E3 has come to kick Gearoid's butt!
While attending big
parties and playing competitor's new games has always been a great perk
of E3, it really does put a drain on you. Especially if you speak
Japanese and English like myself and Gearoid. I still remember my first
E3 over 5 years ago. We had announced Steel Battalions and I had to
demo it at our booth. That damn thing had over 60 buttons and it was
"strategically" placed right below our giant video wall and
ear-bleedingly-loud speaker system which meant I had to scream out the
instructions at each of the people that came to play the game. I really
could barely talk by the end of the whole thing. Of course we would
have a company breakfast at like 7AM on the first day (which was after
several press events, parties, and setting up the booth... so you are
already ruined!) and I would have to translate in front of the whole
company what the president had in store for us for the following year.
Trust me... it was rough.
Well, now things have changed. Gearoid
is hacking his way through E3 and being put through the paces. I hope
they don't break our poor Gearoid but heck, at least he has whiskey.
I'm sure he will go in a boy... and come out... a MAN!
So,
enough of my ranting. One thing I wanted to do is post a couple of
"Interesting things you probably didn't know about BCR" every week up
until launch. Some are minor, others interesting, and some are just
plain shockers. So here we go:
Interesting Things You Probably Didn't Know About BCR #1:
One
of the challenge rooms was so difficult that our hard-core gamers in
the Capcom Japan were UNABLE to clear it. They asked for Grin to make a
video of how to clear it so they could see. Every time I watch that
video it shocks me. This will NOT be something everyone can clear. This
will separate the men from the boys.
We'll have more of these little tidbits leading up to launch!
Ben
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When you put it like that, I start to doubt my swinging skills. But I will try to clear that challenge room! You have to tell us later which room it is.
And I thought it was Gearoid I heard translate during the RE5 presentation =), seems I was right.
Challenge rooms sound great.
Im writing this with my left hand since i smashed my right hand in some mean cardboard crusher-thing at work! so i can't really play anything for a week... :(
good read
You also learn more about the adrenaline meter.http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=53800
It seems GRIN is also making a game from a movie, "Wanted". haven't seen the movie, don't think it has arrived here in Europe yet.
"This will separate the men from the boys."
Hey, if Gearoid is coming out a man, that means he can clear it easily.*Goes off to buy some whiskey...*
crazy swedish fella!
HAHA! I just saw the gamespot bionic commando stage demo with Simon Viklund. Ryan Macdonald the host is wearing the huge bionic prop arm like and asks Simon if he can buy it. To which Simon answers... "You can get it if you kill some people i guess...":D hilarious