by mento
Welcome to Part Two of my own self-induced trailer hell. Check Part One for an explanation of what I'm doing here and what the hell a "Toninator" is supposed to be.
OK fifty more games let's go:
| Trailer Blazers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| E3 2016 | E3 2017 | E3 2018 (Part One) | E3 2018 (Part Two) |
| E3 2019 (Part One) | E3 2019 (Part Two) | E3 2019 (Part Three) | E3 2019 (Part Four) |
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Trailer Trashing: A slightly claustrophobic game about a time loop in a small apartment where Agent 47 keeps busting in on awkward conversations to murder your pregnant partner. I'm guessing you don't want him to do that. Toninator: > ["SUSPENSEFUL." ADMONISHMENT: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SCREW AROUND WITH TIME TRAVEL.] Thinkfluenced?: I'm a sucker for time-loop games, and this one seems built more like a short play than anything too mechanics-based. Definitely intrigued.
Trailer Trashing: Man, this shit is cute. And busy. That UI is so full of arts and craft stuff it's hard to tell what's part of the game and what isn't. Still, there's no denying that it has style for days. Toninator: > ["DELIGHTFUL." PROVERB: "THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD." WHILE BOTH ARE CAPABLE OF PUNCTURING A HUMAN TRACHEA, THE FORMER IS EASIER TO CONCEAL.] Thinkfluenced?: I've seen a few of these pen & paper style Indie RPGs and never taken the plunge on one. Maybe I'll give this a shot. For whatever reason it's giving me 3D Dot Game Heroes vibes.
Trailer Trashing: Oh hey, it's new New Vegas. A concentrated version of that game, with more story meaningful locations to explore, might be a good fit for Obsidian's talents and limited dev resources. All the same, I'll probably give it half a year so it can get all its patches. Toninator: > ["ZEERUSTIC." APPRECIATION: THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING PLAYERS WHO INTEND TO KILL ALL THE HUMANS.] Thinkfluenced?: I'll play anything Obsidian puts out there (still need to start Tyranny, come to think of it) but the game's style and aesthetic are compelling enough reason regardless.
Trailer Trashing: An incongruously cute adventure game about mourning and loss, presumably set on some fanciful variant of the River Styx. There's plenty of hints in the trailer that you're collecting resources and cash and building the ship yourself, but I can't quite tell how much of that plays a part. I'd like to find out. Toninator: > ["BITTERSWEET." ADDENDUM: DO NOT MENTION STYX AROUND ME. STILL NOT FORGIVEN THEM FOR "DOMO ARIGATO, MR ROBOTO."] Thinkfluenced?: If this is how we're getting another You Must Build a Boat, I'll take it.
Trailer Trashing: Couple more trailers, one for show and one for anyone actually interested in playing the game, as we get closer to the release of Dying Light 2: The Light Is Almost Out, Where Do We Keep The Spare Bulbs, Barbara? Towel Closet? Is That The Same Place As The Airing Cupboard? No, You're The One Being Pedantic. Toninator: (Trailer #1: Story CG) > ["RIGHTEOUS." ADDENDUM: "I AM AIDEN, AND I AM INFECTED," IS A COOL LINE FOR A ZOMBIE GAME, LESS COOL FOR A DATING PROFILE.] (Trailer #2: Gameplay w/ Metric Song) > ["FRENETIC." ADDENUM: SOMEONE FORGOT TO CUT OUT THE CROWD CHEER FROM THE END OF THAT LIVE SONG RECORDING. UNLESS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ZOMBIES.] Thinkfluenced?: On the one hand, the incredibly elaborate way the world and the story reshapes itself as a consequence of your decisions is fascinating, and Chris Avellone is one of the few writers working in video games that I believe could pull off such a fractured narrative with aplomb. On the other hand: Zombies. Blegh.
Trailer Trashing: This game just looks delightful, even if I'm unlikely to want to get involved with a massively multiplayer dextrous free-for-all where bandwidths and lag are ever-present factors. Instead, I would argue that this might become a hellishly entertaining spectator sport, and I can't wait to see GB play it and/or get involved with some kind of enormous inter-site Idiot Olympics. Toninator: > ["JOYOUS." ADDENDUM: HUGE CROWDS OF HUMANOIDS TAKEN DOWN BY MALEVOLENT MACHINES. HUH. SEEMS A LITTLE ON THE NOSE.] Thinkfluenced?: See above - while I don't imagine I'll play it much, I'll happily watch others compete. Makes a refreshing change from Fortnite at least.
Trailer Trashing: Looks like the P5R remaster is getting more than just a new Phantom Thief. This slightly longer look at the fancy pants update also seems to include new city locations, new story chapters, new dungeons, and what appears to be a co-op attack with Haru and Morgana? Toninator: > ["STYLISH." ADDENDUM: AIGIS BEST GIRL FOREVER.] Thinkfluenced?: I'm in no rush to spend another hundred hours on this game, but I hope the changes are more meaningful here than they were in Persona 4 Golden. There's a lot about P5 that could've been better, so a "Royal" version is a fine opportunity for some subtle improvements under the hood in addition to the showier stuff.
Trailer Trashing: The new SamSho wasn't even out yet and already there are E3 trailers for season passes and DLC characters. What a world we live in now. A world of samurai and their shodowns. Toninator: > ["FROSTY."] Thinkfluenced?: I like this series in the abstract but I'm not a fighter guy whatsoever so I'm unlikely to sho up for this one.
Trailer Trashing: Funny, I spent all of E3 writing about Falcom because I didn't think they'd show up during the site's E3 coverage, and here's a trailer for the third Cold Steel game regardless. These games take a real long time to localize, so I'm glad they're putting them out as quickly as they are. Toninator: > ["EARNEST." ADDENDUM: I THOUGHT THIS SERIES HAD MECHS IN IT I WAS PROMISED MECHS.] Thinkfluenced?: Absolutely. I just have to play the first two Trails of Cold Steel first. And the last two Trails in the Sky games before that. This is a long-ass series, yo.
Trailer Trashing: Remember Lord of the Rings? It's back. In card form. One card to tap them all, and to the discard pile send them. Toninator: > ["RECTANGULAR." ADDENDUM: I LIKE THE CUT OF THAT SAURON GUY'S JIB.] Thinkfluenced?: You shall not pass.
