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Eurogamer, London 2014. Alien Isolation knocked my socks off

30/9/2014

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I've just got back from spending two days at Eurogamer playing some awesome games like Alien Isolation, Far Cry 4, The Order 1886 and a ton more. I posted a video from the two days on my Youtube channel and you guys have been asking me to share my thoughts on the main games I played.

First up was Splatoon on the Wii U. This game looked gorgeous and gave me the feeling I used to get when I went in to a candy store as a child. It played with ease and was happy to report no apparent glitches. The aim of the match was to ink the opposing team as well as the ground. You could transform in to a squid when your ink was low and you'd sink in to your teams ink and replenish your ammo. There were other cool features like being able to use the touch pad to transport to another team members location on the map. Overall, Splatoon looked and felt great. I felt a sense of happiness when playing Splatoon and it's going to be a definite purchase of mine.

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The highlight came pretty quickly for me when I played Alien Isolation. What an unbelievable experience even though the demo we played was in Alpha build. It was scary, tense, sounded perfect and I died so much. The demo was survival mode in which I had to evade the Alien and make it to the other side of the map. I tried hiding in lockers, ventilation shafts and behind various objects. If I made the slightest sound then I was toast! I felt genuinely on edge at these points and believe that I started to shake the controller to make me run faster (like that was going work or something). Needless to say, I died anyway. Oh and the scene when you see a close up of the Aliens razor sharp, drooled covered teeth, it's in there and it's fucking awesome. Alien Isolation is the game I've been waiting for. To cap this, I later sat in on the Developer session.
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The Alien Isolation Developer Session

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The Alien Isolation developer session was phenomenal. As a super fan of the quadrilogy I was happy to learn that Fox had given Creative Assembly access to original sound files, set design plans and character head shots. Most of this was shown in the Dev session. There was a Q&A session at the end and I couldn't resist getting up to pose my question. If you want to know what I asked then leave a comment on the blog and I'll post the question.

Next up was The Evil Within. What a let down this demo was. It was full of glitches that made it seem like you weren't allowed in certain areas. I felt gutted at this and I hope that the final product has more to offer. There was barely gore and no scare factor at all. I saw two undead beings munching on a corpse! Big deal, I saw that in Resident Evil 1 in 1996.

The Order 1886 was a game that I first heard about at E3 in 2013 so I was stoked to finally have the chance to play it at Eurogamer 2014. I was impressed with the graphics because they looked really smooth and polished. The Order 1886 was demoed right next to Bloodborne and I felt that The Order 1886 looked more realistic. The game play was smooth and responsive and the NPC's were an asset to me as opposed to an annoyance. Unfortunately it was too short. After five minutes I'd completed the mission. I was just settling in to the controls and feeling more satisfied with the game. I'm very optimistic that the final product will deliver!
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Nintendo, Xbox and Playstation at Eurogamer 2014

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Call of Duty Advanced Warfare experience: Shit! The queues were two hours long and I got 15 minutes of playtime. I didn't want that much. I was deeply disappointed that nothing felt new or advanced. The game game felt like Call of Duty and I am so over this. I will not be purchasing the game until the price drops and I'm bored out of my mind one day.

On a lighter note, Far Cry 4 was much more satisfying than Advanced Warfare. I got to ride an elephant whilst holding a double barreled shotgun. Not something I get to do everyday! The gun battles in Far Cry 4 felt all too familiar for me. It felt like Far Cry 3 but with enhanced graphics. In fact, it was so similar to Far Cry 3 that I ended the session before the time was up. I'd seen enough. I believe Ubisoft chose a poor part of the game to demo so I'm hoping that the final product will be better.

Eurogamer 2014 was a fantastic experience. I'm sad to hear that the event won't be held at Earls Court next year but I'll be there no matter where it is!! Next stop PLAY on October 11th and 12th then E3 2015.


For now, check out my Youtube video of the event and please subscribe.
6 Comments
KingPepper
30/9/2014 19:50:23

It sucks, how good the show was this year, I wanted to go, but couldn't get time off from work & the cost of admission & travelling there & back.
You are so lucky to go to these shows Gemma.
Thanks for the video showing it off though.
The game that I have been looking forward too is Shadow of Mordor, that looks awesome.

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Juicy Game Reviews
1/10/2014 01:18:06

Thanks a mill. Shadow of Mordor looked surprisingly good. I didn't have enough time to play it. Guess I'll have to buy it when it comes out :)
Thanks for reading.

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Jester1828
2/10/2014 09:41:34

Great round-up of everything we experienced. Already looking forward to next year.

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Juicy Game Reviews
2/10/2014 11:44:39

Thanks. And in a different venue too! Birmingham NEC in 2015!

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Raziel Quorzar
11/10/2014 16:16:11

Excellent review of "Eurogamer"
I thought somebody would have asked by now. So I was waiting to see the answer.
What "Question" did you "Ask" at the developers Q&A

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Juicy Game Reviews
15/10/2014 08:52:27

I asked "We all know that Colonial Marines failed (applause) so what kind of pressure did you feel to deliver THE Aliens game the fans had been waiting for?"

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