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UncategorizedThere’s A Virtual Last Guardian At TGS
Why play The Last Guardian when you can play with a huge, virtual Last Guardian at this year’s Tokyo Game Show? At Sony’s booth, there’s a virtual Trico on the side of the wall that people can interact with. Which is good, ‘cause the game itself isn’t playable on the showfloor. The animation and AI…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why Most Tales Games Haven’t Had the Japanese Voice Tracks in the West
Upcoming title Tales of Zestiria will have the original Japanese voice track in addition to a new English one. But for most past Tales games, this hasn’t been the case. At Bandai-Namco’s Pre-Tokyo Game Show press event in Japan yesterday, Tales of Zestiria’s producer Hideo Baba spoke a bit to us about the game’s upcoming…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastResident Evil Online Shooter Impressions: Well, there Are Zombies
Multiplayer shooters. You know them, you love them (maybe!), and you play them (ditto). Resident Evil adds its own spin to the genre. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, I checked out Umbrella Corps. Announced this week, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps. is a PS4 and PC close-quarters multiplayer shooter with zombies that stumble about. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Star Ocean V Demo Didn’t Disappoint, But it Didn’t Blow Me Away
Square Enix and developer Tri-Ace’s latest big title, Star Ocean V: Integrity and Faithlessness was playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and after some quality time with the demo, despite some minor issues, it’s shaping up to look pretty solid. The Star Ocean V demo consisted of a short dungeon and a boss battle…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
PS Vita title Final Fantasy Agito Plus has been cancelled. The game’sofficial Twitter apologized, but hasn’t yet given a reason for the cancellation. Agito Plus was supposedto hit the PS Vita this past January in Japan, but was delayed. And now, it’s been canned.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
In Ace Attorney 6, Even the Dead Are Unreliable Witnesses
Today saw the playable premier of the newest game in the Ace Attorney series at the Tokyo Game Show —and it seems the dead just can’t seem to leave Phoenix and his trials alone. The demo for Ace Attorney 6 once again follows our defense lawyer hero Phoenix Wright. This time, he is not in…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Dragon Quest Builders Cannot Deny its Minecraft DNA
Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix’s new block making RPG feels like a rebellious child—not wanting to acknowledge its heritage, even though it’s really obvious. I got a chance for some hands-on time at this year’s TGS. Asked about the game, a representative told me that the game was inspired by “other such popular open world…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Konami Is Putting People’s Faces on The Phantom Pain
Hideo Kojima’s name might not be on the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain box, but that doesn’t mean your face can’t be! At the Konami booth, there is a small photo studio where visitors can have their photos taken for a personalized cover shot. This is Julien from GameBlog.fr. He was nice enough…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastStreet Fighter V‘s Latest Character Has an Annoying Laugh
Well, she’s always had an annoying laugh. Go figure. The latest fighter to enter the SFV fray is Karin, who made her playable debut in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Boy, she has an irritating laugh. (Like this!) In the above clip, you can see her beat the tar out of Rashid. And then, laugh. Ha.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Cosplayers, Let’s Hear Your Stories
I’ve covered a lot of cosplay over the years, both on Kotaku and beyond. That’s a big reason this subsite dedicated 100% to the craft exists.Thing is, I’m not a cosplayer, so my stories and accounts have always been those of a fascinated outsider looking in. While it’s fantastic that cosplayers, photographers, videographers, props builders…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe New Metal Gear Online Is More Than Just Killing
I just spent an hour with the new Metal Gear Online. And like its parent game, it’s about more than just charging in, guns blazing. Metal Gear Online, like its two predecessors of the same name, is a versus multiplayer game with the controls of Metal Gear Solid—in this case, Metal Gear Solid V The…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 16, 2015 - Kotaku East
Project X Zone 2 is as Bonkers as the Original
Yesterday at Bandai Namco’s HQ here in Tokyo, I got some serious hands-on time with Project X Zone 2. It’s all the over-the-top cross-over craziness I remember—and then some. Project X Zone is a 2012 tactical RPG that crosses over many of Bandai-Namco, Sega, and Capcom’s most popular characters. Project X Zone 2 is pretty…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedUm, About This Ghost In The Shell Game
This trailer forthe upcoming Ghost in the Shell FPS is giving me a bucket full of sadfaces. Brian was optimistic about the whole thing last year when the game was first announced, but he might have been the only person on earth seeing the glass half-full. This couldn’t be a worse fit for the IP.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedFive Nights At Freddy’s Mod For Fallout Is Actually Kinda Creepy
Now I really want a Fallout horror game. Five Nights at Vault 5 is a mod that reimagines Five Nights at Freddy’s in the Fallout universe—specifically, Fallout: New Vegas. You’ve got your multi-night scenario, complete helplessness, and killer robots skulking about, but there’s one major difference: you can actually move. You’re not rooted to one…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2015
