Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade
Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha
This trailer just looks super fun
and whacky. I love all the homages to Capcom’s past titles. If this was a
standalone piece of DLC after seeing this trailer I would have downloaded it
immediately.
Kingdom Under Fire 2
The battle in this trailer
is mind-blowing. The number of detailed character models all battling and
reacting to massive magical attacks is unreal. It says that everything seen was
actual gameplay footage. Now that seems a little unbalanced, what with one guy
ending every soldier with a single attack, but more than that it seems totally
badass. Plus the guy can force-choke!
Tom Clancy’s: The Division
This is an intense, and I would
even say powerful, trailer. So far the in-game footage hasn’t conveyed this
type of drama or any similar emotions, but that doesn’t change the fact that this is a
great trailer.
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Lara Croft went through a lot in
the first game, so I am glad that they are going to show that those events
still haunt her and that she hasn’t simply brushed them off and become an unstoppable
action hero. I wonder if there will even be a single point in the game where
you are in a therapist’s office. I kind of doubt it.
Rainbow Six: Siege
The problem with a lot of
multiplayer stage demos is that everything works out flawlessly and dramatizes
things to make them more compelling than the vast majority of matches would be.
With that said, it did show off a number of cool features like the ability to
pick where you enter from, setting up defenses and being able to destroy the
environment to give yourself or an ally the proper line of sight. I really hope
people online are willing to work together and coordinate, so that we can at
least have our matches come close to resembling this.
No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky presents a
limitless universe filled with countless planets all of which are procedurally
generated and distinct. I like objectives in my games so just exploring a lot
of different places aimlessly without any real benefit or purpose doesn’t
appeal to me. This trailer though is so compelling; I love how the music builds
as the action escalates and the flying part seems really cool. I also love how
you can leave one planet, encounter a group of spaceships and pursue them onto
another world without ever having to stop and load anything.
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom
Pain
This trailer is visually stunning
and the music fits the tone of the story and the character of Big Boss really
well. Kojima has been knocking it out of the park with The Phantom Pain’s
trailers so far (they all say that he personally directed them). I’ve also
allowed myself to become convinced that the message “Coming 1984” actually
means September (9) 8th (8) 2014 (14). Kojima has said that it won’t
be out this year, but he loves messing with people’s expectations and this is
the possible date based on rearranging the number 1984 that makes the most
sense to me.
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight is
gorgeous. The city seems appropriately alive with police cars chasing after
criminals as Batman zooms by in his Batmobile, which seems to handle pretty
well and just smash through whatever you happen to hit. I like the movement on
display, whether it is calling in the Batmobile to show up as you land or
ejecting out of it to carry your momentum into your gliding, chaining takedowns
or even sliding down ladders and vents everything seems to allow you to get
around quickly and with ease. Then there is the Scarecrow section at the end
that is properly chilling; it’s interesting how they have changed his face
since Arkham Asylum and I wonder if he is working with the Arkham Knight or if
they are two separate major villains like Hugo and Joker in Arkham City.
Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Both the cinematic trailer and the
in-game one are absolutely worth a watch. As we have seen in the past with
previous Assassin’s Creed games, Ubisoft always nails the pre-rendered hype
trailer. It is great to see Assassins being badass in the first trailer and
then seeing that type of awesome coordination and dominance in the second where
people are actually playing.
Splatoon
Splatoon was a wonderful surprise.
I think listening to the ideas behind the game and what you can do is really
interesting. I would love to get together with a bunch of friends and play
this. Also it is great that Nintendo is showing that you can do something fun
and unique with a shooter. Not to mention the fact that this is a game that
actually makes the screen on the Gamepad a handy thing to have.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Uncharted 4 looks interesting,
we’ve seen Nathan Drake injured and in trouble before but the title and the
dialogue throughout adds an ominous vibe to the whole thing. It makes you
wonder if they brought Drake back just so they can end him.
Phantom Dust
I loved the original Phantom Dust,
so seeing it again was great and I love the fact that the characters are using
moves from the game as they battle. Also as an added bonus I had it pointed out
to me that there is a very visible Halo Wars poster in the trailer. Who knows,
maybe they are making a sequel.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Master Chief giving the Covenant
back their bomb is one of the seminal moments in the Halo franchise. It is
different in this trailer, but it is cool to see that moment reimagined. Also
that it sets up Halo 5 by introducing Agent Locke who is with The Arbiter, whom
we haven’t seen since Halo 3, is really cool.
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