E3 07: The Simpsons Game
I unfortunately only got a few minutes to sit down and check out The Simpsons Game, but what I saw, I really enjoyed. I must admit, though, that it was rather difficult to pay close attention to it as the guy demo-ing it was an absolute dreamboat that had Tiny and I all in a dither.
One of the first things he explained to us was that the game is in no way related to the movie. It is it's own stand alone game and as such they were able to include much more than if they had had to stick to the movie. With this freedom, EA decided to have a go at themselves (and everyone else) with themed levels that included jokes referencing other games and franchises. We were able to see two levels, Medal of Homer and Grand Theft Scratchy which were both hilarious. One of my favorite visual gags was a sign on a game store called "Sequel Stop" which was done in red and white letters like the GameStop logo.
Like a typical Simpsons episode, the game was jam packed with references and jokes from past episodes, some subtle, some not so subtle. We were told that there were far more sound bytes in this game so that unlike past games, you won't hear the same lines repeated every time you run into the same character. They also developed a new cel-shading technique that allows everything to remain 2D even while remaing in 3D. For example, rotating the camera around lisa, her hair remains looking "flat" like on the show instead of looking like a demented porcupine.
After showing us the Grand Theft Scratchy level (featuring Marge's "nagging" ability), Mr. Cutie handed the control over and I got to roam around the streets of "France" in the Medal of Homer level featuring Bart and Homer. Everything about it looked terrific and I feel comfortable in saying this will be the best Simpsons game we've yet seen.
Then our time was up and we were jetting off to our next meeting, but The Simpsons Game is certainly one that stuck with me as a highlight long after the demo was over.
Fruit Brute
Posted to E3, Hot Stuff, Video Games on 17 July 2007
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Very nice all the info about the E3... but... when are we going to see the pics of the thing??? Are there any pics? Any pics of all the so called hotties i've read on a lot of places that went to the E3? Maybe a special edition? And i can't wait for The Simpsons Game!!!!!! I saw some screenshots, and it looks soooo pretty!!!!!
>the guy demo-ing it was an absolute dreamboat
So they replaced all the "booth babes" with "booth beef" huh?
What, no pictures of the EA cutie?
Ah, what teases!
;)
Seriously--thanks for the great coverage, but always photograph the beefcake! :)