E3!

The plan was to get ready by 9:00, be on the train towards downtown by 9:30 and hopefully be to the conference near opening time- 10:00 AM. That did not happen. We did not take the train, Laun drove, and we got there at about 11:30 AM. Things were in full swing and cranked to volume 11 when we arrived. 

When first arriving at the expo floor, it's a bit overwhelming. Needless to say, there is a LOT going on. Loud music and sounds, flashing screens not to mention a sea of people going in every direction. Laun and I managed to sample a healthy selection of games but there were a few that really drew me- games that I will probably buy. First among those was Uncharted 2- the first being Drake's Fortune. Second among those games was one of PS3's flagship games- God of War 3 which looks astounding. This game had quite the set up from PS3 with well over 20 stations all playing the game and a line that rivaled that of many theme parks. 

Lastly, and probably the game I liked the most was NEW Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. Imagine Super Mario... but with 4-person multiplayer co-op. Oh mans, talk about shenanigans and fun. 

Of course, new Wii balance board games were unveiled as well as the new High Res add-on for the Wii remote which makes the remote more sensitive and WAY more accurate. Laun got to try it out on a new Tiger Woods title- he was very impressed. Our prediction is that many of the Wii inaccuracy/jitter woes will be squelched with this little doo-dad. 

In other news- there were a lot of shooters that were unimpressive thus not noteworthy. Disney was also there and Aragorn's Quest looks lame- the booth was sadly empty. Also, SOE was in attendance representing both Everquest 1 and 2- they had a booth babe dressed as the sorceress on the original box art for EQ. I didn't get a chance to get a picture with her- here's hoping that I can tomorrow. 

Also, the Batmobile was on the floor in honor of the upcoming release of the Batman title coming out for the PS3. Batmobile = cool, Batman game = meh. 

All in all, a good show and a good day- now, though, it's pack up my crap and get ready to go camping in the mountains with Bish and Laun. Yeah, survivor men. Except we're eating steak and potatoes instead of random animal appendage.