GRTV documents the sights and moments at TGS between filming interviews and getting hands-on with games. Here, we run you through what greeted us when we hit Japan for the show.
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As you can probably imagine the main focus of GRTV's presence in Tokyo was to film footage of games, film interviews and capture the whole atmosphere of the show on camera. However, it was impossible not to grab a few quick shots through the trusty iPhone lens. Here's a quick and dirty pictorial of what went down in Makuhari Messe the other week.
The Highlights
While the show as a whole left us a bit disappointed and worried about the state of the Japanese games industry - there were naturally a number of highlights.
Capcom had a strong line up overall - and Monster Hunter 3G garnered a lot of interest amongst Japanese gamers. However, it was the girls in front of the booth sporting the 3DS Circle Pad expansion that caught our attention.
Square Enix had a strong showing and these two guys hung out in the ceiling as they've done for the four Tokyo Game Shows I've attended. Veterans indeed.
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I enjoyed the TGS build of Soul Calibur V - and the fighting game genre really dominated this year's TGS.
The PS Vita
It goes without saying that the 31 playable PS Vita titles in the Sony booth were one of the main attractions of the show.
Lots of peripherals and spunky colours on display!
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A guide to the 31 playable titles at Tokyo Game Show.
Sony employed an intricate system where you first lined up for a ticket giving you a time slot (hour long). You then lined up for a specific game, you were then given a ticket to play that game. But you were not allowed to play the game just yet. First you played a short tech demo designed to show you the ins and outs of the hardware. Then finally you were allowed to stand in line with your ticket in hand and get your hands on Ridge Racer, Super Monkey Ball Vita, Little Big Planet, or whatever you wanted to play.
The Games
Despite our complaints there were a few interesting titles on the showfloor in Tokyo and here's a selection.
Shadow of the Colossus got some HD love in the Sony booth.
Mario and friends teamed up with the Dragon Quest crew over at Square Enix.
Phantasy Star Online 2 was quite popular over at Sega.
Another PC game (shock!) that had a large showing was MMORPG Tera.
Suda 51's Diabolical Pitch was playable in the Microsoft booth as was his other game - Lollipop Chainsaw.
Capcom sported the largest dragon of TGS for Dragon's Dogma.
If you wanted to try Sengoku Basara 3: Utage at Capcom you had to take off your shoes.
The Other Stuff
But games are just part of the attraction of Tokyo Game Show. There is also stuff... and lots of it.
We all know Sonic rocks, but I doubt the official Sega store sold a lot of these during TGS.
A couple of limited edition Playstation 3's - Final Fantasy XIII-2 to the left and No Ni Kuni to the right.
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The Japanese idea of a cat suit (Monster Hunter style).
The Behemoth were on hand to promote Castle Crashers and their next game - BattleBlock Theater.
Some stuff over at the Arc System Works booth. They sported a new version of Blaz Blue as well as the arcade game Persona 4: The Ultimate.
The largest booth of TGS was that of GREE. A mobile company that some say saved this year's show thanks to their large presence.
