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I feel Natal and Milo both look very impressive. I can imagin, if Milo is a success, we'll eventually get rip offs aimed at younger children. Chatting to Spongebob or something.
Another common thought seems to be that Natal wont replace the controller. I don't think it's supposed to replace the controller completely. I think it'll be used togethor with the controller. I remember some of you guys saying the same thing in the E3 thread, I'm sure. Saying "Reload" or "cover me" in a FPS to get AI partners to do so while you still play with the controller. If it's really advanced, I wonder if we could say, for example "Take out the grunt on the bridge." and an AI partner will take out the grunt on the bridge.
A god game or RTS would be great with Natal and is one genre that could be done entirely with Natal and not be a mini-game filled jumping around session. You could look down on your followers, zoom in to one follower and have him look up at you. The game could recognize the look on your face. A peaceful look and he continues to look at you or wave. If you look angry, he can start to cower. The same could be applied to your voice. You could use hand gestures or certain words to cast spells or give orders to your followers. Basic stuff like saying "Pray" and they all head to your temple to pray and you can add to that the tone of voice effecting if people pray or not and if they pray through fear or love. Magic could be as simple as moving your arms in a circle motion to summon a fire ball and pushing forward to launch it.
I don't want to go OTT and talking about doing something that Natal just couldn't do but it's hard to put togethor expectations when the technology and games aren't even 100% finished.
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