So E3 is over. It has been a bundle of excitement for me. I'm going to talk about the three games I actually cared about: Star Wars Battlefront, Fallout 4 and No Mans Sky. These games have all had new gameplay reveals and they look fantastic, but there is some disappointment. I actually got a chance to play Battlefront at the VIP area of E3, and the gameplay is really well done, it is smooth, very fun and intense, and the sounds plus the looks makes it a very Star Wars feeling game, I actually felt like an imperial Stormtrooper, raiding the Rebel scum on Hoth. However, as I said there is some disappointment, for example, AT-ATs were on rails. They would march forward automatically, their weapons are playable, but this takes away the beauty of executing a detailed plan of attack in multiplayer, using these hulking machines. I was so excited to work together with my friends with a group of AT-ATs to wipe out the rebel scum. It also seems like weapons like rockets have to be picked up ina powerup scattered around the map. This, to me, takes away the depth of the game, it takes away the need to have a variety of classes to successfully win a battle. Ships, like Tie fighters, have to also be picked up in a powerup, which seems a little shallow and doesn't make it seem like you are fighting in an army. So for some this might not be the game you are looking for, but it was still one of the best games I've played, the combat is smooth, the battles are big, the feel is right and I am thoroughly looking forward to it's release.
No Mans sky got about 3 minutes of gameplay shown at E3 and it is shaping up to be game of the century. The head of Hello Games, Sean Murray played some of No Mans Sky, a 3-minute gameplay bite, a taste of what you can do. He started off in a hanger, and jumped in his ship, launching himself into the heart of a battle. The battle looked great, with lasers flying around, capitol ships blasting away at each other, and fighters dipping and diving around taking out the opposition in intense dog fights. He then opens the map, and my jaw dropped. I had already seen the map in various other trailers, but the scale still boggled my mind. He reminded us as he zoomed out that each dot of light was a solar sytem, with space stations, planet sized planets, asteroids and a star. I can't tell how it works but the map navigation seems to work in a very 'organic' way, I can't put my finger on what it is, you'll have to see it yourself. They isn't any UI, or options on the map, it is just the camera flying about.
He then warped out to a distant solar system, and my jaw dropped again as he arrived in a exquisite, colorful solar system, above a realistic, stunning planet. He flew down to the surface and got out, the world actually felt as if it was alive, as animals wandered about and vegetation swayed in the wind. He joked saying it wasn't the best planet he's been on, "But it isn't the worst". For the rest of the gameplay, he showed off the destructible environments. This game looks incredible, and I can't wait till it's released. I'm looking forward to new gameplay, and mechanics they will reveal, and of course when the release date is, which they promise will be announced soon. Now I'm off to try and quench my thirst for the most exciting game this century.
(I'm not talking about Fallout today, but check out my news on it here or head to the news section):
(I'm not talking about Fallout today, but check out my news on it here or head to the news section):