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The Reticule (Not at) E3 – Bioware and the Future of RPGS

The Reticule (Not at) E3 – Bioware and the Future of RPGS

Today The Reticule’s (not at) E3 Speculate-athon comes to an end as I take a look at Bioware’s sacrifices to the great gods of hype. With the possible exception of Robot Chicken Reggie at Nintendo Direct, Bioware’s trailers, demos and interviews stoked my excitement glands to the point where I’m considering actually investing in a PC capable of playing their games.

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The Reticule (Not at) E3 – Rainbow Six: Siege and Dead Island 2

The Reticule (Not at) E3 – Rainbow Six: Siege and Dead Island 2

While E3 has come to an end, and many a British journalist is facing a long-slog home to face the jet-lag, we here at The Reticule are still going to have some thoughts to share on what was revealed in Los Angeles. Right now I want to take a moment to talk briefly about two games which unexpectedly caught my attention, Rainbow Six: Siege and Dead Island 2.

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The Reticule (Not at) E3 Roundup – Batman, Sims and Abzu

The Reticule (Not at) E3 Roundup – Batman, Sims and Abzu

It’s funny how certain things stick in your mind. A bit like one of those Katy Perry songs that you know you shouldn’t like, what with being an indie-child, but still do… ahem.

See what stuck in my mind from E3 after the cut.

I’ve always found E3 to be a peculiar beast and I still question it’s relevance given the internet’s always on, always now capabilities, but I guess you’ve got to give the PR guys ‘n’ gals a day out occasionally. That said, there were a few titles that immediately piqued my interest.

Batman: Arkham Knight

I’m a big fan of the previous Arkham games, and although they’re probably stretching the Arkham moniker a bit too far this time, i’m still very excited at this title.

The trailer shown at E3 gives a reasonable amount of time to the new Batmobile, and I have to say, it looks positively brutal. The video is a sizable chunk of game-play and slight misgivings about the ‘tank mode’ on the Batmobile aside, I have to say it looks pretty gosh-darn good. I’m certainly a fan of the quicker glide times on show, something I feel was a slight issue with Arkham City.

And just wow, doesn’t the combat still look beautiful.

Abzu

Now, I know next to nothing about this game, save for it being set underwater and that it looks utterly utterly gorgeous. It immediately caught my attention for the lighting and colour aesthetics and had me ‘sold’ the minute I saw the diver move underwater. In the short two minute trailer it did more to get across the sense of movement through water than any other title i’ve ever seen.

That followed by the scene with the blue whales just had me hooked. This is one i’ll be watching closely.

The Sims 4

Ok ok, so the whole Katy Perry thing in the intro was a contrived way to hint at the final title that caught my eye; the fourth Sims game. Now, Katy Perry aside (and I hope for the sanctity of my home-life that she’d not actually in the game…) i’ve always been interested with these titles. Forgetting for a moment that they are incredibly addictive and fun in-of themselves, but I think they’re also an incredible tool for evaluating how people react under certain situations. By that of course I mean the players not the Sims!

The new Sims promises many upgrades, but the one that interests me the most is the hugely upgraded ‘needs’ and ’emotions’ systems. I think they could generate some really interesting situations.

So, that’s the three that have grabbed me so far, a bit of a spread (which surprised me more than anyone) and E3 still has a ways to go yet. Maybe it’s time to hang up my Auto-Cynacist hat….

The Reticule (Not At) E3 – Nintendo Video Blowout

The Reticule (Not At) E3 – Nintendo Video Blowout

We might not be over in Los Angeles enjoying the E3 high-life, meeting and greeting or playing millions of unreleased games…instead we are here at Reticule Towers deciding to occasionally throw out a morsel of E3 goodness to our baying masses whenever we find something worth talking about. Or we are simply going to embed a bunch of trailers of games we find interesting before sharing some thoughts towards the end of the week.

Hopefully that explains what this is, so hit the jump for some Nintendo goodies.

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Editor’s Blog – Nintendo Returning To Form With The Wii U?

Editor’s Blog – Nintendo Returning To Form With The Wii U?

It has been a rough 18 months for Nintendo when it comes to the Wii U. Despite critical acclaim for titles like Super Mario 3D World and The Wonderful 101, sales of the machine have been more than sluggish with a user base that has stubbornly refused to grow. Some doom-mongers even feel that it will be the worst performing Nintendo machine since the GameCube. It certainly won’t be matching the dramatic highs of the Wii while the next-gen machines from Sony and Microsoft have enjoyed very successful launch periods.

Recent events show that all might not be lost for the Wii U, while it won’t ever see extraordinary sales figures, it might reach a respectable level. And of course, with E3 kicking off later today, Nintendo might pull something special out of the bag. Even if they don’t, I think we might see the Wii U establish itself a bit more this year.

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Our Week in Games Special – Pre-E3 Thoughts

Our Week in Games Special – Pre-E3 Thoughts

My my, how time flies. This coming week brings us to another E3, the massive game trade show in the States where the big boys show off their big titles and try to spring a surprise or two on their rivals. In this weekend’s Our Week in Games, we turn our attention to this extravaganza and share some words on what we think might happen and what we are looking forward to.

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Our Week in Games – Week 43 E3 Special

Our Week in Games – Week 43 E3 Special

The brave men and women who attended E3 are probably still lying in bed a quivering mess, struggling to comprehend the horrors of the show floor. Either that or they are planning when to lunge next at a gaming show. I’ll be testing out the lunge room at Rezzed next Sunday with Nick (come say hi!) and I might just report back on my findings. Though maybe not through video. Anyway, this is Our Week in Games, but with an E3 twist. What have we made of E3…read on.

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