The Nomasphere

E3 Day 4- Final Smash

            Well nothing really new today, just more of what was already shown.  One interesting game that shouldn’t be overlooked is Fat Princess.  This unique PSN title features 5 classes and juxtaposition of Candy Land environments and blood-splattering violence.  The flagship capture the princess mode, gives the opposing team the quest of re-taking their princess in their engorged state, as the princess has been force-fed by the opposing team.  All the little quirks of the game make it feel like a bizarre mix of TF2 class gameplay and cutesy titles like Animal Crossing.  The action gameplay, building, seesaw assaults and piranhas only add to a quirky and unique gem.  This original IP gets my digital distribution Game of the Show. 

            As for console game of the show, I’d go with Dead Space.  A surprisingly good game from EA that mixes Science Fiction and Survival Horror, your character finds that a mining colony has been overtaken by organic terrors.  Through what is described as “tactical dismemberment” by the developers the hero must destroy his foes through severing appendages. 

            For PC gamers I’d go with Dragon Age, Bioware bringing a classic RPG can’t be beat.  Baldur’s Gate will always be one of the best RPGs ever made and if they can capture that again, they have gold.  Handheld game surprises would probably be Resistance or Kirby for the DS.  I’d say GTA, but they didn’t show anything aside from talking about it.