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Remember Me, the creation of Capom and Paris-based developer Dontnod Entertainment, looks to be a sexy, slick cyberpunk feast of a game. The game itself looks awesome, but naturally, being obsessed with characters , it’s Nilin herself which captures this author’s interest.

Nilin is a Sophisticated, Cyber-Punk Heroine

The theme of Remember Me, and the motive of Nilin herself, is hinted at through her opening words in the trailer: ‘A friend once said “The memory of a single man’s a fortress more complex than the vastest of cities.” Here, Nilin introduces us to the amnesia-themed story. She continues, ‘But we invented a key to the fortress: a son’s first words, a mother’s last words, a lover’s kiss, a father’s deception. There are no secrets any more. And if remixing a single memory can change a man’s life, then changing a single man could remix the world. That was my job, until someone did it to me.’

Nilin’s voice in this trailer (wonderfully acted by the way) speaks of a noble character. She’s motivate by a revenge story after being betrayed by her father (*1), she’s suffering from amnesia (that now hackneyed dramatic device) and she (luck lucky girl) gets to investigate an awesome-looking grimy cyber-punk city ala Deus Ex.

Of course, Capcom made sure to highlight Nilin’s pixel-ass as early as possible—which cheapens her character a little—but nevertheless, this is one slick looking, smart talking, strong feminine hero that we cannot wait to discover more of.

Fans of Supergiant Game’s Bastion will be pleased to hear that Transistor stays true to the developer’s form

Transistor is a bright and vibrant action RPG with excellent combat and decent voice acting (which is rare for an independent game). This is more than just another Bastion, though, it’s an improvement, to be sure. The cryberpunk setting and advanced combat (which includes both real time and TBC) make this a truly cutting edge title, at least that’s our impression from the Game Developers Conference demo.

The character that you play—a famous singer—gets access to a bizarre weapon, the transistor, which is something like a massive sword. You get access to this weapon at the start of the game and gain new abilities as you progress.

Transistor replaces Bastion’s immediate combat with a more strategic approach. You can attack in real time but there are sections where the combat turns to TBC style, where the action freezes, meaning that you can take your time and make a strategic plan of attack.

If the combat is good, the graphics are freaking amazing. The cyberpunk world is gritty and dark, with a biting atmosphere that really makes the game come to life. The characters are well imagined too and their animations are fluid. As for the transistor; it’s one cool weapon and I cannot wait to see how far it can be upgraded.  Finally, the sound is excellent, but heck, this is a Supergiant game so you knew that already, right?

There is, however, one massive flaw with this game. And I think I need to speak directly to Supergiant to make a massive complaint about this. How DARE you wait me wait till 2014.  .. I mean, are you guys serious?!  I FULLY EXPECT to receive a copy of this game within one week, okay?  XD

head to Supergiant games for more. 

There’s likely no more nobler endeavour that a video game designer, studio or publisher can make than to aim to help teach children through games. The majority of the time, however, attempts to do so fail. The vast majority of games that educate kids are so lacking in the fun department that children simply don’t want to play them. Clearly, that’s not going to be the case with Disney Interactive’s Disney Infinity.

Disney Infinity is a game from Disney Interactive that follows in the footsteps of Toy Story 3: The Video Game. What made Toy Story 3 so enjoyable was its Toy Box mode, a mode which allowed players to play as toy Story 3’s characters Woody, Buzz or Jessie and play in an open world toy box, being assigned missions by various characters and unlocking toys and other assorted goodies.

Toy Box was a truly excellent gaming experience. That’s why Disney have now decided to expand on the Toy Story 3 game by making Disney Infinity, a game squarely focused on the Toy Box mode.

If you’re a gamer yourself, you probably already realise why Disney Infinity is so exciting a prospect, but if you’re a parent you may require a little more convincing. Thankfully, this isn’t just a game. Disney Infinity, from what has so far been shown, will be a great means of teaching children to use their creative brain and also to develop social skills.

Let’s start by getting to grips with how Disney Infinity works. It’s a new system from Disney in which you have special figures of Disney characters that you put on a base, you then play as those characters in the game.

More interestingly, in Disney Infinity you get to build the game world in any way you like. You can build race tracks and buildings, you can build your world however you like. Having built the world, you then share it with friends online who can download and play on the world you created themselves.

Even better still, you get to play through the worlds of all your favourite Disney characters. You can play as characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, Toy Story, The Incredibles, MonstersUniversity and more. Each of these characters have their own unique world which players can build. So, for instance, in Pirates of the Carribean players will be able to build pirate ships.

So, why is Disney infinity such a good game for kids?

Simple, Disney infinity teaches kids to use their imagination and their creative brain in order to build up the different worlds that the Disney characters inhabit.

Not only this, but having used their creative brains and imaginations to build the world, kids then get to share their creations online with the rest of the world, encouraging their social skills

Disney Infinity looks like it might become a very good game for kids. It’s coming out on June 18^th so stay tuned!

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Killzone Shadow Fall might look absolutely stunning but it’s precisely the same game only with better graphics. Which, ironically, is so typically Sony – failing to deliver genuinely new gameplay experience but simply pumping out the same old tripe with better visuals.

Killzone Shadow Fall was the PS4’s most hype moment during the Sony conference. It was the one game that truly showed the power of the Playstation 4. It looked absolutely stunning.

Then again, it’s entirely possible that the Killzone footage shown could just have been a pre-rendered cinematic . . . which might stir a few memories with regard to former Playstation console launches.

So, we have a game that appears to play precisely the same as older games and fails to deliver any new gameplay experience, with amazing graphics that might just be pre-rendered.

Oh dear.

Games like Killzone Shadow Fall on PS4 show developers lack of creativity

Just in case this all seems a bit Sony-hate-laden, let me just say that the Playstation 4 hardware looks stunning—I’m personally most interested about the streaming possibilities. The PS4 looks more than capable of seeing some amazing game releases, but it’s not the power of the console that matters but rather the creativity of the developers.

Now that we’re heading into a new era, you’d hope developers would make the effort to put out new gameplay experiences. Sadly, if Killzone Shadow Fall is anything to go by, PS4 games might just be the same old experience with a lick of paint.

 Come on devs, we want new gaming experiences, not Killzone with a PS4 facelift!

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