Well Microsoft showed their hand yesterday and now it is Sony’s turn, they started the show with a montage of games which included multiplatform and console exclusives, but from the start Sony was all about games.
Jack Tretton came out and paid a tribute to gamers which was a nice touch, aimed squarely at Microsoft’s non gamer aimed Kinect and TV showcase.
They then really got into it with a new IP from Quantic Dream; say what you want about David Cage and his delusions of grandeur, love him or hate him, Beyond – Two Souls is without doubt the best looking game I have seen this generation, the Uncanny Valley gets ever closer!
Next up Playstation All Stars Battle Royal, touting cross platform play, it looked ok, but came off as a bit frantic which I feel could quickly turn into a button masher.
They then talked about using the Vita for a duel screen experience also getting in on the Wii U space, it didn’t look quite as comprehensive as Smart Glass but it’s there I guess.
PS+ will also be getting more free games on a rotating basis including Little Big Planet 2, Infamous 2 and Saints Row The Third.
They then revealed Call of Duty Black Ops Declassified for the Vita and then an extended trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 Liberation also exclusively for the Vita.
Then the real Assassin’s Creed 3, showing off the new naval warfare and dynamic weather, it looked ok, but I swear that that ship was a Mini car in disguise, it could turn on a sixpence, not sure how realistic that was.
Next up Farcry 3 co-op, it was a nice demo showing off the object based gameplay, it looked very nice graphically and the mechanics seemed to be on point.
They then made a cursory mention of Move, 250 games apparently? Really!
Then they spent way too long on Wonder Book which is an interactive way of telling stories for kids, they also gave a demo of JK Rowlings Book Of Spells which was a bit of a fail!
They then rolled out the big guns starting with God Of War Ascension, still as brutal as ever with nice finishing moves, the best or worst of which depending how you look at it involved an weird Elephant thing.
Then finally came The Last of Us, it was everything I’d hoped for , so I am relieved. They made great use of the environment which included nice set pieces and fluid combat that you control.
It is most definitely a mature game, unlike Max Payne 3′s seemingly endless enemies, this was a far more tense measured affair with some excellent animation, all in all it looked great, no release date confirmation though, which is a bit worrying.
So two down one to go, will Nintendo have anything up their sleeve, we will find out soon.
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I have to agree that Sony’s was the strongest, i’m sad to say that Microsoft’s was abysmal, I bought a xbox360 for gaming not watching TV, thats why we have Virgin and Sky!
Beyond and The Last of Us both look like immense experiences. Very exciting games. Along with Tombraider and Splinter Cell, the twilight of the current generation is looking pretty rosy. They can keep their reading and Battle Royale though!
Big ones for me were Beyond, The Last of Us and The new approach to PS+ … ten full price games when you sign up and 3 new games every month is a much better approach. I expect there will be many peeps signing up for PS+ tommorrow to get their grubby mits on Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showndown, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Chime Super Deluxe, Darksiders, Renegade Ops, Outland, Odd World: Strangers Wrath HD, Infamous 2, Motorstorm Apocalypse and Little Big Planet 2 for the princely sum of less then £4 a month. You know it makes sense
I thought this was much better than Microsoft’s. Beyond and the Last of Us looked magnificent although I would be surprised if either of them are out this year. I thought the AC3 naval combat looked great, I wouldn’t worry too much about realism since the previous 4 games feature a man jumping from the tallest towers in the world and landing safely in a pile of hay!
I was surprised how little Vita there was in the presentation. I expected wall-to-wall Vita but it very much played second fiddle to the PS3. I wonder if Sony are already thinking it’s a dead duck?
One worrying development though – where was The Last Guardian?
The Last of Us.