I'm starting to warm up to Dead Space 3, after a long spell in cryogenic apathy, but EA's latest trailer has done a fine job of cooling my ardour. It showcases the game's exhilarating Kinect features, which can actually - wait for it - be enjoyed in local co-op.
Thus, whenever your partner looks like he's getting too immersed in the proceedings, you can harsh his buzz by yelling "GIVE PARTNER AMMO". Whereupon Kinect will probably load up Netflix and auto-play Ghost in the Shell, or something.
In fairness, the features themselves look fine - as in Mass Effect 3, they're there if you want them but you're entirely free to use the buttons instead. The trailer is the real downer here, thanks to stabs at humour that call to mind a pensioner trying to knock a lorry over with handfuls of wet lettuce.
Check out my Dead Space 3 hands-on for more on how Visceral out-grew terror.
5 comments so far...
vadersmyfather on 7 Jan '13 said:
Hello Wladimir Klitschko
STE MO on 7 Jan '13 said:
I got distracted when the guy mention my dust collector under my tv, I didn't know you could use it to play games, just thought that it saved polishing part of my TV unit. Who knew
AllusiveTurtle on 7 Jan '13 said:
So let me get this straight; you can repeatedly say certain things to Kinect, in the vain hope that it might actually recognise what you're saying and eventually do what you want, instead of turning to the person sat on the settee next to you, and asking them to do it instead?
Great! Sold to nutter in the asylum, blowing his nose on his roommates pet rabbit!
Waffles2541 on 7 Jan '13 said:
One thing that they failed to address is when an asshole friend walks in and screams a random voice command, completely screwing up your game. Basically Kinetic has become a glorified microphone now, as most games that come out for it are for casual gamers or a generally crap. Those big titles seem to use it as a way for you to shout voice commands, just like Mass Effect 3, or for a cool promotional gimmick that has nothing to do with the gameplay, i.e. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
CunningSmile on 8 Jan '13 said:
My new favorite phrase