -- complete with stunning, silver-painted female models wearing angel's wings -- Spike is taking 2009 in a new direction. The theme this year, Keighley tells me, is a virtual digital set that will evolve as the show progresses. The set you see when the show breaks for commercial won't be the one you see when it comes back, a quick environmental costume change, if you will.
"We're going to keep some of the environments secret," Keighley tells me, "but you'll definitely get to see that we'll be transforming a lot of worlds, even some games worlds, as well. We're working with some game publishers to actually create some of the very cool content."
When it comes to gamers, the coolest content will be the game exclusives. While Spike chose over a little over a dozen, there were plenty of exclusives -- pitched by the publishers themselves -- it had to choose from.
"Publishers really get excited about it," he explains. "I think what happened last year is that we had so many exclusives with God of War II and Uncharted 2, everyone who was in the show last year had an incredible experience and wanted to come back."
Those left out, he tells me, were clamoring to be involved, coming in really early to find out how to get involved. The fact that the VGAs will air in some form across 180 countries didn't hurt matters either; a worldwide footprint like that is a dream come true for publishers in terms of promotion.
In fact, Keighley said they had "north of about about 40 games" offered for the show, but had to make the difficult decision to pick and choose the best fits for the VGA audience. It's balancing act, he says, between offering up content for the hardcore gamers, while still appealing to Spike's more mainstream demographic.
"You know, I think we do a pretty good job that will get the hardcore excited, but we also have to look at the broader more mainstream audience," he says. "Because if I booked ten Japanese RPGs on the show, that might be great for some of the real hardcore guys, but that's not what's going to appeal to the mainstream crowd."
The perfect example of this balance is the first-look world premiere of Bungie's Halo Reach. The Halo franchise has garnered acclaim from traditional hardcore gamers and a mainstream audience alike. In 2008, Microsoft touted Halo 3 as having the biggest launch day in entertainment history, pulling in a whopping $170 million in sales in its first 24 hours of release. The appeal of Bungie's next Halo project is undeniable, and according to Keighley, the Halo Reach reveal at the Spike VGAs is set to blow people away.
Clocking in at two minutes and thirty seconds, it's "basically the opening of the game," and will give gamers the first look at the Halo Reach engine running in real-time. You'll meet the game's characters for the first time, complete with dialogue, all backed by an original score by Bungie's musical daddy, Marty O'Donnell.
"It's been a couple of years since we've seen new technology from Bungie," he explains. "As soon as you see Reach, you'll realize that these guys have definitely upped the ante when it comes to visual firepower of the engine."
As for the other premieres, Keighely is keeping them close to his chest, saying they couldn't even "pre-promote them because no one knows they exist yet." Spike has even teased two "mystery games," which the Internet quickly speculated were a 2K Games' Spec Ops reboot, and a potential open-world Activision-published title called Black Lotus. He won't reveal if any of these guesses are on the money or completely off-base.
"There's been a lot of speculation online," he admits, being careful not to say too much. "I think people have been speculating in the wrong way sometimes, as well."
One reveal you won't be seeing, as some have guessed, is the recently announced Dead Space 2. Keighley quickly put his foot down on that one saying "it's not at the show and wasn't planned to be at the show." Don't expect to see anything from Microsoft on Project Natal, or even Sony's motion controller, codenamed "Gem," either.
But what of other quiet Internet chatter that perhaps Epic would be revealed Gears of War 3?
"What I can say on that," he says after some hesitation. "There are some I can't confirm or deny. What I can say is that I think some people saw our original publisher list and were speculating what games could be a part of that."
What you will see, as with previous shows, are plenty of celebrity appearances. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will be on hand to introduce an exclusive clip from the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time film, for instance. Snoop Dogg and The Bravery will perform. Keighley also mentions that Year One's Olivia Wilde and Heroes' "Sylar," Zachary Quinto, are also scheduled to attend.
"One thing you'll see is that the vast majority of the people in the show celebrity-wise have a tie to the gaming world," he explains. "I'm not going to say that every person on the show is going to be a hardcore gamer. There will be some exceptions, and there will be some fun things. Like Mike Tyson will be there, because he was in Fight Night Round 4. We'll have a couple of tips of the hat for those entertainment junkies."
The tie between Hollywood and gaming doesn't get more obvious than with Tron Legacy, which hits theaters next year; the film's game tie-in will makes it premiere at the VGAs. Keighley says that Spike has been working closely with the film's director, Joseph Kosinski, to premiere the game big at the awards show.
Tron Legacy is Kosinski's first feature film, but he's no stranger to gaming -- he directed a commercial spot for Halo 3, as well as the now-legendary "Mad World" commercial to promote Gears of War. Keighley calls the Tron game reveal a "killer piece of content," which will feature exclusive new music from Daft Punk, with original visuals and footage created by Hollywood special effects juggernaut Digital Domain.
Hollywood connections aside, you can expect a ton of folks from the game industry to make appearances as well. Epic's Cliff Bleszinski has already picked out his outfit. Infinity Ward's Vince Zampella and Jason Ward will be on hand to look on as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is nominated for a handful of awards. Harmonix's Alex Rigopulos, Randy Pitchford from Gearbox, Double Fine's Tim Schafer, the Naughty Dog crew... the list goes on. In short, the VGAs won't be short of videogame "celebrity," that's for sure.
With all of the exclusives, glitz, and glamor, it's easy to forget about the reason why the show exists -- the awards. There are over two dozen categories, with games hand-selected by a panel of industry professionals selected by Spike. [Full disclosure: I participated as part of this year's VGA Judges panel.] Keighley says he wasn't surprised by the final game choices, especially for Game of the Year -- Assassin's Creed 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Left 4 Dead 2.
"I think it's hard to argue that anything else deserved to be in there," he says, before admitting he was surprised by one game that didn't get any nominations -- Capcom's Resident Evil 5.
"I think that's a game that came out so early in the year that people kind of forgot about it. It certainly wasn't a '95' rated game, but I thought that it might get some nominations."
As for his own Game of the Year pick, he wouldn't commit to one, but throws out that two of his favorite games of 2009 were Uncharted 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum. He admits it may seem like a bit of a cop out, Uncharted 2 being an obvious choice, but praises the "pure cinematic mastery" that Naughty Dog brought with the title. But it does sound like he's got a soft spot for Rocksteady's take on the Dark Knight.
"Everyone knew Assassin's Creed 2 and Modern Warfare 2 were going to be great games," he tells me,"and they were. But Batman sort of came out of nowhere, from an unknown studio and sort of surprised us. So I think I have a certain place in my heart for the game."
We'll find out which game takes home the statue tomorrow, December 12, when Spike TV airs the 7th Annual "Video Game Awards 2009" at 8:00 PM Eastern.
All cg trailers zzzzzzzzzzzz
True Crime: NYC was great. Don't know how I feel about United Front developing this.
True Crime: NYC was great. Don't know how I feel about United Front developing this.
Deadliest Warrior game? Wtf? :lol
that CG looked worse than a real game. :lol
So how did Tron look? Is Bish working on that?
mlb the show
fuck this
I wanted a free game
Split Second is Bizarre's new game, right? Bizarre :bow2
Bizarre is developing that POS Blur
I don't know what the hell Spec Ops is, but that looked kinda sweet.
mlb the show
That's the one. I thought that would have been nominated.
GREEN DAY ROCK BAND
demi just got owned!
Archie annihilated. Wasnt he parading Harmonix as amazing?
Archie annihilated. Wasnt he parading Harmonix as amazing?
no? ???
I've been shitting on the game all day.
Haha
Medal of Call of Duty of Honor
Wonder who is working on TFU2, I heard the team quit upon completion...or got fired, I don't remember
maybe it's Eurocom kekekekeke
lmao, stevie wonder at a video game show
He didn't really present best graphics did he?
Halo Reach just castrated duckman2000.
graphics are better and human faces aren't awful. It's halo, so I'll play it.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fuiNpTHzY[/youtube]
Hoepfully most of the full trailers make it onto youtube in the next day or so.
LMAO The Bravery. Sounds like something BrandNew listens too
uncharted 2 proves it is the choice for the discerning spike vga crowd
Hot:
Batman sequel
Crackdown 2
Reach
Spec Ops
Mass Effect 2 trailer
Prince of Persia movie
Not:
Prince of Persia game
Tron
Indiffrent:
True Crime
TFU2
Beard of Honor
The gameplay could be better
here comes the 360 fans wishing they had a game nearly as good as U2 which isnt even the best PS3 game
So I'm slightly confused. The Batman game is gonna be at Arkham again? I was hoping for a change of venue.
But what's the deal with the "Arkham Asylum has moved stuff".
Unfortunately I went to theBatmanbathroom during the video. :bawl
So I'm slightly confused. The Batman game is gonna be at Arkham again? I was hoping for a change of venue.
But what's the deal with the "Arkham Asylum has moved stuff".
Unfortunately I went to theBatmanbathroom during the video. :bawl
The Joker takes over Gotham City.
So I'm slightly confused. The Batman game is gonna be at Arkham again? I was hoping for a change of venue.
But what's the deal with the "Arkham Asylum has moved stuff".
Unfortunately I went to theBatmanbathroom during the video. :bawl
The Joker takes over Gotham City.
Ah... So its not just going to be just at Arkham? Or too early to know?
The tagline is "Arkham has moved". It is inferring that the crazies have taken over Gotham.
The tagline is "Arkham has moved". It is inferring that the crazies have taken over Gotham.
Oh...
That's kinda confusing.
But then I didn't see the video...
MoH looks great. Activision is owned.
Batman just came out a few months ago. Really weird they announced a sequel already.
MoH looks great. Activision is owned.
lol. We'll see which sells more and gets better reviews.
MoH looks great. Activision is owned.
lol. We'll see which sells more and gets better reviews.
Sheep will flock to COD because of blind brand loyalty.
Spec Ops looks great. You can see they're taking some cues from Uncharted 2 too, which is great.
Pretty sure Uncharted 2 started a trend on big set pieces being actually playable. Hope we see alot more of that from now on.
Sheep will flock to COD because of blind brand loyalty.
other games had guns before, but uncharted 2 really made them popular.
you guys are watching this shit? smh 8)
has the spec ops trailer been posted? whats it even about?
Why is Bungie still lying to us? It's the whole Halo 3 fiasco again.
First "realtime" footage looking great >>>> final game looking like shit.
Why is Bungie still lying to us? It's the whole Halo 3 fiasco again.
First "realtime" footage looking great >>>> final game looking like shit.
other games had guns before, but uncharted 2 really made them popular.
You piece of shit idiot, that's a fucking lie and you know it. Why do I deal with such Xbots.
Why is Bungie still lying to us? It's the whole Halo 3 fiasco again.
First "realtime" footage looking great >>>> final game looking like shit.
Cry moar please.
Its in engine cinematic and we all new that from the day one.
Or Anti-Sheep will try to pimp a game they have never played to be "teh awesome" to try to be all anti-mainstream.
hey, it's just that the first gameplay footage of Halo 3 made my eyes vomit after seeing the great introduction trailer.
I'm just being skeptical about this new footage. Negative déjà vu, that's all.
MoH looks great. Activision is owned.
lol. We'll see which sells more and gets better reviews.
MoH looks great. Activision is owned.
lol. We'll see which sells more and gets better reviews.
Wii Fit > MW2 confirmed
Where are you guys seeing this stuff? I saw a Reach trailer and it just showed the earth blowing up from the sky. No actual game visuals.
You're being trolled, dude. Besides, Medal of Honor is hardly an indie franchise. I am starting to get increasingly irritated with the limited memory of gamers, though. IW makes good, addictive games, but the MW games are hardly trailblazers for current-era war games. Hell, the air support bits there looked like straight up Battlefield.
As far as the rest I don't know exactly what you are speaking to.
As far as the rest I don't know exactly what you are speaking to.
I'm talking about the irritating amount of "Medal of Warfare" and "rip-off total" shit elsewhere. Popularity is one thing, but when popularity ends up clouding the history of things, it gets to be irritating. Smart move of IW nabbing "modern warfare," I bet Ubi wishes that it picked that instead of "advanced warfighter."
Hot:
Batman sequel
Crackdown 2
Reach
Spec Ops
Mass Effect 2 trailer
Prince of Persia movie
Not:
Prince of Persia game
Tron
Indiffrent:
True Crime
TFU2
Beard of Honor
I think you are being over-sensitive
Was that all that was revealed? Shear curiosity. Which of those will end up on the Wii? Out of 11 games.
I think you are being over-sensitive
And this from the dude that went into a sales and reviews argument with manabyte. smh.
Just saying, it gets on my nerves, especially when it all seems based on a common era. On the other hand, I'm hoping that this focus on explosive skirmishes in present day will push Ubi in the other direction, back towards the GR legacy style. But that is just wishful thinking.
There wasnt even a Best Wii category. I think the only Wii game mentioned was Wii Sports Resort. Yeah... ok.
Ah, the environments look better for sure. The special effects in the sky looked crazy, Bungie has good art direction.
As far as old school Ghost Recon, that's probably a really bad idea if they want actual big sales to compete with the other top shooters imo.
PoP trailer? Did it show the prince? Is he Jake? :-*
PoP trailer? Did it show the prince? Is he Jake? :-*
Yes, no
PoP trailer? Did it show the prince? Is he Jake? :-*
Yes, no
Does it look like the 2008 game or Sands of Time or Warrior Within?
By the way, Stoney, I was just as irritated when critics declared Bioshock groundbreaking and filled to the brim with completely unique gameplay mechanics and concepts of choice. Lame pet peeve perhaps, but what can you do.
PoP trailer? Did it show the prince? Is he Jake? :-*
Yes, no
Does it look like the 2008 game or Sands of Time or Warrior Within?
Just saw the Crackdown 2 trailer. Definitely best trailer of the bunch. Looks fun! The super coop + flying seems like good additions.
The gliding and the zombie stuff gave it a brief but unpleasant scent of Prototype, but I'm sure they know better than to borrow anything from that piece of shit game.
It looked like a shitty CG trailer that didn't give any clues as to what the actual game will look like.The character was clearly modeled after Jake Gyllenhaal from the movie. In fact, I'm betting the only reason they aren't calling it Prince of Persia: Sands of Time: The Movie: The Game is because they already have a game called Sands of Time. Hence the lame "Forgotten Sands" logo to try to tie-in into the movie vainly.
Spec Ops looks like a sequel to Kill.Switch
the only thing about MOH that im skeptical on is that it is a complete rip off
Spec Ops looks like a sequel to Kill.Switch
Video since some people were asking about it.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/spec-ops-spike-tv/59821
So DOES that have any relation to those POS PsX games?
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr-hPkr9d4[/youtube]
At the beginning of the game Starkiller comes out of the shower and reveals the end of part 1 was just a dream!
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr-hPkr9d4[/youtube]
At the beginning of the game Starkiller comes out of the shower and reveals the end of part 1 was just a dream!
So he survived? yikes
he kinda doesn't look like him though but maybe its just my memory bieng rusty.
There wasnt even a Best Wii category. I think the only Wii game mentioned was Wii Sports Resort. Yeah... ok.Yes there was. NSMBWii won. They didn't do the whole award acceptance thing for it though.
Batman just came out a few months ago. Really weird they announced a sequel already.
From Call of Duty being a Medal of Honor copycat to Medal of Honor being a Call of Duty copycat.
How low has Medal of Honor fallen :'(
:violin
didn't hideo kojima show up and one of these things and look super pissed the whole time? i remember those pics being funny...like he saw how distinguished mentally-challenged this unfortunate piece of gamer culture is (the vga show)
On a side note I've played GoW3 demo in friend's house on a 52" screen and god fucking damn it. This is the best looking console game EVER. The textures especially on Kratos and enemies are INSANE. Same with lighting engine. Absofuckinglutely amazing. I wish I didn't see the playthrough of the demo level before. I knew exactly what will happen next :'( The final ascend was still mindblowing, though!
Interesting...MOH fanboys are certainly coming out of woodwork,i thought they were all dead.And no boycott petition for Batman?Somebody has to make one.
didn't hideo kojima show up and one of these things and look super pissed the whole time? i remember those pics being funny...like he saw how distinguished mentally-challenged this unfortunate piece of gamer culture is (the vga show)
lol at the notion of the man who made this being too "high brow" for the VGA awards.
*vids*
On a side note I've played GoW3 demo in friend's house on a 52" screen and god fucking damn it. This is the best looking console game EVER. The textures especially on Kratos and enemies are INSANE. Same with lighting engine. Absofuckinglutely amazing. I wish I didn't see the playthrough of the demo level before. I knew exactly what will happen next :'( The final ascend was still mindblowing, though!
The funny thing is that the team who made the definitive (arguably) MoH game, Allied Assault on PC, went on to form Infinity Ward and the CoD series. It's not so different from the Rock Band / Guitar Hero thing. At the same time, people are bashing this new MoH for making the jump from WW2 to modern thinking that CoD invented that transition when DICE, who is making the multiplayer part, had a similar jump with BF1942 to BF2 (and Vietnam in the middle). In conclusion, people are dumb.
didn't hideo kojima show up and one of these things and look super pissed the whole time? i remember those pics being funny...like he saw how distinguished mentally-challenged this unfortunate piece of gamer culture is (the vga show)
lol at the notion of the man who made this being too "high brow" for the VGA awards.
*vids*
I never said he was highbrow, he just had a deathkill look on his face.On a side note I've played GoW3 demo in friend's house on a 52" screen and god fucking damn it. This is the best looking console game EVER. The textures especially on Kratos and enemies are INSANE. Same with lighting engine. Absofuckinglutely amazing. I wish I didn't see the playthrough of the demo level before. I knew exactly what will happen next :'( The final ascend was still mindblowing, though!
all running at a slick 10fps
didn't hideo kojima show up and one of these things and look super pissed the whole time? i remember those pics being funny...like he saw how distinguished mentally-challenged this unfortunate piece of gamer culture is (the vga show)
lol at the notion of the man who made this being too "high brow" for the VGA awards.
*vids*
I never said he was highbrow, he just had a deathkill look on his face.On a side note I've played GoW3 demo in friend's house on a 52" screen and god fucking damn it. This is the best looking console game EVER. The textures especially on Kratos and enemies are INSANE. Same with lighting engine. Absofuckinglutely amazing. I wish I didn't see the playthrough of the demo level before. I knew exactly what will happen next :'( The final ascend was still mindblowing, though!
all running at a slick 10fps
demo?
Borys has seen the light though. 360 annihilated.
so why is this not "Halo 4"?
The funny thing is that the team who made the definitive (arguably) MoH game, Allied Assault on PC, went on to form Infinity Ward and the CoD series. It's not so different from the Rock Band / Guitar Hero thing. At the same time, people are bashing this new MoH for making the jump from WW2 to modern thinking that CoD invented that transition when DICE, who is making the multiplayer part, had a similar jump with BF1942 to BF2 (and Vietnam in the middle). In conclusion, people are dumb.
Can someone explain to me what the appeal of the Halo series is?
The funny thing is that the team who made the definitive (arguably) MoH game, Allied Assault on PC, went on to form Infinity Ward and the CoD series. It's not so different from the Rock Band / Guitar Hero thing. At the same time, people are bashing this new MoH for making the jump from WW2 to modern thinking that CoD invented that transition when DICE, who is making the multiplayer part, had a similar jump with BF1942 to BF2 (and Vietnam in the middle). In conclusion, people are dumb.
sorry i am not some fucking nerd that follows everything
ffs somebody leper Borys. worst list evarCan someone explain to me what the appeal of the Halo series is?
From most important:
1) Sci-fi FPS in an ocean of shitty MODERN IRAQ WAR FPSes (hello new Medal of Honor!)
2) Great story
3) Challenge (Legendary mode). No Sniper Town distinguished mentally-challenged like in CoD games. Also no infinity respawns.
4) Xbox exclusivity
5) Humour
6) Soundtrack
Halo games are really good entertainment, and that's fairly consistent. The story has been super-crappy and really intrusive since Halo 2, and there's been way too much location hopping as of late, but it's always fun causing chain reactions of grenades and beating up grunts. The magneto-aim and barn size reticles seem a bit silly at first, but it keeps you winning, so hey.
There wasnt even a PS3 segment. 360 market leader :bow
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There wasnt even a PS3 segment. 360 market leader :bow
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:roflThere wasnt even a PS3 segment. 360 market leader :bow
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That's pretty funny, you should do one with a 360 and that girl having sex, and when they're done, make her all nervous because the condom broke, the condom being the 360 getting red ringed.
That ps3 one wasn't very funny at all.
The last one was great. They didn't need to remake Sands of Time.
embed for Crackdown 2 VGA trailer.
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Halo is popular because:
A.) It has a legacy on the Xbox consoles and satisfies fans of the series.
B.) It still controls well as a console fps compared to most series (Hint this is also a large reason why COD is popular)
C.) The single player campaign while it does nothing really for me is liked by quite a number of people due to the AI and the story elements.
D.) Bungie takes the MP part seriously and services their community well.
Its not a grand mystery. Whether you personally like Halo or not, its not too hard to figure out why its a popular series.
As far as Reach, it will come down to the MP on whether I buy. ODST was a bit of scam imo but Reach seems like a legit game from all the info we have and the time spent on the development side. I'm bit tired of traditional Halo MP so I hope they re-work a lot of that stuff and do a lot of the class based stuff that has been rumoured.
It was more fun being with a bunch of friends in the same room(s) versus playing online.
I am not sure if God of War 3 is a system seller, but if anything is, it's that.
embed for Crackdown 2 VGA trailer.Super sexy. Man. It looks like they evolved the art style a little as well, making it even more comic-style. Maybe Heavy Metal, but still comics.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRG1WHD2AmI&fmt=22[/youtube]
There wasnt even a PS3 segment. 360 market leader :bow
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