E3 is come and gone once again. With exciting announcements from the 10th Anniversary of Halo to the new WiiU, we always focus ourselves on the games only. And boy, it did not disappoint this year! Other than more motion controlled games and first-person shooters, there were a lot of other games casual and hardcore gamers are excited about and I'm here to share the ones I'm excited the most. This is my top 10 E3 games I'm excited about.
10.
If owning a PS2 has made me learn one thing is that Sly Cooper and Ratchet and Clank were the kiddie mascots of the platform. While the latter has been doing well on the jump to HD, Sly was left in deep hibernation after his last game. But all that changes right now since Sly and his merry critters are back on the prowl on the Playstation 3. Since Sucker Punch is too busy working on real games, Sanzaru Games is gladly doing the job for them. This is the same developer that re-introduced Sly Cooper to the PS3 audience a year ago with a three-games-in-one package re-release and they thought it would be appropriate to continue the Thievius Raccoonus from here, giving Sly another chance of sneaking and hitting guys with his cane. Besides, Sucker Punch did Rocket for the N64 too {Really underrated.}
9.
The reason I put the last one on the Number 10 spot is because not much was known about the game and I don’t have the console for it, but this game deserves to be in the loser circle. Once Upon a Monster is not only a Sesame Street game on the 360’s {which I own} Kinect {which I don’t own}, but the same developing company that made Psychonauts and Brutal Legend is responsible for this {as well as few downloadable titles.} It’s really impressive to me that a company that was responsible for two of the most creative and funniest games is doing a hashed-down kiddie game. But it’s not bad, rather than touching letters and numbers, you play as Cookie Monster or Elmo as they embark on Yoshi’s Story territory to find monsters to attend another monster’s birthday party…thrilling. I think it’s appropriate you’re playing as these two characters because not only they’re monsters; they give you diabetes {HEY-O!}
8.
One of the launch titles of the Gamecube that made Super Mario’s brother look like a pansy has made its way to the 3DS. Rather than finding your brother like last time, Professor E. Gadd orders Luigi to go into many mansions throughout the world and use his Poltergust to capture the ghosts who inhabit them. And it doesn’t really help that Luigi is still afraid of those Slimer rejects. I could say that the game’s uninteresting to me because it has a flashlight that flashes really brightly like an MIB neutralizer or one of the ghosts look like Roger from American Dad, but the real reason is: I don’t have a 3DS…but my friend Jason does have one and I play Nintendogs and Cats on it. It’s a close second.
7.
Now, here’s a game I can actually get! Exclusively for the 2DS, Kirby: Mass Attack answers the question many Kirby fans have been pondering over the years: What if Kirby reproduced? Ignoring asexual methods and stuff that breaks the laws of nature, a creature that looks like Nightmare if he was dark and gritty separates Kirby’s body into ten different Kirbies. Now, all of them must work together to get themselves back in one piece. Nothing else to say but use the touch screen to order your army of pink puffballs into warfare…cute, cuddly, mixed-messaged warfare.
6.
There are plenty of comic book based games that are coming out this year like fighting against Capcom or Batman going to the city to beat the Joker up, but this game looks a lot more fun to me. It’s a timey wimey story that features Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 teaming to put a stop to a time-travelling scientist from founding a futuristic company too early that results into Spider-Man’s death. Again, more fun to me. This game is developed by the same companies that did last year’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, which included alternate Spider-Men, Neil Patrick Harris, and Deadpool as a boss. Also, it has that Epic Mickey/Fallout 3 gameplay; what you choose affects the story and Anti-Venom, which I’m discovering right now in comics, is in the game as well {Bonus points.}
5.
Telltale Games has a history of making rich storied episodic games. Hell, you can see my City That Dares Not Sleep review to discover the company’s library. Recently, Telltale has required making games based on Universal’s films, Back to the Future and Jurassic Park. While Marty’s brief stay is almost over, Jurassic Park is far away until releasing it to the public. Rather than taking place after the third movie, the game takes place during and after the first one with new characters and loose ends answered, such as Wayne Knight’s dino embryo-encased can. Also, this game is also going to have quick-time events and more focus on the characters, so it may be a long time until Fall to see the dinosaurs run wild once again. But Telltale has a lot more surprises in their sleeve…that I’m uninterested in.
4.
Rayman has been under the dark cloak where Duke Nukem Forever used to be since the Rabbids stole his limelight, but on Ubisoft’s silver anniversary, they decided to bring the character back as well as his old friends in a reboot. Playing like the first Rayman game as well as some fun references and beautiful levels, this game will surely be the next best downloadable title, no limbs attached. Also, that blue thing Rayman pals around with is playable too, should have mentioned it was in multiplayer too.
3.
After 20 years, there’s a game all Sonic fans aren’t going to bitch about. Sonic Generations gives us what we want: speed, beautiful landscapes, enemies galore, and only playing as the blue blur…two blue blurs! It’s not a new character; it’s the original Sonic the Hedgehog! The game plays in two ways, Classic Sonic plays in the Genesis way and Present Sonic plays in the Unleashed/Colors way. Bringing back old levels, old techniques, and other characters into the mix {Cream included,} Sonic Generations is going to make up for Sonic’s last anniversary title.
2.
Now, here’s a game that needs no introduction. While fans were hoping for BioShock 3 to be announced, they got something different. No longer were we in the ocean, no longer were we in the 1960s, and no longer were we confronted by Big Daddies. We are in the sky, we are in the turn of the 20th century, and there’s a lot more action than mechanical scuba suits. You play as a former Pinkerton agent going to the aerial American skycity known as Columbia to save this game’s equivalent of a Little Sister {define “little”} to not only escape a giant mechanical Songbird that has been guarding her since her childhood, but escape from a war between patriots and foreigners who wants to use the girl’s powers for their own purposes. Yeah, I forgot to mention Elizabeth has psychic powers with telekinesis and tearing into the space-time continuum. This game looks like it’s going to be the best game in 2012, but what could be number one in my list? It has to be something fans, including myself, have been waiting for.
And the Number 1 Game is...
This is it. After 11 years on platforming on home consoles, Kirby comes back to his roots. No air riders, no lack of limbs, no yarn, just sucking, taking powers, and kicking ass. Sure, Mass Attack follows the same formula, but this game relies on no gimmicks to the character! He has new limited powers, new enemies, and the first time ever in a true Kirby game; you can play alongside the puffball. Yep, this game is following on Kirby 64’s ground by Waddle Dee, Meta Knight, and even King Dedede joining in on the fun in a new, minigameless, multiplayer function. All I can say is that the franchise is officially coming right back at ya.
Well, that's my list. Be sure to come back soon when I fullfil my promise on reviewing the last two issues of Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book and the Treasure Team Tango storyarc. I'm so tardy that it's offically lazy.
