E3 2010

[Tron Bonne]

I agree. 2D seems to be making a comeback. Instead of trying to force the game into a format in which it does not really fit, play to its strengths. The notion of a proper Street Fighter IV-esque 2D Castlevania on Wii, using the Wiimote as the whip, is absolutely awesome. At any rate, Konami needs to get their heads out of their asses. Stop trying to be "dark," for the sake of being "dark," with **** like 3D uber-gothic Castlevanias, Saw games, and Silent Hills that are focused on over the top violence as opposed to being focused on geniune scares and tense atmospheres. They need to realize they are not above making niche games like Suikoden and Vandal Hearts. Konami needs to start playing to their strengths again because right now, the only thing that they have right is MGS, and that's not even their doing. Its Kojima's doing.

Huh? Even the later and weaker games in the SH series haven't been about over the top violence. They've tried to stick to exactly what you said (though the success has obviously wavered). Unless you're just referring to the latest one that just got announced, but I didn't know there was enough footage out there to judge it's direction as of yet.

 

[Fading]

Genres seem to be akin to fads when it comes to gaming. When the PS1, Saturn, and N64 came out they wanted to be seen as a huge leap in gaming. Which to them meant dumping the old 2D style and making 3D games. However that was a long time ago, and 3D models, cameras, and everything else is present in pretty much every game. On top of that half the games out there are cheap clones of something else. So 2D gaming is coming back as retro and a fun throw back in a sea of been there done that titles. Eventually 2D retro games will be seen as boring again, and be left behind again.

Such a vicious back and forth cycle, I like my 2D games . Castlevania SOTN is still the best Castlevania (IMO), especially considering it's 3D counterparts thus far, and it's yet to see a true and proper sequel on home consoles (yes I know the DS has seen sequels). Personally I don't care what camera orientation it has, if it's fun, it's fun. Megaman 2D games can give me every bit the same amount of fun as an FPS game.

 

[Havok83]

Thats so true. That reminds me that Sony of America had a no 2D policy on the PS1 that pissed me off. There werent that many bc they wanted the system to be known for its 3d capabilities. Many stuff from Japan didnt get ported over bc of this Thankfully they were lenient on some titles like Castlevania SOTN, which like you remains the best in the series. There was aso the issue that 2D games used sprites which was problematic, mainly bc the system had terrible ram and that stuff used up quite a bit of memory.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21914423&postcount=618

 

[Soapy]

Haha. Shiggy's not looking too happy.

 

[Fading]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21914423&postcount=618

OMG...followed the link back to the original thread...so much win.

 

[Timstuff]

 

[Nathan]

 

[XxDelta09xX]

God, I hope there's a surprise BF3 announcement. If not here, then maybe at SW Celebration 5.

Your not the only one.t:

Here's a list of announced 3DS games:

Nintendo
Animal Crossing
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Mario Kart
Nintendogs + Cats
Paper Mario
Pilotwings Resort
Star Fox 64 3D
Steel Diver

Activision
DJ Hero 3D

AQ Interactive
Cubic Ninja

Atlus
Etrian Odyssey
Shin Megami Tensei:
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona

Capcom
Resident Evil: Revelations
Super Street Fighter IV 3D

EA
FIFA Soccer
Madden NFL
The Sims 3

Gameloft
Asphalt GT

Harmonix
(Untitled Music Game)

Hudson
Bomberman
Deca Sports
Kororinpa

Konami
(Untitled Baseball Game)
Contra
Frogger
Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D "The Naked Sample"
Pro Evo

Level 5
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Majesco
BloodRayne: the Shroud
A Boy and His Blob
Face Racers: Photo Finish
Lion's Pride: Adventures on the Serengeti
Martha Stewart
WonderWorld Amusement Park

Marvelous
BOKUJYOUMONOGATARI 3D

Namco Bandai
Dragon Ball
Gundam
Pac-Man & Galaga
Ridge Racer
Super Robot Wars

Rocket
Crash City GP
Super Robo

SEGA
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Monkey Ball

Square Enix
Codename: Chocobo Rcing 3D
Dragon Quest
Final Fantasy
Kingdom Hearts

Take-Two
Carnival Games

Tecmo Koei
Dead or Alive 3D
Dynasty Warriors
Ninja Gaiden
Samurai Warriors 3D

Tomy
Lovely Lisa 3D
Naruto Shippuden Action

THQ
de Blob 2
Kung Fu Panda: Kaboom of Doom
Marvel Super Hero Squad Infinity Gauntlet
The Penguins of Madagascar
Puss N Boots
Saints Row: Drive By

Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy
Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike
Driver Renegade
Hollywood 61
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Warner Bros.
Batman
LEGO

http://kotaku.com/5564483/nintendo-3ds-every-announced-game-right-here

That is a crazy lineup.

That's an Awesome lineup.t:

 

[Havok83]

 

[KALEL114]

Hey Matt, here's what you missed from Konami's Conference.

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[Flash Facts]

Hey Matt, here's what you missed from Konami's Conference.

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Wow.....

 

[Brainiac 8]

Penny Arcade did their annual breakdown comic of E3.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/6/16/

 

[Capt Throbberson]

Hey Matt, here's what you missed from Konami's Conference.

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[eternalinferno]

Hey Matt, here's what you missed from Konami's Conference.

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lmfao wtf was that?!

 

[craigdbfan]

HAHAHA

The Konami Press conference has to be one of the funniest things I've seen lately. I was literally shedding tears when I first saw this.

Tears of comical joy of course. People need to put on the transcribed audio, it makes this even more funny.

Asian Ray Romano explaining the mechanics of the game while Naoki (second Japanese guy) keeps dancing in the background is so comically awkward.

The transcribe is the cherry on top by putting "the aids virus" when Naoki says he is "very excite" when playing Drance Musturd.

 

[Timstuff]

Here's one way you can make Konami's disaster of a conference more entertaining: turn on the closed captioning.

Seriously Konami, you almost made Microsoft's presentation not seem so bad.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Sweet jesus. That Konami Conference.

 

[Drz]

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a228787/kinect-only-works-when-standing.html

If this is true, what do you guys think? I think this is a bad move and just shows why you need a controller such as Wii and PS move are having.

 

[Soapy]

I'm pretty sure that's not true.

 

[Marvel Spider]

Hey Matt, here's what you missed from Konami's Conference.

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One Million Troops. One Million Troops.

 

[Soapy]

Extreeeeeeeme.

 

[marvelman2006]

"if you press XXX YYYY you get sucked"

Ill be right back let me run out and get this real quick.

 

[Timstuff]

Konami broke just about every rule there is about making a compelling presentation, the chiefest of which is "show, don't tell." Seriously, this made James Cameron's Avatar presentation at Ubisoft's conference last year seem absolutely spellbinding by comparison.

"I'm not going to actually show you any footage of the game OR the movie, but you can hear me prattle on for 30 minutes about how AWESOME it's going to be when I actually let you look at it and use tons of techno-jargon and in-universe terms that will bore you to sleep!"

compare to

"One mirion troops, pless XXX YYY you suck EXTREME! whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa, not extreme, EXTREEEEEEEEEEEME!"

Engrish is a great source of lulz, but after listening to a guy talk in it for 30 minutes it starts getting quite annoying, and stops being funny.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

''Very very exercise."