Cultured Vultures were all over EGX this year, with myself, Jimmy Donnellan and Ashley Bates all getting our hands on some fantastic video games. They’ve both talked about some of the best games at the event, so here are my picks for EGX 2017.
Away: Journey to the Unexpected is a first-person RPG which features beautiful 2D sprites located in a 3D world. Armed with your trusty stick, it’s up to you to take on monsters that seem to be created by some sort of chemical leak in the bright, colourful world. I’d not heard of this title before, but after playing it I am now very excited for it.
Robocraft Infinity is a port of PC free-to-play title, Robocraft. The game hadn’t fully been ported yet and I attempted to play as a wheeled mech, which seemed set up for keyboard and mouse gameplay but made playing with a pad insanely hard. Still, the game is solid. It’s a team based online battle game which allows you to build your own mechs and battle against others. The mechs can take damage to individual areas meaning you can shoot off weapons or limbs.
Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom is, as you may have guessed, the sequel to the PS3 game Ni No Kuni, a game which I longed to play but never seemed to get around to. During my short time with this game I managed to play a battle and found that the game is as cute and as lovely as I imagined, and the battle had a nice mix of depth and simplicity. While I may have missed the first game, I will not make the same mistake again.
I was able to have a short blast at augmented reality title Silent Streets. It’s already available and has a solid 4.2/5 on Google Play. However, developer Funbakers are now implementing Apple AR into their game, and I had the chance to examine a body in an attempt to search for clues, all of which appeared to be on a AR table in the event hall. It’s a fantastic use of AR and definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Falling Sky is a cinematic adventure set in a Twin Peaks-esque American suburbia. It’s an open world mystery which sees you take the role of Daniel who is tasked with solving the mystery of his mother’s disappearance. For an indie title, it looks amazing and hugely ambitious – I am already looking forward to Falling Sky.
2D platforming has been mining your nostalgia for some time now, and while there are some fantastic titles out there, there are also some stinkers! Luckily, Forgotten Anne is looking to be the former. Beautiful 2D graphics are immediately striking, and in order to expand the game world, the game also features gorgeous anime style cut-sequences.
Best of the rest
Here’s a few games I really liked the look of, but either I didn’t get time for a proper look, or one of my esteemed colleagues may have already covered them, so check out their articles too.
Huntdown was classic 2D shooter action, also I got mistaken for a twentysomething at their stand so best game of EGX, I say. Genesis: Alpha One was a game I had never heard of, but actually looks amazing. Space station building and first person shooter mechanics make it look like an interesting prospect. MegaQuarium involves building an aquarium to get visitors – we’ve not had a game like that since, well, Aquarium.
Oil looks like a There Will Be Blood simulator, complete with moustache. Racing Apex looks like it’s just appeared in an early 90s arcade, an adoring homage to Virtua Racing. Likewise, Raging Justice is a gorgeous looking love letter to all things Final Fight and Streets of Rage. The Occupation is a dark, political first person narrative adventure set in Northern England.
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