The choice of music and the imagery are nice in the way they conflict. Players are interrogated early on in “Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.” (Paradox Interactive) Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2įirst impressions: I immediately knew what game this was after previewing “Bloodlines 2” more than a year ago. Random observation The lighting looks gorgeous and man the detail on that pylon cam stands out. The Madden curse couldn’t even stop him from winning the Super Bowl. Madden NFL 21įirst impressions: Oh hey, it’s Patrick Mahomes.įinal thought:Oh yeah, I hate Patrick Mahomes. Random observation: I wonder if players will control Nara during the scenes outside the ship or if this is all going to be a cut-scenes. There hasn’t been a great space combat sim in a few years with the most promising one - “Eve: Valkyrie” - released for virtual reality devices. It sounds like this will be a redemption story as Nara tries to take down the cult that created her. With all that red, the world likes a Sith Lord’s wet dream.įinal thoughts: “Chorus” definitely has a distinct perspective. Nara is an ex-cultist and she pilots a sentient ship called Forsaken. The dark part of this space combat game comes from the atmosphere and the protagonist. The space combat looks promising with players having a degree of freedom. Players take on the roll of Nara who pilots the sentient ship, Forsaken, in “Chorus.” (Deep Silver) Chorusįirst impressions: Coming off “Scorn,” this dark space-combat shooter looks like lollipop and rainbows. Random observation: This game will give everyone nightmares. The news release also says players will have skills and weapons. It’s described as “nonlinear nightmare of interconnected spaces” with each location having puzzles, characters and story. I will play this with the lights because it looks so scary. Giger.įinal thoughts: The first-person horror adventure game looks super atmospheric. In actuality, it’s a game that borrows heavily from the influential H.R. (Microsoft) Scornįirst impressions: This trailer looks like an “Aliens” game but it’s focused on the “Prometheus” monsters. “Scorn” began development in 2014 and will probably give everyone nightmares. It makes me wonder if “DiRT 5” will have long-form races with those same transitions and weather effects. Random observation: The transition from day to night is intriguing. From the sound of it, “DiRT 5” will take on a more divergent path with an emphasis on a story-based campaign starring the like of voice actors Troy Baker and Nolan North. It seems to go between a full-on simulation rally game and arcade racer. The game has a “Motorstorm” vibe going on with the racing on a frozen river and muddy tracks, but this looks like more of a sim than an arcade racer.įinal thoughts: The “DiRT” games have been decent though a little confusing in format. (Codemasters) DiRT 5įirst impressions: The Xbox Series X lineup needs a racing game and it looks Codemasters will fill it. “DiRT 5” will have an emphasis on astory-based mode. Random observation: Where does the gun go when the sword comes out? It made me think of “Back to the Future” and “Ready Player One.” In fact, I assumed with all the anachronistic images that this was a “Ready Player One” game.įinal thoughts: Described as sci-fi shooter set in 2036, “Bright Memory: Infinite” looks like it will capitalize on that “Ready Player One” vibe with elements such as a time-traveling spaceship, time displaced samurai and wormholes. (Microsoft) Bright Memory Infiniteįirst impressions: The weather effects remind me of a “Battlefield” game and I was even more surprised when I saw a car that looked like a DeLorean. “Bright Memory: Infinite” is a sci-fi shooter taking place in 2036. Here are my first impressions, final thoughts and random observations from the presentation. Thirteen games were mentioned in the program. The recent one titled “Xbox 20/20” showed off gameplay and announcements of upcoming games for the Xbox Series X. Nintendo has mastered this with its Nintendo Direct and Microsoft is taking a turn at it with its Inside Xbox episodes. They have to make hype-inducing announcements without the benefit of an audience or major gathering. With E3 canceled and video games more popular than ever because of the coronavirus pandemic, companies have been put in an interesting spot.
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