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[Kas]

Fuck. Yes.

I've been waiting for this game for god knows how long. So stoked to see its coming out relatively soon too.

 

[Warchild]

yeah let the character carry a gun and then it becomes gameplay. /s

But how will we know where to go without objective markers?

How will we know the story without cut-scenes?

Why should I go anywhere without collectibles?

:-\

 

[Markitron]

Rime release date next, come on!!!!!

 

[Acquiescence]

Looks like concept art.

 

[PaulloDEC]

I'm definitely up for this. I've always liked The Chinese Room's stuff, and this looks just as pretty and mysterious as I'd expect. Lovely music too.

 

[darth_infamous]

Well, I guess I know when I'm buying a PS4 then.

 

[biglittleps]

Looks great and now we got night time. Hope they have day and night cycle with weather and photo mode.

 

[gruenel]

That's certainly earlier than I expected.

 

[fuzzyreactor]

The developer has its fans and it's not often we get adventure games anymore. Hence the excitement.

Okay. Im just genuinely curios. Is it like a mystery game? Do you solve puzzles? I can't hear the audio in trailer

 

[BahamutPT]

Digital-only, right?

Game looks gorgeous, it would probably have a kickass boxart

 

[Veritigo_X]

Really excited for this one. Dear Esther was a great experience and I have no doubt this will be too. Probably not a game for everyone, but there's definitely an audience for these kinds of games.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Well that trailer did nothing for me but after watching the gameplay video it looks pretty interesting as long as you're doing more than walking and looking for those events. Even then I'll probably buy it because I enjoy things like that but hopefully there's some other things to do/find.

 

[ElTorro]

Excited. But I hope the story is not some Left Behind nonsense.

 

[pantsonhead]

Really excited for this one. Dear Esther was a great experience and I have no doubt this will be too. Probably not a game for everyone, but there's definitely an audience for these kinds of games.

I think the experience might be the issue for me. Dear Esther was a group thing for me and my friends, we all came round, set up the PC in the living room, and tried to figure out what everything meant. With all those dudes off to college and me being a no-life I have this sinking feeling EGTTR might mean less to me. And that suck's 'yo.

 

[Chabbles]

Cant wait to see more of this, them screens look real nice.

 

[EGM1966]

My walking boots are ready.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

I'll believe those screen shots when I play the game.

 

[Dan]

Nice, looking forward to it. Day one.

 

[Adam Prime]

Uhh... am I missing something?

You guys are interested in this "religious fiction" type of story? That trailer showed absolutely nothing.

 

[Caipirinha]

Uhh... am I missing something?

You guys are interested in this "religious fiction" type of story? That trailer showed absolutely nothing.

I doubt it's one of those evangelical nonsense things, it's just an interesting premise.

 

[MrHoot]

Uhh... am I missing something?

You guys are interested in this "religious fiction" type of story? That trailer showed absolutely nothing.

This. I've seen a few trailer but really don't know what it's about, what you actually do or what's interesting about it other than vague hints we're given. Basically know there's a few characters and "a story during the apocalypse" but we're given the equivalent of just CGI trailers

 

[Melchiah]

The game looks great, and I'm glad it's going to be out far sooner than I thought.

 

[Adam Prime]

I doubt it's one of those evangelical nonsense things, it's just an interesting premise.

It sounds like it is though! Are you familiar with the Left Behind book series?

I'm just warning you, don't be surprised if this thing turns out being about the Christian Rapture. Most likely they don't overtly use Christianity in this game and they just make up their own religion for the game... but they're trying to drive home a point on some stance about religion.

l

 

[DrROBschiz]

Very Pretty game.

Cant wait to explore the world and unravel whatever the story is about

 

[camac002]

Nice. I thought The Witness would be out before this but I guess not. Looking forward to reviews, as it's hard to get a feel for this game without them showing much and spoiling (understandable)

 

[KillerSloth]

No way ps4 has no games right? This looks great.

 

[Caipirinha]

It sounds like it is though! Are you familiar with the Left Behind book series?

I'm just warning you, don't be surprised if this thing turns out being about the Christian Rapture. Most likely they don't overtly use Christianity in this game and they just make up their own religion for the game... but they're trying to drive home a point on some stance about religion.

l

I don't mind it being about the Christian rapture so long as it's not evangelical/doesn't actually believe to be true lol.

God of War is about greek mythology and it doesn't bother me, I'm ok with Christian mythology too.

I get your fear I just can't imagine it will actually be a Left Behind type of thing, but who knows. The developers are British, the whole rapture thing is very much an American style evangelical thing, it's basically non-existent here. In fact Tony Blair famously said that "you talk about religion in Britain and, frankly, people do think you're a nutter" and I don't get the impression TCR are nutters.

 

[Hoje0308]

Okay. Im just genuinely curios. Is it like a mystery game? Do you solve puzzles? I can't hear the audio in trailer

The developers released a gameplay video that's on YouTube. I'm not sure as to the full extent of the game mechanics, because it seems like it's going to be on the short side and I don't want to be spoiled. From what I've seen your basic aim is to piece together the story via found audio sequences.

 

[nel e nel]

So both this and SOMA are not listed on any retail sites, are they digital only?

 

[Zia]

but they're trying to drive home a point on some stance about religion.

No they're not.

 

[Liamc723]

So both this and SOMA are not listed on any retail sites, are they digital only?

Yes they are.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Yup. Buying this day one.

 

[MegaSackman]

Will bite.

 

[mike4001_]

I actually thought this was a photo at first...

That´s probably because the image is downsampled from 8k+

There is absolutely no Aliasing visible.

Will not look that clean on your TV

 

[Tapejara]

That shot in the OP is stunning.

It sounds like it is though! Are you familiar with the Left Behind book series?

I'm just warning you, don't be surprised if this thing turns out being about the Christian Rapture. Most likely they don't overtly use Christianity in this game and they just make up their own religion for the game... but they're trying to drive home a point on some stance about religion.

l

I'm pretty sure the Rapture is just used as a framing device.

 

[Con_Smith]

Can't wait! Love the diversity of Sony this year even with people complaining about the potential end of year output. Games are games no matter what you classify them as although I can already see the drive by posts claiming this as nothing more than a walking sim.

 

[Summer Haze]

Who the fuck needs E3 anyway?

Game looks very intriguing. Day one me thinks.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

My money is ready

 

[Summer Haze]

Not sure why people are so hyped, is it just cause of the pretty?

Well, for me, it's because the premise sounds extremely interesting. Sounds like you're just going to be dropped into the open-world left to figure what's happening yourself. The kind of game I'll wanna play at night with my headphones on and get completely lose myself in.

And here is the premise for people who keep saying "what is it about?":

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture™ tells the story of the inhabitants of a remote English valley who are caught up in world-shattering events beyond their control or understanding. Made by The Chinese Room – the studio responsible for the hauntingly beautiful Dear Esther – this tale of how people respond in the face of grave adversity is a non-linear, open-world experience that pushes innovative interactive storytelling to the next level.Over the course of the game, the player slowly pieces together the fate of the valley from the fragmentary memories of the people who made it their home. By finding and interacting with the traces of these lost lives, the player gradually learns about the stories and relationships of the inhabitants – how they lived, and how they died. All this is accomplished through revolutionary environmental storytelling – what you see and hear in Rapture is just as important as what you do.

Those environments remind me of parts of the Lake District in the summer. And that's one of my favourite locations on Earth, so that right there is a huge draw for me.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Not sure why people are so hyped, is it just cause of the pretty?

Some people like this kind of game? I for one love to chill and soak in the atmosphere in games like this. No need to worry about anything. Just veg out for a few hours and chill

 

[Neuromancer]

It sounds like it is though! Are you familiar with the Left Behind book series?

I'm just warning you, don't be surprised if this thing turns out being about the Christian Rapture. Most likely they don't overtly use Christianity in this game and they just make up their own religion for the game... but they're trying to drive home a point on some stance about religion.

What point do you think they were they trying to drive home with Dear Esther?

 

[dr_rus]

Sony is really nuking the "preseason", eh?
I already have three games for PS4 for this summer in my wishlist.
That's out of five games for this summer there in total.

 

[Summer Haze]

Jesus. Easily one of the prettiest looking games I've ever seen. That lighting is incredible.

 

[Salz01]

Not really sold. It looks more to me like a tech demo.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I was wondering when they would release more information. It's been a long time. It's one of the very few Myst-types or exploration games that I'm interested in. It looks good, but I hope the actual point to the game is a little more than "oh there's a bush here".

eg: -You just walked into a house (3 out of 5 quests completed, 3 Trophies unlocked, progression completed: 80%)

 

[kiyoaki]

This looks like something I really want to play. I love underused settings with realistic graphics. By the time I have a PS4, it'll probably already be on Plus.

 

[KillerSloth]

Not sure why people are so hyped, is it just cause of the pretty?

You came into this tthread to post this? It's almost as if people like different things or something.....people get excited for all kinds of things for different reasons.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Day one for me, as long as its better than Dear Esther. I've been highly addicted to so called Walking Simulators over the past two months and have played and finished about 7 of them, loving them all. Apart from Dear Esther. That was not a good game.

 

[Captain Smirk]

This looks incredible...some of the graphics and art styles from recent games are starting to blow me away.

Will buy for the exploration, the area is inspired by Shropshire apparently but reminds me of an area near where I live in Yorkshire.

 

[pixellated_man]

To those of you who are still undecided on this game and / or wondering what you do in it, have you played 'Gone Home' or 'Dear Esther? This game is a similar type of experience. Story and mood takes precedent over actual game play mechanics. I for one am looking forward to this because I loved both of the mentioned games.
Sadly, I can easily see people going into this with the wrong impression (about the type of game it) and coming away disappointed.