need to edit it, 4000 words is probably too much to post on GAF
Highlights:
YIIK: by ACKK Studios, wow first real surprise of the show, completely blown away
Turn based strategy game, you see and can avoid enemies in the overworld, which also has platforming and puzzles. Really cool 3D minimalist art style, which might turn some people off but I loved, only played as one character but I think theres around 10 in the game, really unique attacks, with some active components, kind of like costume quest
Overall: Awesome, turn-based RPG goodness
Earth Night: By Cleaversoft, second big surprise of the show for me, awesome music, art style
Endless runner, they call it a rogue-like runner, but they have some really cool mechanics, you start off by sky diving and getting a behind the back top-down look that is awesome, then you move around to land on different colored dragons, you run along their backs where the point is to jump on enemies and stay of the dragon as much as you can to build your combo, felt a lot like tiny wings to me, then you get to the end of the dragon and can kill it by stabbing it in the eye, which gets you a ton of points, and there are three eggs on each dragon that make it easier to kill, may be a little simple for PS4 but would be amazing on iOS and I liked having it on the big screen, had never heard of it before, only 2 different characters, but they play completely differently
Overall: Dragon skydiving endless runner, great surprise, one of my favs
Starwhal: Holy Crap, Game of the Show for me. I dont even like local multiplayer games all that much and dont really have people to play it with, but my god, this game is amazing. Its out now on Steam so go buy if you can play with more than one person in that setup. You play as a narwhal and you have a heart on your belly, the goal is to hit the other players heart with your tusk before they hit yours. The game does an awesome thing where it slows down just as one person is about to hit the heart and makes for a really tense, fun couple of seconds. Theres a ton of strategy as well as its not super simple to control the narwhal. Some really funny in-joke costumes (Blue shell, Star Wars, etc.) Very tron-like art style. Sooo good, have to buy when it comes out.
Overall: Everyone must buy this, local multiplayer, frantic, but strategic, so so good