Day 1 - Back to the Future?!

Have you ever heard the saying, "Everything old is new again?" Well that kind of sums up what today's show was like. It was like shaking hands with an old friend, who's still the same overall, but a little bit different. Let me explain.
You see that? It's the new Light Cycle from the new Tron movie/game (Tron Legacy). The basic concept is the same, but the execution is just a tad bit different. Even modernized, you could say. Get used to this analogy, you will see it again.

But, before I digress, check out these awesome Tron-inspired peripherals. The blue striping that you see, actually lights up! It looked beautiful. Sadly, my flash all but washed-out the pretty cobalt lighting.

Another blast from the past was Splatterhouse.
Remember this gross-out game for the Turbografx-16? Ah, the sweet memories of blood and guts, splattering when hit with a 2x4! Well, don't get too misty-eyed, as the original will be included with the new game! I saw the game being played, and the answer is "Yes, there will be blood...and lots of it." Bodies don't just explode in this game, but rather pop like a water balloon filled with blood and sinew. Hopefully, the gameplay will be fun in the second and third hours as much as it is in the first.

Now, for my greatest moment of today's E3 show:
No word on whether it will be censored like Yakuza 3 was. I know they said that it was a time-constrained burden to add all the minigames, but I believe it to be plain, old-fashioned censorship. Come on Nagoshi-san, you're better than that! In fact you can write him a message here, to tell him so yourself!

Back to the "old becoming new" theme. Look who's got a new game.
In fact, Sonic even has another new game that uses the new Xbox 360 peripheral, the Kinect. Which will require you to direct sonic down a snowboard-like track using motion-controlled movements. Honestly, they can keep their expensive peripheral, and just let me enjoy Sonic, while I sit on the couch. Either way, both games looked great. No word yet on whether or not, they included "Blast processing." ;)

The new Zelda game for the Wii, was also shown. I got to play it briefly, and liked it much more than the previous effort, Twilight Princess. I liked the controller movements more, and the overall theme of this title. This is definitely one to keep an eye on.

The best fighting game of the show, was none other than, Marvel vs. Capcom 3. They didn't have all the characters ready to play, but what they did have was drool-inducing. I played with Chris Redfield (from Resident Evil), Captain America and Deadpool (both from Marvel comics), and even Dante (from Devil May Cry). God, it was fun. The graphics are amazing! It's like the comic book characters came to life. Honestly, I was very critical of this game before I played it, but I'm a true convert now.

The game that gave me the greatest taste of nostalgia was oddly enough, a game from my college days! Goldeneye has been revamped for the Wii. It feels just like the N64 game, but has many new elements that utilize the fact that it's designed to be an online game. There will be leaderboards, and all sorts of honors bestowed upon the players in each game, based on how they kill their opponents. Very cool stuff. Not to mention that the replay value of these games is huge.

The best of the rest: Hell, I'll let the pictures do the talking.
If any of you rolled your eyes at "yet another Metroid game," keep in mind that Metroid Other M, is not just a FPS, but also a side-scroller! Yes, it's about time. I commend Nintendo for this decision.

Now for the most coveted sequel of all:
Have you ever wanted to use improvised weapons to kill zombies? How about using a teddy bear to kill the undead hordes? Now you can!

Oh, poor guy, it says in his chart that his Zombrex innoculations aren't working. I sure hope he gets better soon.... Nevermind!

That's all for now. See you tomorrow!