The Daily Dose: My E3 top 3

Now I know it's been a little while since E3, so I'm sure many of you will be thinking this is all old news. But as a newly founded games blogger, I feel it would be incredibly wrong of me to let one of the biggest gaming events of the year go by without making a single post about it. It would wouldn't it?

So here is my top three must see games to watch out for from E3.
(That really wasn't meant to rhyme that much, I swear.)

The Last of Us (Naughty Dog) -

The Last of Us I was rather sceptical of to begin with; like all 'good' E3 videos they are normally scripted and played to near perfection during their live demo. When I originally watched this video I did so it with this in mind. I felt it was impressive, but as far as I was concerned it looked like Uncharted with some lovely graphical tweaks and a side kick. That was until I heard about the "Balance of power AI" featured in the game.

Basically if the AI does what it says on the tin, then the game should be an incredible experience. What we are seeing in the video is AI that "will react realistically to whatever situation your combat style forces them into." Supposedly none of what we see in the video is scripted, and watching the video again after reading this, I was in awe. 

BEYOND: Two Souls (Quantic Dream) -

From the developers of Heavy Rain comes Beyond: Two Souls. To be honest I was pretty much sold from the moment they mentioned who the developers were. Strong story, decisions and actions that change the way a game progresses are a major selling point for me, and Heavy Rain was one of the best examples of this.

Ellen Page takes the lead role, and it's pretty tough not realising it's her in the video, which speaks wonders for the graphics engine being used, I mean look at that sweat! The mannerisms and facial animations of the character models look incredible and in a game that is going to be centred around 'emotional challenges' this is going to be a key factor to a player's immersion.

It's an amazing achievement to have a brief pause in a game, which you can read more into a character's expression than the dialogue could ever tell you.


Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal)  -

Desmond has finally been given his own game set in the near future... I kid. No this isn't another Assassins Creed  but the elements and visuals will certainly have you feeling as if you have stepped back into the animus.

You play as Aiden Pearce; a world class hacker. By using what looks like an extremely elegant smart phone you have the ability to hack into the lives and systems of everything around you. Your enemies outstanding loans, their criminal records, the fact that they are HIV positive, this guy can find out about it all and use it as a weapon.

Once again I found this to be another visually stunning game, that takes note of all the realistic little details. It's the subtle things that make the biggest difference, the character placing his hands in his pockets in the rain and the way in which his coat moves in time with the pace that he runs. Well apart from the fact that he doesn't actually push a door open, just kind of opens it with his face. (A friend pointed this out and now it bugs the hell out of me.)

However Watch Dogs looks set to be a very unique and interesting addition to the gaming market, and seems to portray how; in a world of ever growing media there are people with the power to control and manipulate it as they see fit.

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Now I apologise in advance if my selection comes across as PlayStation biased, the ridiculous thing is that I don't personally own a PlayStation 3 console. So it seems I may be forking out some extra cash if these games never make it to PC. (Or if they ever decide to remake FF7 as a PS3 exclusive, then I will just throw them my money.)