There is so much to say about E3. First I caught the Sony Conference at the movie theaters. That was pretty cool and jammed packed with a much older crowd that I expected. I didn't get to see Microsoft's full conference since I was at work but I say that I am excited to know more about and play Scalebound, Inside, and Sunset Overdrive. The Halo Master Chief Collection was great but not something I am too excited about. Playing all the maps in the series though is incredible. I think Microsoft had some great things but I wasn't impressed. Scalebound peaked my interest though most but we didn't see any gameplay. Sunset Overdrive is likely going to be crazy fun.
Now as for Sony's Conference, the start of Destiny is nice but frankly my excitement for it has dwindled a lot. There is so much more that I am excited about and the lack of seeing any compelling story narrating as you progress makes me feel like I will end up getting tired of it. With that said, my pre-order still stands and will get it but feel a bit lukewarm with the title now and that is really no thanks to games like Far Cry 4, Batman Arkham Knight, and Assassin's Creed: Unity. They all look ridiculously good in the size and detail. The altitude in Batman Arkham Knight and Far Cry 4 are incredible. Assassin's Creed just won't let me go. Unity is jaw dropping gorgeous.
Sorry its been awhile since I blogged (not that you really care). I been really contemplating what to do for a youtube channel and other means to have something on the internet to talk about games. With that said, there is a lot I want to talk about but simply will make this a somewhat review. I don't really do reviews that often but Tearaway is so great. I say simply go out and buy it if you have a Vita and its Vita's killer app. If there was one game to own a Vita for, this simply would be it.
Whenever a new console comes out, there’s a lot of excitement centered around it. That’s why whenever that happens, I like to take a look back and honor that console’s predecessor. So in this two-part blog series, we’re going to take a look at my favorite PS3 disc-based games.
Hello my friends. I am on a public computer at the public library. I have only 30 minutes to use the PC. so I will be brief.
With the next console generation coming, I don't quite want to make a list of my favorite games from this gen yet when there's still games coming out. So instead I will be writing a list of games that won't change: The most influential ones. Now consoles are at their point where they'll pretty much be mastering what we already have while the new ones (hopefully) bring some new tricks. Now this isn't saying these games were good or that they even improved gaming. Just that they changed things. So don't say my top three spots suck, because that is irrelevant. What matters is what they changed.
There is one title called Liege on Kickstarter that I read a bit about through an article on Gematsu. The game caught my interest since it was trying to get funding and was approved for a PS4/Vita port. I knew of course about Kickstarter for some other well-known developers who have gone to it and how it had become a huge thing for Indies. I didn’t pay much mind in checking it out and seeing how it’s structured. I am very intrigued and impressed more with it than Greenlight by the perks you can get for help funding it if it comes to fruition as well the goals that its set up to add things if it reaches a certain peak in funding. I plan on supporting a couple of games with some big money; well I wouldn’t say big money, but somewhere around 60 bucks to get something which could be considered special and more notably compared to collector’s editions that are sold by the thousands for AAA titles. This will be intimate and more personal to help out an Indie studio. It’s cool how the pledge gifts are set up and seem to get pretty crazy. It is impressive how someone would spend over a grand to help fund one game and people do and spent more.
June was not a very good month for games (for me). As you'll see, I didn't have much time to play anything. We moved at the beginning of the month and things didn't let up much after that.
I just realized I never extended an invite to PixlBit users to play some viddy oh games with me. I am often on the PS3, and sometimes on the Wii U.
I been on duty so I couldn’t blog but been thinking about the announcements Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo has made and there is a whole lot I am impressed with. My list have must have games has instantly grown. I watched both Sony and Microsoft’s press conferences and this is what I thought. Microsoft came away with an impressive better line-up of exclusives. Dead Rising 3 is a pretty big deal I consider. The last two games are great and its taking great advantage of the hardware for massive amount of zombies. I came away surprised that Insomanic had something exclusive to the Xbox One. Sunset Overdrive looks great and I love the premise. The hits just keep coming. I was very impressed with Titanfall. I would believe this would be just a timed exclusive since its published by EA. It looks fun and addicting. Now I have to say they did a lot right, especially by showcasing Metal Gear Solid V by basically saying its here too. They have secured that, the Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts. That is pretty huge. I was the letdown by Ryse which looks too centered around QTE. The gameplay looks so cheap. I was expecting something more from it and was excited about Killer Instinct but I came away unimpressed by what I saw.
Now as for Sony, I don’t feel it was a free flowing but they had some major things I liked. I loved how they had indie developers there. That was a huge thing. I came away really impressed how a few of those games like Outlast will be free for PS+ users. I wanted that already and also topping it off with Driveclub is pretty cool. Sony I didn’t feel showed much overall. The only new game I really came away impressed with was Order 1886. I am excited to see more about it. They showcased Final Fantasy Versus 13 and how the rumor is true that it is actually 15 now. The footage was great but puzzling how different it is. The announcement of Kingdom Hearts 3 was incredible too. The announcement of those two games are incredible but I come away less impressed since they are on the Xbox One too. The same goes for Destiny which is easily one of my most anticipated titles. That game looked stunning. It too though is a multiplatform game. Its like they did what Microsoft did and showcase a lot of third party games…
So, like any 30something gamer, I grew up on platforming games. I have fond memories of jumping on things and collecting whatever I was told to. But as the consoles developed and expanded in their abilities, I dipped my toes into new genres of gaming and have become distracted. I've played platforming games over the past few years (Jak and Daxter, I love you!), but I don't have a solid grounding in them now.
Guess what, everybody? I’ve got some big news for you all! I’ve just been hired by Capcom to lead a new R&D game development studio here in the US! I’m calling it Bulldozer Entertainment and we’ll be creating and developing new game ideas using Capcom’s vast properties and licenses. Needless to say, I’ll be very busy and you probably won’t hear much from me here anymore. But before I go, I thought I’d share with you all some of the things I’ll be working on in the coming months.
So I joined up to pixlbit a little after the announcement of 1up's end. I feel a little guilty of that, like I had scrambled to find another safe harbor for myself, but I enjoyed the atmosphere of 1up and have the same vibe here. So here I am, introducing myself to a new community.
When Sony announced Playstation All Stars, fans of the developer and its long list of exclusive characters let out rounds of applause. Unfortunately, that applause was followed by a mildly depressed sigh of remorse for a game that looked to steal major portions of the Super Smash Brothers battle system. Luckily, players who have been able to get their hands on the beta of Battle Royale have come away with relief all over their faces.
In addition to introducing Cross Buy, Sony dropped some other relevant Vita information. Version 1.80 of the system firmware will bring with it support for PSone Classics. Though the feature was planned and announced before the release of the system, it wasn't ready for the release or in the months following. On August 28 that will change as the company begins incrementally rolling out full support for the hefty catalog.