Sony's PlayStation E3 Conference Delivered The Goods

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Sony’s PlayStation conference has become the highlight of E3 over the last couple of years and rightfully so. Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda all had decent showings, but if you ask those who watched Sony’s conference, PlayStation might have won this year’s E3 conference.

Sony did things a bit differently this year at E3.

The company decided to trim the fat and opted on not showing a bunch of cinematic trailers but instead actual gameplay. Sony gave gamers a heads up that they intended on solely focusing on their big titles, The Last of Us II, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Death Stranding. They sprinkled in pleasant surprises with an announcement for a new game+ mode for God of War, Black Ops III being available on PS Plus starting tonight with the added bonus of remastered classic maps.

Now there was no Final Fantasy VII remake announcement, unfortunately, BUT a classic Resident Evil game’s remake finally made an appearance. So in case you missed all the heat, Sony brought last night here are the significant announcements they made.

Resident Evil 2 Remake

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If you asked Resident Evil fans which chapter was their favorite in the iconic game franchise most would probably say either RE2 or RE4. Ironically both games share one thing in common, and that is they both featured Leon S. Kennedy as the main protagonist. Fans have been begging for a remake of Resident 2 for years since Capcom masterfully rebooted Resident Evil and subsequently Resident Evil 0. Rumors of the game’s existence have been swirling for nearly three years, but tonight they were finally confirmed.

Arguably E3 2018’s biggest surprise, Sony blessed us with a scary good trailer for Resident Evil 2 remake.  The game is entirely 3D-rendered and will utilize a “new over-the-shoulder camera mode and modernized control scheme,” which means the game will play a lot like Resident Evil 4. Even though it premiered Sony’s conference, Resident Evil 2 remake will also be available on Xbox One and PC as well when it is released on January 25th, 2019. You can watch the trailer for Resident Evil 2 remake below.

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Death Stranding

Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima’s first title under his own banner since leaving Konami has been a huge mystery since its announcement. We finally get a much more in-depth look at the game starring The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus, and it features a baby, invisible monsters, and toenails.

Oh and yes we still have questions after watching this trailer, but we definitely can’t wait to get our hands on this game. PlayStation’s blog offers some insight as to what is going on in the game with this description:

“Sam is unlike any other hero you may have seen in games before. A typical hero is usually some sort of elite or someone with a military background. Sam is not. He is a working man of sorts — a hands-on professional. Someone with a skillset akin to a blue-collar worker.”

Your guess is as good as ours when it comes to trying to figure out exactly what the hell is going on in Death Stranding. No release date has been announced, but we are definitely looking forward to more information on this game as it drips out over time.

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Control

Remedy Entertainment’s Control was another surprise at Sony’s E3 conference. The game is a third-person action-adventure game that feature’s time-bending gameplay and slow-motion effects which have some speculating this might be some sort of sequel to (Xbox One exclusive) Quantum Break. 

The trailer’s description of the game gives some insight as to what we are looking at stating “You are Jesse Faden, a young woman with a troubled past. You become the new Director of the Bureau of Control – Our frontline in researching and fighting against supernatural enemies like the Hiss threatening our very existence.”

Control also kinda reminds us of the movie Inception how Jesse maneuvers around in the game as she manipulates the environment. Control will be released sometime in 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Spider-Man

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Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man looks better each time we get to see it. The showcase demo gave us a good glimpse of Spidey in action, his combo-based combat system, gadgets and web swinging skills. We were introduced to four iconic villains Rhino, Vulture, Electro, and Scorpion who manage to escape from the maximum security prison “The Raft.”

Insomniac Games definitely was the right studio to bring Spidey back to the video game world because this game looks like the Spider-Man experience we have been craving. The game will be available on September 7th which is honestly right around the corner.

The Last of Us II

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The last trailer we saw for The Last of Us II shown at Paris Games Week was a brutal one. The latest trailer focuses on Ellie this time around and gives us some insight on the game’s character as well as show off some stealth and intense violent gameplay featuring her.

The trailer opens up with Ellie in what could be assumed a much more peaceful time at a dance with friends and her love interest. We even witness what could now be considered the gay kiss seen and heard across the video game world. That all happens right before we are instantly transported years later to a dark setting where Ellie is stealthily dispatching enemies showcasing her killing and survival skills.

Missing from this trailer is Joel, so his status is unknown, but it’s safe to assume he still alive and well in the much-anticipated sequel. Naughty Dog is taking its time with The Last of Us II and clearly shows in the details when you watch the trailer below.

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Ghosts of Tsushima

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Infamous’ developer Sucker Punch first announced Ghost of Tsushima back in October. We now have our first look at the PlayStation exclusive which is set in feudal Japan. In the gameplay trailer, we find our protagonist smack dab in the middle of a Mongol invasion. The trailer shows off the beautiful environments before giving us a glimpse of what the sword combat system looks like which features some gory animations.

The trailer also puts on display the games stealth aspect as your character and a companion attempt to sneak into a temple undetected.  Ghosts of Tsushima is an open-world game that features both stealth and intense action. No release date has been announced.