Playstation Showcase

I had to do a double take to make sure I had the right video this showcase was thirty minuets shorter than the other two. There were a lot of new Indie and AAA games announced, but only a handful of which look good.

CONCORD

A 5v5 shooter with one note characters and while the trailer seemed in engine my biggest question is is it going to be any better or worse than Team Fortress 2 and Overwatch 2. Can a Multiplayer game like this set itself apart? It is one of few new Ips we got so I hope it can expand as dull as the game looks. Though that could be because I’m not the biggest fan of shooters. Now it was clear this is the project Sony has the most confidence in. Not only was this the longest trailer with developers speaking about the game as well the whole segment was ten minuets long during a 30-40 minuet showcase.

God Of War Ragnorok PC version

This is one of those times when I need to say anyone who wanted to play this game probably already has. God of War has been exclusive to playstation for a long time and Ragnorok released on both PS4 and PS5. It is coming to PC as well and there isn’t much to say it is just a re release of a hack and slash a good game, but a re release nonetheless.

Dynasty Warriors Origins

The hack and slash series has a new game. Though one thing is clear I don’t think it will be fun without getting repetitive. Are these games flashy and have good gameplay. The answer is yes it does but you can only play these games so long before they kind of start to look the same. So this doesn’t come as a new game in a beloved series coming out it comes as another button masher that you can win with minimal effort and little challenge.

Infinity Nikki

I’ve never seen a game trying so many things look so boring. The game does look graphically good, but aside from just taking pictures and simple platforming with what seems like an easy boss fight we don’t see much. This wouldn’t be so bad if the game was going for a cinematic feel, but I don’t think that is it and I have a theory as to why. INFOLD the studio behind this game is relatively small and yet made 2 announcements for big games meaning their focus was on two different projects rather than one.

Ballad of Antaria

The second game by INFOLD. While this one does look better and more focused then the last one. It was still seeming to try and copy Eldin Ring and Dark Souls and with Eldin Rings newest DLC out I don’t understand why anyone would play this spend $20 on a new DLC for a game you own or $60 for a new game. Now it isn’t uncommon for studios to have more than one game announced, but Infold is best known for small mobile and assisting game development not a full AAA on its own let alone 2 of them.

Skydance’s Behemoth

This is a new VR title and it honestly looks a lot of fun. It does fall into the realm of debatable motion sickness if you aren’t used to it. I really think the game will have a more traditional release and that will be more my style.

Aliens Rouge Incursion

A VR Aliens game sounds amazing. Seeing the zenomorphs and attacking you as well as interacting with the Aliens universe should be both terrifying and intriguing. So long as this game plays more like a VR Aliens Isolation and not Colonial Marines it should be a good game.

MARVEL Rivals

Well, that’s disappointing after the amazing failure that was Marvels the Avengers online game. They are going to try again. Thankfully Square Enix seems to not even be part of this game. Rather Netease Games is giving it a try. Somehow this makes me feel worse Netease have hundreds of unfinished online titles under their belt and mostly stick to mobile games and the not really free to play market. So we will either see a great online game with consistent updates or Avengers 2 Thanos snap this out of existence too.

Where Winds Meet

A cinematic trailer for a game that resembles something similar to Sekiro. We sadly don’t get more than that and some footage of boss fights. So other than what we can guess from the trailer which isn’t a lot it otherwise looks good.

After that we got an update to Path Of Exile 2 and remakes to Until Dawn and Silent Hill 2 which is good news for horror fans.

Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter is a series that whenever they make a trailer it seems to be a story driven game, but is actually not. Monster Hunters regular gameplay is fight a monster earning parts of it to get new armor and these aren’t easy fights often it boils down to spending time figuring out the best way to weaken the monster before taking it out.

Astro Bot

A platformer that seems to reference a lot of playstation games and Ips. As well as using the PS5 and its controller as a spaceship.

With that we have finally finished looking over the showcases and despite some things looking fun others look either bland or are just remakes of games we already have.

Gamespot. (May 30, 2024). PlayStation State Of Play Full Showcase | May 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geR0Ay9z5uM&t=1682s