What Questions Do You Have For Developers @ E3 Of Your Favorite Games?

[Shadowolf]

As we marinate ourselves in this sea of pure awesomeness @ E3, we would also like to know which games you would like for us to grab information on. What questions do you have for the developers of your favorite games? Add your questions to this section of the forum as soon as possible and we'll do our best to get those question answered.   

[Holly]

I'd personally like to know if steam is coming to the ps3, if so would it be like the pc version? Will Steam cloud also be used?

[tydro456]

Don't know if its too late but... Could you maybe find out how long the developer is aiming for Rage's campaign to play?

[Shadowolf]

Back from E3 and my mind is still going 1000 mph per hour - Anyway to answer your questions, Holly Sony was extremely hush, hush about answering any questions concerning STEAM and their relationship with Valve. Based on their body language I would say there is a strong relationship being fostered between both Sony and Valve that far exceeds Portals 2 and the PS3's ability to co-op with PC. Again asking about STEAM was like getting the Presidents social security number, not going to happen. My opinion if STEAM does make the leap the PS3 it will have to somehow not be a conflict of interest with what Sony already provides through PSN.

[Shadowolf]

Tydro4562 we played RAGE quite a bit and Bethesda was very open with answering most of our questions, by the way, the game looks and plays like a DREAM on both consoles (We played it on both the PS3 & XBox 360). One of the devs stated that he knows where everything is located throughout the map, all the in and outs, he plays the game religiously everyday making sure it is smooth as butter when the game releases on October 8th. The stated he could get through the game in 10 hours, again this is everything throughout the map so his guess was for an extremely skilled player on their first playthrough it would take about 15 to 20 hours depending on the difficulty settings. RAGE is easily in my top 5 games at E3 as game of the show. I post my top 5 games @ E3 later today.

[Holly]

Awesome! Glad you have you back! I'm curious about the steam/psn relationship because now when you sign into steam it asks if you're a new ps3 user. I find that very interesting and hopefully they will link steam up with the psn or in conjunction with the ps store.

[Shadowolf]

It's obvious there is something brewing with Sony and Valve. Hopefully STEAM is a huge part of it.

[Intimidator68]

Welcome back guys. Yea I'm looking forward to see what Steam and Sony are up to. Were there any games that surprised you guys? Whether it be in a good or a bad way?

[Shadowolf]

Absolutey!! None of us expected to be so blown away by PREY 2. For me personally it was the most surprising and exciting looking game @ E3. We kept talking about it long after the show. It was truly something to see. Of course after getting some extensive hands-on time with RAGE, which was playable running at 60 frames per second on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 the excitement meter kept hitting it's apex.

Batman Akham City was insane as well. Watching a behind closed doors 15 minute demo of the Dark Knight in action and the playable character of Catwoman - Wow! The game looks and plays better so much better than it's predecessor in every conceivable way which does seem hard to believe but it's true. Already it seems Rocksteady has hit it out of the park once again. 

Elder Scroll V: SKYRIM was another over the top demo experience that while it wasn't the visually eye-popping demo the likes of RAGE, which almost no game was on the floor, SKYRIM was easily the most ambitious.

Battlefield 3 based on our very own Kevin Espineli, was easily the best looking and the most promising shooter at the show (he couldn't stop talking about his experience with the playable multiplayer PC demo) - The larger than life trailer that was shown in the EA booth was certainly of EPIC proportions.

After leaving our 505 Games interviews, we were convinced that Top Gun: Hardlock was an unexpected surprise that easily rivals the best Ace Combat simulator. It was felt like you were actually a fighter pilot and the aerial combat was aces. Hopefully this one materializes into something special because the E3 demo awesome.

Unfortunately we did walk away from the Nintendo WiiU experience rather confused, disappointed or maybe just unimpressed. Of course I mean no disrespect to Nintendo however, as the announced new successor to arguably their most successful piece of hardware in the Wii, we expected several wow moments but the only wow moments had everything to do with the size of the new controller or tablet controller (this thing is huge). The games on display for the new console were just unimpressive for a show like E3. Ghost Recon Online running on the new WiiU was not visually impressive at all. There was a collage of upcoming games for the system that were also PS3 & Xbox 360 multiplatform titles that did look equal in quality but there was nothing shown from the WiiU that said this is a next-gen system. Hopefully Nintendo has some upcoming titles in development that show the true capabilities of their new hardware. At this point we have a large question mark about it.

Assassin's Creed Revelation was another OMG moment. All I have to say is yes it was awesome in every conceivable way. 

Bioshock Inifinite was another title that is in my personal game of the show list. Just remarkable! A game that reminds you of why you love video games so much. A true show stopper.

Modern Warfare 3 was smooth from what was shown. New touches and feature updates now added and with COD: Elite bringing a new online community experience, but truly it was a bit overshadowed by Battlefield 3. While the fans outside of E3 waited for every conceivable update surrounding MW3 at E3, Battlefield 3 was the most sought after shooter along with Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3. 

Speaking of Resistance 3 - WOW! I must admit I was not that impressed with my Resistance 3 sharpshooter experience. The Sharpshooter Move experience needed more motion accuracy tweaks. It did not feel as good as KILLZONE 3 or SOCOM 4 with the sharpshooter. Regardless, after picking up the dualshock 3 controller and taking the single-player campaign for a spin in 3D, it was hard not to try and steal a copy fa real - lol!! It was awesome indeed! The gameplay, visuals, sound, the way the weapons feel when you shoot them - just ridiculous.

Ghost Recon Future Soldier feels like a completely different game from what was shown last year. I personally liked the direction of last year far more but there was no denying the fun-factor of the high quality playable demo on display. It was great!

Mass Effect 3 was awesome!

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater running on the 3DS was ridiculous. It looked a bit better than the PS2 version and Metal Gear Peacewalker running on the PS3 with it's HD upgrade was nice as well.

Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 which is utilizing the CryEngine 3 tech was gorgeous! It really looks like City Interactive is taking the sniper experience to a new level. Even though the first game was oftentimes hard to swallow, this one is offering much more under the hood.

The PSVITA, easily the best hardware at the show, hands down. UNBELIVABLE! You have to actually have it in your hands to understand it. The clarity of the visuals almost looks like you're literally walk around with a portable PS3. You have to see it. The functionality of the device was so far ahead of the 3DS it wasn't funny.

There were so many games on display it was an overload to say the least. Ask me about whatever game and if we saw it or played it we'll certainly tell you about our experience.



 
 

[Intimidator68]

Any new info on Dark Souls? Also Reckoning looked interesting from what I saw. Could you shed any light on that? Thanks

[Shadowolf]

Our very own Brandon Ross will in fact be adding his hands-on impression of Reckoning to the site real soon. He couldn't stop talking about it along with Skyrim. For RPG lovers, he mentions the game will be a treat.

Thankfully I was able to briefly check out Dark Souls, the sequel to Demon's Souls. Now a multiplatform title, Dark Souls appears to be a new improved version of Demon's Souls. If you've played Demon's Souls, you should be right at home with the controls however, the developers from Atlus explained that there would be more tweaks going into the controls as the game felt a bit loose at times during my E3 demo. Available at Sony's booth, Dark Souls was a crowd pleaser as there always seems to be a line in order to play it.

There were rumors that the game was supposed to be much harder than it's predecessor, not true at all. Speaking with a member of the Atlus team we were assured that the game would not be too much harder than the first title. The game will be quite difficult but, if you were able to complete the first title, you should  befine struggling through Dark Souls. I did say struggling - Atlus refuses to make it easier.

The sound, much improved visuals and the atmosphere scream high quality so I'm personally quite excited about Dark Souls. Before I forget, there have been some great new additions added to the online component for the new title which they could not go into much detail on. What it could be, I have no idea. Just picking up the dualshock 3 controller and you know Dark Souls will be a hit. 

[tydro456]

Not To burst a bubble but: Do not wait up on anything Valve related, You could be waiting years. Also, I foresee that if steam came to any console you will need to pay a membership fee.

Another thing that interests me is in how Ryse played, if it was even playable?