It was my Destiny...
So, on Monday, I had the privilege of being one of Bungie’s guest for the Song E3 press conference. (Kudos to DeeJ for answering ALL THE QUESTIONS that I threw his way. Patience, the dude has it.)
Babe and I arrived at the pre-show event where there were a ton of food trucks waiting for us. (This is LA, after all.) All I have to say is that the gaming press loves their fried chicken because the line to get some tasty fried goodness was ridiculous.
As it got closer to 6, the group started “lining up” to get inside the arena. It was a stampede of geeks, each eager to get the best seat. But, having a seat at the top of a section -and an aisle seat, no less- I can safely say I got one of them.
The stage was pretty and so were the games. (I totally zoned out during the part about the movies…I know, bad me.)
Watch Dogs was certainly a crowd favorite. Babe is sold on the idea, but I’m like, “I wouldn’t attempt that game without a walkthrough because, um, SO MANY OPTIONS.”
My heart broke a little for the Assassins Creed team. Every time the game glitched, the audience held its collective breath while wincing.
KINGDOM HEARTS 3!!!1!1!! ‘Nuff said.
Destiny was the reason why I had been invited to the conference, so I was eager to finally see some gameplay. The graphics were stunning, the crosstalk was endearingly awkward (does it ever sound relaxed? LOL), and those weapons <3 <3 <3
I still have my concerns about the plot which is basically, “What’s the point?” The trailer sort of addressed that, but I am wondering if the game is going to run on all cylinders for single-player folk who don’t have a group of people to play with. I really, really, really, want to know about this world they created…who are the characters in this world? Is there something more pressing than the search for loot during public events to propel the story forward?
(That being said, they did create Halo - the video game that owns my heart- so my trust in them is extremely high.)
Afterwards, Babe and I went to the Bungie after party. We sat in the background as I mostly gaped like an idiot at all the Bungie people I was seeing. (No, I didn’t go up to them -I was waaay to shy for that madness.)
DeeJ and Jay Weinland did come up to us and were both awesome and friendly, so yay! Bungie folk lived up to my expectation of being awesome to their fans.
We had to bail out early because we had to pick up the little ones and Babe had work the next day, but overall, a totally epic experience.
And, DeeJ, just know if y’all roll into town again, my schedule is open the week of E3 next year.