MadCap's E3 Rantings (So Far)

Well, E3 certainly gave us quite a bit to work with, didn't it? More Xbox One bashing (a stupid title for a stupid console), and the pricing of both that system and the Playstation 4 (no guesses as to what side of the next console wars I'm on), Kingdom Hearts 3, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Destiny all revealed. Looks really neat!

This has nothing to do with my point, I just found it funny.

Oh, and of course Halo 5, but I've already mentioned my almost disdainful attitude towards the Halo series at this point.  Yes, Microsoft, you've had a great cash cow of a series.  But when you really get down to it, it hasn't been good since the first one.  Not to sound like an aged Hipster or anything of the kind, but really, the original Halo was pretty much the high point of that series.  And when Bungie left after Halo 3, just forget it.  Halo 2 suffered the problem of splitting up my time to a protagonist that I don't care about - whether or not he's voiced by Goliath - and a cliffhanger ending that was completely unecessary.  Halo 3 suffered from "Oh, no, really, you should have read all the extra source material" syndrome.

No thank you, Halo 3, now please go sit in the corner on your piles of money and think about what you've done.

However, that does bring me Destiny, something I do actually care to talk about.  The newest project of Bungie, it's an ambitious little thing.

Not even gonna lie, it looks good. Then again, it's Bungie, so I'm not expecting it to look anything but good. Though I'm far more hesitant about how a game looks after certain games with their trailers that tell us sweet, sweet lies before giving us a monster turd. Still, this one will definitely be on my list for ones to get, though likely on the PS4 if that'll even be possible.

And speaking of things to come that will probably disappoint me...

Eh...good to see Morrigan again (at least I'm assuming that's her what with the look at the Claudia Black voice), but I don't know. Don't get me wrong, Dragon Age II notwithstanding, the Dragon Age series has been relatively fun and interesting. Maybe this will be their glorious redemption after the fiasco of that second game.  Maybe they will do everything right and it will be a wonderful sequel that will live up to the original.

Also, maybe Joe Quesada will publicly apologize for his crimes against Spider-Man fans. Anything could happen.

Apart from that, the only other comment I have to make on E3 in general.

You want me to pay five hundred dollars for a system that has always on Kinect, has to be checked in online every twenty-four hours, and that restricts the use of used games?

Get real, Microsoft!

And yeah, E3's not over yet. But if anything else comes to light, I'll keep you all updated.

But until then, lemme close with this...