Shevek
Arcane
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I got to get a brief (20 minutes or so - devoted more time to this than other titles) look at Bloodlines this e3. The skill set is very robust (even stuff like athletics is in there - good work Troika!) and I like how they implemented player skill in firearms. I regret I didnt get a look at the character creation or special abilities. I still felt they went way overboard on the breasts but this is a minor quibble. I saw basically the same thing they previewed at Gamespot or wherever with gargoyle. I saw another exhibitor showing off some hacking and locking too. The lockpicking seemed pretty straightforward from what I saw (straight skill check - no Wizardry 8 or Anachronox-like minigames). The hacking seemed straightforward too but I really liked the UI on the computer screen you hacked (ala-DOS from the little I saw). Graphically, it was no EQ2 with its gratuitous bumpmapping, but it was quite nice. In short, Im more interesting in this title now.
Non-RPGs to keep an eye on: Evil Genius and Republic Commando. I wasn't very wowed by Stalker but didnt go in to see the Stalker presentation on the single player (just played a bit of typical shooter deathmatch stuff). I saw a nice trailer for Power of Law but it wasn't playable. Empire Earth 2 seemed kinda cool. The next Worms title seems good. I saw some sneaky gameplay in Pirates! and it was good. I played some Full Spectrum Warrior and that was kinda fun (Republic Commando seemed like a less realistic yet much more polished and fun version of this). Im not much as into MMOs as I was but, MMO-fanatics take notice, EQ2, graphically at least, looks quite nice and the screenshots and videos out now simply do not do it justice. I wasn't at e3 for long (was only there for 5 hours roundabout) so I couldn't get a look at all I wanted to see or look at many presentations unfortunately. I got a brief look at Dungeon Lords - unfortunately it was much too brief to get much of an impression. I looked allover for a decent space sim but found nothing - sadly. I wanted to get a look at the Witcher and other rpgs but I couldnt find them (forgot the company's name) and I didnt have an appointment to get to where Bioware was so i couldnt peak at Dragon Age. From the console side, the only thing that took my attention was Xmen Legends but I was not really able to form much of an opinion on it due t lack of time.
Non-RPGs to keep an eye on: Evil Genius and Republic Commando. I wasn't very wowed by Stalker but didnt go in to see the Stalker presentation on the single player (just played a bit of typical shooter deathmatch stuff). I saw a nice trailer for Power of Law but it wasn't playable. Empire Earth 2 seemed kinda cool. The next Worms title seems good. I saw some sneaky gameplay in Pirates! and it was good. I played some Full Spectrum Warrior and that was kinda fun (Republic Commando seemed like a less realistic yet much more polished and fun version of this). Im not much as into MMOs as I was but, MMO-fanatics take notice, EQ2, graphically at least, looks quite nice and the screenshots and videos out now simply do not do it justice. I wasn't at e3 for long (was only there for 5 hours roundabout) so I couldn't get a look at all I wanted to see or look at many presentations unfortunately. I got a brief look at Dungeon Lords - unfortunately it was much too brief to get much of an impression. I looked allover for a decent space sim but found nothing - sadly. I wanted to get a look at the Witcher and other rpgs but I couldnt find them (forgot the company's name) and I didnt have an appointment to get to where Bioware was so i couldnt peak at Dragon Age. From the console side, the only thing that took my attention was Xmen Legends but I was not really able to form much of an opinion on it due t lack of time.
