Sci-fantasy.

Has been a long time since I've heard of a sci-fantasy game.

oh, game-wise... maybe
I think most of the newer Final Fantasy games have strong elements of both, and pretty much every Star Wars game should qualify...
aha, here were go! by my count that's 40 games or series with significant science-fantasy or "mythic sci-fi"-ish elements, not including what I mentioned above... not sure how I could forget Doom or Pokémon...
I still just want to know if there's magic or not, and if so how powerful it can be

Has been a long time since I've heard of a sci-fantasy game.

[*]news that the whole time-travel thing was a joke or a misunderstanding and the "escaping souls" thing was just them being a little colorful and poetic
[*]finding out the whole sci-fantasy thing is more of an inspiration and a feel and thematic element than a description of what the game or the universe is like

Well, I want Destiny at E3 to be nothing but a 10-minute video of a guardian skipping, arms swinging happily, through a bright green landscape with rainbows, magically summoning unicorns and flowers, while this plays.

(Before you argue, I'd like to remind you that you did pick Stockpile on Countdown.)

I like Stockpile and Countdown is a good map, and nobody said I shouldn't do it, unlike with the previous choice

• news that the whole time-travel thing was a joke or a misunderstanding and the "escaping souls" thing was just them being a little colorful and poetic
  
• finding out the whole sci-fantasy thing is more of an inspiration and a feel and thematic element than a description of what the game or the universe is like

Really? Even though it opens up for a lot of cheap plot patches, I quite like that they are going for this particular very neglected branch of sci-fi.

Which thing there is neglected?

And I think that's the point.

[*]news that the whole time-travel thing was a joke or a misunderstanding and the "escaping souls" thing was just them being a little colorful and poetic
[*]finding out the whole sci-fantasy thing is more of an inspiration and a feel and thematic element than a description of what the game or the universe is like

Well, I want Destiny at E3 to be nothing but a 10-minute video of a guardian skipping, arms swinging happily, through a bright green landscape with rainbows, magically summoning unicorns and flowers, while this plays.

(Before you argue, I'd like to remind you that you did pick Stockpile on Countdown.)

• news that the whole time-travel thing was a joke or a misunderstanding and the "escaping souls" thing was just them being a little colorful and poetic
  
• finding out the whole sci-fantasy thing is more of an inspiration and a feel and thematic element than a description of what the game or the universe is like

Really? Even though it opens up for a lot of cheap plot patches, I quite like that they are going for this particular very neglected branch of sci-fi.

• in-engine stuff
  
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• announcement of, if not a date, a timeframe for release
  
• news that how well I do will be determined by how well I play and not anything else (at the very least in competitive multiplayer)
  
• announcement of a PC version, even if I won't have one that can play it for some time
  
• news of a beta or demo
  
• finding out that it won't require any kind of paid account (like XBL Gold)
  
• news that the whole time-travel thing was a joke or a misunderstanding and the "escaping souls" thing was just them being a little colorful and poetic
  
• finding out the whole sci-fantasy thing is more of an inspiration and a feel and thematic element than a description of what the game or the universe is like

I very much want a PC version with XBox/GFW controller support.

If it's on PC I hope they release it for Steam. Although it would be cool if they made it so GFW players could play with XBox 360/720 players (though probably not fair in competitive multiplayer)

A comprehensive walkthrough of what the game is all about, so I know if I should be hyped like crazy or not. And to know if I should prepare for the second death of my social life.

Agreed, on this point. When Bungie speaks, I listen, but I'm at the point of needing to know whether this will be something I can participate in. To this point I imagine Destiny as Borderlands, more or less (with Bungie sauce of course). I'm having a hard time understanding how its different.

My hope is...scale. I love the adventure and exploration of games like Skyrim, loved the progression of Dragon Age Origins and even Fable. Even though I can enjoy shorter, more linear, and oftentimes brilliant campaigns such as BioShock Infinite, my true love is in RPGs.

So I'm interested, but am I buy a new XBox interested? TBD.

My favorite activities in games are: exploration, character progression, strategy, twitch gameplay and cooperation. The game that has been closest to fill all of those lately has been Dungeon Defenders, it lacks exploration though. Destiny might fill all but strategy (!= tactics) so it might become a real time sink for me... maybe.

And, I can dream, announcement of a PC version with support for the Oculus Rift, Razer Hydra and Virtuix Omni! Haaaha, right.

But most of all I'm hoping that we get some more info on how the Bungie Mobile App comes into play. I'm really hoping its not just another avenue for notifications and actually has an impact on the gameplay experience.

I don't expect we'll see too much about it, but here's hoping.

~M

2. Perhaps a small in engine demo

3. Release timeframe (fall 2013, spring 2014)

The game remains an inscrutable mass of unanswered questions, which despite much speculation and questioning remain unaddressed. What I'm hoping for from E3 (and thereafter) more than anything else is a meaningful dialogue with the player community. Bungie's trademark secrecy and enigma won't cut it if they're intending to create something with the longevity, scale and community participation of a high-end MMO like World of Warcraft. They're going to have to engage with the community as adults (rather than through the obtuse mailsack).

If you want a good example of what I'm talking about, look no further than Ghostcrawler's ‘dev watercooler’ blog posts. Or the numerous ‘blue posts’ on the WoW forums where he and other members of his team discuss gameplay mechanics and the design thinking behind them.

So yeah, what I'm hoping for is a dialogue. After that, everything else is negotiable.

Chrono Trigger: JRPG
Mass Effect: RPG With shooting elements

Those labels are completely descriptive and I know what I'd be doing when playing those games. But you do have a good point, in that most people probably do not know how to assign genre properly, or worse, try to shy away from genre recognition altogether.

Exactly, usually retailers and media do not get specific enough to be helpful, and until I see a game's gameplay I can't even classify it. Though I would say much worse culprit is the music industry. My favorite band, The Shins, have been labeled in iTunes/Amazon as: indie, alternative, rock, pop, folk, blues, and "other"

(Seriously, who gives a crap what arbitrary genre label retailers file it under? That game is what it is.

Agreed. Genres especially mean less nowadays. Both Call of Duty and Bioshock are both classified as FPS, but those games are barely similar.

They are barely similar because one is an FPS, the other and FPS with RPG elements. Different genres.

Sorry if it seemed like this, mine was not to argue against your point, it was agreeing that retail and industry genre labels suck. Another example is putting Mass Effect and Chrono Trigger in the same RPG genre. Usually the genres they choose are completely unhelpful in making a purchasing decision.

Chrono Trigger: JRPG
Mass Effect: RPG With shooting elements

Those labels are completely descriptive and I know what I'd be doing when playing those games. But you do have a good point, in that most people probably do not know how to assign genre properly, or worse, try to shy away from genre recognition altogether.