ok so going off my little list up there
Skyrim
Played skyrim twice over the 4 days, unsurprisingly it was one of the most popular things throughout the event and the queues were mental.
it was an early build of the game so sadly no dragons, even though I battered my way up to dunbarrow cave in the hope of finding one before I found that out
Combat is excellent, tried dual weapon wielding for the first playthrough with is enormously satisfying especially hitting the right move with weapons to get the kill animations which look great
second run as a magic user was definitely cool and seems more fun and viable than it felt to me in oblivion.
characters look fantastic, quick run through the character creator revealed a huge amount of detail to make characters look really great, argonians especially impressive
dynamic conversations are good, allowing you to wander off part way through a conversation rather than being locked into the dead eyed stare of previsou bethesda games.
Arkham City
again, such a damn good game, im currently playing through arkham asylum as I had never got round to it which I now regret.
catwoman is fun to play as and the combat has been smoothed out and made as seamless as possible.
Robin looks cool and will be playable to some extent
Battlefield/MW3
doing these together for obvious reason though the demos were different, BF3s demo was a big LAN multiplayer game, maps were very battlefield like and the gameplay is really tight and improved over BFBC2, it also looks utterly gorgeous
MW3s demo was a 2 player "horde" style game, you and another player V waves of enemies, overall I was less impressed with this than BF but it was still enjoyable, standard CoD fare with little improvement overall
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect had a surprisingly small presence since Bioware were pushing SWTOR more at this event, however th 15-30 minute demo on show was pure mas effect, absolute quality, if you loved ME1 and 2 you'll buy this.
Uncharted 3
I dont actually own a PS3 but damn this was fun, multiplayer demo really enjoyable gameplay but the most we got out of it was the Dev session with lead designer Richard Lemarchand and Nolan North which showed a bunch of making of things and some exclusive gameplay footage, looks like a cracker.
SWTOR
An MMO I can actually see liking, ive tried WoW in the past and not been particularly enamoured with it but Bioware seem to have hit the nail on the head for me here, 2 gos on this over the course, the first a 20 minute PvP game of Huttball 8 a side dark side and light side, which was a good laugh and then a fuller play on sunday as we had early entry tickets which was a 45 minute go on the single player, its a tough concept to demo a MMO but they got this spot on, Im also on the Beta for the game as I attended the bioware dev session so I'll put in further reports as that happens.
PS Vita
this is a damn impressive bit of kit, got to play the new uncharted game on it for half an hour or so and its really very cool, looks great, feels good and light but solid, screens excellent, thumbsticks feel good, cant say enough good things, particularly cool (as gimmicks go) was aiming the sniper rifle by moving the console around
Onlive
having got home and had a crack with my free onlive console Im pretty impressed with the system, no doubt it is extremely clever and is the first step to true cloud gaming. console is tiny and the pad is largely like an Xbox 360 one, feels good in the hands
Counter Strike GO
another day another shooter, and a top notch one at that, pushing the console market for this one and its really nice feeling, I have a bit of a gripe with shooters that I cant describe, shooting either feels loose or tight to me, this was definitely the latter which is the good one.
Dark Souls
god DAMN this was a tough game, yet I didnt play anything at EE that was more satisfying when you did get it right, over my two plays I died innumerable times but when I got to grips with the game and vanquished a few foes it really felt good, this was turned into a sure purchase for me before not being too bothered previously
Assassins Creed
only a MP demo sadly so I never got round to playing, sorry guys
Saints Row 3
simply enough, great fun, finally a sandbox that IS fun to fuck around in for ages.
halo anniversary
having come late to te xbox party and not having played the first Halo properly as a result this was always a buy for me, the multiplayer demo on show was good fun though it took a little getting used to the slight differences from reach
Skyward Sword
Standard Zelda fare really, gameplay improved upon from TP but not a huge leap
right thats it for now, ive left a bit out so any questions just ask, still sorting through a ton of photos so Ill get them up when im done
