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I was really shocked to see the first major game announced from Microsoft to be the new Metal Gear game. I had always associated it with playstation, even though the game has been ported in the past, it typically stays as a timed exclusive to Sony, so it felt kind of weird and uncomfortable to see Kojima not at sony. Finding out that FF15 and KH were also coming to XBO had a similar effect. It wasn't an unexpected surprise, I knew it could happen, but then it did and I was shocked.

As for MS games, they looked pretty cool. I particularly liked Dead Rising 3 and that mech-shooter game which may end up being multiplatform.  Ryse looks kind of dumb. It was a kinect game that was altered for a controller. I don't think MS has a lot for me I suppose.

Sony. Aside from the games we already knew were coming out like Infamous and Killzone, I can't say that I was surprised by anything. I liked seeing KH and FF15, but I was expecting most of what I saw. I would say the DRM policiy and price at the end was surprising. 

Nintendo. Same old games really. Mario world sounds cool, as does bayonetta 2 and mario kart, but these are all safe games as most journalists have pointed out. Not much in surprise department.

The Division. I really liked Ghost Recon so I was surprised to see a different take on that franchise. I was mostly impressed with the graphcis in the game, looks so real.

I don't know that I saw enough to make me buy day 1 anything. I've mostly waited out beyond release dates in the past. If I had to choose, I would go with PS4 though.  I will be playing a lot of FF14 online when I do.

I posted a blog with pics of the games I was mostly excited about if you want to check out.

http://www.pixlbit.com/blog/2647/e3_2013_day_1_lets_discuss_games
 

We're gonna be seeing alot of PS4 unboxing videos up in here this holiday.

Just buy a 3DS or WiiU if you want games with color. Just saying.

I'm going to start drinking more beer now.  That phone of your has a pretty nice vid camera.

punch your way to the front. no one gets between me and my mario. no one!

This is true. MS is moving ahead without us. The thing that gets me though is that they drop allegedly one billion dollars on third party devs to keep them off Sony's PS4. So go ahead without us, but why keep games from us altogether.

@transmet2033 and @leeradical42 I didn't know you all lived in nuclear submarines?

Nintendo still has Space World in Tokyo where they do their own thing. So they might be saving up for that. I don't think they attend Tokyo Game Show? Who knows, Nintendo might announce more games with Nintendo Direct down the line. 

What difference does it make if it's the middle east or africa? It's yet another video game set in a boring dusty brown world. I thought Beyond Two Souls was a sci-fi game that took place in a conteporary setting, or future. GI JOE starring Ellen Page. Urgh.

Yes. Same reason I posted it in my blog. Needing a Star Wars fix, it's been so long.