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Mass Effect 3: Better With Kinect

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[quote name='jbug617']Mass Effect 3: Better With Kinect

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Now if THAT'S true and not a photoshop, then I'd say MS is going to bring some heavy hitting Kinect integration this year.
 
[quote name='tgk2044']Now if THAT'S true and not a photoshop, then I'd say MS is going to bring some heavy hitting Kinect integration this year.[/QUOTE]

Wait, so if they added something like Voice commands to ME3, which could be done with the mic the 360 comes with, as part of the Kinect features, this would be a heavy hitting feature for you? I almost expect it to be a dance addon for when inside clubs in the game. Man i cant wait for E3 to get here, going to be so delicious.
 
[quote name='blitz6speed']Wait, so if they added something like Voice commands to ME3, which could be done with the mic the 360 comes with, as part of the Kinect features, this would be a heavy hitting feature for you? I almost expect it to be a dance addon for when inside clubs in the game. Man i cant wait for E3 to get here, going to be so delicious.[/QUOTE]

I mean moreso on if there are features outside simple microphone commands. I'd be rather pissed if they tout voice commands as a killer feature.
 
[quote name='tgk2044']Now if THAT'S true and not a photoshop, then I'd say MS is going to bring some heavy hitting Kinect integration this year.[/QUOTE]

I'm as big a Mass Effect fan as you'll find (trust me) and I would be so pissed if they gimmicked it up with Kinect features. It's just not that type of game.
 
I'm really curious as to how they plan to implement kinect into AAA titles when it takes 10% of the system resources.

It makes me think that some future update will allow only parts of the kinect subsystem to be loaded (like mic only etc.)
 
[quote name='chubbyninja1319']I'm as big a Mass Effect fan as you'll find (trust me) and I would be so pissed if they gimmicked it up with Kinect features. It's just not that type of game.[/QUOTE]
You don't need kinect to play it (as not every 360 owner has kinect, and it's being released on PC and PS3), so I'm not sure how they could gimmick it up or at the very least why you'd even be pissed if they did.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']I'm really curious as to how they plan to implement kinect into AAA titles when it takes 10% of the system resources.

It makes me think that some future update will allow only parts of the kinect subsystem to be loaded (like mic only etc.)[/QUOTE]


Kinect is already designed where games can choose which modules to load.
 
[quote name='pjb16']You don't need kinect to play it (as not every 360 owner has kinect, and it's being released on PC and PS3), so I'm not sure how they could gimmick it up or at the very least why you'd even be pissed if they did.[/QUOTE]

I'd be pissed if and only if they slapped on some janky B.S. just because M-soft gave them some money to include Kinect functionality and it detracts from the experience. Yes, it says "better" with Kinect. But, I love Mass Effect. It's my favorite franchise of all time (30 years of gaming under my belt). I don't want anything that will steer ME3 away from the roots of the trilogy.
 
[quote name='chubbyninja1319']I'd be pissed if and only if they slapped on some janky B.S. just because M-soft gave them some money to include Kinect functionality and it detracts from the experience. Yes, it says "better" with Kinect. But, I love Mass Effect. It's my favorite franchise of all time (30 years of gaming under my belt). I don't want anything that will steer ME3 away from the roots of the trilogy.[/QUOTE]
But how could it possibly detract from the experience if it's optional? At worst, you just don't use it.
 
I almost feel like that Mass Effect 3 boxart is just a placeholder... One, it doesn't seem likely that the real covert art would just be a screengrab from the first teaser trailer. Two, I can't imagine what kind of Kinect functionality it could even have. Guess we'll see.

Any word on Kinect Lips? That's the game that would sell me one of those silly things. :lol:
 
They keep saying that Kinect is going to be much of what MS shows at E3 this year. Maybe just maybe they will be able to, and will implement many of the features shown in the original trailer for Kinect back in 09 when it was called Project Natal still.

Wishful thinking but would be cool if they did.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']My sources tell me that ALL future MS published games will have some level of Kinect interaction, fyi.[/QUOTE]


That wouldn't suprise me in the slightest. Let's remember though, the Kinect can act as a microphone, and the fact it's a camera and can technically do face mapping, don't be surprised on many titles that ends up being the "Better with Kinect" features.
 
You know, I really hope to see some innovation with kinect announced. I'm not looking for a wii without the controller.

Let's see some kinect/controller hybrids or some of the kinect hacks floating around are amazing, how about incorporating some of that.
 
Hey, if they modeled the entirety of Disneyland in the Disneyland Adventures game, it would be cheaper than taking your family to the actual Disneyland.
 
[quote name='62t']wow that star wars kinect looks horrible. This is not what I want

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What is it you want?

You do realize that sword fighting with motion controls will always suck ass until there is a way to emulate the feel of hitting something?

1:1 motion control sword fighting always sucks so it's better to go with a pseudo-1:1 with canned animations usually.
 
New Kinect exclusives:
  • Fable: The Journey – The RPG franchise switches to a first-person perspective and on-rails gameplay
  • Kinect Disneyland Adventures – A virtual version of the theme park with lots of minigames
  • Kinect Star Wars – Lightsaber battles, pod racing, Tie Fighter piloting, and more
  • Kinect Sports Season 2 – Adds baseball, golf, skiing, and tennis
  • Dance Central 2 – Two-player dancing, a new career mode, and all Dance Central 1 songs can be imported
  • Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster – An interactive storybook from Tim Schaeffer’s Double Fine Productions and Warner Bros.
  • Fruit Ninja Kinect - XBLA
Also, besides Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Mass Effect 3 having optional Kinect support, Minecraft is coming too. Not sure if it'll be retail or downloadable.
 
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Kinect Sports Season 2 is a definite for me and I think I'll jump into Dance Central with the sequel. As noted, I will at least demo Fruit Ninja Kinect, which I certainly hope is a cheap XBLA title. Better be $5 or less or it's no sale. I really hope it will be the first of a series of really inexpensive XBLA titles. Like $1 and $2 cheap. Probably not. My kids will no doubt insist on Kinect Star Wars.

I hope there will be more announcements of Kinect games yet. That's really not a lot of games so far. What about SSX? Isn't that going to be a Kinect title?
 
Sorry, I forgot to mention that Fruit Ninja Kinect is XBLA and part of the Summer of Arcade promotion. It's 2-player and shows silhouettes of the players during gameplay. $5 would be great, but I'll be day one-ing it even at $10.

I'm sure a few more Kinect games will be mentioned... These are just the ones that Microsoft themselves announced. Steel Battalion is supposed to be shown, for instance.
 
I haven't had a chance to try Kinect Fun Labs (or even download it) yet. If they don't add (or already have?) a Kinect Theremin, I will revoke their Fun License. :)
 
I'm trying to resist not threadcrapping but man am I glad I sold my Kinect. Lots more of the same -- another Kinect Sports, the Star Wars game looks lame, I like the idea of "recreating" Disneyland but just for a group of mini-games?

No innovation, nothing earth shattering was announced yesterday. Hope they have more up their sleeve.
 
Dance Central 2 Tracks So Far
Bananarama - Venus
BOB feat Bruno Mars - Nuthin on You
Far East Movement - Like a G6
La Roux - Bulletproof
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Nikki Minaj - Massive Attack
Rihanna - Rude Boy
Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love

Not too bad a list so far.
 
[quote name='phantomfriar2002']
No innovation, nothing earth shattering was announced yesterday. Hope they have more up their sleeve.[/QUOTE]Lack of innovation was the star of the show. Modern Warfare 3 is basically Modern Warfare 2. The boat sequence they showed was basically the snowmobile sequence. The drone bombing or whatever was exactly the same as in MW2. Other games were basically brown shooters with bloom. Kinect may be underwhelming, but it's a hell of a lot more interesting than anything else going on.
 
[quote name='phantomfriar2002']I'm trying to resist not threadcrapping but man am I glad I sold my Kinect. Lots more of the same -- another Kinect Sports, the Star Wars game looks lame, I like the idea of "recreating" Disneyland but just for a group of mini-games?

No innovation, nothing earth shattering was announced yesterday. Hope they have more up their sleeve.[/QUOTE]

If you sold your Kinect, then why are you hoping for more Kinect innovation up their sleeve? You aren't making any sense, I'm afraid. So, yeah, you're thread crapping. Instead, grab your controller and play another round of Generic Game 12 - The Sequel.
 
[quote name='phantomfriar2002']I'm trying to resist not threadcrapping but man am I glad I sold my Kinect. Lots more of the same -- another Kinect Sports, the Star Wars game looks lame, I like the idea of "recreating" Disneyland but just for a group of mini-games?

No innovation, nothing earth shattering was announced yesterday. Hope they have more up their sleeve.[/QUOTE]

you must be a hardcore gamer then. Kinect is directed at a younger audience, families and such. They're trying to bring it around to everyone now even hardcore gamers who are into shooters which is why you saw GR, sports titles and such that are implementing kinect use now. Kinect isn't bad, you just haven't found any use for it but that's on you. If you've got a gf/wife, kids or family members who go over then there are some fun games you can play. Afterall, they do have bowling and other sports games on Kinect Sports which is similar to that packed in titled the Wii had and it was successful.
 
Kinect fun labs is okay, but nothing major. Bunch of mini games that let you do various things, earn achievements and share your photos with others as well. I think it's a neat idea to get it out there and see what creative things people come up with. Still no word on a price drop for the rumored $299 kinect 250gb bundle so we'll see.
 
[quote name='phantomfriar2002']I'm trying to resist not threadcrapping but man am I glad I sold my Kinect. Lots more of the same -- another Kinect Sports, the Star Wars game looks lame, I like the idea of "recreating" Disneyland but just for a group of mini-games?

No innovation, nothing earth shattering was announced yesterday. Hope they have more up their sleeve.[/QUOTE]

I agree to a certain point but it has always irked me how people call out the kinect but people shell out roughly the same price for band set's when those games are always more of the same. You can't use the instruments for anything but rythm games. I mean, even if you used the kinect solely for Dance Central then it's no different than those plastic instruments you use for rock band.

This is why I haven't sold my kinect, sure I'm disappointed that there isn't any innovation as I had hoped. Sure it sucks that everything tends to be mini game centric. You know what though? There sure is a hell of a lot more variety here than in rythm games.

I think at this point people need to lower their expectations a little and just look at it for what it is.
 
I'm wondering if we're ever going to get Indie Kinect games? Are XBIG devs not allowed to use Kinect? I'm surprised there hasn't been anything at all yet.
 
well, hopefully with Kinect Fun Labs out now some indie devs will start working and releasing some kinect titles for arcade. But then again, the payout isn't huge for them so not sure if they wanna even bother with it but it would be nice. Gunslinger looks okay, but I don't have high expectations for it. But hey, it's a start for xbla kinect games so maybe we'll see more by the fall.
 
Looking forward to DC2, KS2, and Fruit Ninja Kinect. Fruit ninja kinect looks like it could be awesome. I would be shocked if Inifinity Blade Kinect is not planned or already being developed.


*Edit* Oh I guess it started out as a idea for a Kinect game.. I would say MS is definitely pushing for a kinect version then.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...ly-planned-for-kinect-may-head-there-yet.aspx



Games that could also be good UFC trainer, gunstringer, Child of Eden.

It will be interesting to see how the Kinect games will do this winter. The Sesame street and Disney game might be a homerun. Walmart at one point had Wiis in the women's clothing section. I wonder if Kinect could ever break out of the video game section.
 
I was dazzled today reading some horsecrap article over at IGN about MS's 5 biggest fails. 4/5 were all because of Kinect, not because of the content of the game.

I've never understood this wild rage some people have over motion control gaming. It's like somehow your beloved COD or Final Fantasy game is going to be discontinued because the developer decided to make KinectPOW. This pushes innovation. If you don't like the path it's taking, fine. Don't get on board. It seems like so many of these gaming journalists think it's cutesy to shit all over Kinect because they think their 13-25 male demographic will eat it up. Maybe they will. But gaming demographics have radically shifted. It's not the dork in a basement anymore, it's family entertainment. If I'm playing LA Noire, my wife will stop for a couple of minutes in passing to watch. If I'm playing Kinect Sports, she's going to try and jump in and play. It doesn't mean Rockstar is going to evaporate. She's just not their target market.

I've been really satisfied with Kinect for the most part. My son and wife enjoy it, I enjoy it, and it's a nice change to get off the couch and be active. To me there's more of a sense of accomplishment in kicking the imaginary ball, than pressing X fast enough to initiate the kick animation.

This isn't directed at any of the recent posters, just my pro-Kinect rant in the best thing I could find as the appropriate thread.

(Re: Kinect Fun Labs, this was actually the first time I felt KinectFail. I'm probably overdue for calibrating it because I think it got moved, and with the sun now overhead, it comes in the skylights more than it did earlier in the year, but I couldn't get it to track well, had the body "scan" turn out pretty bad, and really felt like it was poorly done. I'm going to give it another run after calibrating my room this evening. Finger tracking and AR applications sound fascinating to me though)
 
I'm pretty happy with the Kinect games they announced. More would of course be better, but Ghost Recon and Mass Effect for the hardcore and a lot of higher-quality family stuff sounds great to me. Fruit Ninja and Minecraft will both be awesome, too.
 
[quote name='wakawakawa']http://www.destructoid.com/e3-the-gunstringer-ditches-xbla-going-retail-203106.phtml

Gunstringer is now a retail game.

I was talking about this at work... I think a lot of Kinect experiences would actually work best as xbla games, but MS wants games to put on the shelves to sell systems and Kinects. Retailers, of course, are also asking "Where are the kinect games???? We need something in a purple box to sell to soccer moms!!!!"[/QUOTE]

I'm actually kind of happy about this. It's a BS cash grab but now that means instead of paying $15-$20 for it and never playing it past the first couple hours to beat it I can just throw it in my gamefly queue
 
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