My apologies now but I think I'm going to ignore all E3 blogs, so if you don't get any comments from me, don't take offense.

Moving on.

With some big games coming out this fall, I need to and want to catch up on my back log. So here's what I'd like to accomplish at some point.

1. Finish the story of GTA at least. I doubt I'll have ambition for pigeons and jumps but I'd like to finish the story.

2. Start and finish The World Ends With You.

3. Unlock everything in Bleach Heat The Soul 5 (as well as catch up on the anime).

4. Play through Dead Rising

Weird, that's all I could think of but they're enough to keep me busy for a while. Not to mention Burnout Paradise's Davis update in August, Elefunk, PixelJunk Eden, and some other things due out over the next few weeks.

It's boring as all hell right now.

Some small observations:

1. So what, the 360 gets FFXIII. Didn't all the boxboys say that Bioshock would never be on the ps3? Look, honestly, the days of console exclusive days are over. The only exslusive that will retain in a few years time will be Mario. And if Nintendo was given enough sackfuls of money like SE was, then they'll release Mario too. That's just the way it works, as crappy as it it, that's just the way things are gonna be for gamers over the god only knows how many years. And we're the ones that have to pay for it. Shouldn't we stand up to what we love being bought out like it's just another piece of meat regardless of what console we each favor?

2. Um, so who hasn't copied who this year? Avatars? Singing games? Music games with extra controllers? Music games in general? XMB style dashboards? Originality anyone?

3. Kristen Reilly is an awful host for anything and everything game related. Where's Jody? She's intelligent and witty. Kristen is something something and that something something is not something good. If there was a mute Kristen only button, I'd be pretty damn happy. I'm sorry, but without Rich, Jeff, Alex and E3 sucking as it is, it sucks even more. There's no personality hosting. I'm sorry, but there isn't. Homer is obnoxious and is a tool. Guy is awesome but not shown much, Ryan is ok, KVO is awesome(but I haven't seen him yet), and Aaron is awesome as well. I cringed during the stage show tonite.

4. E3 is boring. Beyond boring this year. There's no personality, not excitement, no nothing. Where's all the surprises? Where's all the games? TGS is better than this by far now.

I think I'm over the shock of XIII, I'm laughing at the xbox fans hating the new dashboard-xmb system and miivatars, I'm still loving LBP, I'm curious if the portal game will need the orange box to play on the 360, PJE still looks awesomely niche, and I'm still hoping for some big announcements at some point but at the same point I doubt myself.

Am I the only one bored by all this for the most part?

I haven't become a trophy whore yet but I do have one complaint.

Co-op Trophies.

I hate em.

Why? Well, not everyone has someone to do co-op with. Hell, I don't even have a second controller.

If dev's are gonna include co-op trophies, the games should have online co-op as well.

Below is what the editors at Kotaku are predicting about e3 (note: everything after this is written by them, not me):

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That burning sensation you're feeling? E3 Fever! With just days to go before the event kicks off formally, speculation is running rampant. Publishers are revealing their line-ups, console manufacturer figureheads are getting their last-minute chemical peels and Ubisoft is scrambling to fit all of its Petz offerings in a 100 square foot allocation at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

And we're making our own guesses about what we'll be seeing from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony at their respective media briefings. Some things, like X-waggle, a new Animal Crossing and another appearance from PlayStation Home are practically guaranteed. But what surprises will companies like EA, Sega, Take-Two and Capcom bring?

We've thought long, hard and then, harder once more, to nail down our best guesses on what we can expect from E3 2008. Hit the jump for our laser precise insight into what we'll be treated to next week.

Brian Crecente
Home dated and Home game rooms for titles like Resistance and Warhawk detailed (4:1)
Microsoft announces motion controller which will be sold bundled with a game. (4:1)
Microsoft shows off new Xbox 360 user interface (2:1)
Microsoft announces Avatars, its own version of the Mii (1:1)
Microsoft announces new bundle that features white Xbox 360, motion controller and game. (10:1)
Animal Crossing Wii gets stuffed animals with virtual keycodes. (100:1)
EA Take-Two merger unveiled. (10:1)
EA Takes on Bungie as a label partner. (20:1)
Bungie's answer to Mario unveiled (2:1)
At least one celebrity calls one of the music games shown off on stage by the wrong name. (5:1)

Brian Ashcraft
Nintendo will say "We haven't forgotten the core gamer" at its press conference at least three times (5:1)
Square Enix will announce "Kingdom Hearts 3" for the Xbox 360 (10:1)
Don Mattrick will not sport Peter Moore style tattoos (2:1)
Nintendo will announce Animal Crossing Wii, and there will be no voice support (4:1)
Kaz Hirai will wear a pink shirt at the Sony presser (10:1)
Microsoft will announce a Blu-ray add-on (50:1)

Michael McWhertor
Nintendo announces Factor 5 developed Kid Icarus for Wii, spares us a Wii Bow peripheral. (4:1)
Ninja Blade announced as one of the first games to take advantage the new Xbox 360 motion controller. (10:1)
Smaller, cheaper PlayStation 3 announced for 2008 release (10:1)
Grand Theft Auto IV spin-off for Nintendo DS and/or PSP announced. (10:1)
Steven Spielberg's "PQRS" revealed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. (8:1)
Sega reveals plans to bring Jet Set Radio, Alex Kidd and Typing of the Dead sequels to various platforms. (100:1)

Mike Fahey
PlayStation 2 titles downloadable for PS3. (10:1)
The Xbox 360 gets a web browser. (20:1)
Microsoft announces the Zune Store integration for the Xbox 360. (50:1)
Nintendo Wii gets a workable online service. (100:1)
Sony debuts break-apart motion controller, Nintendo fans break internet laughing (25:1)
Nintendo reveals Mario first-person shooter for the hardcore gamer. (100:1)

Leigh Alexander
We will see more than one new title featuring a with tough-as-nails, strong female protagonist. (2:1)
Nintendo will fail to announce a storage device for Wii, enraging the hardcore with another jovial, upbeat mass-market presentation including at least one head-scratcher peripheral. (4:1)
At least one more major publisher will announce it is developing or porting iPhone games. (2:1)
One awkward, surprise celebrity walk-on will spawn its own internet meme for the coming age. (10:1)
A new Nintendo DS will be unveiled, featuring an accelerometer and a camera. (10:1)
Sega will at last announce a true Sonic platformer, with no lame friends, no creepy love scenes, and no werewolves. (100:1)

Luke Plunkett
Peter Jackson Halo game shown off, people seem confused (3:1)
Pandemic will get around to announcing their sandbox Batman title, will look very dark (2:1)
Someone, somewhere, will spill that Metal Gear Solid 4 will be coming to 360 and PC (4:1)
Microsoft presser dominated by unveiling of a motion controller, will be supported by at least one Viva Pinata game and at least one Raving Rabbids game. (4:1)
BioWare's KOTOR MMO is shown for the first time. Won't be called KOTOR 3. (8:1)

Owen Good
The Conduit gets a publisher. (10:1)
Retro game suite a la Atari 2600 collection announced for the iPhone (20:1)
The Beatles coming to a rhythm game, maybe announcing a new one. (50:1)
It's announced than an FPS using Wii Balance Board under dev. (75:1)
We're given a sneak peek at some DLC upcoming for GTA IV. (25:1)
Lucasarts no longer handling its unnamed Indiana Jones action game. (10:1)

What doesn't belong here? (mind you, I'm not looking for your fanboy response, those that follow along should know the answer)



It should be ovbious but in case it isn't....

The Answer is:

The wiimote.

My mom bought herself a wii so now "I" technically have a wii as well. She picked up Wii Play, Carnival Games, and SSX Blur(for me, lol) as well as Wii Sports that came with it.

And now that I've played the wii...I can honestly say I still don't like it and don't get what the big deal is. I got bored very quickly but that's just me. I've maybe played on it a total of two hours since mom got it. Though that's partly due to the fact that the wii is downstairs in the living room and not here in my room. I'm gonna try and play some more later. SSX Blur would have been the only reason I would have gone out and bought a wii myself but now I didn't have to. Heh. Perhaps down the line I'll get more games for it. De Blob is something I might get as I loved the pc version. Mom has a whole list of games she wants so who knows, I might find something else I like but as of right now, meh. Bowling is fun for about 10 minutes and then beyond that I'm not impressed. But again, that's just me and for the record, I hate the sixaxis controls. Only two games make use of it well where it's required to use it (flow and super rub-a-dub). Perhaps SSX will sway me into liking it more. I do like the visuals and presentation of the game overall. The controls however leave little to be desired. But we'll see.

Well, katamari...you got your wish and I got mine. I got a wii and you got a ps3.

I didn't actually find it. s0njas0n found it for me and mailed it to me. One of my favorite games to play when I was a kid.

Claymates



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Keep an eye out for that mystery blog either tomorrow or wednesday!