No E3 ’07 Reflections From Me
Every year since I started this blog, I’ve followed up E3 with my own reflections on the major platforms and up-coming games. Last year I wrote at length on the hardware and software Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony‘s brought to the event. But, I’ve decided to skip this year. I really didn’t see a whole lot that impressed me. I feel re-assured that the Xbox 360 is the platform with the most promise, both now and in future, but Nintendo and Sony really failed to impress me yet again. So much so, that I couldn’t even bring myself to finish watching Nintendo’s opening keynote. I actually felt embarrassed for Reggie as I watched him awkwardly announce Nintendo’s “big deals” which were time and time again met with silence. And as for Sony, well, their poorly timed liquidation sale disguised as a price drop left me with a taste of disgust towards those shady douchebags.
One thing I will comment on though, is the absolutely stellar line-up of games we have headed our way starting as early as next month. I better start saving my pennies, as there’s plenty of titles that look to be worth spending them on.
Here’s what I see as “must buy” titles as we close out 2007…
- Army of Two
(Xbox 360)
- Assassin’s Creed
(Xbox 360)
- BioShock
(Xbox 360)
- Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway
(Xbox 360)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
(Xbox 360)
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
(Xbox 360)
- F.E.A.R. Files
(Xbox 360)
- Geometry Wars: Galaxies
(Wii)
- Grand Theft Auto IV
(Xbox 360)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
(Xbox 360)
- Half-Life 2: The Orange Box
(Xbox 360)
- Halo 3
(Xbox 360)
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
(Xbox 360)
- Medal of Honor: Airborne
(Xbox 360)
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
(Xbox 360)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
(Wii)
- Need for Speed ProStreet
(Xbox 360)
- Project Gotham Racing 4
(Xbox 360)
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
(Xbox 360)
And a bunch more that have potential but I’m not totally sold on them just yet…
- Battlestar Galactica
(Xbox Live Arcade)
- Blacksite: Area 51
(Xbox 360)
- Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
(Xbox 360)
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
(Xbox 360)
- Mario Strikers Charged
(Wii)
- Mass Effect
(Xbox 360)
- Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
(Wii)
- Rock Band
(Xbox 360)
- Skate
(Xbox 360)
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
(Xbox 360)
- Stranglehold
(Xbox 360)
- Stuntman Ignition
(Xbox 360)
- Super Mario Galaxy
(Wii)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
(Wii)
- Switchball
(Xbox Live Arcade)
- Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
(Xbox 360)
- Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
(Xbox 360)
- Wing Commander Arena
(Xbox Live Arcade)
Those are quite the lists, eh? Q4 is normally jam packed with huge titles as publishers bring out their big guns for the holidays season. But a lot of these games are out before October, which is awesome! Give us a bit more time to get to each game without having to rush through them.
Are you as excited as I am for the coming shit storm of massive titles? Did I leave anything out?