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E3 being behind us almost a full month I'm late to the coverage party, yet I feel compelled to express my excitement for certain titles that were re-introduced or announced. Most of the following won't be much of a surprise for anyone who knows me, but don't fret an indie title made its way in there!
What a glorious era to be alive… and be a fan of space simulation games. It has been quite a while since we were able to satisfy our hunger for interstellar destruction. In my opinion, the last great space sim was Freespace 2, released back in 1999. After a drought of many years in which publishers steered away from releasing anything descent (the pun was worth the voluntary typo) in the genre, we will soon be attacked from all fronts with releases like Elite: Dangerous, No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen but the one that has me excited the most is Eve Valkyrie. Continue reading to find out why.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your cute kitty was confusingly fed a large dose of nitroglycerin and shaken up? Me neither, but it seems this specific mindset mixed with the creative thought process of making a playing cards game is what it took to make it big on the crowd sourcing superstar Kickstarter. That and having a sizable, dedicated following.
Earlier this week CD Projekt Red, probably my favorite game developer at the moment, has announced they would delay the release of the highly anticipated Witcher 3. It is not the first time this occurs and as the polish company is known for, they are very open about their reasoning behind the need for additional development time. This kind of news is not new to this industry but unfortunately it is received negatively by the gamers who perceive this as failure to deliver. Here’s my analysis of why I believe this is actually a great step forward for the triple-A games market that’s been in decline for the past few years.
To write a review about a game of Civilization Beyond Earth’s scale is no small feat. After playing over 20 hours during the weekend, finishing a single campaign and getting acquainted with its new features, I feel ready to judge if this new entry in the legendary series is worth one. More. Turn.
Earth is not the only habitable planet known to man anymore, but as a race we aren’t quite ready to leave behind the rock that saw us evolve into the intelligent, civilized people we are today. My last statement is bordering on sarcasm, as I believe the only reason we aren’t conquering (or at least planning) other solar systems is due to our lack of maturity as a species. Our population is too preoccupied with its self-destructive ways to pay attention to the endless possibilities of space. My hopes are that Civilization: Beyond Earth and Interstellar might open the mind of many.
A 6+ years development cycle, an inflated budget (the biggest for a single game so far), the Lead Writer leaving Bungie and a perfume ad campaign fiasco later, players are left with a bitter taste in their mouths as they uncover the shortcomings of what was supposed to be the game of the year. Here’s a preview on what to expect from Destiny’s first 24 hours.
Diablo 3 was released 2 years ago to mixed reviews due to its excessively long development time, missing features and subpar itemization. The community backlash paired with disappointing retention forced Jay Wilson to switch projects and named Josh Mosqueira to replace him as Game Director. The development team under his direction has graced us with the much anticipated Patch 2.0 in late February. It brought revised difficulty levels, Loot 2.0, Paragon 2.0, Clans and basically put back some life into the game. That was one great step ahead but with the release of Reaper of Souls today, Blizzard expects their gothic franchise to shine as bright as a Obsidian Plate of the Whale once more and hopefully regain the love of the most hardcore fans.
