Today was Sony's turn to announce their big surprises at E3. The biggest surprise, for me, was the announcement of Final Fantasy XIV Online and that it's exclusive to PS3 console wise. It may not be big news to others, but I'm a hardcore Final Fantasy XI player and the engine is seriously outdated. It looks like Nobuo Uematsu is on board doing the soundtrack. Square Enix's conference is tomorrow, so hopefully there will be more details released. Can't wait to see Mithra in hi-def!
Sony also revealed a much more cleaned up trailer for The Last Guardian (Trico). Games from Fumito Ueda are special. He knows how to tell a story with little or no dialogue. His games have a reoccurring theme of companionship. In Ico it was the princess, in Shadow of the Colossus it was your horse and in The Last Guardian it's the griffin creature and you just have the feeling, even without playing the game, that it's going to die. I cannot wait to experience this game.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has me thinking about getting a PSP Go. Kojima really emphasized that he's heavily involved in the development, unlike with Metal Gear Solid: Rising. It looks like it'll play just as good as the console versions and it's a true sequal to the series. I'm glad it's not another AC!D or portable ops. I don't know what was up with the four Snakes on screen, but the two Snakes one box thing was funny. Oh, and Snake no longer runs funny.
Also, Jack Tretton did a great job presenting and seems like a funny guy. All the cheering for the Hannah Montana game was funny. Good showing by Sony. I won't blog about Nintendo, since I don't care for the Wii.
