"I actually didn't get to see a whole lot of games at this year's show -- I didn't even see enough to make a solid top 10. As you can probably tell from my list, I really enjoyed what I saw from the 3DS. The 3D effect is awesome, the screen is crisp and colorful, and the developers really seem to have come up with some interesting ways to utilize 3D."
- Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater -- The Naked Sample
- Paper Mario 3DS
- Face Ace 3DS (tech demo)
- PilotWings 3DS
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
"I went to E3 with one goal in mind: play and report on all the interesting stuff no one else will. Besides playing Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Fallout: New Vegas, I think I stayed pretty true to my goal."
- Lost in Shadow
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Ivy the Kiwi
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
- Rock of Ages
- Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City
- Ys 7
- Blacklight: Tango Down
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
- The Agency
"I came into this year's E3 expecting top-notch presentations of some of my most anticipated games, and I wasn't disappointed in the slightest. Even better were the few surprise titles that managed to worm themselves onto my list -- Tron and Vanquish, to name a couple."
- Portal 2
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Rock Band 3
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Twisted Metal
- Tron: Evolution
- Vanquish
- Global Agenda
- Medal of Honor
"Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was the game I kept going back to during the show. Each time, I learned a new move, combo, or trick, and got more and more out of the experience. It's shaping up to be a really special fighting game."
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
- Epic Mickey
- Dead Space 2
- Twisted Metal
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- LittleBigPlanet 2
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- NBA Jam
- Red Faction: Armageddon
"I didn't get a chance to see as many games as I wanted, so here are my top five picks. They aren't most popular games, but these offbeat titles were a lot of fun for me. Mortal Kombat is the exception and makes the list because I haven't been this excited about a gory, over-the-top violent game since, well, Mortal Kombat 2."
- "Target Shooting" (a 3DS augmented-reality tech demo)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
- Mario Sports Mix
- Super Scribblenauts
- Mortal Kombat
Mike, how can you not put Epic Mickey number one?! lol
And Jason, that made me laugh.
It's amazing what you can tell of people's tastes by what games they look forward too.
@Lance: The truth is out: Mike's a bigger MvC nerd than he is a disney nerd.
The only game to hold No. 1 on more than one person's list? It's Civilization 5!
I think Journey sounds interesting, Doesn't sound like you everyday game.
of course thatgamecompany doesn't make normal games.
Jason, that's because it truly is the best game out of E3!
Shocked and a little insulted to see that Golden Sun: Dark Dawn didn't make anyones' list
@Brett - I know! Goofy is going to be pissed!
These were all good lists, but Jasmine's is closest to my heart. If I was ever going to say "screw this teaching thing, I'm going to be a games journalist" then I would make a site dedicated to the games no one else bothers to cover. Kudos!
@Pete I didn't get a chance to see it. Maybe I'll find time to take a look before it comes out!
@Lance Fighting game's always demo great. Playing it at the show was basically like playing it in an arcade. I still feel like I don't know half of what there is to know about Epic Mickey, on the other hand.
@shoes,
I hope you mean Gears3 story mode...the online play is always full of glichers.
I like what all the rest of you are excited about though.
Glad to see Lost in Shadow made somebody's list (a number one spot, no less)
Overall, though, I'd agree most with Shoe's list.
For that, Bryan, I'm gonna click the little plus sign next to your comment! ;)
I'm really surprised to see XCOM on the top of Demian Linn's list, considering a lot of people are disappointed with the new direction and that it looks like a generic shooter with ink blobs.
Anyone else wish Journey wasn't the new title by thatgamecompany, but the extremely rockin' arcade game based on the band Journey, complete with digitized heads? Man I want to play that again.
How did no one have Battle Tag on their lists..... you are all noobs LOL....that my friends is the future of gaming.....but seriosuly I would stab someone for a chance to play MvC3 for a few minutes.
So Demian likes Star Fox Command, the awful DS game that came out in 2006? I would think the buzz for that game would be pretty low at this year's E3 with Star Fox 64 3D debuting and all.
Sorry that came out a bit more dickish than I was going for.
Also, I got to agree with Pete. No one saw/liked Golden Sun? Shame.
When platformers become more exctiing than Halo: Reach, Bungie has a serious problem. Halo: Reach needs Master Chief and a richly detailed world. Maybe 343 Industries will make Halo fresh again?
Of course, Halo Reach is a must buy, but I agree that it isn't exciting right now.
@Jon: I agree. In fact, Brett first tried to trick me by saying Journey was a sequel to the arcade game (this was before I knew anything about it). :)
@Chase: Oops...thanks for the catch on Starfox!
I didn't get to see Golden Sun, sorry. :(
sequels sequels sequels !!!