E3 shone brightly this year despite this recession. It was like a new birth for the conference.

It’s great to have the old E3 back again. Last years snooze fest featured an abundance of outstanding titles but it didn’t feel like E3. There was no celebration. That’s the whole point of these events; E3 exists to celebrate the accomplishment in art and gameplay. Great titles mark the game industry forever and E3 helps to solidify that mark. If you really feel like the game industry is a big deal then make a big deal about it. If you don’t, then you can’t expect anyone else to. As big as E3 was this year, it still wasn’t as big as it was in past years. Still, it was big enough to occupy the two large halls of the LA Convention Center. An abundance of swag was given out but, still, none of it seemed to be as good as before. If you were a media guy, however, then you were treated to a great amount of free crap.

It was like a new birth for the conference. It’s off to another great start and let’s hope next year is even bigger. Let’s not forget that the games are the real focal point here. I always say that video games are the most engaging and awe inspiring forms of art and animation in the entire modern world today and from what was shown at the show this year, I think you’ll agree. In no particular order, I’d now like to convey my top five game titles at this year’s event based on quality of art and animation; and they would have to be… Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Borderlands, God of War III, Metroid: Other M and APB. Great show all around, it’s going to be fantastic to see all these games in their final forms.