Electronics Entertainment Expo 2002.
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Various shots of
the Blizzard booth at E3.
Here's some
closeups of the Warcraft 3 and the World of Warcraft areas. I got a chance to play
Warcraft 3 for a little bit and I have to admit, I wasn't overly impressed by it. It
definitely looked good and some of the units were pretty awesome but for the time I
played, it seemed like a very standard RTS game. Of course, it's very difficult to
develop a real opinion of any strategy game in only 20 minutes of play so I'll withhold
final judgement until I get to spend more time with the game. A lot of other people
seemed to enjoy it though. World of Warcraft looked incredible and I'm sure with the
power of Blizzard behind it, it will grow into a very big success.
Neverwinter
Nights was looking awfully good at the show. Draco had a chance to play for awhile
and was very impressed with the graphics and the control scheme. In the first
screenshot above, you can see the interface in action. Each of the circles around
the main circle is for a different action or spell. Clicking on one of the circles
either performs the action or opens up additional options. The interface can go many
levels deep depending on which option is chosen. The fighting animations were
awesome and the environment looked great too. Obviously Neverwinter Nights is one
for all RPG fans to look forward to.
