One game I was really looking forward to seeing at this year's E3 is Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.  I loved the last game from Ninja Theory, Heavenly Sword, and found the concept of this new game to be very intriguing, which is loosely based on a several hundred-year-old Chinese novel.  Gameplay-wise, it's very similar to the Prince of Persia series, where you control a main character (Monkey) who balances his time between melee combat with evil robots and loose-limbed high-wire platforming, and have to escort/get assistance from a computer-controlled woman (Trip).

The demo I played felt a little bit janky here and there, but it's got a very strong foundation, and I feel like it could easily be a top-shelf action-adventure by the time it's released.  Besides some basic combat, the demo featured a segment where Monkey has to climb several poles, shelves, and a tree in order to chase and catch a mechanical firefly, which Trip then converts into a sensor to help them navigate a minefield.  It's implied that these fireflies actually evolved to be partially mechanical, which is sort of interesting, but the story overall wasn't discussed in the demo very much. 

Monkey can also carry Trip (necessary to make sure he doesn't accidentally step on a mine in the aforementioned field) and throw her (like onto a balcony so she can lower a ladder for Monkey).  Another segment required Monkey and Trip to cross a rope bridge with no cover while some robots fire upon you.  Monkey can give Trip orders, and here you learn she can project a distracting image from a doohickey she carries that will allow Monkey to cross the bridge.  On the other side, Monkey can shout out "Over here!" to cause a distraction of his own, then order Trip to cross.  Overall I enjoyed it, and am hopeful it will have the same level of polish when it's finally released as Heavenly Sword did.

One game I was really looking forward to seeing at this year's E3 is Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.  I loved the last game from Ninja Theory, Heavenly Sword, and found the concept of this new game to be very intriguing, which is loosely based on a several hundred-year-old Chinese novel.  Gameplay-wise, it's very similar to the Prince of Persia series, where you control a main character (Monkey) who balances his time between melee combat with evil robots and loose-limbed high-wire platforming, and have to escort/get assistance from a computer-controlled woman (Trip).

The demo I played felt a little bit janky here and there, but it's got a very strong foundation, and I feel like it could easily be a top-shelf action-adventure by the time it's released.  Besides some basic combat, the demo featured a segment where Monkey has to climb several poles, shelves, and a tree in order to chase and catch a mechanical firefly, which Trip then converts into a sensor to help them navigate a minefield.  It's implied that these fireflies actually evolved to be partially mechanical, which is sort of interesting, but the story overall wasn't discussed in the demo very much. 

Monkey can also carry Trip (necessary to make sure he doesn't accidentally step on a mine in the aforementioned field) and throw her (like onto a balcony so she can lower a ladder for Monkey).  Another segment required Monkey and Trip to cross a rope bridge with no cover while some robots fire upon you.  Monkey can give Trip orders, and here you learn she can project a distracting image from a doohickey she carries that will allow Monkey to cross the bridge.  On the other side, Monkey can shout out "Over here!" to cause a distraction of his own, then order Trip to cross.  Overall I enjoyed it, and am hopeful it will have the same level of polish when it's finally released as Heavenly Sword did.

this was my surprise game at e3. i think i saw it in gameinformer before and was "o thats cool" and left it at that. but actually seeing it im pretty hyped for it. i just hope it doesnt feel like baby siting the whole time.

Since it is based on Unreal engine, how "Unreally" are the visuals?

" Since it is based on Unreal engine, how "Unreally" are the visuals? "