Thoughts on E3 2012

Ok, so among my the people who know me I have been vocal of my disappointment as a whole in this year's E3. I feel as if there was not enough big surprises. Everything that I was excited for had already been revealed within weeks, months, or even up to a year before this expo, and I think that is what makes the overall feel of the show that of disdain.

Now if anyone DID surprise me, and show that they could keep something awesome under wraps, it would be Ubisoft. They wowed me with their demo of a new IP called Watch Dogs. Very awesome concept, and I am excited to be able to play it when it does come out. As for the games already announced, or leaked, that I am looking forward to I would say that Borderlands 2 has to be the top of the list. I loved the first one, and put tons of time in to that with friends just looting, laughing, and shooting my way through tons of bandits. The second one looks to be the same thing times 1000! Also, Dead Space 3! Introducing co-op into the series is something me and my friends have talked about since the second game came out, and the fact that it doesn't effect the game negatively if you decide to play it the old fashioned solitary route makes it even more awesome! Other games I found noteworthy are Tomb Raider, the newly announced and yet to be showcased Dead Island: Riptide, Resident Evil 6, Halo 4 (shocking), Assassin's Creed 3, and The Last of Us (PS3!? Whaaaat!?), and maybe Medal of Honor Warfighter... I haven't heard many good things about it, and it looks to just be coasting off the success of other modern shooters.

There were some nice downloadable things showcased as well and I will just briefly mention them before getting in to the best part. My dislikes. The Battlefield 3 premium announcement was not a surprise, but I want it very badly. Getting all their downloads for a bit cheaper is just lovely. A game coming to Xbox Live this summer called Deadlight looks promising. It's kind of a sidescrolling mix of Assassin's Creed and zombies, so you can't go wrong!

Ok, so the absolute worst part of the whole expo... Nintendo. They completely dropped the ball. I am never really impressed with their lineup at all, but this year they were the only ones showing a next gen console and they just blew it. "Hey we have a console with great potential, so what should we do with it? Make the same cartoony crap, and rely on the third party publishers to really use our console and stupid tablet controller to it's full potential!" Yeah, they did not show me anything that will even remotely make me want to pick up this console this Holiday season. Nintendo... You made the NES, the SNES, and the N64... WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!?

So that is the gist of my thoughts on E3, but there are other games I didn't mention that could turn up on my radar. They just haven't shown me enough yet to have me convinced! Hope those who actually read this enjoyed my opinion, of which holds no merit other than to myself! I should have my last Cry of Fear video up tomorrow, and then maybe a rage video... OR Amnesia: The Dark Descent... I've been looking forward to playing that business!

- Cameron