Bethesda shocked the world last year with news of games like Fallout 4, Dishonored 2, and an Elder Scrolls card game? Well, maybe one and two are far more interesting/exciting. This year, there we're major updates, now keep in mind that this is a publisher/developer, so their list of releases are normally smaller. I could probably sum everything up in one paragraph, and that's exactly what im going to do, and this doesn't mean that it was any less exciting:
Firstly, new Unreal was announced to the adoration of so many fans of the original arena combat FPS. Then there was DLC announced for Fallout 4: Nuka World, a Disney-like amusement park, then two more add-ons for contraptions, and vault-tech where you can build elevators, assembly lines, and a host of other mechanics, then vault-tec let's you build your own vault, and even lets you experiment on your own dwellers. Next was Dishonored 2 with more gameplay and news. Then there was the announcment of Prey being relaunched, and it looks to be a game that people have been waiting a long, long time to play. Then we saw the special edition remake of Elder scrolls V: Skyrim, and that was just plain sexy. The aforementioned Elder Scrolls card game was shown off, and then there were new updates announced to Elder Scrolls Online. That was the gist of the conference. Not too shabby, but nothing jaw-dropping, except Unreal coming back was a bigger surprise that I didn't know I needed.
Next is Ubisoft, which is probably the underdog each year, and Assassin's Creed may be their bread and butter as I've stated in the past, but this year they seemed to focus greatly on Tom Clancy' Ghost Recon: Wildlands. The game looks good, and although the Ghost titles tend to have some pseudo Sci-Fi elements to them, I tend to think that this game is going to be designed not only for multiplayer, but for story, and that alone intrigues me enough to have stopped using twitter for a moment, and actually watch the game.
Then the Fractured But Hole was shown, and it was a stupendous love affair to South Park. The game was hilariously thought out, especially making fun of the whole superhero movies that have come out recently. The game releases December 6th, and I personally cannot wait to play it, because I loved The Stick of Truth.
For Honor was previewed and played in a demonstration, and the game looks to be a take on the old Dynasty Warriors games, but this game combines samurais with knights, and barbarians in a mixed/alternate universe. The game is an aesthetic winner, but the battle systems looks slightly flawed, as though the developers didn't focus much on anything but the concept of combining differnt warriors from different times/generations. It's almost as though they saw a few episodes of Deadliest Warrior, and combined it with the Dynasty Warrior combat system, and not have as many NPCs on screen at once. Either way, the game has a fifty-fifty shot of being a big name title. I've always been very much against Ubisoft, finding their titles to be overrated, as most are not focused on plot, or anything palpable.
Then there was a game that looks graphically unappealing, but to many gamers out there, will be very, very fun: Star Trek: Bridge Crew. Bridge Crew is going to be a multiplayer online game where you and your crew control a starship in Starfleet. The game was demoed by actual captains/cre of the Stwr Trek shows. Even they said the experience,minlcuding their ability to know the jargon made it look like it was every nerds wet dream. Truthfully, I've recently only started watching the older shows, and they're okay, but I've always been more partial to Star Wars. Still, this game does look fun, it does have some appeal, and it's probably still in Beta, because it's not releasing until next year. Overall, it should be a fun game to play, and I await more details to come.
We did get Assassin's Creed news, where I believe we will see Benedict Cumberbatch in an original Assassin's Creed film, which will most likely be finished by 2018. Watchdogs 2 is also being optioned for a film deal, which is an industry term for saying that someone might do something with it in the immediate future. Although Watchdogs 2 was shown off, there was nothing really interesting in it that made me all that excited personally, as I felt the first game didn't bring much to the table, despise the hype that came with it after E3 2013(?)
Steep, a game about sking/snowboarding in the realms of SSX ended the conference, and although visually stimulating, had a far more fun aspect to it than the last SSX title, which was supposed to be a fun, yet more realistic/serious game. Ubisoft did okay this year, but I was more impressed with South Park's new game more than anything they offered up this year.
EA Play didn't show off as much sports titles as they had indie/action titles. Star Wars was made into a big deal, yet nothing really new was announced. Galaxy of Heroes, The Old a Republic, and Bsttlefront titles are destined to be made in the future, but it was a whole lot of nothing, and EA was by-far the worst conference at E3 this year. So I'm going to run through it very, very quickly.
FIFA 17 is supposed to be one of the biggest games to launch this upcoming summer. It will have a special maanger's mode, and the game does look better, just not really all that exciting for me, but for the fanatics, they just leveld it down, and Showcased the game.
Titanfall 2 is up next, which I've mentioned before in Sony's Press conference , but this was where it was made official that there would be a single-player offline campaign. Next game showcased was Fe; an indie title in-which you awaken to a young little cub in the forest, and the game uses music to advance the storyline. The sSilent Ones are enemies that try to stifle your progress, but are seperated like mechanical beings from the natural forestry. The game looks quite impressive for a game that could be played on an iPad or PC, but the game does have a unique play that is intriguing to say the least.
The conference ended with the biggest surprise in detail and excitement this year: Battlefield 1. The sad thing about this whole conference is that the games mentioned above were already mentioned prior in other Press Conferences. EAPlay just is typical EA, and really just didn't impress me much this year.
So with the end of this year's E3, I give you a list of my five top games shown that should be predordered:
1) God of War 4, the game does look incredible, it has a fiery passion that I've seen lacking in the most recent titles, and this new direction makes it damn close to being a new IP
2) Injustice 2- it looks better than the first game, which was very good already, and has a speed/tenacity that rivals that of Mortal Kombat X. Also, it's DC, and the customization concepts, plus expected mods are going to make this game a fighter for the 21st century. The fact thwt my Batman will be completely different in both aspects and strategy from your Batman creates an evolving fighting game that requires hardline skill to complete. This game has me very, very excited.
3) What Remains of Edith Finch- this game looks to be a suspenseful masterpiece tolls the line of games like Life is Strange, and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. It follows the story of the Finch Family through diary posts throughout an abandoned: perhaps haunted home of the former family. I love me a great story, and this one is just bursting at the seams with potential.
4) Resident EVIIL 7- this game was a sleeper shocker, I wasn't expecting it to be that amazing, and the fact it will be supported by V.R. Isn't a selling point for me, but The game itself looks horrifying, and looks to return to it's gory, horror-filled origins. I cannot wait to be absolutely terrified, and seeing I've not enjoyed a RE game since 4, I'm looking forward to the return of the horror franchise.
5) Lastly, and yes I know I could have done a list of ten games, but I will NOT be referring The Last Guardian as a predordered title that is worthy of your hard-earned bucks, because I feel this title is going to be a dirty,dirty dog, and as been so overhyped, that I fear it will not be even one iota of the spectacle it leads us to believe. I'm sure it will be a great game, and should've been a red-box Sony PS3 classic by now, but I can't in-all-justification list it as preorder worthy. I will, however counter the Resident Evil announcment with another game that is based in a zombie/creature apocalypse as being another big surprise: Days Gone. Sure I don't know much of this title,mbut the game looks to be of a quality I come to suspect for current generation systems. Of course,mlike all new IPs, this game could be an absolute failure,mor never see the light of day, but I'll take the risk and say it is definitely worth your dollars. If not; We Happy Few is the best runner-up for me.
Thank you for reading the Malacast Editorial, and enjoying the E3 reviews. I may do one more post dedicated to Nintendo, but for now I'm focusing on the main press conferences. I'll be doing more game reviews, and book reviews as we shuffle along. Some games have yet to even be announced,mand I will also be previewing some of the biggest. Line-ups if there is a need. As I've stated in Post 300, the blog will be turning towards a new direction, but this is more a slight shift, than a 180 degree turn. This year's E3 had games,l lots and lots of games, many of which I plan to buy in the upcoming year. For now, I'll leave you all to enjoy what E3 had to offer, and cannot wait until next year.
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