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It's been a big E3 for me so far on two very different fronts: Dragon Age and Pokemon. (And suddenly I'm wondering what a fusion between those universes would look like. Morrigan would have a team full of Dark types. And Flemeth would have all those ridiculously OP Dragons. I wonder if Anders would join Team Plasma?)
The big news about Dragon Age is that it's being held over until northern autumn 2014. I'm torn between thinking this is a good thing for the game overall and wailing and rending my garments. HOW CAN I WAIT ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF? Especially when the trailer looks like this? And that's all in-engine footage, not CGI. At least I know when I'll be replacing my ageing PC - some time between when the optimum specs for this are released and launch day.
Content-wise, I am mostly excited to see Varric, since we already knew Cassandra was returning. Morrigan is ... not my favourite. I mean, I like her! I just get tired of the way some people behave as if the entire franchise should revolve around her and her possibly non-existent Old God Baby. I do look forward to hearing about what happened to that one Warden of mine who romanced her and with through the Eluvian, although I expect vagueness ahead on that score.
The Quanari looked fantastic - I wonder if he's the Tal'Vashoth companion who's been rumoured since that survey leak? I was sort of hoping our next kossith companion would be female, but I understand the argument that very few female Quanari come to the mainland of Thedas.
As for Pokemon, I'd started to think the rumours of a new type were true a few weeks ago, when it became increasingly apparent that they were holding off on revealing Sylveon's typing for a reason. And now we know! THERE ARE ACTUALFAX FAIRY POKEMON! Take that, OP Dragons. (Merrill would have some Fairy types in her team, for sure. Especially if Fairy/Dark is a thing that exists.)
I'll be interested to see how many old Pokemon they change in the switchover - we already know that Marill, Jigglypuff and Gardevoir are becoming part-Fairy, and I'd lay money on the Clefairy line as well. (It's in the name, after all.) Marill was an unusual choice, although it is in the Fairy egg group. The only one I really hope they'll change is Togekiss - Normal/Flying is a boring type for such an odd-looking critter, and I think Fairy/Flying would suit it much better.
The big news about Dragon Age is that it's being held over until northern autumn 2014. I'm torn between thinking this is a good thing for the game overall and wailing and rending my garments. HOW CAN I WAIT ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF? Especially when the trailer looks like this? And that's all in-engine footage, not CGI. At least I know when I'll be replacing my ageing PC - some time between when the optimum specs for this are released and launch day.
Content-wise, I am mostly excited to see Varric, since we already knew Cassandra was returning. Morrigan is ... not my favourite. I mean, I like her! I just get tired of the way some people behave as if the entire franchise should revolve around her and her possibly non-existent Old God Baby. I do look forward to hearing about what happened to that one Warden of mine who romanced her and with through the Eluvian, although I expect vagueness ahead on that score.
The Quanari looked fantastic - I wonder if he's the Tal'Vashoth companion who's been rumoured since that survey leak? I was sort of hoping our next kossith companion would be female, but I understand the argument that very few female Quanari come to the mainland of Thedas.
As for Pokemon, I'd started to think the rumours of a new type were true a few weeks ago, when it became increasingly apparent that they were holding off on revealing Sylveon's typing for a reason. And now we know! THERE ARE ACTUALFAX FAIRY POKEMON! Take that, OP Dragons. (Merrill would have some Fairy types in her team, for sure. Especially if Fairy/Dark is a thing that exists.)
I'll be interested to see how many old Pokemon they change in the switchover - we already know that Marill, Jigglypuff and Gardevoir are becoming part-Fairy, and I'd lay money on the Clefairy line as well. (It's in the name, after all.) Marill was an unusual choice, although it is in the Fairy egg group. The only one I really hope they'll change is Togekiss - Normal/Flying is a boring type for such an odd-looking critter, and I think Fairy/Flying would suit it much better.
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Personally I'm super stoked for Mirrors Edge 2 and Smash Bros for the 3DS. Villager from Animal Crossing and Wii Fit Trainer joining the fray are interesting enough for me to want in. :D (She's way cooler than I thought she could be! http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/wii_fit_trainer.html)
Do you have any console feels?
Maybe this is the generation where I could possibly afford one so I'm looking with a critical eye. Compared to the XBox One the Playstation 4 sounds like the second coming but I bet there's gotta be some secret warts!
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GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALLL!!! And name them in Shakespearean ways. :D
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Somehow, I thought you would say that *g*. Here is another brand new fairy type along with an adorkable Fire-type lion cub. (WANT!)
I'm already planning to name my Sylveon Titania or Oberon depending on its gender. Or maybe Ariel, but I feel like I should save that for something Fairy/Flying.
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I'm surprised you didn't hear it from your place! I was up at five-thirty in the morning to watch the livestream. I may have actually squeed 'VARIIIIIIIIIC!' out loud.
I do indeed have console feels! Mainly I'm glad Sony have decided to take their easy victory in this round - while I'm sure there'll be something wrong with the PS4, I think that at this point it's going to be the better console unless its inadvertently programmed to use the last of the milk and have sex with your spouse. Microsoft seem to be pissing off their traditional gamer demographic to chase after a broader audience who don't usually buy consoles at all, and I'm not convinced that demographic actually exists. (At least not in large numbers. Are there really that many people who want a fancy BluRay player that spies on you and has to connect to the internet every day?)
I'm seriously contemplating buying a second-hand PS3 once the PS4 hits and the trade-ins are around, especially since watching this review of The Last of Us.
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People who are going to get an XBox already might like the features but I don't think it's going to draw many others in and they've turned off so many gamers that I'm not sure that can sustain either.
I do have to wonder how different the specs for the PS4 were before the XB1 announcement though! XP