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| Every game an adventure |
So Homefront: Revolution came out recently. I really didn't know that until it just kind of happened. I remember hearing about it off in the distance with curious interest, but there were better things to be hyped about. Then some footage came out of a lengthy session being played by, I think by Eurogamer, and you could see how unoptimized the game was in just his play. It was jittery, wouldn't hold right, and as I dissected some of the mechanics I quickly noticed a weird old-school open world system in place in which the guy was running from his own radar highlight rather than playing the game. It didn't look very appealing, and the first review I was exposed to berated the game as complete garbage. Others were more generous, but they were also the kind of review sites where 7/10 is a "bad" thing (and it didn't even achieve that much). It really baffled me that the game was so broken though. Usually if you're trying to sneak out a bad game, its got to have something to hook people in. A game that is simply bad isn't going to sell unless you get somebody that is just buying on the impulse of box art. This game had no hype, little recognition, a troubled history, and was a failed IP from the last people that touched it. However with some interesting weapon crafting, a neat plot, and elevating the game into an open world, you would think some of the very same people that made timesplitters would be able to make it at least cult-hit worthy, right? Well the quality just doesn't lie; this game was just plain sent to die, and I feel sorry for those that may have cared.
However I was sitting there thinking about another thing this one recent morning... how amazing are games right now? Three of my favorite games this year practically charged out around one time: Ratchet & Clank, Dark Souls 3, and the best yet: Doom. That's not even close to capturing the scope of everything awesome happening now though. There's Uncharted 4, Overwatch, Battleborn, Hard Reset Redux, Shadow Warrior 2, Battlefield might be one of the first AAA games to go to WW1, and then there's an upcoming Witcher 3 expansion. Oh and No Man's Sky, Yooka-laylee, Gungeon, and plenty more are reminding us that Indies are still great for those looking around for those. ...and heck I should go back and play some more of Stories as well. Not all of those mentioned are out, but there's pretty darn close, and with what is out you've got plenty to play while waiting. This is an amazing time right now for gaming, and I'm not sure how often we'll see a time this great just like it. Unlike the acclaimed point of 2013 that merely gave us cinematic and typical AAA to pretend we all loved unconditionally, or the moans coming out of 2014, or the just plain great year of 2015, 2016 has already even if it stopped right after this month gave us some fantastic hits that an open-minded gamer could sink the rest of the year's time into enjoying. When the worst two things to happen in recent releases is Homefront's game that nobody showed interest for, or Star Fox Zero disappointing because its controls were just funky (and quite a few less vocal people have been content with it), then I'd say we have a phenomenal time on our hands.
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| Doom 4 is ridiculously good |
So I just want to put it out there, that right now things are just fantastic. No matter what kind of gamer you are, no matter what you're looking for, I'm sure there's a fantastic game out there somewhere coming out soon for you or already in your hands. No matter what stupid controversies pop up, or what practice some random studio is doing, there's a game to turn to and just play and enjoy to shun that bad stuff out. Get a good online session in, or go try something new, or just run to your favorite genre and they'll probably have something amazing and recent in store for you. Heck, some people are even standing up for Homefront with quite a few people even saying that game has a bit of magic to it, and just took a big fall and lost its way. Personally I'm stuck between deciding on Uncharted 4, Star Fox Zero, Hard Reset Redux (when its out), Overwatch, and valkyria chronicles remastered, or maybe just holding the money and waiting for something else. Oh and then there's the upcoming summer sales, so brace yourselves for that. If anything the complaint is there's too much, but that's not even a legit complaint since that just means you can get around to some games later at a cheaper price. Its all pretty good in the end.
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| Proof that gaming is awesome right now. Nothing more needed. |
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