(Federico Pucci)
(ANSA) – Adrenaline new season. Summarized in five points here themes and titles launched worldwide by appointment E3 in Los Angeles.
The game beyond the screen
One of the trends strong in the game in recent years is to bring the experience out from the edge of the two-dimensional screen. Among the elements presented the greatest impact this year is the final version of Oculus Rift coming in 2016: the virtual reality goggles Oculus VR (company purchased last year by Facebook to 2 billion dollars) will be sold with an Xbox controller and are also equipped with an integrated sound system. Shown in preview also two controllers to interact even more integrated with the virtual reality, Oculus Touch, that with a system of buttons, triggers, levers and gyro sensors should complete the immersive virtual experience.
About controller Special mention is ‘Guitar Hero Live’ (Activision) coming on October 20: the music game, which introduces a new guitar controller with 6 buttons, repeats the series to five years from the last chapter introducing a graphic live action that makes the experience more immersive. Nintendo, which has to overcome the disappearance of Satoru Iwata , its president and father of the Wii, then continues to focus on collectible interactive: the new platform ‘Yoshi’s Woolly World ‘ , where the dinosaur friend of Mario ventures into a world of wool on the style of Japanese dell’Amigurumi, will be an affordable Special version woolly dell’amiibo Yoshi.
Heroines old and new
A clear trend nell’E3 2015 was also the presence of new games they have for the protagonists of the heroines. In a context often considered male domain, the panorama of the new game features strong female characters, including icon like Lara Croft : The star of the hit series ‘Tomb Raider’ returns with two titles signed Square Enix one for Xbox One and 360 coming in November, ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’, and one for the mobile platforms ‘Lara Croft Go’, puzzle game yet no release dates. Heroine less iconic but no less adventurous who will return to PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One is Faith Connors : the protagonist of ‘Mirror’s Edge’ is back in action prequel ‘Catalyst’ (Electronic Arts) arriving 25 February 2016. A new heroine eagerly awaited in 2016 is instead the protagonist of ‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’: the action RPG developed by Guerrilla Games for PS4 follows the adventures of a hunter named Aloy in a post-apocalyptic world populated by robotic dinosaurs. Gender equality, far from being a niche theme, arrives on the virtual soccer fields with ‘Fifa 16 ‘ (Electronic Arts): the upcoming game on Sept. 24 will allow for the first time in the history of the franchise to choose among 12 national women’s teams, including Italy.
The classic incoming
Some of the most anticipated games of this better welcomed E3 were sequel or new chapters of large franchise history , which have dominated the attention in recent years, from two exclusive titles for PlayStation flagship 4 and Xbox One: Sony showed a long demo the gameplay of ‘ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End ‘ (Naughty Dog) expected for the beginning of 2016 while Microsoft has unveiled further details of ‘Halo 5: Guardians ‘ with its innovative multiplayer ‘Warzone’ published in October. Games that autumn will arrive on different platforms are the new chapters of Assassin’s Creed , ‘Syndicate’, set in Victorian London, and ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III ‘ (Activision). Scheduled for November 19 instead of the output ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ (Electronic Arts): the title, which incorporates a number of 10 years old due to the epic galactic saga of George Lucas, allows the player to choose one of the two sides of the war between the Empire and Rebellion with graphics and a compelling gameplay and environments, such as the snowy planet Hoth, reminiscent of the classic trilogy. between the classic, evergreen titles Nintendo: 3DS is coming ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes ‘ based on cooperation between all three players, while on Wii U will ‘Star Fox Zero ‘, space shooter in which they were shown the first images, both for release later this year. No less historic series of Hideo Kojima: ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ‘ (Konami) coming in September on consoles new and old generation, is the first game of this franchise to unfold in an open world.
New IP
About open worlds, the premiere of ‘No Man’s Sky ‘ (Hello Games) amazed among the real news of E3 2015: the space exploration game coming to PC and PS4 – but still no release date – promises a world of unprecedented scale first, with 18 quintillion all different planets to explore. Among the many new features coming still no release date or expected for 2016, among the pirates of ‘Sea of Thieves ‘ and the fantasy world of the highly anticipated ‘The Last Guardian ‘stands out’ For Honor ‘: the new title Ubisoft introduces an innovative type of sword fighting, allowing the player to choose between medieval knights, Vikings and Samurai.
Operation longing
New titles and comebacks aside, the element of nostalgia and passion for the retrogaming are not missed even in this E3. In this respect, Nintendo unveiled ‘Super Mario Maker’ : the game coming out on September 11, allows you to build worlds platform fully customizable to cross with the most famous plumber imaginary, in contemporary version or 8 bits . In the transition to the new generation of consoles many games have been revised for the new technological possibilities and graphic: ‘Final Fantasy VII’ (Square Enix) fishing still further back in time, offering a remake exclusively for PS4 game released in 1997. If this project has not yet official release date, Xbox One presented instead a title coming in August, ‘Rare Replay’ , a compilation celebrating 30 games published by British developer Rare throughout its 30-year history: games arcade or ZX Spectrum, NES or Xbox first generation, revived version in high definition or in the back for a real step back in time.
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