E3 2012 - Day One Impressions

Normally I spend my first day at E3 walking between South and West Hall to plan out what I will be doing the next two days. I try to take a lot of pictures early to show others what the convention floor feels like (it really is a spectacle you have to see). If I can, I stop by and play games and view demos as long as the lines are short but I mainly map out which games I need to see. I'll try to provide individual impressions in other posts but here is a snapshot of my day one at E3:

• Dead Space 3 is more of the great Dead Space you love. This time it is set on some frozen planet and there is co-op. You can drop in/out but the story and cutscenes actually change depending on if there is another player or not so they say you get two games in one. I say its more 1.5 but whatever.
• Far Cry 3 can be described with one word - boobs. I can't say I've seen a game start out a demo with boobs but now there is Far Cry 3. Watch the trailer to see the context because I could try to explain it but it wouldn't make sense. It looks frantic and melee attacks are a lot more fun this time around. The jungle looks fantastic but I think they are taking the Heart of Darkness theme a little far.
• Quantum Conundrum - This is a great puzzle game that his made by Kim Swift who helped make Portal. You will find a lot of similarities between the two games except now you change the environment instead of teleporting. You can make the environment heavy, fluffy, slow, or reverse gravity and objects behave differently depending on what you do. Of course the more advanced puzzles have you combining multiple behaviors to solve the puzzle. Comes out on the PC in June.
• Sleeping Dogs - This was the same demo I played at PAX but it is still a lot of fun. Fight mechanics are like assassin's creed and the chase scenes are very interactive. All of this set in an open world environment.
• Lost Planet 3 - Looks like the previous two games and about the same type of fun. If you liked the previous games you will like this one otherwise you can pass.
• Playstation All Stars - Think Super Smash Bros but not as good with Playstation characters. Nintendo has always had beloved franchises to grab characters from but Playstation just doesn't seem to have the same caliber of characters. 
• Lego Batman 2 DC Heroes - Another Lego game but this time they have a great open world in addition to story modes. I played as Superman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Batman and there are other characters as well. 
• Sly Cooper Thieves in Time - Another great Sly Cooper game. I played the original series so I'm looking forward to this one. Plays just like the previous games.
• Zone of Enders HD remake - Still fun but not graphically impressive. I played the first game and enjoyed it but I don't see a lot of people picking this up.
• Darksiders 2 - Rips off a lot of good games but it's still great. Good combat system and Prince of Persia acrobatics combine to create a fun experience.