[Aptorian]

The annual Playstation conference event expo thingy is about to start:



Here's a Neogaf thread about what to expect and not to expect.

http://www.neogaf.co...d.php?t=1321846

Not really sure what to expect myself, nothing announced is making me really exited.

I am sort of hoping they actually reveal something new but I am not hopeful.

[Aptorian]

Rolling commentary:

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What the hell is this opening trailer? Uncharted DLC? The movement doesn't look distinctly Uncharted. Could be Batman?

Okay it was Uncharted... DLC? The title suggested it could be something standalone?

Love Sean Layton. He's no Jack Treton but he's charming.

Marvel vs Capcom 4! This was hinted at heavily earlier this week. The big issue is that Playstation also got a console exclusive on Streetfighter 5 and that game is a burning garbage fire currently. How do they defend releasing a new fighting game in 2017 when their 2016 fighting game is still lacking? How do they build trust?

Wipeout Collection is making me excited. I haven't been into the series since PS1 but I really fucking loved Wipeout back then.

More destiny stuff? Interesting. I am looking forward to finding out if we get Destiny 2 on PC next fall.

The Crash Bandicoot N'sane collection is looking REALLY good. This looks like a remaster done right.

Resident Evil 7 looks great. That other gameplay trailer a couple of days ago suggests they've gone back to the very first games formula - mixed with some fucked up Silent Hills levels of psychological fuckery. Which of course means I can NEVER play this game because I am a pussy. But I respect what they are doing with the series.

Shuhei Yoshida!!! Love that guy. He's always great on the PS I love you shows.

I really want to love The Last Guardian. I just don't have a lot of faith in the game. The reviews on monday/tuesday are going to be interesting.

Parapa? Locoroco? Patapon? Never played any of the them but always heard great things.

Knack 2?! Co-op Knack 2??? I mean it was received poorly but I could see them trying to create a new generation for the kids franchise. I'm just happy to see more content that might mean I eventually will buy the console.

Gravity Rush looks very Japanese in a good way.

Ni No Kuni 2 looks as cool as the first game but I just couldn't stand the hand holding in teh first game 20 hours in. I hope this game is more accessible.

Gio Corsi is such a silly man.

I've never played a Yakuza game and honestly that trailer did nothing to make me want to try the newest one. The principle behind it is cool but it' sooo Japanese.

Also never played Nier on PS3 but Nier: Automata looks crazy enough that I feel I should try it out. If nothing else for the ridiculous floating sword.

What is this Dreadnaught game!? I feel like I've seen it before but it looks awesome. Question is how fun it is to play. Sort of seems like the Sci-fi version of Guns of Icarus.

Oh is this the first footage from Supergiant's Pyre? Looks very similar to Transistor. I did not like Transistor. Want Bastion 2.

Nex Machina looks amazing. House Marque seem to be master of the smaller action arcade titles.

Cool to see some support for the Vita. I don't really care about the machine but it's great to have versatility.

Windjammers? Giant Bomb probably just had an orgasm.

Also good to see them pushing the VR a bit more. It was painfully lacking from the PS4 pro event.

Nioh is interesting but I am not sure it's my cup of tea. Supposedly it borrows heavily from Dark Souls.

Horizon: Zero Dawn needs to come out like right now. I think that is the one title that could make me buy the console. Assuming it actually lives up to the hype.

Last of Us freaking Part 2?! It had to be on its way but still awesome to see. Older Elie? Covered in blood? Joel is there? They are still together? Or is Joel a ghost?

I think I would have preferred a new cast but considering the ending of Last of Us I welcome a continuation of the story of those two.

Great show this year. Feels like a needed focus on games, new games and new footage, after that technology event a couple months ago.

This post has been edited by Apt: 03 December 2016 - 07:14 PM

[Malankazooie]

Anything about Resistance or Killzone? I believe those have been exclusive to Playstation.

Also, any word from Sucker Punch? I think I read somewhere they were working on a Spider Man title, which makes sense because how easy they could drop a Spider Man skin on Infamous, change up some of the play mechanics and it would work great.

Also, I believe Playstation is going to get some Red Dead Redemption 2 (Red Dead Rebellion <<< working title?) exclusives first, any info about that?

[Edit] I'm excited for Horizon: Zero Dawn too. If, as you say, it lives up to the hype.

This post has been edited by Malankazooie: 03 December 2016 - 08:35 PM

[Khellendros]

Watching it now:

- I knew they'd never leave Uncharted alone, no matter what they said Still, I like the twist in Chloe and Nadine being the leads.

- No personal interest in the Capcom fighting games. Crowd seemed excited though.

- More Resident Evil 7 demos. Meh, I'm sure the demos are well done, but can they sustain it for an entire game?

- They're really quadrupling down on the remasters and rereleases and nostalgia factors so far: Crash, Parappa, Wipeout. Excited about Patapon, though. I never played it the first time because I never owned the system, but now it's coming to PS4.

- Last Guardian, looking forward to it. It's one of those games I'm sure I'll find something I like, while reviewers will probably seize on every little thing that didn't quite work.

- Lol, Knack 2, the sequel that literally no one asked for. Still, the trailer makes it look like they've just decided to cut loose with the concept and have some silly fun and coop play, which could be a good direction.

- Gravity Rush 2 looks insane, in a good way.

- Still no definite release date for Gran Turismo Sport. Polyphony and Team ICO appear to be competing with each other for unenviable titles

- Ni No Kuni 2 looks even more gorgeous than the first game, incredibly.

- Ah, Yakuza, Japan's answer to Saints' Row and Grand Theft Auto. So help me I love them, glad to see them coming west.

- Looking forwad to Nier 2 - the first one was an underrated gem.

- Dreadnought, giving you the Battlestar Galactica experience you always wanted? We'll see.

- Not sure about Pyre. Bastion and Transistor were great, but this seems more multiplayer focused.

- Now what is this 'Vane'? Most intriguing new game so far announced for me, although hard to tell what it's really about.

- Hey, you know what Absolver is? It's 'Seguleh Training Game'!! Watch that trailer and tell me you don't immediately think of Seguleh

- What Remains of Edith Finch. The new Vanishing of Ethan Carter?

- I swear Housemarque are releasing a new game every six months. Granted, it's the same game with different skin/one different mechanic...but hey, when you do something well, why stop?

- Quick glimpse at some new indie games coming (but without any names given). The only one I thought I could identify looked like a sequel to Nidhogg (which was a super fun game).

- Let It Die. That's surely a Suda 51 game...it's out and free today! Exciting!

- Nioh's looking good for Ninja Gaiden fans, like me.

- Still hugely looking forward to Horizon, didn't need another trailer to confirm that for me. Looks awesome.

- And lastly, The Last of Us 2, nice.


So what did we learn? Nostalgia factor still going strong, very little that's actually new announced (Vane seemed most intriguing stylistically to me), games which have been due to come out for a long time are still due to come out, and Sony is really putting all their eggs in Naughty Dog's basket. Starting and ending the show with them - the other studios might get jealous

[Khellendros]

Malankazooie, on 03 December 2016 - 08:30 PM, said:

Anything about Resistance or Killzone? I believe those have been exclusive to Playstation.

Also, any word from Sucker Punch? I think I read somewhere they were working on a Spider Man title, which makes sense because how easy they could drop a Spider Man skin on Infamous, change up some of the play mechanics and it would work great.

Also, I believe Playstation is going to get some Red Dead Redemption 2 (Red Dead Rebellion <<< working title?) exclusives first, any info about that?

[Edit] I'm excited for Horizon: Zero Dawn too. If, as you say, it lives up to the hype.

There were brief glimpses of the Spider-Man game, but nothing substantial (it even said 'Spider Man (Working Title)'). Other than that there was nothing else you mentioned.

[Khellendros]

I've been watching the Death Stranding panel, and they revealed that Kojima's partnering with Guerilla Games so that the game will be using the same engine as the one being used for Horizon: Zero Dawn. I guess this is the Sony partnership playing its part.


Edit: And the Uncharted panel revealed that Lost Legacy will be standalone DLC, like Left Behind was for The Last of Us. "Longer than Left Behind, shorter than Uncharted 4". And it takes place after the events of Uncharted 4, in India.

This post has been edited by Khellendros: 04 December 2016 - 04:48 AM

[Tiste Simeon]

The Last of Us Part 2. Be still my beating heart...

[Cause]

Khellendros, on 04 December 2016 - 01:34 AM, said:

- I swear Housemarque are releasing a new game every six months. Granted, it's the same game with different skin/one different mechanic...but hey, when you do something well, why stop?

What the hell happened to matteral

[Cause]

What was the vita love?

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Yeah what's going on with the vita?

[Aptorian]

The love would be in the way they actually mentioned the handheld console. There have been older conferences where it didn't even get a mention. The thing hasn't sold much more than 10 million and reportedly Sony doesn't really believe in the platform any longer.

Yet, there is a core user base that are very loyal, and there are a lot of small developers who continue to port their games for the Vita.

[Cause]

Sad!

I own a vita and I both love and hate it. The problem I think was lack of quality control in software releases. They needed games so they released black ops and Resistance before either was even close to ready. It ruined the consoles reputation for triple aaa titles and killed its whole premise. Which is sad because games like uncharted and killzone were amazing for a portable. Also great are the rayman games, resogun and super stardust. I own them all and can't even think of anything else worth owning or buying on the console! Excepting PSP games but that's annoying because hey I could play them on PSP.



Part of me has a secret hope that some games for the switch might find themselves ported to the vita!

[D'riss]

Oops.

This post has been edited by D'riss: 05 December 2016 - 10:35 AM

[Khellendros]

I think if I'm remembering right basically all the nostalgia games are coming to the Vita as well - Crash, Parappa, LocoRoco, Patapon, Wipeout, Windjammers. Not 100% on that, but they definitely made a point of emphasising that some of the games they were mentioning would be coming to the Vita also. The guy was even holding a Vita on stage.