E3 2014 was a bit toned down overall from E3 2013. There was a bigger focus on actual games. Here are some of the announcements that excited me the most.
More info on Civilization: Beyond Earth. I’ve got hundreds of hours in CIV:5 as well as other 4x space sims like M002, Gal Civ, and Alpha Centauri. I’m excited to see a modern take on those classic games.
GTA5 for PC. Admittedly, I probably won’t buy it straight away, due to the initially poor port from GTA IV. But I’ll be excited to play once they release bug patches and the like.
Halo Master Chief Collection. Being a long time Halo fan, it was awesome to see this get announced. I’ve already got the Combat Evolved anniversary. I actually never got to play Halo 2 online (local only). The playlists feature sounds fun too. I really didn’t enjoy Halo 4 . But this might be the game that makes me get an XBox One.
Star Fox Wii U. I’d love to play a modern Star Fox game. While Starfox 64 is my favorite and I still play it quite often, it just looks worse and worse each time I play.
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Lord of the Rings with the combat from Arkham series? Sounds good to me.
Tom Clancy’s the Division gameplay looked pretty fun.
I was pretty disappointed with the Battlefront 3 footage. It was nice that the studio seems to be taking it seriously, but I would have rather seen some actual gameplay.
Best for last: No Man’s Sky. This was definitely my favorite. Loved the art style. Procedural galaxy with planets you can land on? With space dogfighting? Yes please. Galaxy on Fire, FTL, Space battles from Battlefront, all wrapped into one. Can’t wait for it to come to PC.
What did you think? Let me know below.