Hey folks! Me and Nux has an absolute blast at E3. We got to meets tons of gaming celebs and played lots of upcoming titles. We'll have more articles up over the coming week, but let me tell you on some of the games and hardware I played.
HARDWARE:
The Nintendo 3DS - I'm impressed and unimpressed at the same time. It's a heck of a piece of Tech. Not only does it have the graphics power of the Wii if not more, but it has a "No glasses" 3-D screen, a great analog nub, A CAMERA THAT TAKES PICTURES IN 3-D and still comes in at the same size as the DS Lite.
The only problems I have with it are really my own. I got so used to the DSi XL that the screen seems incredibly tiny to me. Also, the 3-D doesn't really impress me much. It's subtle and doesn't really pop out well. But, it's a sharp picture and it does have depth. The problem is for the 3-D to work, you gotta hold the system still and not move your head around. That could make it uncomfortable after long periods of play.
That said, I'll buy this sucker in a heartbeat.
X-Box Kinect - Well, we couldn't ry any offical MS games at the Microsoft booth as it was packed. However were were able to try some kinect party games at WB's booth for the game...ummm...something party I forget and I can't find it.
Anyway, in the first mingame we tried, it was basically "Whack a mole" type game where you use your hands on top to wack some gramlins, and your feet to stomp the bottom gremlins. It was okay, and the controls worked well. The second game was a new version of Tapper. This one had avatrs and you moved left and right serving root beer to customers. Nux didn't even try to play as he was having to much fun watching his avatar mimmick his every movement.
I gotta say, the Kinect as hardware really works. It tracks everything you so perfectly. You lift your leg and twirl you ankle and the avatar will do the same. Crazy!! Now, they just need a better use for it outside of casual games.
I have more hardware reviews coming up but I gotta go. Toy Story 3 awaits!!