Fallout 4

Another game that was announced at Bethesda's E3 2015 conference was Fallout 4. I haven't always been a fan of the Fallout series, but I can say from what I heard and saw from the conference makes me want to give Fallout 4 a chance. The character customization looks fantastic. From the looks of it, you can practically customize every aspect of your character. As well as play as either male or female, and have nearly unlimited customization options. Not only can you customize your character, but you can also customize your weapons and armor.

There is an almost Minecraft-like aspect to Fallout 4. Throughout the game you will find resources, and with these resources you are able to build things. Things such as shelter, furniture, weapons, and more. All the customization in the game are real-time, in the world, changes. Want to take apart an abandoned home and build a new one, you can. Need a new couch for your home, then make it. The customization aspect of Fallout 4 has me very intrigued. I'm curious on what kinds of creations I could built within the Fallout universe.

Just from what I have seen from the conference. Fallout 4 looks to be a great game, something worthy of at least giving it a try. I feel I'll like it way more than Fallout 3. If you are wanting to see the customization of Fallout 4, click here. To view the full Bethesda conference, click here. Fallout 4 will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on November 10, 2015. Expect to see more about Fallout 4 as I learn more about it.

A New Doom

During the Bethesda conference at E3 2015, a new Doom was officially announced. This got me very excited. I love playing the Doom games. It's one of the few games that got me into gaming in the first place. It's also the game that got me in trouble a lot in middle school and high school. From watching some gameplay footage shown during the conference, the game looks amazing. Just like any other Doom game, the weapons are just to die for.

One of the cool things that Bethesda is introducing with the new Doom game is a map editing software where one can create a map and share it. The maps you can edit will be added on to the multiplayer arena where other players can experience your creation. The map editor for Doom is called Snapmap. I feel this is a really nice touch to modernize Doom. I can't wait to get my hands onto the map editor to create an arena to later play with my friends.

During the conference, Bethesda announced that the new Doom will be for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Coming out sometime in 2016. If you are like me, you just want to get this game right now. If you are interested in seeing a trailer for the multiplayer, click here. If you want to see the full Bethesda conference, click here. If you want to see the amazing single player campaign footage, click here. Keep an eye out for more Doom posts. As soon as I learn more about it, I'll be posting it here on the game blog.

Stranded Deep

Stranded Deep is an open world survival simulator, currently in early access on Steam, developed by Beam Team Games. You may have already heard of it from watching Let's Plays by Markiplier, Pewdiepie, and Jacksepticeye. For being in an early access state, it sure is a beautiful game. It does have it's fair share of bugs, however, it seems to improve with each and every patch update. If one were to compare Stranded Deep to Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away (starring Tom Hanks), they would almost be identical.

Don't fuck with sharks. They will kill you in real life and in Stranded Deep!

The game, of course, takes place out in the ocean with various islands randomly generated on the map. Being that this is the ocean, there are a large number of various aquatic life. For example, the Tiger Shark - one of the less aggressive creatures you'll encounter. For the most part, Tiger Sharks will leave you alone. However, don't mess with the Great White Shark. Great Whites will try to get you off your raft and kill you. There are also Lionfish (which are poisonous), Humpback Whales, and Stingrays.  There is just so much life going on in the ocean within this game. It's really amazing!

Along with the wide range of creatures, there are also many tools that can found or crafted within Stranded Deep. Some of the tools that can be found on islands or shipwrecks are Duct Tape, Whistle, Label Maker, Machete, and so on. Other tools can be crafted such as the Crude Spear, Raft, Fish Trap, and so on. Each tool will help you survive longer in the game. With the fish trap you can catch fish and feed yourself so you don't go hungry. A Crude Axe will help you collect wood to craft a camp fire to cook some of your meat for survival.

You can find various treasures in shipwrecks, just watch out for sharks.

Along with crafting tools, you can craft many other things as well. When you first get onto an island, you should build a Crude Axe to cut down more wood to craft a camp fire and bed. You can also craft a foundation to build a shelter. This is all helpful for your survival in Stranded Deep. As I said before, this is quite a beautiful game for being in early access. If you get the chance, download this game and give it a try. It is fun and entertaining, and aren't you curious on how long you could survive within the Stranded Deep Universe.

Titanfall

Titanfall is a highly anticipated game being developed by Respawn. It will be available for Xbox One and PC on March 11th with a Xbox 360 version being released later in the year.  If you haven't heard of Titanfall yet, then where have you been.  It's an online based video game, made by the same group of people who made some of the Call of Duty games.  Essentially you play as a pilot, and you have these giant mechs called Titans. You have the option of either fighting Call of Duty style "run-and-gun" or you can call in a Titanfall and battle with your mech.  I managed to play a bit of Titanfall during the open beta on PC, and I was impressed.

You can fight Titans by foot with an Anti-Titan Weapon.

You start out the game by going through a series of training excersies which help you learn the controls and get you fimiliar with the Titanfall universe.  You'll start off by learning the basic looking up and down, and walking around.  It gradually gets more advanced, all the way to the end where you learn how to run the Titan.  The Titans are really impressive.  They are big and bad with badass weaponry.  The really cool thing about the Titans is that you have the option of either operating the mech or letting the automation take over.  It was amazing to run around as the pilot, shooting down enemies while the titan did the same thing.

Be cautious though because pilots on the ground have Anti-Titan Weapons which are specialized weapons that are for destroying Titans.  If you are not paying attention with shields down, then your titan will not last long.  Some Titans can deflect bullets and send them back to the assalant.  Which can be really effective.  While the Titan is reloading, using the deflection move will help from getting damaged.  However Titans cannot deflect Anti-Titan ammunition.

The Titan is absolutely fun to operate!

When playing on the PC, it ran smoothly on the Radeon HD 7770.  Running at smooth 60 frames per second.  Would highly recommend getting this game on launch day if you have an Xbox One or PC.  That is if you either enjoy shooter games or want to experience a cool mech game.  From the experience of the open beta, it ran smoothly and was fun.  Rating from playing the beta: 8/10.