Trailer park
Posted by Carrie on May 16, 2009 | Permalink
After emerging bleary-eyed from my Pokemon fugue I’ve realised that in the wider gaming world trailers have been released and release dates announced for some really good looking games and I’ve barely even noticed. To remedy this, here’s a quick round up of three of the games I’m most excited about:
1. New ‘leaked’ gameplay footage from Beyond Good and Evil 2
I’m less than convinced that this is leaked gameplay footage. I mean, it would be fantastic if the whole thing was as great looking as this but given the almost-psychic camera and completely smooth glitch free movement it looks a little too good to be true. More likely it’s the second trailer for the game released just in time for E3 but look at it – running! jumping! being awesome!. It may well be even better than the first BGAE which, as I’ve mentioned before, would make it a very good game indeed.
2. The second Brutal Legend trailer
It’s due out in October, which I have no doubt will be renamed Rocktober for the occasion. I’m not entirely clear what the trailer is trying to say, to be honest, because I get distracted by the oddly physically accurate version of Jack Black and then again by the opportunities for attacking monsters with a giant axe. Anyway, I’m looking forward to this.
3. Muramasa: the Demon Blade
I loved Odin Sphere and Vanillaware’s latest offering, Muramasa: the Demon Blade, looks like it has a lot in common with its predecessor. It’s a side-scrolling 2D brawler. You fight enemies so massive that they often have to bend double to fit on the screen. It’s mythology based (although where Odin Sphere was Norse Muramasa is based in Japanese mythology). It came out in Japan last month and is due out for the Wii in Europe about this time next year. It’s a while away, but it does look like a lot of fun.
So, what upcoming games are you looking forward to?
June 8th, 2009 at 9:38 am
I think I will die of laughing when Brutal Legend comes out. It looks like the wittiest Disney movie mixed with Grim Fandango mixed with Guitar Hero. I can’t waaaaaait!