E3 Special

E3 is on and the big dogs have done their presentations. We now have an idea of what the year ahead looks like in the world of gaming.

One thing that stands out from the conferences is the focus on co-op. It seems to be the way forward. I'd have no problem with this if I had more faith in the general public when it comes to co-op in gaming. As I stated in a previous post, people tend to be dicks online. Further on in this post will be a trailer for The Division, this is the way co-op needs to be played for it to work. Everyone communicating and working together for the greater good. What ends up happening when I play is silence, people doing their own thing not helping each other out and just chaos in general.

Anyway here is a brief round up of whats been announced.

No Man's Sky 

This game has a bit of Star Trek feel to it what with the exploration side of things. Loving the idea of a battle taking place in space and on a planet too, with the change between the two appearing seamless. The biggest thing this game has going for it though is the fact its a new IP. Its also colourful and bright compared to the usual beige and grey that most games are today. Just look at the colours, so beautiful!

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Now I know I've been bashing sequels and calling for new IPs but there are some games that deserve to have sequels. Besides its not like Naughty Dog release Uncharted on a yearly basis. The Uncharted series has been nothing but hits all the way. All of them have had tight storytelling, gorgeous visuals and slick game play. Hopefully that will continue in number 4. One downside is that it seems that this might be Drake's last outing considering the subtitle.

 Evolve

Now this looks like fun. You and a group of friends track down a giant monster and try to slay it or you go it alone as the monster and hunt the hunters. Made by the same people that brought us Left4Dead, this is another game that needs you to have a reliable group of friends to co-op with. If you don't have any friends I suppose you could be the monster and smash those happy little people who have friends whilst stomping about in a jealous rage. My one worry is will this get boring quickly being as it is multi-player only?

The Division

As I have already written about this a bit earlier all I'll say now is I WANT. But only once I have some friends on PS4.

There are more game trailers from E3 over on the trailer page as well as the conferences from Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft and EA. Enjoy!