PlayStation E3 2012 Press Conference Recap

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Before I let you go on and watch things, let me recap for you to try and save you time.

  • Quantic Dreams unveiled their new IP: Beyond: Two Souls.
    • Ellen Page is voicing and motion-capturing the main character
    • It lives up to the visual wonder that Heavy Rain brought to the PS3
    • It looks like a supernatural crime drama, but little can be gleaned from the trailer shown.
  • There were a few new Assassin's Creed III details and exclusives shown.
    • Naval Combat was demonstrated
    • Assassin's Creed III: Liberation announced with the first female assassin as well as a 'crystal white' Vita bundle.
    • There is also a new AC3 / PS3 bundle for the game launch that will include exclusive DLC.
  • Far Cry 3 demoed.
    • Mainly just showcasing the PS3 "exclusive" 4-player co-op.
  • Wonderbook was announced along side with the first "book" based in the Harry Potter universe: Book Of Spells.
    • It's a new augmented reality accessory that works in tandem with the PS Move and PS Eye.
    • It works kind of like Eye Of Judgment but only with the book telling a story instead of based around a card game.
    • Book Of Spells is an augmented book that will display spells from Harry Potter including wand motion to cast and the stories behind them.
  • A free year of PS Plus was given out as bribes gifts for loyalty to the brand.
  • PSOne titles are coming to the Vita soon.
  • PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale was shown. Nathan Drake (Uncharted) and Big Daddy (BioShock) were announced as fighters.
  • God Of War: Ascension single player demoed.
    • There are elements that resemble Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Times.
    • The visuals look like they have taken leaps and bounds from GoW3.
    • Big f**k off elephant-men as a new enemy type.
    • Releasing 3/12/13
  • The Last Of Us game play demoed.
    • First and foremost, AI THAT ACTUALLY HELPS YOU!
    • Very gritty and dark.
    • It looks like it plays smooth even with all of the cover, gun play and hand to hand combat that took place.

In the end, it was interesting. Nothing mind blowing, but it did showcase quite a bit. I am looking forward to more on Beyond in the coming months. Obviously GoW:A gained a special place in my chest as well as The Last Of Us. While those games were interesting to see, I'd be hard pressed to say that this Press Conference was mind blowing. We'll just have to see if that changes when I hit the show floor.

The Last of Us

God of War: Ascension

Assassin's Creed III - Naval Battle

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Far Cry 3

BEYOND: Two Souls

Wonderbook

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

For those of you who scrolled though this without reading and looking just for videos, here is the three parts that was the PlayStation Press Conference at E3 2012.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3