It’s been a weird summer without Having E3 and with it looking like E3 might not be coming back, we might have to get used to these large-scale events hosted by Geoff Keighley. His latest event was Gamescom which is a gaming event that has been held in Cologne in Germany annually since 2009. There was a mixture of new games and updates (and some other things) that were shown here so let’s get into my personal highlights from the event. My Top Announcements1. DaulSense Edge - The first announcement isn’t a game but it defiantly piqued my interest. I’ve never really been into the “Elite” controller market and I usually just stay with the controllers that come with my consoles for the majority of their lifespan, I never liked the idea of buying anything third-party either. However what grabbed me about this controller is that it’s a Pro DaulSense that is directly from Sony, so no messing about with third parties. I also like the fact you can replace the analogue sticks, which is great because joystick drift seems to be becoming more and more common. 2. Sonic Frontiers – There it is! The game I’ve been so divided on for months, part of me wanted this to be good but the other part of me saw the gameplay from IGN and was understandably concerned, however, this trailer that was shown at Gamescom has put my mind at ease, It looks so much better than what was shown previously and the story seems like it’s going to be fun and engaging to play through. I’m not a massive Sonic fan but I’ve been slowly getting into the series more by going back and playing some of the older games after enjoying Sonic Mania and I’m really hoping that Frontiers makes Sonic fans happy. 3. Goat Simulator 3 – Sometimes I just love playing games that don’t take themselves seriously and one of those games is Goat Simulator. I Loved the first one and I played it for hours when I first got my PS4, it was one of 3 games I had on the system and I always had a fun time with it and I imagine I’ll have a great time with the new one as well, especially since it looks even crazier. If you don’t know what Goat Simulator is, it’s essentially a game where you play as a goat with ragdoll physics. The title is a little confusing for newcomers too as it’s titled 3 instead of 2 but that’s just Goat Simulator’s humour for you, it’s just silly, so if you like a video game that’s a bit more serious this is not for you. This game had already been announced previously, but we did get a look a some new gameplay here. 4. Atlas Fallen – I don’t know too much about this game because it was only shown as a CGI Trailer and this is a brand new IP, but what I saw of this got me pretty excited. It’s a brand new Fantasy Action RPG where you seem to be able to use sand as a weapon. I’m hoping that this has a really good story and single-player and that we’ll see more gameplay in future gaming events, but the trailer looked very cool. 5. Where Winds Meet – This is another brand new IP. It's an open-world RPG that is set in Medieval China, some of the gameplay and combat looked very similar to Ghost of Tsushima which was a game that I absolutely fell in love with when I played and platinumed last year, however I’d say the combat here looks more fast paced than in Ghost. I think it’ll be really interesting to explore the world in this game and learn more about the History of Medieval Era China through the story. From this trailer, the story seems like it’ll be quite focused on some Chinese Myths and Legends which sounds awesome. This will defiantly be a game that I’m going to be keeping a close eye on. 6. Dorfromantik – This was surprisingly the only Switch Console Exclusive game to be revealed at the event. Dorfromantik is a German-developed puzzle game, that just looks super fun, cosy and most of all very cute, it combines two things I enjoy, unique puzzle games and cute art styles. The aim of the game is to solve puzzles in order to build up little worlds. I just hope that this gets a physical release because I’d love to have it in the collection and it would be a shame if it was a digital-only title. This game might not be for everyone but it’s definitely one that I could see myself playing when I want to have a chill night. 7. Dead Island 2 – It was finally re-announced properly after being leaked and teased for what feels like years and It honestly looks super fun! A lot of people for some reason thought this was GTA 6, but I knew pretty much straight away that it was Dead Island because I’ve been keeping an eye on the game for a while. If you don’t know the history of this game basically it was first announced back in 2014 but due to difficult development, it changed studios so many times, before it got to Dambuster Studios who developed this new version. I don’t have too much experience with the series but I played the original on the Xbox 360 when I was a teenager and I did enjoy it and had a good time with it because I’ve always been a fan of Zombie apocalypse games, especially mass hordes like in games like Dead Rising and the original Dead Island. The trailer looked fun and I’m excited to get to know the various characters. So that’s all of the announcements from the event that I’m personally looking forward to but there was so much more that was announced. Overall I thought that this event was okay, there was an impressive range of new IP and genres which was really cool to see, however a lot of the announcements seemed to be multiplayer-focused or First Person Shooters set in space which isn’t my sort of thing, but I’d also argue that there was something in this event for every type of gamer. I also want to give a special mention to the weird Pokémon Gaming Car with the cringy interview and the fact that Kojima just showed up to announce his podcast, both of those moments genuinely made me laugh out loud. So What Where your Favourite Announcements From Gamescom?
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