Four trailers released today, spelling doom for my free time; one day…
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Q1 2007
Not really a trailer, a full walkthrough. Seems like a lot of the annoying camoflage system was discarded with the new Octocamo feature. I never got into Snake Eater because I thought the constant pausing was distracting to the gameplay that I enjoyed in MGS2. That, and the fact that I lived with Nick and Tom at the time and saw the ending of the game twice before I even started the game. The day this game launches will be known as “The day everyone bought a PS3″.
Resident Evil 5 – 2008, 2009?
I still cringe every time I see the setting for the new RE. The RE4 control style seems to be preserved, a good thing, and the creepiness of the crowds of zombies has only become amplified by the ridiculous graphics engine. I’m pretty sure I could play this game in front of my family and they would jump and startle with the game.
Mass Effect Nov 2007 (Not soon enough)
I’m reading the Mass Effect book…a measure of my interest in the game, or a measure of how pathetic I am? You decide, this remains my personal most anticipated game.
Bioshock – Aug 21, 2007
I’m so glad this game is so close to launch, I can’t wait to try it out. The atmosphere in System Shock 2 was creepy with it’s dated game engine when I replayed it a couple years ago. I shudder to think about how easily this game might get under my skin. But even if the game’s atmosphere fails (a lot of obvious scripting can do this) the gameplay seems solid enough that the game will succeed anyways.
I hear you on the RE5 trailer. Capcom is skirting some really nasty issues with this game and the trailer itself leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Though i’d like to just wait till the actual game is released before any judgements are made, I still feel that the trailer alone needs to enter into the realms of serious discussion based on its “content.”
Unfortunately, this does not appear to be happening in any of the places it should be. There was a point on the 1upyours podcast where I thought it was going to happen but…