E3 Games by Eigotaku Part 4
May 29, 2016 7:20 am | Leave your thoughts
It could be argued that Rockstar and Activison and their tent pole IP- grand theft auto and call of duty, respectively, are the two sharpest edges of the contemporary gaming sword, consistent and uncompromising in their jabs on Nintendo’s waining dominance since the 16 bit era, and the console shaped horses these franchised warriors ride on provide the technical muscle to persuade consumers looking for cinematic, emotional and epic experiences.
Along with the PS2, rockstar and Grand theft auto 3 changed public perception of the potential scope for a video game so drastically, that to this day the most recent entry in the series, across two generations and 5 platforms, has been the best selling non bundled game for almost a decade. the announcement of a GTA game, like Zelda, is an event. It’s special because of its scarcity. With that in mind, combined with the fact that rockstar don’t even NEED E3 to announce a new game, I move on to the possibilities of gamings lone gunman.
Red Dead Redemption 2.
It’s been 6 years since Red Dead 1 and 12 years since its spiritual predecessor Red Dead Revolver. Both games have taken what makes the GTA installments so impressive and beloved- interesting characters, rich narrative, vast dense environments, but used the old west. A time of the American Frontier and a possibility in games to fully realise a period and world like only rockstar could. Red dead is, along with 14 million copies sold, considered one of the games of its generation. The incredible coming together of an open world, epic storytelling, combined with great structure and thrilling set pieces, the time is right, the stage is set.
But in the wake of games such as the witcher and metal gear solid five, our gun toting, horseback riding antihero, along with a pointy eared Hylian, may have a gargantuan task on their hands. Red Dead, along with Zelda, are two open world games releasing sandwiched between those two defining open world examples, but with games such as Horizon- Zero Dawn and even the procedurally generated space opera No Mans Sky, the scale and scope of video games is entering a new era of technical and narrative prowess.
I have no doubt that if Rockstar lets Sony or Microsoft announce Red Dead Redemption 2 at their conference, it will be a humdinger. A show stopper, and I’d love to see what they have come up with- I’d like more about the second industrial revolution, or using the multi character storylines or even the heist mechanics from GTA V, but I also can’t help but think that I personally would like a sequel to one of Rockstars unsung, more intimate titles- Bully, or LA Noire.
by @eigotaku
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