Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning — Second Event Impressions (Part 3)
Traversing the world After I left the first dungeon, I was introduced to the outside world. I immediately noticed that the art-style was definitely more geared towards full-on fantasy as opposed to realism (more like Fable or WoW than Oblivion) where environments are colorful and characters look like a cross between Tolkein and WoW. We were given a guide of the main quests and side quests we could...[Read More]
Star Fox 64 3D
I would make a Barrel Roll joke but since those are far overused, I'm going to mind my own business.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
Buying this game does not require a real contract with Satan...
Wii Play: Motion
Another mini-game compilation on the Wii? This one does come with a controller, but still...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Link's most memorable quest returns in glorious 3D
Impression: Wii U (Greg)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this day and age of gaming, it’s to never jump to conclusions before you actually get to play a system. With the Wii, DS, and even 3DS, it was almost impossible to understand the level of novelty until actually getting your hands on one and even then, it took some time into the systems’ lives before we truly saw some game-changing mechan...[Read More]
Impressions: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic is Bioware’s answer to those asking for Knights of the Old Republic 3 and beyond. By taking the series into the realms of MMORPGs, Bioware is attempting to give fans KOTOR 3,4,5,6,7,… (this was how they described it at the media only gameplay demo that was shown at E3 2011. However, aside from creating sequels to previously successful titles, Bioware is also...[Read More]
Impressions: Mario Kart 3DS (Greg)
Mario Kart is one of those series that is difficult not to like despite only minor changes from iteration to iteration. However, over the course of the last few games (Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 3DS, & Mario Kart: Double Dash), it’s lost quite a bit of its appeal in my experience. Growing up with gaming my entire life, I remember great times with Mario Kart, whether it be on the Super N...[Read More]
Impressions: Kirby Mass Attack
After Nintendo’s media briefings, they always seem to show a few games within their gameplay montages that you’re either a little confused about or you’ve never heard of before. This year’s gaming enigma had to be Kirby Mass Attack. The game’s title showed up along with the names of many other titles at the end of their media briefing and everyone looked at each other...[Read More]
Impressions: Rhythm Heaven: Wii
I was extremely excited to see the Rhythm Heaven: Wii tech demo as we walked through Nintendo’s booth. Though I hadn’t read much about the game, I was prepared to play hardcore rhythm based gameplay as well as get a catchy tune stuck in my head for the rest of the evening. If you’re familiar with Rhythm Heaven for the DS, then you’ll know exactly what to expect from its Wii...[Read More]
Impressions: Batman: Arkham City
Arkham City has to be one of the most hotly anticipated sequels shown at E3 2011 and we were able to spend some quality time with the game to experience its awesomeness firsthand. To start our tour off, we were shown an exclusive 15 minute gameplay session within a theater at Warner Bros.’ booth and then were allowed to play another 15-20 minutes of gameplay to test out the mechanics for ourselves...[Read More]
Impressions: Kid Icarus: Uprising
There were three separate Kid Icarus demos on the show floor this E3. The first of the demos featured three different missions from the main game whereas the second demo showed off the AR card battling and the third demo featured 3 on 3 multiplayer battles. Being one of the only new IPs developed by Nintendo on the 3DS, the game is one of the more enticing titles as well as it’s being headed by Sm...[Read More]