E3 2007

As you know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2007 just wrapped up in the US. This was the first year in the new E3 format and, as far as I'm concerned, there hasn't been much difference. Anyway, the point of this post is to blog some random thoughts about some of the demos and trailers which were released over Xbox live during E3.

Warning - these will mainly be my random thoughts and I am assuming you are familiar with th games mentioned within. If you aren't, you might want to pop over to a game review site to get some basic info first.

Ace Combat 6 demo

AC6, as the name suggests, is an arcade style flight simulator. Having recently mucked about with the Project Sylpheed demo, I was kinda looking forward to trying this one out. In a sense, the 2 games are very similar. However, where Project Sylpheed is a space opera, AC6 uses real planes in a realistic environ.

And boy is it realistic! The graphics in this game are mindblowingly photorealistic. They really have to be seen to be believed. If I was to nitpick, I could say that the buildings don't look that good close up (the fact that I saw a building up close tells you how well I was doing).

The only downside is that, with me being a sci-fi fan, the setting of Project Sylpheed is more interesting.

Assassins Creed trailer
Another game which looks to be more awesome than it has any right to be. In this game, you play the role of an assassin in the middle ages.

Based on the trailer, one of the big draws of this game seems to be the open environment that you will be able to explore. It very much looks like you will be able to eliminate your target using any means that you can creatively come up with. What is especially interesting is the free running aspect of the game where you can see Altair (the protagonist) running and jumping around the rooftops. Again, the movements are so smooth that it has to be seen to be believed.

Mass Effect trailer
The next RPG from Bioware, who are far and away my favourite RPG developer. With this game, Bioware continue on their recent trend of developing their own IPs but go back into Space (the theme of one of their most popular RPGs - KOTOR).

Considering Biowares history, I have no doubt that the storyline in Mass Effect will be awesome. However, what really makes this game stand out (potentially anyway) is the conversation system.

The conversation system in this game is meant to be real time. Basically, while people are speaking, you will have the option to choose a response even before they finish speaking. This basically allows you to interrupt their speech midway through especially if you don't like what they are saying. This opens up whole new avenues of roleplaying as well as looking bloody cool when you see it in action!

Can't wait to get my hands on this and start trashtalking my way across the galaxy!