Let's start it off quickly. Luckily, this is only a 34-minute press conference.
The first 2 people on stage, Josh Garvin and Chris Reese, present the first game, Resistance Retribution, which is exclusive for the PSP. This game will be have a Resistance Connect (more about that later). This game, Resistance Retribution is a 3rd-person shooter that will be available in the Spring. This game will bridge the gap between the original Resistance and Resistance 2, which are on the Playstation 3. Resistance Retribution happens a couple of weeks after the first game in the series, Resistance: Fall of Man. After all of this, they showed a story trailer video that takes place in Europe in the year, 1951. Since i do not own a Playstation 3, i haven't played any Resistance titles, so i can't comment much on it. I do know that in the trailer there were a bunch of zombies. What is Resistance Connect? Well, it will basically connect Resistance Retribution to your Playstation 3, using 2 important modes. The first mode is called Infection. You use a USB cable to connect your PSP to your PS3 and this will infect your PSP to unlock new features in the game. The second mode is called Retribution Plus. In this mode, you can play the game using your PS3 controller, instead of playing it on the PSP. This will be useful if you want to play Resistance Retribution on your TV or something. Both Josh and Chris explain the instructions on how to connect the PSP to your PS3 and stuff. They showed a video, but it was pretty dark, since i was watching it online, thanks to G4. Anyways, they both exit the stage..
Brian Fleming enters the stage. He is going to talk about the game called inFamous. He shows an intro video to start up his presentation. The video tells us that there was a 6-block radius blast that kills [almost] everyone except for the main character. After the blast, he realizes that he has special powers. He can shoot electricity. In the video he, pretty much, blows everything up. He blows a train, a car and, also, a truck up. There was a lot of chaos and destruction going on in the video. It was dominated with blue and red colours. Blue being the electricity and red being all of the fire. Brian talks about this game giving you the experience of becoming a superhero. Yay! What your actions are in the game will depict the end-result or your different problems / missions. He shows another video about inFamous and there is, again, a lot of destruction taking place. He exits.
Hermen Hulst enters and he is going to talk about Killzone 2. He shows many videos about Killzone 2 throughout his presentation. The first video of Killzone 2 was to refresh your memory about what this game is about. The detail that they have put into this game looks amazing. Killzone 2 will be a 1st-person shooter, so that it will leave you with more interactivity. He then shows another video, regarding the bullet impact and such. The next video is about the environment. Another video (I told you there are a lot of), regarding the overwhelming graphics that you may not notice while you're caught up in the gameplay. The next video shows more gameplay footage and it brings everything together. It was pretty intense stuff, i just really hope it lives up to all of the hype that it is receiving. I see a glimpse of the slideshow and it says that the single-player campaign will be a mere 10 hours. I don't know if that's long, but i know that, for me, that would take only a day of playing. The last video shows a preview to the introduction Killzone 2 video. He says his thanks and goodbyes.
That concludes the short Playstation 3 press conference.
Playstation 3 Press Conference video: http://www.g4tv.com/ces2009/press_conf_detail.aspx?video_key=35873
Resistance Retribution picture: http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/07/15/e3-resitance-retribution-coming-to-psp/
inFamous picture: http://www.thesimexchange.com/news-item.php?id=25400
Killzone 2 picture: http://www.platformnation.com/2008/12/05/killzone-2-finally-has-a-date/
January 10, 2009 at 1:51 AM
Single player campaigns for shooters are generally 7-10 hours long. Online is where you get the most play time.
January 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM
I didn't know that, being the non-fps player because i'm bad at them. But, why don't they make it longer?
Like at least 20 hours?
But, yeah, i agree with you that the online is where you would get the most play time, since if i played, i wouldn't even play single-player
January 10, 2009 at 11:40 PM
It's hard to keep someone interested in a lengthy shooter, when you can deliver a deeper experience for the player in a shorter time span. More concentrated on short gameplay bursts. I only completed 1/3 acts of call of duty four, which is the first act, If that act was twice as long, I would eventually get bored alot faster then before. It's a combination of A.I and level design, but no matter how good an environment is designed, I'd rather be fighting in a new environment somewhere else then over staying my welcome against computer A.I.
It's hard enough to create a interesting single player campaign that prevents the player from shifting their attention directly to the online play straight after purchase.
January 10, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Hmm, good point.
Cause i definitely would jump straight to online unless there was extra guns from completing the single-player.
Thanks for clarifying that for me =D
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