If there is one thing that geeks love to fight over it is who could beat who in a fight. And while a fighting game is typically not the best way to answer due to balance requirements, it still scratches that itch. To capitalize I this WB has announced Injustice 2.
Read MoreWatch Dogs was a highly anticipated game that let a lot of people down. Given that I am happy that Ubisoft has decided to move forward and create Watch Dogs 2. In it they have expanded who you can hack (everyone) and what you can hack (everything). In the demo they played for us they showed a group hack setting off all the phones in an area. He also showed that he can take control of any car either taking over steering or just serving then out of his way. It looked real useful and made the character powerful, or at least felt that way.
Once they showed off some free roaming the demo moved into a mission. Here the main character used a drone to scout the area in order to setup a plan of attack. This included hacking cameras to get an internal view and locate the objective. Once located our main character hacked a crane to get into the location and stealthily moved to the objective by taking out guards and locking doors to prevent reinforcements. Once close enough a tool called the jumper (a two wheeled remote car that can jump) to actually hack into a network and download incriminating data. Once in he started the download the guards became aware of his presence. Using a close combat tool similar to a rock in a string and hacking tools the main character fended of guards until the download completed and he escaped. All in all it looked fun. I hope that when it is released it stays fun.
Watch Dogs was a highly anticipated game that let a lot of people down. Given that I am happy that Ubisoft has decided to move forward and create Watch Dogs 2. In it they have expanded who you can hack (everyone) and what you can hack (everything). In the demo they played for us they showed a group hack setting off all the phones in an area. He also showed that he can take control of any car either taking over steering or just serving then out of his way. It looked real useful and made the character powerful, or at least felt that way.
Read MoreA large focus of E3 this year is VR, and Sony is pushing it big time. I had my first VR experience with a game that is part of VR Worlds, Scavenger. The game was actually a bunch of fun. In the demo you were in a mech running around the outside of a ship that is pretty destroyed. To get around you can jump along pieces or hull. Once inside you have to make your way through the ship while shooting hundreds of tiny bugs and a few large bugs that shoot acid type stuff. You looked to aim which actually felt really natural. All in all if I do get Playstation VR this game will be on that list. Just need to watch out for motion sickness.
This year Nintendo is focusing on only one thing, Zelda. As such the entire booth is dedicated to the new game that comes out next year. Given that is it worth it? Short answer is yes.
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