While largely uneventful, Sony’s press conference at Gamescom offered a look at some promising games.
The press conference took place at Gamescom, the games industry trade show in Cologne, Germany.
In keeping with the PlayStation 4’s “indie-friendly” image, Sony announced a slew of titles from indie developers that will be coming to the console. The lineup included original titles, like The Tomorrow Children and Hellblade, as well as a few PC ports, such as Papers, Please, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and DayZ.
We got our first look at Rime, an open-world adventure/puzzle game from Tequila Works. Lacking the graphical power of AAA gaming, indie developers often go for a more stylized look. Reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Rime’s premiere boasted a visually stunning cel-shaded artstyle that helped it to stand out from the pack.
Mike Bithell, creator of Thomas Was Alone, showed off a trailer for Volume, a futuristic stealth game inspired by the legend of Robin Hood.
A new trailer for Far Cry 4 revealed the specifics of co-op system introduced at E3. Each PS4 copy of Fary Cry 4 will come with “10 Keys to Kyrat,” passes that allow another PS4 player without a copy of the game to join you for two hours of co-op gameplay. To me, the revelation that the free co-op feature is so limited comes as a bit of a disappoinment.
Hideo Kojima made his first ever appearance at Gamescom to show off the new capabilities of the cardboard box in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
During the press conference, it was also announced that Destiny is officially the most pre-ordered new IP of all time at Gamestop. It seems the previous record holder, Watch Dogs, didn’t hold the title for very long.
UPDATE: An “interactive teaser” for new horror title T.P. was announced at the press conference. When the teaser was completed, we learned that the game is actually the latest installment in the Silent Hill series.
Developed by 7780s Studio, Silent Hills is being helmed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro. Norman Reedus, best known for his role as Daryl in The Walking Dead, will be playing the protagonist. This reveal is definitely the most interesting thing to come out of the trade show so far.
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