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PAX West Picks: Here's Our Favorite Upcoming Games From the Convention Floor | MMORPG.com
This year at PAX West, the MMORPG crew was out in full force, and after spending days on the show floor, they came away with a few picks that you should keep your eye out for.
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All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
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Especially these kind, which use nostalgia for games 20+ years old.
It is the grim dark gritty realism that is played by kids.
CoD and GTA have always largely been played by 13 year-olds, a demographic very concerned about appearing mature.
I know I went through an edgy phase as a preteen where I wouldn't play "kiddie" games and instead played the darkest and most violent stuff I could.
The meme tends to be very true
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We did enjoy our time at PAX West this year! There's plenty more game coverage on the way from our time on the PAX convention floor that will start to hit the site next week. Some of those games include an Unreal Engine 5 Soulslike and a stylized anime tactical Rogue-like, both of which may have more appealing aesthetics, familiar gameplay, and look "cooler" than what's presented here.
I will say that our picks here are unique. I can't speak to what our other weirdos staff has picked, but I know that what I had chosen was due to the story and gameplay more than the visuals. (Though I can't dismiss the charm of a hand-animated game like Cricket: JRPG).
I suppose, what we're trying to convey in this article is that you can't always judge games by their graphics (or even a short trailer). I know I was personally surprised by my pick, and I hope that, even if these games aren't to someone's liking, that we gamers can attempt to keep an open mind when it comes to trying something outside of the norm.
Happy Posting!
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
This looks more like the games I get on epic for free that I never play. Even epic sometimes throws you a bone, which I dont see in that list.
Somehow I doubt any of these will appeal to a large crowd. The devs teams need to do better geez.
Who knows maybe one of these will breakout... only one I think has a chance is Capybaras... guess we will see.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
‘PAX West Picks: Here's Our Favorite UPCOMING Games From the Convention Floor.’
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
But I don't expect every game to be made for me as some seem to do (not you Cactus), if you like it then play it, it is just not for me.
The funding for in-person conventions is just miserable at this point, and i don't know how much longer it'll last.
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