E3 2013 conference times and news: Taking an infodump

[dezm0nd]

Respawn Entertainments new game!

[Scrustle]

Pretty generic name, but it's got giant robots flying through the air, so it might be worth a look.

[Todinho]

Well that konami conference was underwhelming but i guess we at least know that jack bauer is Snake now...yay.

[Scrustle]

I have to say I was seriously impressed by the Lords of Shadow 2 trailer. I've never payed any attention to that game before at all, but that blew me away. The "surprise" afterwards was great too.

I'm not really a fan of the Metal Gear games, so I don't really care that they don't have Hayter in the role of Snake any more, but it seems kind of stupid to go with the guy they did. I can see why fans would be pissed off by that.

[dezm0nd]

Keifer Sutherland? I can see their line of logic as he has a gruff depressing tone but it's gonna be odd to hear Jack Bauer.

[Sean]

I have to say I was seriously impressed by the Lords of Shadow 2 trailer. I've never payed any attention to that game before at all, but that blew me away. The "surprise" afterwards was great too.

Did you play the first one? LoS was a huge surprise for me, and I agree, that trailer was awesome!

[dezm0nd]

The ending to LoS is incredible, agreed! Have they changed how the game is structured in 2 or do we not know that stuff yet?

[Scrustle]

I've been deliberating getting the first LoS for a while now. I enjoyed the demo when it was first released, but after that I kind of forgot about the game. But news about the sequel has got me thinking about it again. I was avoiding stuff about the sequel, because I heard pretty much everything released about it gave away huge spoilers for the original, but I decided to give this trailer a chance. It did spoil the first, obviously, but has actually made me go ahead and buy the first. I literally ordered it just a few minutes ago.

As for the structure of the game, it appears to have changed a lot. In the full presentation they talked about how the game is a lot more open now. You can apparently move around the world freely, with no loading times and a completely free camera. It remains to be seen exactly how open the world actually is, but I believe they mentioned both Dracula's castle and a city to explore.

[dezm0nd]

Well, it certainly sounds more exciting in terms of world structure.

[Scrustle]

Here's the full show to see for yourself:



The Castlevania stuff starts at about 15:25, just after the Metal Gear stuff.

[dezm0nd]

Nice one. Will check it out later.

[Sean]

Yeah, I guess they kind of had to assume you finished the first game, but, I was immediately like "WHY ARE THEY SPOILING THE END OF THE FIRST ONE??"

Because, man, that ending was so great.

[dezm0nd]

A few trailers for ya'll.

Deus Ex: The Fall



Saints Row IV



Thief



Daylight



Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2



Dying Light



Dark

[dezm0nd]

Sonic Lost Worlds looks good!

[James]

Tough to know what to make of concept trailers, even in-engine ones. Dying Light and Thief certainly set interesting tones, but I'd like to see some gameplay.

Speaking of gameplay, who on Earth was playing through Deus Ex: The Fall in that trailer? I've never seen so much wanton carnage and desruction in a Deus Ex game. Honestly, nothing besides the feat of putting so much of Human Revolution's mechanics and aesthetics onto an iPad looked interesting about it at all.

[dezm0nd]

Yeah, I'm sort of hoping that's a teaser game for the next big one on PC/Consoles. Not interested in a tablet version but still would love to wee another game in that universe.

I really, really enjoyed HR.

[James]

Yeah, I'm sort of hoping that's a teaser game for the next big one on PC/Consoles. Not interested in a tablet version but still would love to wee another game in that universe.

I really, really enjoyed HR.

I want to piss all over another Deus Ex too.

Ending aside, DX:HR made some excellent first steps that will surely continue into the next game. Unfortunately (not really) Eidos Montreal are currently on Thief, so a full Deus Ex may come from another team or have to wait.

Ah, just thinking about that bloody ending has ruined my evening all over again.

[Scrustle]

I'm just wondering when they're going to release the Wii U version of HR. Seems like it should have been released by now.

[dezm0nd]

Yeah, I wouldn't buy it but I'd love to see the changes they have made to the terrible boss fights.

[dezm0nd]

Some silhouettes appeared on the Nintendo e3 website!