There were tons of cross platform games announced and
previewed at E3. I am just going to dive right in and give my initial reactions:
Assassin's
Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4, XBOne, PC) - More of the same but now with 100% more
Pirates! Nothing special jumps out at me at first glance. Fans of the series
will probably love it and defend it to the death but I really feel that there
wasnt enough time between AC3 and this, seems kind of like a cash grab to me.
Arma3
(PC) - If you never heard of the ARMA series, go look it up NOW! Unlike the
Battlefield and Call of Duty series, ARMA is a military simulator. Always
pushing graphics to the extreme with each new itteration, I will deffinetley be
picking this up (I am Beta testing now for it and so far it is incredible!)
Batman:
Arkham Origins (PC, PS3, XB360) - Love the Arkham series and I am really
excited for this. Batman has always been a big part of my life. I read the
comics, I watch the movies/TV shows, I even have the full set of the DC
Superheroes Lego line! Hopefully they stick to the formula and make another
great installment in the series.
Battlefield
4 (PS4, XBOne, PC) - 1 word. FROSTBITE. The things they have showcased with the
new Frostbite 3 engie look IMPRESSIVE. The destruction looks great, the
multiplayer looks great, the graphics look top notch, the environment looks
amazing. 100% must get if you are a fan of the series.
Black
Gold (PC) - With World of Warcraft seeming to be starting its decline as top
MMO in the land, Black Gold will try to capture that title. From the trailer
this MMO seems VERY WoW like in graphics and that could be a good thing for
them. I have yet to see gameplay so we will have to wait for more to get a real
grasp on whether this is the mythical WoW killer or just more cannon fodder.
Call
of Duty: Ghosts (PS4, XBOne, PC) - Tweak the graphics a bit, add a few new
multiplayer maps, slap on a story and put it on the shelves. The next anual CoD
is just another in the line of boring, yet somehow still relevant and massively
popular, shooters that will be around for 1 year until the next is churrned
out.
Command
& Conquer (PC) - The C&C series has a special place in heart. The
original C&C back in 1995 was my first ever RTS and I loved the entire
series.... up until Westwood went under and EA took over. We will see what
comes of this as it is a reboot of the entire series but it is set in the
Generals universe and is F2P although the developers have ensured that it is
not "Free to Play but Pay to Win" as is the formula with a lot of
current F2P games out there. I will follow this, hopefully get into the Beta
but I do not have high expectations for this.
Dark
Souls II (PC, PS3, XB360) - Fits right in with my online handle IM_GONNA_DIE.
Hopefully Dark Souls II grows on what it accomplished in the first installment.
I love the lack of hand holding and the dificulty of the first game. A few
things could be improved so lets hope they listened to the community and
deliver a quality game once again.
DayZ
[Standalone](PC) - The DayZ mod for ARMA2 was awesome! Now the standalone game
is looking more and more promising. 100% must buy for me on release. This is
looking to be the be all end all of zombie survival games.
Destiny
(PS4, XBOne) - Holding out hope for a PC release but I wont be totally
dissapointed if it doesn't happen as I will just pick it up for PS4. The extended
gameplay footage we got to see at the Sony presentation looks really promising.
I have faith in Bungie so the bar is set high for this. Cannot wait to see
more.
Dragon
Age III: Inquisition (PC, PS3, XB360) - Bioware's chance to make up for DA2. I
never got into the Dragon Age series and so far all we have to go off of is a
cinematic trailer so I will watch for more info and then make a more informed
statement.
Dying
Light (PS4, XBOne) – No gameplay footage of this yet, but from what we do have
to go on makes this game look like Left 4 Dead meets Mirror’s Edge. Although it
is being developed by Techland, the same people behind the Dead Island series,
I will be on the lookout for some more info.
Elder
Scrolls Online (PS4, XBOne, PC) – I am still not totally convinced by all
that’s been released on this so far. I love the Elder Scrolls series. I have
been playing since Daggerfall and all the installments have been nothing but
spectacular. The Elder Scrolls venture into the MMO realm has me worried though
that it will be just a cash grab by Bethesda. I’ll hold out hope for this but I
am not setting the bar high.
Final
Fantasy XV (PS4, XBOne) – I haven’t played a Final Fantasy game since IX on
PS2. Maybe I will give this a shot in the future. The graphics look great but I
will wait for some reviews before making a decision.
Kingdom
Hearts III (PS4, XBOne) – I’ll be honest. Even though I owned a PS2, I never
played any of the Kingdom Hearts. I am promising myself though that I will pick
up this franchise when I pick up my PS4 (and Sony releases I and II to Gaikai).
Mad
Max (PS4, XBOne, PC) – Love the movie, lets see what direction this game goes.
Too early to tell what will come of this.
Metal
Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4, XBOne) – I stopped playing the Metal Gear
series after Snake Eater only because I never got a PS3. Of course I will be
picking this up but I am apprehensive about this only because Metal Gear in an
open world could be hindering, plus the gameplay trailer shown during
Microsoft’s presentation had to be fast forwarded through what some may say
“boring parts”. I want to love this but it could turn into Assassin’s Creed
FUTURE real fast, lets hope the story is, as it always has been, amazing.
Mirror's
Edge 2 (PS4, XBOne, PC) – YES! Love love love the first Mirror’s Edge and I am
really excited for this release. Must have at launch.
Outlast
(PS4, PC) - AWESOME! I love the horror genre and this game looks so cool. Like
Amnesia meets R.E.C. (the movie) I am loving the trailer.
Plants
Vs Zombies 2: Garden Warefare (XBOne, PC) – Totally not what I expected for a
sequel to a small, fun, indie game but I am impressed and ready once again to
dive right in an kick some zombie ass all over again.
Project
Spark (XBOne, PC) – Very impressive presentation. I have my eye on this game. I
have high expectations for this from what I saw in the reveal. Spore on crack
and then some.
Rise
of the Triad (PC) – Fun, fast FPS. Looks like it has potential to be a great
multiplayer with the fast paced nature of the gameplay. Very Quake or Unreal
Tournament like.
Star
Wars: Battlefront 3 (PS4, XBOne, PC) – Probably the biggest announcement for
me. I put in so many hours into the first two Battlefront games and I have
extremely high expectations for this now and from all the info releases, the
stars seem to be aligned for this game. Being developed by DICE (Mirror’s Edge,
Battlefield series) and using the new Frostbite 3 engine, I simply cannot wait
for this game.
The
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4, PC) – Great series, always pushing graphics to their
limits, great story. High hopes for this. If you haven’t played any of the
others in the series, get to it so you will be ready come launch day of this
one.
Thief
4 (PS4, XBOne, PC) – If you like Assassin’s Creed, Metal Gear, Splinter Cell,
or any other stealth games, then this is a must have. The series that started
to perfect the stealth genre as far as I am concerned returns and hopefully the
push the bar even higher. I expect greatness from this.
Titanfall
(XBOne, PC) - This seemed to be the Big console exclusive for Microsoft. I will
be picking it up for PC but it really was impressive. The balance of the game
is something I would like to see in action as you can be a foot soldier with
certain abilities or you can climb into a mech which looks awesome and since E3
has ended this game has received a ton of awards including best game at E3.
Tom
Clancy's: The Division (PS4, XBOne) – This game looks promising. From what was
shown, it gave off the impression of an open world PvP environment with great
physics. We will see if Ubisoft delivers but everyone is hyping this up right
now.
Transistor
(PS4, PC) – Produced by Supergiant games who made Bastion, I am totally looking
forward to this. Bastion was amazing and so far everything I have seen on Transistor
is promising. Keeping this one in scope.
Watch
Dogs (PS3, PS4, XB360, XBOne, PC) – The hype for this is growing daily. This
open world action adventure stealth game is very ambitious and I can’t wait to
sit down with it and immerse myself in the world.
Overall, this was a great year in general for gaming and the
future looks very bright for the industry. We will see in the future how things
pan out in the console war but as far just pure gaming goes, no matter what
console you are getting, there are TONS of great games that will be released
that you can sink hours upon hours into. I personally cannot wait for this fall
and next year when all these games are released, I expect to see all of you
online as well playing with me, having fun, and admiring the art that is being
developed before our very eyes.
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