June 2014

at 6:55 PM 0

About: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game, set in a graphically stunning fantasy universe, full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher, you play as Geralt of Rivia, one of a dying caste of monster hunters, and embark on an epic journey in a war-ravaged world that will inevitably lead you to confront a foe darker than anything humanity has faced so far—the Wild Hunt.

Thoughts/Views: A stunningly visual upset in gaming, The Witcher III game has a beautifully designed open-world on a massive scale. The first intriguing quality I found is the tracking of creatures. You can use your senses to see the tracks on the ground and follow them to your prey, though that is an interesting concept and quality to the game it has been done before, yet I still found it interesting and unique. I also found animations, movement, and combat to be the smoothest and most realistic I have ever seen in a RPG. Not only do the combat animations look smooth but combat is bloody awesome, no literally it's bloody!  Decapitations and dismemberment make combat just that much more satisfying. Combat is a highly responsive well oiled machine and has a tactical edge unlike any other RPG. The Witcher III boasts 100 hours of gameplay, which is a extremely high stat that I hope it lives up to. The game looks amazing all around from extremely detailed cities to insanely realistic animations. I'll be hastily waiting for the release of this title.

Release Date: February, 24th, 2015
Platform: PS4, PC, XB1

              
                                          
                                 Dragon Age Inquisition
Dragon Age Inquisition is a sight to behold as well as technological marvel. Inquisition is priding itself in tactical gameplay from switching characters in a fight to slowing and resuming time, gameplay is faster and more responsive, you can cast spells quickly, and you are able to get right into the middle of the fight. The game also features a unique world master, which dynamically repopulates space and space time by what you have been doing, so if two groups/factions are fighting you will see their battles and can join in if you choose. Now that we have been talking about the gameplay features, lets talk about graphics, the game is built on the Frostbite engine, and it looks incredible. This games world just sucks you into it, everything about it just screams fantasy world perfection. When I play a single player RPG I love the worlds and this one particularly, I love the most out of the RPG's coming out. This stunning RPG I have my heart set on picking up on release, and I recommend it to all of you.

Release Date: October, 7th, 2014
Platform: PS4, PS3, PC, XB1, X360

             
                                               
                             The Legend of Zelda
Not much is known of this new Zelda game aside from a trailer and the fact that it will be the first open world Zelda game. Its been awhile since Nintendo has captured our attention, but finally they provide us with a title worth of looking forward too. As a long time Zelda fan I am inrguied by the prospect of this game and i can't wait till more is released on the game. When more news is released I will be sure to write a article about for you guys! Until then stay tuned and go have fun!

Release Date: TBA
Platform: Wii U
     
           
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at 12:49 PM 0
With E3 happening this week there has been a lot of news, releases, and surprises. I have many games that I am looking forward to and there are, what seems like, too many games to count releases at the fall season. All the buzz about new games, I thought I would bring to the forefront the games that stood out the most to me.

Alien Isolation
This is by far the most intriguing and exciting title for me and I cannot wait for it's release. The game focuses around Ripley's daughter and her search for her mother. You will be trying to find out the story of what happened on the space station and during that search for the truth you will be stalked and hunted by the alien. I have such high expectations of this game after seeing the level of detail put in to every scene. The audio, level design, and production value of this game has been done with a level of attention to detail that I have not seen in a long time. The team behind this game really tried to capture the original feel you had when watching Alien for the first time and from the trailer alone, I feel that they are really close to accomplishing that. With the release of this game, I am hoping to have the same feeling I had when I played Outlast. The fear and anticipation of what will happen next I had with playing Outlast has never been accomplished since and Alien: Isolation is the game that I hope delivers the same feeling.

Release Date: October 7th, 2014
Platform: PS4, PS3, PC, XB1, XB360


Evolve
What can I say about Evolve other than wow! Evolve is a multiplayer tactical shooter, that places you in the woods hunting a player controlled monster. You are able to choose from 4 classes or you can be the monster. The idea for this game is one that will change multiplayer experiences. There are so many possibilities as to how you can approach hunting the monster and if you're the monster you can have numerous options as to how you will attack the hunters. It is so encouraging to see how developers now are starting to venture from the same formats we have seen for years and they are coming up with excellent ideas like Evolve. This game looks to be a breathe of fresh air in the shooter genre saturated with the same old ideas. Evolve, with its unique gameplay experience should really standout and allow for new possibilities in the genre. I wish that October would only come sooner.

Release Date: October 21st, 2014
Platform: PS4, PC, XB1


Rainbow Six: Siege
Ubisoft has had a strong showing this year and they didn’t disappoint with the debut of Rainbow Six: Siege. The game is a multiplier shooter with a few new ideas that look to spice up the gameplay. The idea is to save or hold the hostage, depending on what team you are on. The game allows for destructible environments, creative gameplay, and so much more. The graphics look stunning but what game hasn’t this year at E3? There was not as much revealed about Siege but what was show is something for the eyes to see. With what I have seen, the future looks bright for gamers.

Release Date: TBD
Platform: PS4, PC, XB1

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at 7:19 PM 0

As a huge Assassin's Creed fan I am so excited about the gameplay and trailers shown at E3. The next entry in the series looks visually stunning, a graphic level of detail that is unparalleled. I was amazed by the cinematic trailer, but I assumed that gameplay wouldn't look nearly as marvelous as the graphic detail put into the trailer. Once I saw actual gameplay, my mind was blown away! There is little to no difference from trailer to gameplay! Not only does the game have stunning visuals, but also some new and unique gameplay concepts from an improved fighting and stealth system, to an addition of four protagonists which lets you handle each situation differently. That gives the game a lot of replay value. The overall setting is that the game will be set in Paris on the eve of the French Revolution and follow Arno Dorian and his fellow assassins.

         


         


         


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