Video Game Madness

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Project Morpheus: at GDC (Game Developer's Conference) this year, Sony announced their own version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality device code-named Project Morpheus. I am really excited for this because I feel like this is the next step in gaming. I hope this technology will bring other companies into the fold to give us the best VR games/experiences. I would love to really feel like I'm apart of a game. Imagine if they did that with games like Call of Duty or Amnesia (the scariest video game), it would create more immersive experiences that will bring us into the future.

Two Assassin's Creed games announced: there were a couple of leaks yesterday that hint towards a new game set during the French Revolution for next gen (XBox One & PS4) and another for the previous gen that's codenames Comet. I have seen some hours of game play of Assassin's Creed 4 and I was blown away by the graphics and the game play (I saw it on PS4). I have a slight obsession with European history so I would love to be able to play a game during these crucial times in the period.



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This week the highly anticipated third addition to the Infamous series gets released on Friday. From the podcasts I've listened (Podcast Beyond, Game Scoop) to, this game will be really cool and will have a close feel to actually being in the streets of Seattle. SuckerPunch even got permission to use the Space Needle for the game, which is pretty cool since most games have to use different names for replica cities. I've been watching gameplay for the first game and it does remind me at times of Sly Cooper (same company), which is amazing that they can have pieces/concepts from that game and turn it into something amazing and realistic in this series.

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Gone Home is a game that I have played in the last few months that have really resonated with me. You play a girl coming home from a year aboard to find your family (moved into a new home) and gone from the house (really, a mansion) and you have to search clues that trigger memories to find out what happened to them and in the year that you were gone. It has a really creepy feel to it that left me on edge, but the story was fascinating and I couldn't wait to discover more. It has great 90s nostalgia and the individual stories feel so real and honest that they keep you thinking about the game a long time after it's done. I fully recommend this, but keep in mind it's more of a point and click adventure type than a regular game, but that doesn't diminish from the amazing story.