So to start the conference they brought out a demo of the new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. While the gameplay was wholly unimpressive, pitting one player as a cop crashing into the other player as a racer until they wrecked, basically. Despite that, the graphics were PRETTY. I won't be getting it, but I will be getting...
DEAD SPACE 2. OH GOD. The first game I reviewed on this blog was Dead Space, which I gave a well deserved 10/10. I've been keeping up with the hype for the sequel, and was a bit nervous about some of it, but all of that was put to rest when they brought out the demo. Isaac has been relocated to the giant space city known as The Sprawl, which boasts wide open areas instead of the cramped hallways we're used to. Some might think that would take away from the tension. To those people, the developers throw a giant friggin Tripod who keeps trying to stab you to death with it's tongue. Defeat that? A HORDE OF DEMON BABIES TRYING TO CLAW YOUR FACE OFF. Throw in a couple classic necromorphs who are then decimated by the new javelin gun that pins them to the wall, stomping on some corpses, a BEAUTIFUL view of the Sprawl, and a kickass sequence of a ship blowing open the glass window, decompressing the area, forcing you to rip open a panel and drop down a hole, only to come face to face with a GIANT MASS OF DEATH...and there's no game I'm more excited for.
Now, I've never played any of the Medal of Honor titles, so I didn't really care when they first announced they were going to show it. I was intrigued, however, when they brought out 24 players to do a live demo on stage. Then...I just laughed. And kept laughing. They kept talking about this game as the "most authentic" war experience and that they wanted to stay true to the soldiers and what they're currently facing in Afghanistan. Fine by me. So the demo starts, and they show that almost everything you do allows you to rack up points, which flash on the screen when you get them. These points allow you to, say, drop a Tomahawk missile on someone. It was one of the most unauthentic things I've ever seen. It looked like a typical hyped up war video game. It looked like Call of Duty. I honestly saw no difference.
After that, a bunch of titles that really didn't look that entertaining for me: a new MMA franchise, EA Sports Active 2, and Madden 11.
While all of these were quite uninteresting presentations, it could've been just to lower our defenses for the incredible looking Crysis 2. The demo was hard hitting and quite graphically impressive, though interestingly enough it looked quite tame in comparison to...
Bulletstorm. For those who haven't heard about this game, get educated. Cliff, from Gears of War, was also involved in this completely over the top action shooter where you get points for killing enemies in more and more ridiculously creative and destructive ways, each of which has an amusing name. Not only are you provided with appropriately devastating weapons but the environment itself provides some excellent opportunities with man-eating plants and the like. On top of all this, the graphics easily stood up to Crysis 2. I hadn't heard much about Bulletstorm before this, but I'll be sure to keep an eye on it now as it approaches launch.
Finally, they ended with a very pretty trailer for the new Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic. While no gameplay was shown, the trailer itself was enough to get people riled up and excited. Thankfully, more gameplay was shown later on G4 with a hands on demo, and it looks to live up to the hype.
So overall, EA has some really cool games coming out and they did a great job of showcasing them. Now we just have to wait until next year to get our hands on most of them.
While all of these were quite uninteresting presentations, it could've been just to lower our defenses for the incredible looking Crysis 2. The demo was hard hitting and quite graphically impressive, though interestingly enough it looked quite tame in comparison to...
Bulletstorm. For those who haven't heard about this game, get educated. Cliff, from Gears of War, was also involved in this completely over the top action shooter where you get points for killing enemies in more and more ridiculously creative and destructive ways, each of which has an amusing name. Not only are you provided with appropriately devastating weapons but the environment itself provides some excellent opportunities with man-eating plants and the like. On top of all this, the graphics easily stood up to Crysis 2. I hadn't heard much about Bulletstorm before this, but I'll be sure to keep an eye on it now as it approaches launch.
Finally, they ended with a very pretty trailer for the new Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic. While no gameplay was shown, the trailer itself was enough to get people riled up and excited. Thankfully, more gameplay was shown later on G4 with a hands on demo, and it looks to live up to the hype.
So overall, EA has some really cool games coming out and they did a great job of showcasing them. Now we just have to wait until next year to get our hands on most of them.
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