Totally awesome E3 games that everyone missed

by Conrad Quilty-Harper { May 19th 2006 at 7:05AM }

Lore Sjöberg of Wired took a look at the games from ~~his imagination~~ this year's E3 that no-one wanted to play. In his own words, all these games contained the best mini game of all "not standing in line." So did he find any gems ~~in his mind~~ at E3? Here's a selection of what he ~~imagined~~ saw:

Sandbox -- playing off the popularity of open-ended GTA style games comes Sandbox, a game that's 100% true to its genre. Sandbox exposes children to the delights of a real life sandbox, sans the real life sand. The developers told Sjöberg that they'd like to include a shovel and bucket in the final game, "but that may not be a realistic goal."
Mission: Marketplace -- this game progresses the demand for downloadable content and episodic games to its climax. Mission: Marketplace's innovation is that it requires players to purchase all the content separately -- alternatively you can just plunk down $200 and watch the credits roll. We can't wait for this one.

That's not all: he also discovered Pac-Man Boulevard, a game that demonstrates the continued advantages of sequels over original franchises and Casual Game: The Game, a game so casual that engaging your brain (or even possessing one) reduces your overall enjoyment. We're like, totally hyped about these completely revolutionary games, so get your arse over to Wired and read all about 'em.

[Image credit: art.com]

Tags: downloadable content, DownloadableContent, E3, e3-2006, e32006, episodic games, EpisodicGames, Imagination, Marketplace, sand, Sandbox, Sarcasm, Wired

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

martin @ May 19th 2006 7:33AM

The only thing worse than unfunny articles, are people who report on unfunny articles. OMG! Just kidding.

Conrad Quilty-Harper @ May 19th 2006 7:36AM

And I should hope so too!

martin @ May 19th 2006 8:13AM

Maybe if I started getting stars for my legitimate posts, I wouldn't be so bitter!!!

I should have definately gotten some stars on the post about the digital actress!!!

Zedd @ May 19th 2006 8:25AM

And you were planning to use these stars for... ?

Conrad Quilty-Harper @ May 19th 2006 8:46AM

Fair enough martin, fair enough! It was a good comment!

"http://comoedia.fr/afficheActeur/7008

Here is the real actresses page with an image on it. They used huge eyes because she really does have huge eyes. I think later on when they are actually doing the scene some of it can look really good. Still a long way to go though. Facial expressions would be helpful. If you notice though, any profile shot actually does seem to pull it across a little better."

This one was pretty good as well (on the subject of Lara Croft being a guy): "Wonder what would have happened if it was a guy, and they took the same route making stuff bigger each game?"

Amir @ May 19th 2006 8:46AM

A lot of Microsoft's "innovative" measures seem to consist of, you guessed it, taking more of your money! Want to upgrade that old banger of a car you have? Why, if you're a rich kid, you'll be tearing it up on the virtual streets online! Tired of bland, textured walls? In-game advertising is the answer! I'm an Xbox owner, and I am planning on getting a 360 when the cooler ones are released in 2007 (maybe along with a Wii), but M$ really does seem to be living up to its pejorative nickname.

saboola @ May 19th 2006 9:16AM

I know I will get a negative star for this, but I really hate it when people complain about their "stars". It's silly.

Jenever @ May 19th 2006 9:26AM

If Lara Croft were a guy, you'd be playing an Indiana Jones licence.

p-diddy @ May 19th 2006 10:05AM

If you don't know Lore from the Brunching Shuttlecocks, you are teh 12.

Lore rules.

http://www.brunching.com/

I am old.

-p-

Stu L Tissimus @ May 19th 2006 10:07AM

National Sarcasm Society: Like we need your support.

Threnody @ May 19th 2006 10:23AM

Seriously, it was an okay attempt at humour but it just falls flat. Better luck next time.

Hunty @ May 19th 2006 10:49AM

Mission: Marketplace -- this game progresses the demand for downloadable content and episodic games to its climax. Mission: Marketplace's innovation is that it requires players to purchase all the content separately -- alternatively you can just plunk down $200 and watch the credits roll. We can't wait for this one.

Lore SEVERELY misspelled this one, but at least he got the colon in the right place; this game's actually called Magic: The Gathering. :)X