The E3 Thread - Page 2

Asher · May 21, 2002, 13:35

Strategy on the console? With a gamepad?

Strategy is the PC's realm.

Juggernaut · May 21, 2002, 14:08

Any IGN insider willing to put up the Mario footage on their website?

Asher · May 21, 2002, 14:18

It's too large, and I suggest you just wait until the real footage.

This crap was just shot with their handicam playing on a small TV.

Juggernaut · May 21, 2002, 14:27

Ah, NM, I got it through a backdoor link from another page. I wonder what IGN would think if they found out.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 14:53

Well IGN users are really pissed off on the forums, since you leechers are sucking all the bandwidth.

No matter, I'm watching the Nintendo press conference live via Gamespot.

They've all but said Rare has gone multi-platform. The question's been asked twice so far and each time they gave a bullshit answer.

Imran Siddiqui · May 21, 2002, 14:53

PC.IGN.com has some PC E3 stuff.

Including screens of Civ3:PTW and Moo3. And some stuff on Star Wars: Galaxies.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 14:58

Someone just asked again a very pointed, direct question about Rare. They began answering, then Gamespot cut the feed.

I guess Nintendo can kiss Rare goodbye for being a 2nd party developer. The rumors were true about Rare's Xbox Development Kits it seems.

Juggernaut · May 21, 2002, 15:02

Yeah, you IGN users should get off IGN so it we leechers get more bandwith.

I thought Rare denied those rumours long ago?

Asher · May 21, 2002, 15:02

Rare hasn't said either way, they keep saying no comment.

Buck Birdseed · May 21, 2002, 16:22

http://www.gamezone.com/news/05_21_02_02_36PM.htm

Full Throttle 2, W00t!

Guynemer · May 21, 2002, 16:25

Yee-hah! Adventure rides again!

Let's get Grim Fandango 2 out the door now... I refuse to even consider the possibility of GK4, it's just too depressing.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:18

The guy behind Grim Fandango (Tim something) is working on an Xbox Exclusive game right now (I forget its name, it was just unveiled yesterday).

So if there is a Grim Fandango 2 coming it won't be from the same guy.

Buck Birdseed · May 21, 2002, 19:23

Considering Tim Schafer also made the original Full Throttle I can't see LucasArts having any qualms about that. They have split up the Stemmle and Clark team from EMI, and if Clark is working on FT2 (It's been hinted at by Simon Jeffries) then Stemmle is free to pursue other projects.

That said, GF2 is a really **** idea. They'd have to create an entire new cast since the last one all reached the 9th underground at the end.

DinoDoc · May 21, 2002, 19:23

Can anyone get me a list of the GC games that were announced for the GameCube? This X-Box lovefest sickens me.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:26

Quote:

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Can anyone get me a list of the GC games that were announced for the GameCube? This X-Box lovefest sickens me.

Check cube.ign.com

Last I checked all the Nintendo fanboys were drooling over ~~Super Mario 64 on Vacation~~Super Mario Sunshine and ~~Celda~~Zelda.

They were all pretty pissed off about the lack of any real announcements today at the Nintendo press conference. All they did was show videos from games everyone already knew about.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:33

BAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Sony threw around its money and got the GTA series to be exclusive to the PS2 from now until October 2004. Story here: http://xbox.ign.com/articles/360/360274p1.html

Which is annoying as hell, since development of GTA3 on Xbox had already been started and was actually formally announced in Feburary 2001: http://xbox.ign.com/articles/091/091863p1.html

I guess Sony's getting pretty desperate considering the "killer" games from the PS2 tend to migrate to the Xbox in improved form after, so they're resorting to this (kinda like how they invested hundreds of millions into Square).

No matter, MS is doing the same thing. And they've got more money.

Juggernaut · May 21, 2002, 19:35

I personally got an erection when I saw the Wario World footage.

Guynemer · May 21, 2002, 19:35

I assume that doesn't affect the release of GTA3 on PC, which was today, was it not?

Guynemer · May 21, 2002, 19:37

Wait a tic, did Glottis go to the 9th Underworld too? I'm sure he could be in a sequel; or perhaps there is some noir-ish intrigue in the 9th Underworld. Yeah, the characters were great, but the atmosphere was even better in GF... they should be able to build off of that.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:38

I'm assuming it's from here on out only on PS2, and the PC version should be fine.

Hmm...don't think I'll be buying GTA3 in the store like originally planned now.

Buck Birdseed · May 21, 2002, 19:41

The Tim Schafer game is called "Psychonauts" and sounds... weird.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:41

The video looks very impressive, and it's not nearly complete.

Guynemer · May 21, 2002, 19:42

Imagine that.

Seriously though, "weird" how?

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:42

Bold Prediction: Blinx will receiver higher ratings and more accolades than Super Mario Sunshine or Wario World.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 19:47

Psychonauts writeup/screenshots: http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories...866620,00.html

Buck Birdseed · May 21, 2002, 19:53

Nice. Too bad it's Xbox only... Probably a concious strategy from Microsoft's side, I can imagine.

Juggernaut · May 21, 2002, 20:08

Quote:

Originally posted by Asher
Bold Prediction: Blinx will receiver higher ratings and more accolades than Super Mario Sunshine or Wario World.

Yeah, let's give it up for the next superior platform hero, the gangster cat!

Good one.

Asher · May 21, 2002, 20:20

And how is this any different than a pudgey Italian plumber?

At least read about the gameplay:

Quote:

E3 2002: Blinx
The gaming revolution has arrived.

May 20, 2002 - Don't you dare call Blinx a platformer. This amazing game is much more than that. The word "revolutionary" and "innovative" are tossed around with abandon, but here they are truly worthy. Blinx leaves behind the 3D world and heads into the fourth dimension -- time. With his trusty TS1000 Time Sweeper (which looks suspiciously like a vacuum cleaner), Blinx must save the world from an evil that wishes to control all time.

Working at the Time Factory, where time is manufactured, Blinx is your standard mild-mannered cat. That is until some thugs kidnap a princess with the plan to jack all the time crystals. Those crystals allow a person to bend time to their will. Only on cat can stop the crooks... Blinx. On his adventures, Blinx will snatch some of those time crystals, allowing him to temporarily control time. You'll stop time, rewind, fast forward, and even record events. How's this possible? The power of the Xbox.

Blinx, essentially, turns your Xbox into a Tivo. As you play, your actions are recorded onto the Xbox hard drive. Certain crystals allow you to perform certain time-influencing actions. By collecting a certain amount of one crystal, you'll be able to, for example, record time. Blinx can record himself running around a corner and firing a weapon. He can then play that recording at a different time and a "ghost self" will perform that action, affecting the real world. Meanwhile, Blinx can still move independently. This type of application is used throughout the game. It is truly a sight to behold. For another example, let's say Blinx comes across a teeter-totter, but has no one to teeter or totter with. Blinx can use his time-controlling powers to have some fun.

The thugs who have kidnapped the princess have screwed up time. The worlds of Blinx are warped thanks to the imbalance in time. Night and day appear simultaneously, buildings are warped and crumbling, and there are a variety of environments to explore. Filled with 40 levels of time-warping mayhem, Blinx will have a very open world with multiple paths to explore depending on how you utilize your abilities.

The TS1000 is one of the most powerful vacuum cleaners in the world. With it, Blinx can cling to walls, climb vines, grab onto ceilings, and blow objects at his enemies. Of course, saving the world isn't the only thing Blinx as on his mind. He needs cash, and to get a little extra cheddar he can clean up the streets. That bonus change will come in handy when buying upgrades like power-ups and new Time Sweepers.

Blinx has immediately jumped high on the anticipation chart. The game is so innovative, so new, that it only needs to be released to succeed as a genre-breaker. Speaking of that release, expect it holiday 2002.

Meanwhile, a summary of Super Mario Sunshine is basically Super Mario 64 with "more things to do" (according to Nintendo's press conference themselves), and Wario World is a GC version of the old GameBoy games that focus on puzzle solving.

If either of those two titles supported non-Mario/Wario as the characters you'd laugh it off and call it unoriginal. But since it stars an Italian plumber it's the most innovative game this year....

Asher · May 21, 2002, 20:29

Just watched the MS Press Conference, and it turns out in the first 5 months of each system life, the Xbox outsold PS2 and Gamecube (Xbox: 1.8M, PS2: 1.6M, GC: 1.4M -- as best I could make out the screen).

Even more amazing: 20 Xbox games have sold 100,000 copies ore more. In comparison, 10 GC games have.

And lastly, in the first five months of the PS2 and Xbox's life, the Xbox sold 70% more games than the PS2 did.

The North American launch truly was the most successful ever.

Juggernaut · May 21, 2002, 20:40

Hehe, I agree the time sweeping thingy sounds cool.

But it looks like a bland copy of a zillion other massmarket platformers. (A cat, how original).

Besides, it's just trendy to hate the Xbox.