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E3 Impressions: Sony VR Games
In the race to bring VR to the gaming masses, I feel Sony has the most to lose. Based on the VR titles they revealed during their E3 conference, I think they may know that. That last paragraph is totally my opinion, but I will do my best to explain myself. Of the current console manufacturers, only Sony has fully hitched itself to the VR wagon. They did so by being the only one to actually announc...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Days Gone
Zombie games! For the love of all that is decent and holy, how many of these can we have? In my opinion, the zombie genre has been overdone to the point of nausea. Despite my feelings about the genre, however, it’s a really popular one. Days Gone is Sony Bend’s take on the genre and, despite my reservations about another zombie game, I have to admit that there are things about the gameplay demo So...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Mentioning Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare online tends to elicit very radical responses from “impassioned” fans. Many of the responses are negative, and some are vitriolic. I have prepared myself for these. I have my Kevlar helmet on, my bulletproof vest strapped on, and my AR-15 loaded and ready. Bring it! OK, I’m not loaded or armored; the only thing loaded in this house is me, and the most arm...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Detroit: Become Human
There are times when a mere name can change your opinion about a game. With Detroit: Become Human, a game that looked very interesting in its gameplay demo’s premise, the name was David Cage. As soon as it takes to say the name, my interest in the game became very murky. David De Gruttola, BKA David Cage, is the founder of Quantic Dream, the studio behind polarizing titles such as Fahrenheit/Indig...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Horizon: Zero Dawn
Every once in a while, a game pops up and intrigues you because of its sheer lunacy. Horizon: Zero Dawn is that game for me. Revealed for the first time during E3 2015, this game grabbed my attention and didn’t let go, despite the fact that I didn’t understand what was going on or how it made a lick of sense. It was the machines that threw me off. The vibe of the E3 gameplay demo was one of a post...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: The Last Guardian
After six years of development limbo, The Last Guardian was finally confirmed to be alive and well during E3 2015. Back then, it was set to release sometime this year. At the end of this year’s E3, the release date was set: October 25th, 2016. With that news, I sighed with joy. Finally, Team Ico’s latest creation for the PlayStation 4 has a date. My calendar is set, and I am ready. Of course, it’s...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: God of War
Kratos is back and this time we are going with Norse Mythology. From the startup of the Sony E3 Conference, we hear a wonderful orchestra that resembled a lot to the old God of War days, but we haven’t seen a God of War game since Ascension. Seeing the startup of the demo, we are introduced to a young boy playing with his toys dressed Nordic style. He is then called in by a man, but this man’s voi...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Ubisoft VR Games
Ubisoft debuted two VR games during their conference at E3. One of the games was a great example of what VR can for players who want that experience in flight; the other was a dream come true for fans who want to recreate the fanboy/fangirl situation of their dreams. Both had tons of benefits, but one glaring flaw. The first of the VR games, Eagle Flight, is a game that shows the potential of VR i...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Watch Dogs 2
With Watch Dogs 2, Ubisoft Montreal is hoping to inject more life into the series. It looks like they were successful for the most part. The sequel to the dismal 2014 open-world hacking game Watch Dogs has ditched the previous open-world sandbox game’s stomping grounds of Chicago, deciding to travel westward to the San Francisco The game’s protagonist is Marcus Holloway, an African-American youth ...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: For Honor
If you’ve ever wanted to pit hordes of vikings, samurai, and knights against each other Deadliest Warrior-style in full-fledged melee combat, For Honor is the game for you. If you love cleaving through dozens of enemies while dozens of other combatants fight around you, For Honor also has you covered. I don’t know how the meeting at Ubisoft Montreal went when brainstorming this hack and slash game...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: South Park: The Fractured But Whole
I thoroughly enjoyed 2014’s South Park: The Stick of Truth. The upcoming follow-up. South Park: The Fractured But Whole, looks like a game I will be thoroughly enjoying upon release. Ubisoft San Francisco and South Park Digital Studios, LLC have teamed up again to deliver this sequel. It’s the day after the events of The Stick of Truth, and the boys of South Park have traded in their fantasy garb ...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Ubisoft gameplay trailers scare me. After Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Watch Dogs, and The Division showed the company’s propensity for exaggerating a game’s visuals and gameplay, I take anything I see in their trailers with a metric ton of salt. I went into their conference with this mindset, and Ubi tested me immediately with the gameplay demo for their first title, Ubisoft Paris’s Ghost Recon: Wild...[Read More]