The E3 saga continues
Portal 2
This was the second E3 highlight for me - I loved the first Portal, I am replaying it right now and I just can't wait for more of it. I had doubts concerning the story and the ambiance when I first heard about Portal 2 being a prequel, but the recent trailers evaporated all concerns I had. Valve are geniuses, their writers are brilliant and I can barely wait. Two player co-op mode, one player story mode, Glados returns and the crazy ambiance is definitely there, as you can see in this absolutely fabulous trailer. This game is going to be a day one purchase for me.
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
The first PSP iteration of God of War franchise was one of the best games ever to grace the platform. It also was the first GoW game that I completed, as I never owned PS2. This sequel to PSP title looks rock solid - I am not sure how the authors managed to push handheld's hardware limits even further than previously, but the quality of graphics is staggering. While static screenshots display it to some extent, it is watching the in-game footage from Gamespot's E3 stage show that got me hooked. Ghost of Sparta is the principal reason why I am seriously considering re-buying a new PSP after having sold my old one last year.
Mortal Kombat 9
I had already put Mortal Kombat in the mental drawer of "games I don't care about", as the series has only gone downhill since MK3. Bunch of terrible movies didn't help either (okay, the first one was not that bad). The recent teaser-trailer-whatever-the-ef video tickled my curiosity and reminded me of the franchise, but what really struck me was this trailer that appeared out of the blue and longer stage show from E3 that showed a lot of in-game footage.
It is so full of win: fatalities are so brutal it almost hurts to look at them, fighters get scratched, bruised and covered in blood, the old backgrounds return in their dark HD version, the familiar characters are back, but this time their looks are more varied and so is the way they move. Additionally, there is this incredibly cool effect of x-ray vision showing broken bones that reminds me of Romeo Must Die movie with Jet Li. In short, one more reason to buy PS3.
Portal 2This was the second E3 highlight for me - I loved the first Portal, I am replaying it right now and I just can't wait for more of it. I had doubts concerning the story and the ambiance when I first heard about Portal 2 being a prequel, but the recent trailers evaporated all concerns I had. Valve are geniuses, their writers are brilliant and I can barely wait. Two player co-op mode, one player story mode, Glados returns and the crazy ambiance is definitely there, as you can see in this absolutely fabulous trailer. This game is going to be a day one purchase for me.
God of War: Ghost of SpartaThe first PSP iteration of God of War franchise was one of the best games ever to grace the platform. It also was the first GoW game that I completed, as I never owned PS2. This sequel to PSP title looks rock solid - I am not sure how the authors managed to push handheld's hardware limits even further than previously, but the quality of graphics is staggering. While static screenshots display it to some extent, it is watching the in-game footage from Gamespot's E3 stage show that got me hooked. Ghost of Sparta is the principal reason why I am seriously considering re-buying a new PSP after having sold my old one last year.
Mortal Kombat 9It is so full of win: fatalities are so brutal it almost hurts to look at them, fighters get scratched, bruised and covered in blood, the old backgrounds return in their dark HD version, the familiar characters are back, but this time their looks are more varied and so is the way they move. Additionally, there is this incredibly cool effect of x-ray vision showing broken bones that reminds me of Romeo Must Die movie with Jet Li. In short, one more reason to buy PS3.
