Cyberpunk 2077 E3 Presentation featuring Keanu Reeves is BREATH TAKING!

You're Breathtaking!

There has been so god awful E3 presentations in the past with just cringy presenters, this however is the exact opposite. I don't think anyone saw this coming, during the Cyberpunk 2077 E3 presentation who comes strolling out on Stage? John fucking Wick! The Chosen One....Keanu Reeves! 

If the trailer wasn't already hype enough Keanu Reeves just set this games hype into overdrive!

The games looks breathtaking! 

PlayStation E3 2018 Experience

I'm not interested in which of the big three "won" E3, I want to see games that bring the "wow factor" and honestly there wasn't much in my opinion.
Death Stranding was the one I was looking forward to the most, unfortunately Kojima ''s latest trailer still left me in the dark.
The game is still cloaked in complete mystery, I am now looking forward to The Tomb Portable's analysis to see how this latest trailer can possibly support his theory that Death Stranding is MGS0.





Other notable game trailers were Kingdom Hearts III, the 2 trailers I saw truly showcased the power of this generations consoles! I never played the first two but my wife was interested in them back in the day and I think I'll be picking this up for my wife, and son and daughter.








I was impressed by Sucker Punches Ghost of Tsushima trailer, gorgeous environments and lighting effects, impressive character models and facial animations...this is Bushido Blade + Tenchu to the 100th power.



And then there's TLoU2, I loved the first game! As many others claim it was one the the top 3 for last generation. The first trailer for TLoU2 really didn't grab me like the initial trailer for the original game, last nights trailer showcased Ellie interacting with others from a group she has joined since the conclusion of the first game. The actual gameplay was brutal and the AI appeared extremely intelligent to the point where you need to be 110% aware of your surroundings and the many possible actions the AI might take. The gameplay did not look scripted and absolutely required full attention! And it looked like the AI was not pulling its punches! The environments looked great  and the post apocalyptic feel of the environment is looking even better than the original!
It was cool seeing Ellie older, I wonder how her and Joel will be reunited?



This next game is an amazing surprise for me! It wasn't announced at the press event but we are getting Valkyria Chronicals 4 this year!!! I had no idea Sega was working on this and it appears to return to the series roots! I've seen some comments on how the game has last gen visuals.....these people obviously never played VC.
I just hope the story and characters are as engaging as the original!




Then there's Spiderman...it looks really good but I'm just not feeling the hype for this game.



Then we got a trailer for a game called Control....it reminded me of a B movie called the Cube mixed with M.C. Escher's dreams....very abstract....I didn't get any feels from the trailer....meh.....need more info.


From the studio that brought us Life is Strange we get a new murder mystery Twin Mirror....I really enjoyed Life is strange so I'll be checking out Twin Mirror! Oh BTW is that the same train that almost ran over Chloe? Are we world building here or is this a totally separate world??



This next game wasn't mentioned during the conference, like many titles on this list, but if you love games with atmosphere that needs to be played at night in the dark that will keep you on the edge of your seat then you need to answer the Call of Duty Cthulhu!
Fried Calamari anyone?

Honorable mention

When I saw the first trailer for this next game at last years E3 I was very impressed this years trailer and subsequent game play demo reignited my hype for this game. I never played the original PS2 game but these trailers make me want to go old school....I'm sure the original Beyond Good and Evil is on the PS Store. This game seems very ambitious and I wonder if it will actually release for this generation.

BloodStained Ritual of the Night

The E3 trailer for Bloodstained Ritual of the Night just dropped and I have a good feeling this kickstarter might actually be the true spiritual successor to a classic game legacy (unlike what Mighty #9 turned out to be).

Igarashi was an assistant Director, Programmer and Writer of the legendary Symphony of the Night I have faith in IGA, if Bloodstained is half as good as SotN it'll still be 200% better than LoI.....

Sony's E3 Press Conference

 Well the Sony E3 press conference just concluded and interestingly no mention of PSNow, PSVita and PS3. The conference really focused on the games and holy crap there were some amazing reveals!














The Last Guardian



Horizon Zero Dawn: Robot Monster Hunter



Hitman: This was a very cool trailer that had an almost Jason Borne vibe to it!



 Street Fighter V: Birdie and Cammy revealed...but we knew that already...thanks Ono



No Man's Sky: Underwhelming demo, not a very enthusiastic demo IMO.

Dreams: Media Molecule What the front door was that?


Firewatch: Park Ranger Adventure



World of Final Fantasy: Super Moe Fantasy




 Final Fantasy VII REMAKE: HOLY SHIT IT'S REAL!!!!!!



Battle Front III: This didn't look real

Uncharted 4: A Theif's End: Naughty Dog closes out Sony's presser in high fashion!



Some other games that weren't shown at Sony's E3 presser that I'm excited about are

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain



Mirror's Edge Catalyst



Mass Effect: Andromeda



Fallout4

E3 Mirrors Edge Catlyst

So I got an email yesterday from Sara Jannson, the Senior Producer of Mirrors Edge Catalyst at DICE regarding the new game. Based on the email I have a feeling ME:C will have the basic DNA as the original ME but it will differ much like last gen's SSX did from it's predecessors.
Things like, "the first game had a lot of promise", "it could be more" "introduce to a new generation",  "we've landed on a vision",   "new, interesting gameplay and features".
She drives home the fact that this isn't a sequel, it's not ME2, but could it be a prequel the word catalyst kinda implies it....could we be looking at the impetus that made Faith a runner?
I guess we'll get a better idea 4PM EST Monday June 15th at EA's presser.

Sony's 2014 E3 Press Conference Impressions

I can't believe it's been 1 year already since last years epic E3! E3 kicked off yesterday with Microsoft's Press conference, then Ubisoft's, EA's and Sony closed the first day with there's. I was only able to watch Sony's so without further ado here's my thoughts on Sony's 2014 E3 Press conference.
Holy crap they didn't begin with a sizzle reel! They closed with it!
I was really hoping for a PS3 price cut announcement as I need a new one and I really don't want to drop $200 now and then $400 in Feb for a PS4 , but No PS3 price cut was announced!
It's already been revealed in Europe but there was no mention of the PS4/Vita bundle :/
The new Destiny Trailer was a pretty sweet, mostly because of the impressive voice over. 



Destiny launches in 3 months and for all the cool trailers and behind the scenes video's I still have questions...like how can this game not have a subscription? Will there be an in-game economy? If so will there be crafting? They also revealed the Destiny PS4 bundle with a white PS4 which looks very nice. and they announced the Beta begins July 17th and a special Alpha sneak peek this Thursday.



 The team from Media Molecule arrived and we got to see LBP3...I played a bit of the original LBP but I just couldn't get into the game, so watching them play LBP3 and introducing the new characters just was meh to me.

 

Shuhei Yoshida took the stage and introduced From Software's Bloodborne, this game should come with instructions that it can only be played late at night!



The Farcry 4 demo was enjoyable to watch and the environment was gorgeous!



Next on stage was Adam Boyas who kicked it off with a hilarious trailer for Dead Island 2! Catchy song...



He went on to reveal Grim Fandango coming to PS4 then read some " fan mail letters" and then showed the trailer for Suda 51's game Let it Die, the trailer hints at a beat em up with RPG elements. But I was really hoping to see an update on Lily Bergamo dammit!



Adam spoke about the indie dev scene on PlayStation, he showed a trailer for ABZU, which came across as Journey underwater. One indie game  that caught my eye was No Man's Sky from Hello Games! The concept sounds intriguing... to boldly go where no one has gone before...to explore strange new worlds...to seek out new life and new civilizations...
for more info on the game check out TOS @ www.no mans sky.com  



After the No Man's Sky trailer we were introduced to Shawn Laydon who spoke quite elegantly and had mannerisms like a politician, this poor fellow had the pleasure of dropping stats on us about the PSN and somehow managed to segway into announcing You Tube integration into the share system and the Free to Play games available on PSN. First of all I'm no fan of free to play (fee to win). I've played my share of IOS F2P games and it's always the same thing...enjoyable at first then you hit a brick wall when only the most devoted will play on without paying for content that will make the game as enjoyable as it was in the beginning.  Other wise you quit or pay and from my estimation the cost's for this content  far outweigh what the game is worth.
Then Shawn talked a bit about PlayStation TV...and by the time we got to this all I heard was 



But I fought off the ZZZZZzzzzZZZZzzz's and Mr LAydon went out with a bang...and a few crunch's...I prefer Street Fighter over MK but the stages in MKX are fantastic!



Next up Andrew House talks about all the wonderous things available on the PSN besides the games and we get to meet Brian Michael Bendis as he introduces the first original series for PS+ called Powers. 
Afterwards Andrew continues the show by showing the trailer for the Ratchet and Clank movie!


But where was the Sly Cooper!?
Then we got the trailer for The Last of Us remastered for PS4...I'm a bit surprised at the amount of spoilers the trailer had but I've played thru the games twice but those who defected from Microsoft's camp may have seen more than than they wanted to....
After revisiting Ellie and Joel we got quite a doosie of a trailer for MGS V The Phantom Pain! There's alot to review in this trailer but one thing I noticed was Miller seems to be missing an appendage...
  



And from one AAA franchise to another.... GTA V looks gorgeous on PS4! But I already have the game on PS3. Interestingly Andrew mentions that players on BOTH PS3 AND xbox 360 can transfer their online game data to the PS4....and the same probably holds true for Xbone.



From MSF to Los Santos to Gotham! Arkham Knight trailer!!!
Holy crap Gotham is fucking HUGE! And that Bat mobile....



Ohh and one last thing before we go....


Not a bad conference, a little dull in the middle, but there was enough to keep us excited for the future!
I wish Capcom and Square had something to show I really want to hear  how FFXV is progressing!

E3 Dragons Crown Trailer

Who remembers the good old days of side scrolling beat em up's like Capcom's Knights of the Round and King of the Dragons where four players chose a class like Elf, Wizard, Fighter and fought thru hordes of AD&D inspired sprites, well 20 years later we get Dragon's Crown!
Heeellllooooo Sorceress!
"Blue Sorceress your breasts are poppin out"

E3 Nintendo Wii U games that would get me to buy the console

Here is Nintendo's golden opportunity to snatch up some marketshare with Microsoft just totally screwing the pooch with their fan base.
Nintendo's Wii U didn't have a very strong launch (not gonna get into why) but there's been some game trailers that look fantastic for the Wii U! These games look so clean and polished! AND FUN!!











Super Smash Bros.



Super Luigi Bros U



Super Mario 3D World

Mario Kart 8



Bayonetta 2




New Xeno...something game

E3 Microsoft XBox One & Sony PlayStation Conference....the ecosystem...the games...the network....the price!

So yesterday Microsoft and Sony had their E3 pressers, I watched the Microsoft conference just to see how they would recover from their Xbox One reveal event which sent the interwebs into a frenzy with the DRM and always on info.

They started with Hideo Kojima presenting MGS V: The Phantom Pain for XBoxOne....I think we all know MGS V TPP will sell better on the PS3/4...a noble effort to woo the Japanese gamers, by in my opinion pointless.



They did however focus on games....good move Microsoft:

Halo,
 

Quantum Break,
 

D4,



Killer Instinct,

Forza Motorsport 5,

Project Spark,


Titan Fall,

Crimson Dragon,


MS did clarify the DRM/always on fiasco....although a bit clearer I still don't like the policy at all. I trade games with my friends and if the game is good enough....RDR for example I'll buy it. Microsoft revealed the MSRP for the XBoxOne will be $499.99


.....the silence was deafening, ouch! Brings back memories of Sony's 2006 E3 presser with Kaz revealing the PS3 MSRP...



At the end of the day Sony had their E3 presser, there were still a few lingering questions in my mind. The two most critical for me were how much will the console cost and will the PSN service still offer online gaming for free....oh and would Sony have some sort of DRM policy like Microsoft?
After the traditional game montage Sony kicked things off with a little news on the Vita front...news titles and cross play with the PS4, then we moved straight into the current with the PS3 and showed the strong line up that's still to come begining with GoTY contender The last of Us, then we got some new vids for
Rain




Beyond Two Souls



Gran Turismo 6


Batman Arkham Origins


Sony also mentioned a GT5 GTAV/PS3 bundle, after that we segwayed into the PS4 and a "World without bounds". I got a bit nervous at this point....if they are saying a world without bounds they better not have any stupid restrictions on sharing/trading games! Then they revealed the PS4! O.O the moment we've all been waiting 4....see what I did there?
Annd meh...it's not that sexy, in fact it looks ALOT like a PS2!

There was a noticeable silence and my first reaction was not like OMFG it's gorgeous! The first thought in my head was this is what I waited 4 months for!?
So Sony briskly moved on to the new additions to the PSN, Red Box Instant and Flixter...mmmmkaaay.....
then they brought out the CEO of Sony pictures....this guy was obviously out of his element and it showed! He talked about how Sony pictures is commited to bringing the best movies to the PSN....for the gamers....ok ok I get it! It's all about the gamers, please the horse is dead, stop beating it!
I was getting a little nervous....we haven't heard the MSRP yet, no word on sharing games, nadda on the PSN of tomorrow...
Then Shuhei comes on stage and gets the wheels rolling again talking about a bunch of new IP's (intellectual properties) like

The Order 1886



Then we got some new trailers for previously confirmed PS4 launch titles, unfortunately InFamous Second Son is slated for Q1 2014 :(

Killzone: Shadow Fall



Drive Club


InFamous Second Son


 After the Infamous Second Son trailer Sony had regained their momentum and Shuhei started talking how the Power of the PS4 will take story telling to the next level with advanced facial mapping setting new levels of emotional expression and who better to demonstrate this than.....da da daaaaa The Dark Sorcerer!



That had me laughing!
With all the hater aid that recently came from a bunch of indie devs regarding their relationship with Microsoft, Sony has opened the gates to work on indie games for the PS4, they showed at least 6 on stage including Don't Starve, Transistor, Secret Ponchos and many more!
Then Sony "released the Kraken!!!!" and announced via video conference that Final Fantasy Vs XIII was ALIVE!!! Millions of Final Fantasy Fans rejoiced!
Final Fantasy Vs XIII now Final Fantasy XV


and...

Kingdom Hearts III



Oh yeah and for those who still have a shred of faith left, FFXIV will be exclusive to PS3/4



With the Kracken released Sony showed no mercy as they unveiled their used game policy....you hear the applause??? The media is chanting Sony Sony Sony...



And then Sony detailed the updated PSN + program....it's interesting to note how they breezed right through the fact that online multiplayer now requires a PSN+ subscription...no matter, from what I've from many peeps on my PSN friends list the service is worth more than gold ;)



And here is Sony's KO punch to the competition!
$399 dollars for PS4 or $499  for XBox One the choice is your's. Persoally I think this console war is over...
I'll be a 4th generation Sony gamer.

E3 Mirrors Edge 2 Teaser Trailer

The EA conference just concluded and we got PVZ Garden Warfare, BF4, Fifa14, NBALive14, Dragon Age, Battlefront, annnnd Mirror's Edge2!!!!

Watch Dogs: Exposed E3 Trailer

When I saw the first reveal for Watch Dogs at the Sony PS4 event I thought it looked promising, a sandbox game with a hacker protagonist...
After seeing this trailer I can honestly say my friends at work weren't sure if they were watching a video game or a movie trailer!
Very very impressive!

E3 2013 Playstation Press Conference Live stream

This years E3 is gonna be packed with tons of great news, new game trailers and we will finally get our first glimpse of the Playstation 4!
I have embeded the live stream below via the Playstation YT channel for anyone's convenience. It will begin at 8:30PM EST.

E3 2012: The Last of Us gameplay trailer

Sony closed strong with the follow up to the truck ambush trailer with the below game play trailer for Naughty Dogs The Last of Us....gorgeous simply amazing looking!!! And holy F'n shit violent as fucking hell! M rating fo sho!
Some dumb ass parent will be complaining when they discover little johnny popping heads with a boom stick. This is a day 1 title!!!

E3 2012: Far Cry3 Trailer

Ubi soft also showed off the 4 player co op for Farcry 3....looked like every other FPS out there, the single player game looks real good though. The E3 Trailer is down there...

E3 2012: Assassins Creed III Naval Warfare Demo

Next up on Sony's Press Conference was Ubisoft showcasing the Naval Battles in Assasins Creed III...I don't recall ever playing a game with naval battle's and this was absolutely amazing to watch with the teal blues of the shallow waters of the Caribbean  and the weather changes and the demo ended with an awesome swash buckling all hands on deck battle....see for yourself ACIII looks incredible!

E3 2012: PSN/PS+ = value

After the Playstation All Stars Battle Royale Jack moved on to discuss all the PSN has to offer with amazing...mature (I liked that) indie titles like Journey, and up coming titles like The Unfinished Swan. Then Jack touched on the upcoming upgrade to PS+ but never mentioned anything about the rumored cloud saving merger I've heard about lately. He did mention that PS+ will offer 12 free titles available to subscribers and gave a year free PS+ subscription to all attendees!
He went on to discuss PS1 classics like Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy coming to Vita and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified....the crowd didn't go apeshit when he announced it...lol CoD oversaturation me thinks.
Trenton then revealed Assassins Creed III : Liberation for the PS Vita

E3 2012: Dead Space 3 Official Announce trailer

Issac Clarke you crazy ass fuck welcome back!

E3 2012: Live on Youtube

E3 day 1 press conference live on le tube!   http://www.youtube.com/e3

Ni no Kuni:Wrath of the White Witch Official E3 2012 trailer

When I first saw trailers for Ni no Kuni it sorta piqued my interest but I'll admit it slipped from my radar. This trailer has definately repiqued my interest...apparently Namco Bandai has discovered what Square Enix has lost.....
With Studio Ghibli handling the in game cinematics call me sold!

Pre E3 Tomb Raider Trailer: Crossroads

Apparently some folks at Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are fans of Neil Marshal's 2005 film The Decent....
Lara ain't lookin to purdy in her newest trailer, in fact she looks this is the worst holiday ever!
Tomb Raider release date is 3/5/13....yes 2013, 9 more months...