rofl! Yeah, I'm pretty much running on confused at this point. Come on, Square. We don't need more damned enigma.
I don't really have enough information to formulate an opinion of KH3DS, but I'm pretty confused by the screens and the description of the trailer. If I had to guess, I would say that this will probably be another game where stuff doesn't happen in the "real" world, ala Chain of Memories and Coded. On the subject of playing as Riku, I'm fairly ambivalent. Sure, it might be nice to see how he got his Keyblade in KH2, but I don't think it's any more necessary than 358/2 Days was. I also don't want to have to retread the same worlds we've already seen more than once. They need to take their cues from Birth by Sleep and at least introduce new worlds if they're going to make side-games. And I really don't want them to keep bringing up more questions to be answered. We have quite enough as it is, thank you.
I'm actually happier with Willa Holland's voice acting as Aqua in those scenes. I think they just used a bad take for that one line in the trailer.
Uuuugh. The cutscene graphics are as shiny as ever, but the ingame graphics REALLY eat.
Watching some of the Nintendo trailers and here are my thoughts: Skyward Sword - I was massively disappointed. Though it doesn't use the super-deformed character designs of Windwaker (at least not for Link), it goes back to that god-awful cartoony, cel-shaded design. Ick, Nintendo. Just...ick. Goldeneye 007 - I was so excited when I first started watching this trailer. Now...I'm just horrified. I know I'm harping on graphics again, but they were AWFUL in that trailer. Seriously, even the Wii is capable of better than that. I really, REALLY hope that this is just an alpha build, because it looked like a very early PS2 game. I also have to scratch my head at their choice to use the Daniel Craig Bond. Don't get me wrong, I love Daniel Craig, but Goldeneye was Pierce Brosnan. Nintendo, PLEASE don't screw this up. If this game is good, it could honestly convince me to purchase a Wii. Epic Mickey - I'm digging what I'm seeing so far, though I don't like the cutscene design. Looks like it was coded in Flash. Metroid: Other M - I'm definitely liking what I'm seeing. Kid Icarus: Uprising - Looks quite good. Though I'm a little irritated that they seem to have just imported some of the character models from Brawl. Donkey Kong Country Returns - I think this was the best trailer out of the lot. It looks excellent.
Well I've read it on a couple of different pages, and it does sound a bit like him, but I'll await official confirmation.
Okay...I just read that CHRISTIAN BALE is the voice of Terra. Can anyone confirm this?!
It's still possible, I suppose. After all, in KH1 we got Sephiroth, Chernabog, Kurt Zisa and Phantom. What is...I don't... O.o Y'know what? I answer that with this
So is the new boss the guy in the Organization coat? Or is it Ice Titan? I was kinda hoping for Genesis to be a secret boss in Olympic Coliseum.
I'll admit that from Ubisoft, I thought Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Ghost Recon looked DAMN good. And I might actually use their Kinect exercise program. But the rest was just horrible. Joel McHale was the worst part. He was being such a total ****** the entire time. I heard him make two slightly funny jokes the whole night. The only thing that made his presence tolerable was the stone-dead silence his "jokes" were met with. And honestly, I don't know why everyone is so upset about Microsoft's presentation. It was exactly what I was expecting it to be. I knew that they were going to spend most of their time pumping up the Kinect. That was pretty much inevitable. And honestly, it got me a little bit excited. It's essentially a Wii with good graphics and without the stupid-looking controllers. For me, the presentation that gets a solid D- is EA's. They spent half the presentation on EA Sports rather than giving the floor over to Bioware, the developers of probably the single most anticipated MMO since World of Warcraft.
I really don't like Aqua. It doesn't sound like her voice actor is really trying. Terra doesn't sound like I imagined, but I think his voice will grow on me. I like hearing Jesse McCartney back voicing Ven. I thought he did a good job with Roxas. I really like Mark Hamill as as Master Eragus, and I LOVE Leonard Nemoy as Master Xehanort. Who knew Spock could sound so intimidating? But the gold star in the trailer goes to (hidden just in case some might consider this a bit of a spoiler) Spoiler Haley Joel Osment as Vanitas. I was a bit worried about how he'd do, but he's great. At least I assume it's him. It does sound like him at any rate.
The worst part of E3 so far: Ubisoft's presentation. Seriously, guys? Laser tag? This is just embarrassing. And that psychedelic breathing exercise thing was just horrifying.
Um...Gears of War 3? Fable 3? Halo: Reach? All of the games for the Kinect, including Forza and the new Star Wars game? Do none of those count? Of course the conference was about Kinect. I don't think anyone was expecting it not to be. Besides, this was MICROSOFT'S portion of the conference. If you were expecting more developer games, you'll have to wait for the conferences by those developers.
Watching the Kinect presentation. I have a feeling that we might be witnessing the death knell of the Wii. Kiectimals was the single cutest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Good lord! They even have a game that makes Wii Sports look like an Atari game! I approve!
^ This. If it fixes this problem it could be covered in pictures of Tidus from FFX and I would still be happy. ...Okay, that's taking it a little too far. Nothing could possibly be worth having to see his face every day. Still, the point stands. Performance is the most important thing.
I actually love the new 360 design. And built-in wifi makes me very happy. I had zero interest in Natal to begin with, so it really doesn't bother me that they renamed it. Honestly though, I think both names are almost as stupid as the name Wii.
I'm really excited to hear more news on Batman: Arkham Asylum 2, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Epic Mickey, Halo Reach, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Portal 2 and, of course, the new unnamed Kingdom Hearts title.
I know this will draw a ton of ire from FFX fans, and I'm sorry if it offends anyone. I really am. But I'm not trying to tell anyone that they're wrong for liking it. Honestly, it has a lot going for it. The gameplay, graphics and music are all wonderful. But I just really, really hated the characters. It's the same reason I hated VIII and XIII. Worst of all, in my opinion, was Tidus. I really think he might be one of the, most obnoxious, most pants-on-head STUPID characters in video game history. For proof, I refer you to the infamous laughing scene. A big chunk of my hate is for James Arnold Taylor's acting. Now normally, I love the guy's work. He's a very talented voice actor. But I thought he really dropped the ball with Tidus. Oh and speaking of balls, I really hated Blitzball. I suspended my disbelief as far as it could possibly go and I still couldn't accept that game.
God I hope there's no XIII-2. Aside from the fact that I really didn't like XIII, it's just unnecessary to make direct sequels to Final Fantasy games. And they're rarely good, anyways. Crisis Core is the only part of the VII Compilation that's any good, and X-2 really eats. I never played XII: Revenant Wings (or XII for that matter), so I can't really comment on how good or bad it is. I'm still hoping that Versus XIII might be better than XIII was, but it's not really a sequel anyways.
Main series, probably VII for me. That was not a happy game (and the tacked-on happy ending of Advent Children really ruined that.) For spinoffs, I would have to say Crisis Core. I knew how it was going to end, but that last scene with Zack and Cloud was still pretty heart-wrenching. But the game that draws the most emotion from me has to be X because of how much I loathe and despise it. Runner-up in that category, VIII.
