Gamescom 2014: Sunset Overdrive Preview

Sunset Overdrive was one of the Games i didnt really take notice trough the time of its Reveal till Gamescom. But after seeing a big Booth of Sunset Overdrive at the Xbox Booth at Gamescom i wanted to give the Game a chance to surprise me. The Trailers looked fun and the humor in the Trailers was also funny so i had go to the Xbox Booth and played one Mulitplayer Coop-Match.

Gameplay:

I was playing with one Promoter of the Game and two other visitors of the booth. At the beginning there was a introduction Video which showed us how to play and the objective of the Match and how to control the Game and Grind at the Rails. We had to protect 2 Objectives against a horde of Mutants and had different weapons to choose from.

When the Game started i grinded on the rails to the right side of the Map and jumped down to attack the first Wave of Mutants. I choosed a machine Gun and aimed the first Mutants and shooted them in their Face. After beating the first Wave of Mutants i had choose another weapon: The Teddybear Weapon. This Weapon shooted a Teddy in front of the Enemies and exploded after a few seconds. After the Wave of Mutants we got the information that there will be a giant mutant coming in our way. So my Team choosed a Weapon which was shooting a giant Bomb at those Mutants.

After beating the following Wave of Mutants the Game introduced Traps. Now my Team could place explosive Traps to stop the Enemies. We've placed the Traps and after one minutes there was coming new Waves of Enemies. And so we killed the Mutants wave after wave with five giant Mutants coming at the last minute of the Game.

For me the Game feels very fun and got some nice weapon ideas. There was also a Discgun which shooted Disc against the Mutants or a big Revolver Gun which killed the normal Mutants with one Hit. The grinding along the rails feels fluid and fun also. The only Problem i noticed is that the Match was very easy. So a one member Team could win this match and you doesnt have to team up with youre team.

8/10



Graphics and Technic:

The Demo i played is the level from the Picture above and looks exactly like the Picture. The Explosions and Characters looked high detailed and comic-like. The sounds also are very good mixed. I Grind-Controls and Combat-Controls was very easy to use and the Game ran fluid and without Frame-Rate Problems.

9/10

End:

Sunset Overdrive surprised me. I had lot of fun in the Match. If Insomniac is doing a great Singleplayer Story Mode this could be the first Xbox One Game i would call a Systemseller.

8.5/10

Sunset Overdrive is coming to Xbox One on October 28th 2014 in US and EU.

Gamescom 2014: Alien Isolation Preview

When Creative Assembly revealed Alien Isolation and told the Gamers around the World that it will feature a very Survial-Horror Atmosphere many Gamers was sceptical because of Segas last Alien Game: Aliens Colonial Marines. Colonial Marines disappointed many Gamers with their big Promises they had talk about before Launch. So Alien Isolation has alot to show to bring the Alien Franchise back to the Top of the Gaming-Industry. At my Week at Gamescom i was able to talk to a developer about their upcoming Game Alien Isolation and play it afterwards on a PS4 Console.

The Developer told me that they are trying to create something special for the original Alien Movie Fans and that they want to bring the Atmosphere of the first Movie to the Game.

Gameplay:

I was able to play the E3 Demo Level in which i had to activate a generator and escape from the Alien trough a door which would be open if the generator is activated. I also got 3 bonus-objectives. Don't use the motion tracker, close the maindoor at the End and find 2 ID-Cards. I was finding myself in a closed room and after walking in the room i found a flamethrower, a ID-Card. When a door opened after 30 seconds i crouched myself with pressing the Right Stick and moved behind a box. When i looked above the box i saw a terrifying monster. The Alien. I knew that i could'nt move forward so i moved into a vent on my left and cercumvented the Alien. Every Second i was near the Alien i've heard the typical sound of it. After getting to the end of the vent i was able to walk to the room where the generator was in and activate it. After activating it i was looking behind me and the following view scared the most out of me. Right behind me there was the Alien hissing in my Face. I took my foot and ran along the corridor to the maindoor in which the Demo ended.

So after playing this Demo i think i am able to give you my view of the Game. Alien Isolation has a close and dark atmosphere and for me it felt like a real good survial Game mixed with some horror-elements. Creative Assembly promised a Game in which you felt isolated and alone and this is exactly what i was felt trough the Demo. The Moment when i saw the Alien behind me was so terrifying that i really scared a second.

The only item i would love to see is a real map. At the beginning i was so confused where to go and where my objective is. So thats my only negative point i am making.

9/10

Visuals:

The Demo was very dark and the Contrast was adjusted very high i think. So i cant talk about the visuals when you adjust the brightness higher or the Contrast lower. The Demo looked very good and the Objects in the Demo like boxes, desks, the Alien or the walls looked very clear and detailled. I didnt recognize any Framerate or Technical Drops so the Demo was visually perfect adjusted.

8/10

End:

Alien Isolation is keeping its promises in the Demo i played. Alien Isolation looks like the Trailers and is really terrifying with its scares, sounds and the Atmosphere. I am looking forward to the Game and i had alot of fun with this Game. Great Game!

8.5/10

Alien Isolation is coming out on October 7th 2014 on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox360 and PC in US and EU.

Gamescom 2014: Dead Island 2 Preview

Ryan the Berseker using the Airstike

 

Introduction:

When Dead Island 2 was introduced at Playstation's E3 Press Conference 2014 with one of the best Trailer i've seen yet i was really interested in this Game. The Problem i got was that i was hyped for the original Dead Island too because of its trailer. So for me personally i had to play Dead Island 2 to see if it is the hype worth.

Two Days before Gamescom i got a Invitation for a Presentation for Dead Island 2 from Deep Silver/Kochmedia in which they told me to show the new Features of the Game and a first look at the Unreal Engine 4 ingame. So at Wendesday i was going to Gamescom 2014 and one of my first appointments was the Presentation of Dead Island 2 by the Brand Manager of Deep Silver Pete Brolly. He told me that Yager is developing the Game and they are proud to give a first look at the Game to the Public at Gamescom.

Demo:

In the 1 hour Presentation he told us that there will be 4 classes: Speeder, Berseker, Hunter and Bishop. The Speeder a female woman is really fast and is using a Machette to cut of parts of the Zombies Body. She's swift and fast in movement. She also got a Special Move to hit one Zombie in it's chin with her Machete. Ryan the Berseker is using a Fireman Axe and is dealing high damage to all kind of Zombies. Mr. Brolly told me that the Game will play in California, US and that they are targeting 1080P/60FPS on Consoles.

The Demo started in front of a Gate in the near of Hollywood. When i looked on my left side i saw 3 other Players so it was a Coop Match. All players of the Demo got 12 minutes to kill as many Zombies as possible. I opended the Gate and ran trough a Electonic-Store and took Electonic Stuff to power Up my Machete. After i got 500 Parts of it my Machete craftet into a Electronic one. Now i would deal more demage and it looked awesome.

So i was going outside of the Shop and killed some Zombies with the new crafted Weapon. After 4 minutes a Event happened. A building have to be protected by human players. So all of us ran to this point and killed some of the normal/small Zombies. Suddenly 2 Big Zombies attacked us from behind and one of Players tried to kill them himself but he died very fast. The other 3 Players, including me killed the two powerful Zombies and revieved the fourth player.

After the Event ended the Players got 1 minute to kill the last Zombies to get their Highscore.

Very good Demo and Presentation of Mr. Brolly.

10/10





Gameplay:

For me Dead Island 2 is the biggest Surprise of Gamescom 2014. The Gameplay felt so fluid and fun that i cant really tell you how much i like this. You have to play it yourself and maybe beat my Highscore. I didnt like Dead Island 1 and Dead Island Riptide but for me Dead Island 2 felt so fresh trough the new crafting System and the Events that i am really surprised about myself liking this Game so much. The new crafting System feels fresh and Yager is bringing Fun in this Game. The Weapons looked awesome and especially the new Enemy-Types like the Suicide Zombie which explodes when he got near you and the Heavy Zombie which you can't kill by yourself without Skill is bringing the Dead Island Franchise to the Top of the Zombie-Shooters especially if you compare it to Dying-Light by Techland.

10/10



Graphics and Technic:

Dead Island 2 is using the Unreal Engine 4 and it shows how powerful this Engine is. The World and the Zombies looked very detailled and i didnt recognize any Framerate Drops or any other Technical Problems. The only Problem i got was that my Right PS4 Controller Stick was broken for last 2 Minutes and that i cant look left or right with my Character. If this Problem had'nt happen my Highscore would he higher then 148 killed Zombies. If you compare Dead Island 2 to Dying-Light it looks much better than it. Dead Island 2 is very colorful like you can see in the Gameplay Trailer. I love Comic-Like Visuals and so i love the Visuals of Dead Island 2. For me one of the best looking Games at Gamescom 2014!

9/10



End:

Like i said in the beginning i was excided to see if there are improvements at Dead Island 2 if you Compare to Dead Island 1 or Riptide and like you see in my Preview there are big ones. Dead Island 2 is so much fun to play and when i talked to a developer from Yager about their upcoming Game he told that they want to bring as much fun in this game as possible. My Problem with the original Dead Island Game was that it feels like it wanted to be serious. But with Yager's new Direction of Fun in Dead Island 2 it feels so much better then ever before. For me the biggest Surprise of Gamescom 2014 and if you get the Chance to play it try it out and make you're own oppinion. Must-Have!

10/10

Dead Island 2 is coming out in Spring 2015 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. A Collectors Edition is going to revealed in the coming Months.

Gamescom 2014: Far Cry 4 Preview

When i first saw Far Cry 4 at the Ubisoft E3 Press Conference Livestream i felt like it could be one of the best Games of 2014. The new Villain Pagan Min is so symphatic on the one hand and so evil on the other hand. When i walked trough the Gamescom Booths and saw the Far Cry 4 Booth i had to visit it to see if it is really that Special. So after minutes i got entry to it and had the Chance to play it on my Way. The Demo which was shown also at E3 in which you have to conquer a Fortress gave me the choice to choose from stealth,riding a elefant or using the Gyrocopter.

Gameplay:

I used the Steath Gameplay. I started in front of the Fortress and walked along it with a crossbow in my hand and a sniper rifle and a binocular in my inventrory. So i walked along the Fortress looking for somewhere to climp at to get entry to it. When i got entry i used the binocular to tag enemys and shooted them with my crossbow.
Fortress conquered. The Enemies was really hard to kill and when they recognize me they were very smart and used cover to protect themselfs. They also recognized dead Enemies and called new Troops with a Helicopter. The Only Thing they have to work on is the Controls by using a Elephant or the Gyrocopter because both played like brick on my foot.

8/10

Visuals and Technic

The Visuals of Far Cry 4 looks really detailled and clear. I didnt recognize any Framerate Drops. I played the Game on a PS4 and used the Share Button to be sure if it is really the PS4 Version. The Nature and Faces of the Enemies looked clear too. The Visuals sure dont look as good as Assassins Creed Unity's because its cross-gen but in my oppinion it is one of the best looking Games in 2014.

8/10

End

For me Far Cry 4 was one of the best Games i played at Gamescom 2014 and i cant wait to get new informations about the Game and its villain. Sure it cant match Assassins Creed Unity by Visuals but the Gameplay is much more fluid than Unity. Far Cry 4 is one of Gamescom best Games and for sure it is one of the best Game in 2014.


8/10

Gamescom Special: Im at Gamescom 2014 for you

Hey Folks

Today i want to tell you that i got my Press Pass for Gamescom 2014 and that i will be there for you and live tweet and live Blog from the Show.

I am at Gamescom from August 13th to August 17th and got following invitations

EA: Preview Event, Dragon Age Inquisition

Deep Silver: Dead Island 2, Lords of the Fallen, Escape Dead Island

Bandai Namco: The Witcher 3

Activision: Call of Duty Advanced Warfighter

When i am finished with this Presentations i will have time to play Games for which i didnt i got a private invitation.

For sure i will play: Bloodborne, The Order 1886, Little Big Planet 3, Quantum Break (if its playable), Halo Master Chief Collection, Until Dawn (if it get a reveal), Mortal Kombat X and Battlefield Hardline.

If i missed one Title dont be shy and tell me in the Comments which Games you want to know more about. I will have enough time to play lots of Games and talk about them here.

I will do Pictures and Videos of the Show and of the Games.

Weekly Wrap up (July 28th 2014 - August 3rd)

News Wrap Up (Week 2)

A new Week is going to end and today i want to give you a quick Wrap Up about the most important News from my second Blog Week.

First of all i want to say thank you for helping me spread my Blog around the Internet and especially my Twitter Folks a thankful Greet. If you haven't already read it here is a Special Article only for you: Thank you Article

Ok lets begin with the Wrap Up

July 28th 2014 Assassins Creed Rogue Rumor: On Moday i saw a new Game on a Swiss Retailer Website which was called Assassins Creed Rogue. Suddenly after a few Minutes the Game wasnt able to search anymore and i wrote an Email to the Retailer and ask them about the Product-Page and why it was shut down. The Retailer answered me that Ubisoft Montreal told them to shut down the Product-Page and that they will announce the Game on August 4th/August 5th and then the Retailer can upload the Product-Page again. So stay tuned for tommorow.

July 30th 2014 New Infos about Mortal Kombat X at Gamescom: On Wendesday Ed Boon the Creative Director of the Mortal Kombat Series answered a Question at Twitter about when we will get new Infos about Mortal Kombat X. Ed Boon tweeted that Netherrealm will reveal new Infos about the Game at Gamescom. It could be a Release Date or a new Character Reveal. Stay tuned on this Site for more Infos.

August 1st 2014 Konami to host Pre-Gamescom Event: Konami announced on Friday  that Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley will host a Live Gameplay Demo on August 13th at 8AM CEST in Cologne, Germany. August 13th is Press-Only-Day at Gamescom 2014. The Event will be 1 Hour long with a Q/A Round to follow. You can watch the Event on Konamis official Twitch Site.

August 3rd 2014 First Preview from Techlands Hellraid: Today i found the first and exclusive Preview Video from Techlands upcoming Action-Game Hellraid which was published by PC-Games a german Gaming-Website. It gives you a first look at the Game and on the Interface.

August 3rd 2014 PS4 outsold Xbox One by 3:1 Today Boerse-Online a German Marketing Research Website published an Article about the sold numbers from Launch of the Current-Gen Consoles till June 30th 2014 in Germany and Worldwide. On both sold numbers there is a Ratio at 3:1 in Germany and a few less than 2:1 for Sonys Console. We also found out that Sony has sold 8.5 Million PS4 Consoles worldwide till June 30th and Microsoft sold 4.9 Million Xbox One Consoles till the same Date.

I also published 3 Specials this week:

Gamescom 2014 Press Conferences: Times, Where to watch and what to expect

Day One DLC's are Garbage: At this Special im telling you about Day One DLC's and their Production

Top 5 (Best Trailer of all Time)

Also dont forget to take youre Chance to win a Download Code for Rage: Gamescom 2014 Competition

What was you're favourite News/Special this week? Tell me in the Comments

Thats it for this week. Thank you for reading this Post and dont forget to share it on Twitter, Facebook or Google+




 

Playstation 4 is outselling Xbox One more then 3:1 in Germany

PS4 outsells XBox One by a 3:1 Ratio in Germany

Yesterday Boerse-Online an German Statistic and Marketing Site published an Article about the Current-Gen Sells from their Launch till June 30th 2014. The Article says that Microsoft sold 170.000 Xbox One Console and Sony sold 540.000 Playstation 4 Console till end of June.

Thats a big Difference as you can see and it shows the Problems Microsoft had in selling their Xbox One Consoles in Germany. The Ratio is more then 3:1 for Sony.

With the upcoming Gamescom 2014 in Cologne, Germany Microsoft can show the Gamers why they should buy an Xbox One. Especially the upcoming Subscription Model EA-Access by EA which is exclusive to Xbox One Consoles could bring more sells for Xbox One worldwide.

The Article says also that Sony has sold 8.5 Million PS4 Consoles from launch till June 30th 2014 and Microsoft has sold 4.9 Million Consoles from Launch till the same Date as Sony.

Tell me in the Comments what you think about this? Are Console sells numbers for you important or do you dont care about Console sells? 

Source: Boerse-Online Console sells