To get the information listed early let’s remember that Sony has many exclusive partnerships. Their partnerships are exclusive, and did they mention that they’re exclusive?
The conference led off with a rousing video set of upcoming and current titles on the Playstation 3 and Vita. The folk at at Sony then began discussing the Vita and their dedication to the gamers. The Vita will be given Playstation One Classics, huzzah! It may be four months too late but at least it’s coming.
Next Quantic Dream entered to share the first look at Beyond. I hope you played Heavy Rain. If you didn’t there is still time to save your soul. The trailer describes the game more than I can. The faces are gorgeous, the rigging is absolutely insane, I can’t wait.
Next we were treated to Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale game play. Being one of the few that didn’t like Smash Brothers I’m not too excited. It was cool to see the announcement of Big Daddy and Nathan Drake, those ready for the game will have a great cast to choose from.
Assassin’s Creed III Liberation for the PS Vita was announced to my delight, yeah that’s right I have a game to buy for Vita now folks! Further more the cross compatibility with the PS3 is absolutely phenomenal looking, I’m disappointed to see the arm twist required to snag a skin and multi-player character, but it is what it is. I’m sure those of us unwilling to purchase both will be able to grab the DLC a few months down the road.
The game play for Assassin’s Creed III looked phenomenal, I can’t stress how incredible the games look. I believe Wrath.O.Tron put it best when describing the amount that the new hardware gap is pushing the engines is simply incredible.
Next up on the roster Far Cry 3 with 4 player Co-Op. It looked good, it sounded good, and the coop was really exciting. I’m not sure how pumped I am for Far Cry 3, but the coop would drive me to play it.
After Far Cry 3 we were given the honor of a 15 minute story book demo, including the Harry Potter Spell Book. The new Wonder Book looks ideal for children, and those people that want to read books on their tv…while sitting….on the floor… with their Playstation Move….Next to their cats……
After something family friendly it was finally time for a chain of violence, God of War Ascension showed us that Kratos is still okay with brutally slaughtering goat men, half elephant men things, and well, anything that stands in his way.
The coup de gras of Sony’s presentation was “The Last Of Us”, with what I will deem as one of the grittiest, and most hardcore game play demos I’ve seen in a long time. The brutal beating dished out by the main character and his female companion made me anxious to play. The villain gets choked out, not just a quick kill, it was a slow and visceral choke out. I’m not sure if I’ll be desensitized enough to handle it. I guess we’ll find out. Check back for gameplay footage as soon as we can get our hands on it, and we’ll see you all at Nintendo’s conference tomorrow.