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Apart from the usual suspects one game that I'm really looking forward to is just around the corner, namely Kingdom Come: Deliverance (the RPG set in Medieval times with no fantasy elements). Based on the lastest batch of previews I'm not anticipating great review scores and I'm sure there are gonna be some issues with the game but this very well could end up being a cult classic down the line.

While i enjoyed Persona 5 and appriciate various elements that make it a good or a very good game, I can definitely see where @kyleforrester87 is coming from.

I've only played the first God of War years ago, but I like the direction they're going with this one. It kinda looks like what Naughty Dog did with Uncharted 4, changing the direction a bit without reinventing the wheel, but possibly to a higher extent. I hope for more exploration and depth in this one.

The combat looks clunky, but other than that I've been rather encouraged by the last demo they showed at E3. This one has some potential.

I haevn't played each and every game on that list but for me The Witcher 3 and GTAV have the best, most detailed open worlds without a doubt.

Then there's Horizon, Sleeping Dogs and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, all great open or semi-open worlds.

The one which I don't think belongs on that list is Dragon Age Inquisiton (and I'm basing it strictly on the open world, not talking about its other flaws). It never felt like a true open world to me..just like several enlargened, empty "maps" with respawning enemies and animals here and there. I never felt those maps were believable places where anyone or anything could live.

Those beautifully crafted open worlds are the thing that always make me say "huh...I should try one of those Assasins Creed games" I still haven't played one yet. Concerns I hear about rubbish story and character, collectibles and boring quests always rear their ugly heads.

Love the setting and the trailer was nice and atmospheric. I haven't played any games made by Sucker Punch, but they seem to be held in high regard, so it's promising.

@ShogunRok I've never played the original so here's my question. How much conversations/dialogues this game has on a scale from, let's say, Dark Souls to The Witcher 3?

@Quintumply Thanks for the answer! And I have to say you're missing out...those two expansions are, in my opinion, the best part of the whole series. Daud is a true badass, who's a way better narrative fit for this story (make sense if he goes lethal or non-lethal) and he's voiced expertly by Michael Madsen. Also, some of the best levels in the series can be found in those expansions.

I don't know if there any any basketball fans here....crickets buuut I just wanted to say that, as a total basketball nerd, I can safely say that NBA2K18 is quite possibly the best basketball simulation ever (and a lot of sim heads seem to agree) and I'm loving it.

I really, really hope that both this and Pillars 2 get a PS4 release down the line. I've had two tries with Divinity, got quite far into it actually, but somehow I always have tought time immersing myself in it. It's more like appriciate the world that they've created and the things they've done, rather than actually enjoy it (with the exception of the amazing combat system). Objectively speaking though it is definitely a great game.

@Quintumply How would you say this compares to Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches? (assuming you played them). Those were better and more interesting than the main game, mainly due to Daud, but also the noir feel and some amazing levels. I hope this one, in a similar fashion, is more intriguing and has more character to it than Dishonored 2.

@tameshiyaku Agreed, Shenmue 1 and 2 are among my favorite games of all time, it felt amazing at the time to play them on Dreamcast. (For one It was super immersive to just walk around and explore this small town at the beginning). Just wonder how it feels and plays now after all those years.

@Octane I think it's not supposed to be "funny" per se, it's more of a social commentary. If a bunch of people drawn in by poop jokes and strippers, or even just South Park fans, who don't really care about the outside world stop and say "wait...what?" and maybe reflect for a moment, then they've accomplished their goal.

Good. I've stopped watching South Park some time ago, as I felt they where just focusing on one joke (fishsticks? Aspenger?) and just recycycling it over and over and over.. This is actually quite brilliant. Some good social commentary is where shows like South Park and Family Guy can really shine sometimes.

@johncalmc The funny thing is that Bladur's Gate was actually made by Bioware, but it is a totally different company now. I agree though, Pillars most cosely resemble Baldur's Gate mixed with Icewind Dale, maybe even to a fault.

@johncalmc Thanks for the answer

@Rudy_Manchego Yeah, but I wouldn't call three games and two movies a real flood, considering that two of those games are basically indies and the third one is probably not close to release.
When it comes movies I don't know if either of them are gonna be "big" with audiences, don't know much about the Spielberg one (but meh, it's Spielberg) and the new Blade Runner looks very promising, mainly because Denis Villeneuve is one of the most talented directors around, but I don't think even the most hardcore fans would call this sequel necessary and it doesn't exactly look like a blockbuster mass audiences flock to.
So all in all I don't expect a huge Cyberpunk boom anytime soon, even if it would be really nice.

@Rudy_Manchego
Yeah, it's kinda blatant how much they're referencing Blade Runner but I guess you could say they're wearing their inspiration on their sleeve. But hey! It's not like we're flooded with games in Cyberpunk setting.

Meh. I bet that Push Square readers would come up with a much better list, especially people who played both JRPGs and Western RPGs. Persona 5 belongs there, but in my opinion it's not the number one and definitely not by that wide of a margin (recency bias I guess).

@Gmork___

I think he means the new adventure/RPG Call of Cthulhu:
http://www.callofcthulhu-game.com/

I've literally didn't care about this one after last year's E3. Just another zombie game, just this time they've got more of them on screen. Did I mention I hate zombie games? This year they won me over with those two presentations. Looks dynamic and interesting with a lot of freedom. Hope the story and characters can deliver.

@Flurpsel The elephant in the room is that only the first Mass Effect had a good/great story, also setting up great Lovecraftian baddes in form of the Reapers. The sequels were botched in terms of storyline (even everyones favorite ME2 had a weak main arc). Only the characters and side stories saved it, and from the look of it, it seems that part is missing in Andromeda.

Great move by EA in my opinion. The nagtive backlash the game got was so intense and over the top that offering a large chunk of this game to those who were discouraged by it all is wise choice. I'm still waiting for a larger price drop to get it, not many games that can scratch that specific sc-fi itch.

Not that many games I look forward to actually.

1. Vampyr is really intriguing and could be a sleeper hit if they'll be able to live up to all the promise
2. Dishonored: Death to the Outsider should be very good, considering the DLCs to the first game were some of the best I've played and generally more interesting than the main games
3. Ni No Kuni II looks gorgeous and could be a nice change of pace game for me, as I'm usually drawn to darker games and themes
4. Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition is on my radar too, even though I've played most of it on the PC. If the combat system holds up I'll be tempted to pick it up.

Spider-Man, Metro:Exodus, Days Gone, God of War and Ni No Kuni II all look very promising to me but how about a list of under the radar games shown at E3? My list would include Call of Cthulhu, Vampyr and Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

The day the industry decides it's time to stop making story and character driven games is the day I'm done with gaming (not that it's likely to happen any time soon). PS4 is my first Sony's console and I'm really, really happy with how diverse the first party output is, even if some of the games are not for me.

On the other side of the spectrum is a publisher like Ubisoft. And I could write an essay on how I dislike their modus operandi. They identify a trend or a fad and desperatly cling to it, spreading it over their whole portfolio. "Seamless online experiences with living, breathing open worlds..."

Wow, this is unexpected. I kinda regret now that I started this on PC quite some time ago and played through a large chunk of the game (haven't finished it though). Wonder how the reworked combat system and UI will work though, it's a whole different beast than the turn based combat in Divinity or Torment.

Came back from short vacation to see this and also Styx demo (which is sweet since I'm interested in both). Downloading now, great to see more demos coming out!

@gbanas92 I've actually read them in Polish, so I was fortunate enough to get 2035 quite some time ago. Transaltion quality wasn't the issue here, but I have several problems with the series itself (especially the shifts in tone between books). Glukhovsky started writing 2033 as a teenager and it's kinda evident he didn't envision it as a series and that as he got older he wanted to focus on different things.

I'm glad he's so involved in games though. Last Light worked quite well as a bridge between 2033 and 2035. Having played it after finishing 2035 made ma appriciate it more. The ending of 2035 allows 4A a lot of atristic freedom I think, so I hope they're gonna improve their formula even more.

I'm the guy who never plays FPS shooters, but thanks to its unique blend of shooter, stealth and horror, Metro Redux is one of my favorite games on PS4 (hell, I even played it in Russian to immerse myself better). Looking forward to this despite the fact that I find the third book (and the book series as a whole) slightly dissapointing.

And I'd agree with the author that the ending of 2035 opens up a lot of possibilites and judging from the trailer they look to tap into that potential.

@ApostateMage Man, you should play the two DLCs from the first game. In my opinion they are the best part of the whole series! (and of the better DLCs I've ever played) And seeing the description of this one it seems it might be the case again, as it features more interesting main character and premise.

EDIT. Somehow I missed the "standalone" part...it's getting a retail release! And here I was thinking I had to wait for the GOTY edition down the line.

Oh stop it you guys, first person can be great too. I've been waiting for this for quite some time, I hope this relatively small studio can deliver on such an ambitious project. Love the box art too!

Wierd. A big leak actually happened during the development of Witcher 3, where a bunch of production files, including story stuff were leaked and CD Projket Red issued an official statement and strongly advised not to access the files.

One of the least surprising delays ever. Virtually everyone expected it.

@Enuo Well, they made two good Gothic games (and one expansion) back in the day that have a cult following even today. But yeah, their recent output has been pretty bad and from what I've seen this doesn't look that great either.

What the hell is that? Are they completely changing the art style? He looks like he's taken out of a completely different game.

Bagiński stated some time ago that it's gonna be a live action movie covering some of the short stories, rather then the novels and Sapkowski himself will be involved. Hopefully the budget will be decent enough too.

@JLPick I haven't play the original Prey, so it's hard for me to compare the two. From my understanding the first one was more of a classic FPS, while this is a Sci-Fi/horror with some shooter elements, taking place on a big space station, with a big emphasis on exploration, player freedom, various solution to the same problem etc. It seems like a spiritual succesor to System Shock and other games from the immersive sim genre.
You can always try the demo, but bear in mind it's doesn't seem like a good representation of the final game, according to the impressions I've read (many seemed to hate the demo and like the full game).

@JLPick This Prey has literally nothing to do with the last gen Prey apart from the name.

Way to go Squenix! On your way to kill off yet another great franchise after burying Sleeping Dogs and Deus Ex.

@gbanas92 Great review. How do you feel about the input lag people have been complaining about, which supposedly wasn't fix in the first patch? Also, have they dialed down the volume of the music that kicks in when you encounter an enemy? In the demo it got REALLY loud.

@Fight_Teza_Fight

Yeah, good for those of us who will get it for cheap, bad for the future of the franchises, which sucks.

After Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Dishonored 2 and now Prey sold poorly it looks even worse for this genre.

@AFCC Depends on what type of games you're into. If you're a person who enjoys sci-fi, spooky atmosphere, exploration, great level design, a lot of freedom in your games, creative powers at your disposal, intriguing story, great music or any combination of the aforementioned elements I'd say the game is still shaping up pretty great

@Constable_What Early combat can definitely get annoying, but even in the demo you could experiment with the Gloo Gun, invest in an ability to slow time for a moment etc. Overall I'd say combat probably won't be the strongest part of the game (and I'm fine with it as it's not a traditional FPS, I wouldn't call it a "shooter" at all) , but I expect it to get better later on.

@stevejcrow By definition homage sounds a lot better in this context. "Fan made tribute" make the game sound amateurish or as some kind of a hack-job, at least to me (kinda like a lot of fanfiction).

@Constable_What I'd agree with you on basically every point you've made, yet after playing the demo and getting over some annoyances I still see a LOT of potential in terms of exploration, atmosphere, story, music (which aside from the super annoying loud jump scare attack they got going on in the demo is pretty fantastic) and powers (which we barely see in the demo). As you've said it probably the demo probably wasn't the best way to showcase this type of game

@stevejcrow Fair enough, 10 hours is more than enough to formulate a opinion like that. Still, even after reading your latest comment I think calling it a fan made tribute was a bith harsh.

@stevejcrow And you're basing this on the full game, the demo or what? Of course you're entitled to your opinion and all that I'm just curious, since as I've mentioned before the early previews/reviews and player feedback seems overwhelmingly positive (there are criticisms of course, and judging from the demo some of them are probably valid) but I haven't seen anyone calling it a copy, "fan made tribute" or anything like that.

@Tenacious-P Hyperbole much? Is it embarrassing because it draws inspiration from other series while adding some new elements? By your assessment 99% of stuff out there is embarassing.

Even if it will not win GOTY awards, it's getting good early reviews and feedback from players. It's not like the market is flooded with those immersive sims games, so we should cherish each and every one. Seriously, I kinda get why this genre is niche, but it shouldn't be, I bet many players just think those games are some FPS shooters (marketing them as such doesn't help).

@ApostateMage It's definitely similar. I'd say it resembles Dishonored 2 the most by the way it looks, plays and handles the narrative (at least at the beginning), and Deus Ex/System Shock more because of the setting and all that comes with it.

It's definitely interesting. I played this in two sittings, and enjoyed the second one way more than the first one. Some random thoughts:

1. It definitely feels like an Arkane game, a lot of similarities with Dishonored 2, splashed with some Deus Ex.

2. So far I'd agree that the Mimics work better on paper than in the game itself.

3. The music is interesting and overall one of the strong points of the demo, HOWEVER the way that they decide to implement it is kinda annoying.

4. Seems like it could be difficult, at least in the beginning (I died several times).

5. Lastly, I'm not sure this particular demo is very representative of the final product because those type of games focus on testing, mixing and matching different abilities and various paths and naturally there isn't much of it present at the very start.