Joystiq at E For All 2007
by Kevin Kelly 
{ Oct 19th 2007 at 9:30AM }
So, we came, we saw, and we'll be back for more throughout Friday and the weekend, but the big question you all wanna know is ... will there be an E For All 2008? Signs point to "not very likely." Judging by some of the empty rows of gaming stations we saw, and the fact that it doesn't fill the South Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, it's hard to imagine this show being a giant success.
In fact, since it's held in the exact same place that E3 used to be, it's impossible not to compare it to the other shows. In fact it sort of feels like E3 reborn, except that they forgot to send out invites and let people know about it. There were a few busy areas, like the Konami booth which had a line of people all day long waiting to play the MGS4 demo (which was sweet, more on that later), and the Nintendo booth had bleachers set up where people patiently waited to get their hand on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which was also sweet. If by sweet you mean button-mashy, which we do.
Also popular was Link's Crossbow Training, which we'll be playing tomorrow, and of course, Guitar Hero 3. We also witnessed several people pulling Peter Moore's at the Rock Band trailer, which was an extremely cool setup ... but sort of sparsely attended. Probably due to the fact that no one really wants to hear perfect strangers butchering The Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go."
While there's not a ton of material out there that hasn't already hit the shelves, we did have fun playing around at the EA booth (we still love you, The Orange Box), and Civiization: Revolution is a lot of fun, which we'll be telling you more about soon. For now, the obligatory Guitar Hero III stations, the elaborate Rock Band stages, the ubiquitous cosplay shots and an overdose of Fatal1ty await you in the gallery.
Gallery: E for All 2007
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
T3H WICKERMAN (FDF) @ Oct 19th 2007 9:43AM
here is the comment that was left out of the link cos play pic: " i can has my dignity back now pwease?"
NATO_Duke @ Oct 19th 2007 9:45AM
Yeah, I was thinking that person is pertty damn low on the food chain as of now.
JL @ Oct 19th 2007 10:22AM
HAHA! +1
capt_carl @ Oct 19th 2007 9:52AM
Is that Axel I see in the background? :O
lieberbiber @ Oct 19th 2007 10:03AM
i think that link cosplayer is actually a girl, shes a professional and even has her own page if i remember right
FOXHOUND @ Oct 19th 2007 10:46AM
Yes, Axel and Dante.
comtar @ Oct 19th 2007 10:13AM
I'd just like to point out... this guy....
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/sany0026.jpg
Right there... The big guy. He lives in my area, when he picked up Halo 3, he was licking the outside of his legendary edition. I tried to tell him that it was made in China and probably contains led paint and would kill him if he kept doing that. He doesn't care, he's very proud of his legendary edition.
FOXHOUND @ Oct 19th 2007 10:48AM
LOL So I should take the helmet off my pet's head, eh?
Mighty Shockwave @ Oct 19th 2007 11:04AM
Nice costume. Now let's see a Big Daddy costume.
Nicholas Sulikowski @ Oct 19th 2007 11:12AM
You know, honestly, I think that's a really well done Twilight Princess Link outfit. I mean he's got the chainmail going underneath, the proper shade of green, the whole shield strap and belt buckle, even with the big knot on the buckle. The off-white tights with the seam down the side as opposed to the whiter, more perfectly looking type from Ocarina. He even did the lace design on the sleeves and the collar thing. The sword looks obviously plastic, but the shield is pretty metallic looking.
religiousjedi @ Oct 19th 2007 11:17AM
Must...steal...get-up!!!!!
P:
zzzs @ Oct 19th 2007 12:17PM
Thats a woman
http://www.pikminlink.com/EndlessRealm/endlessrealmaboutme.html
GoldenS1104 @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:34AM
of course the sword is plastic... you can't bring real swords to conventions! :P
Sean @ Oct 19th 2007 11:40AM
You're button mashy!
dphizzle @ Oct 19th 2007 12:39PM
yea i went yesterday and was done by about 3 o clock.
im not going back today, there's really nothing left to do except ogle more of the nintendo girls. They got legs for days!
blooh (TIDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 19th 2007 12:52PM
go back and take pics
HappyJack @ Oct 19th 2007 1:02PM
It's PikminLink!
here's her page:
http://www.pikminlink.com/
blooh (TIDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 19th 2007 1:06PM
it's a trap
Moses ivvi OC @ Oct 19th 2007 1:51PM
was also there when the doors opened by 3pm i was already BORED out of my mind & ready to go home. this "expo" took up slightly more than half tha south hall & was vert spacious between tha booths.
screw this crap, let's bring E3 back to its former glory, PLEASE?!?!
randomshagz @ Oct 19th 2007 2:05PM
LoL I still laugh when I see PikminLink on that Comic Con episode of Entourage.
mfed3 @ Oct 19th 2007 5:41PM
um huge queer bag? yea im looking at you, grown man dressed up as a flaming fairy elf from a kids nintendo game.
wait in the car @ Oct 21st 2007 4:37AM
Easy there, big fellah. That thar's what you'd call a female.
Doug @ Oct 20th 2007 5:58PM
I just got back from E for All - what a total bust! I actually felt sorry the exhibitors - they looked ecstatic when someone was walking in their direction. After three hours, I was done, thinking "Thank God I didn't have to pay for my ticket."
What's too bad is that this could have been good. More booths, and hell, more dealers! E3 didn't have merchandise because it wasn't your typical comic convention, but this one was !
wait in the car @ Oct 21st 2007 4:40AM
I also enjoy how you're calling Zelda a kid's game while sporting an avatar for a game about a space marine fighting aliens. Tee-hee!
Justin @ Oct 21st 2007 7:37PM
they should have it at the Javits center in NYC