The gang's all here this week as Brent, Ben, Bender, and Frankie chime in on the latest happenings within the video game industry. The topics this week include:
- Recapping Sony's Paris Games Week - Sony had a lot to discuss this past week in Paris, and the fellas discuss it all. Gran Turismo returns, David Cage reveals Detroit: Become Human, Horizon: Zero Dawn continues to look incredible, Street Fighter V gets a release date, PlayStation VR makes a big showing, Housemarque unveils MatterFall...there's so much to talk about here!
- Nintendo News Drop - The Big N reveals Club Nintendo successor, My Nintendo, a unified Nintendo Account, and their first ever mobile game, Miitomo, for a 2016 release.
- Outlast 2 is Officially Announced - One of the best horror games Ben and Brent have ever had the privilege of playing is getting a sequel.
The hugely popular VR game, Puzzling Places, has received a brand new Holiday Update available to download for free on all formats.
Remastering old games is a trend that doesn't seem to be slowing down. When it comes to VR, what we tend to get are VR ports instead, but with modern VR gaming now over a decade old, there are some forgotten VR gems that deserve a remaster.
RPGs continue to benefit from VR’s ability to let players interact directly with their surroundings. The shift from button-driven actions to natural hand and body movements supports deeper engagement with combat, exploration, and environmental puzzles.
Outlast scared the living hell out of me. It's pacing was perfect, and the unnerving atmosphere created a tension throughout the entire game, setting you up perfectly for the big scares. The DLC was OK, but the base game itself was brilliant. Hopefully Red Barrels can take the sequel to new heights and keep the originals DNA in place. I'm pretty confident this one will ruin my sleeping habits for a week or two next fall!
While I think PlayStation VR will be a hit with its targeted audience, I'm still not sure this will be the juggernaut many are hoping it will be. It definitely has the potential based the demos we've heard of and the trailers we've seen. Hopefully these "200 developers" working on PSVR will be able to add to the launch line up to make it as enticing as possible.
As far as Outlast goes, I was scared silly just watching a live-stream of it, so I'm pretty sure I'll simply do that when Outlast 2 comes out and save myself the heart attack.