The E3 trailer went viral and was trending for days. It has almost 10 million views. thats halo numbers.
It will do fine. Most people didnt even watch the TGS demos. i think its just the hardcore gamers, the outrage squad who simply cannot be pleased. There was plenty of combat in the tgs trailer and that was enough for me. THe game seems to be about walking but there seems to be a lot of gameplay ideas that should keep walking interesting compared to other walking simulators like uncharted.
- Your shoes degrade. his feet were all bloody after that side quest. these seem to be upgradeable.
- there are several survival elements in play. you need eat, hydrate (dehyrate), have carry limits, need to balance in river streams, down mountain slopes and essentially figure out the most optimal route to ensure you dont break your shoes, lose your gear, supplies etc.
- character progression and customization seems to be huge. he jumped like the bionic man. turns out he had special legs equipped.
- they said you can build bridges and roads and showed how the same area changed after they put a bridge there. this sounds very interesting.
- enemies during the combat section were very persistent. the gun looked really cool. melee was ok, but this is a shooter.
- boss fight was excellent. huge area and lots of different elements on play.
it might lose a few players, but i think overall it will be a big success. bigger than horizon imo.