Plagiarize over on Aelon.net has a great article up asking who will be the face of the Xbox 360? Sarge, of Halo fame, was the face for the original Xbox, but as of yet, no one has been chosen for the 360, and with Perfect Dark Zero coming out late or being rushed, I don’t know if they will want to use her as the face of the 360, as it could represent being late to the market, or being rushed to produce, rather than signifying a quality product.
The characters in the various war games may as well be faceless. Joanna Dark is looking like she’ll be late to the party too, or the game will be overly rushed (based off of hands on opinions of the title from just a couple of days ago). The Oblivion avatar doesn’t even have a single name or face…
Who is going to step up to the plate? Who is going to be the hero or mascot that ushers in Microsoft’s next gen console? Which game is going to be the one that stands up and says ‘look… this is a platform offering not just new rich worlds, but new gameplay experiences’. The various sports, first person shooters and war games at launch offer unparralled realism, but don’t seem to offer gameplay that couldn’t be done on current hardware.