E3 2017: What Didn't Suck

So another E3 has come and gone. We had a ton of stuff to see, but want to know what's good? Want to know what didn't suck Donkey Kong balls? What to spend or save up for this fall or next year? I made a little list that showcases what was really cool. Enjoy.

Assassin's Creed: Origins

The latest game of the Assassin's Creed series looks to be an epic. Set in Egypt the game is set to go all the way back to the beginning, if the tittle doesn't tell you that already. The gameplay is tweaked a bit different this time adding more RPG-esque elements to the classic style we're used to. Gameplay shows that you'll use animals as well as the main character uses a hawk to scout the area.

Shadow of the Colossus

One of the best games of the PS2 is being remade and it is being remade in updated glorious graphics. The first one was a masterpiece so other than the graphics, there is nothing else they need to change. Hopefully it doesn't take 12 years for this to come out like The Last Guardian.

Days Gone

We saw another glimpse of Days Gone this time. Last year we saw just zombies hordes. A massive collection of zombies. This year we get a larger look of the world in this game. Zombies aren't the only bad guys you encounter as you also have to fight off marauders as well. In the gameplay demo, you see just that as they set off a booby trap to try to kill you. Luckily you can craft up traps or even use zombies to set things up and turn the tables around and make yourself the trapper. You can also get work from maurader camps as quests to go further on in the game. What is also unique is that levels change making certain encounters different as you play. There is a lot going on in this game.

Dragonball Fighter Z

I know, a Dragonball Z fighting game that is worth playing? I know they are all basically the same and they grow like weeds each year, bu this game is different. The art style is really impressive as it flows like you're watching the anime. It's 2D but at times it switches to 3D. It looks really stunning. so button mashing or no button mashing to win aside, there's that.

Metro Exodus

The third entry in the series. You've played the other two so what's different? The game has been described as sandbox horror in contrast to the other games meaning that you will have more non-linear levels compared to the linear ones in the past games. Along with this it's in beautiful 4k so kill mutant animals in high definition!

Doom VR

Doom was a pretty awesome game so what would be better? Playing it in not just VR but, VFR. I'm sure the F stands for fun, I think...

Crackdown 3

We finally get another Crackdown game. So, everything you love about the last crackdown game you'll love in this as everything is done on a grander scale. Grander abilities for agents, grander cel-shaded art style, and more explody goodness. Oh, and Terry Crews is in it so that's not bad.

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus

Wolfenstein is back! Everyone rejoice, except Nazis. This game looks like it will be more fun than blowing up a barrel of Hitlers.

Beyond Good and Evil 2

This game is back from development Hell. All we got was a trailer, but then again a sure sign that this game is not in the scrapheap is all we need.

Destiny 2

We saw a bit more of Destiny 2. It's not going to be identical to the first Destiny. This time around there will be some tweaks. First off is that the newly revamped weapon system. Weapons will be classified as Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapons. This beef up other weapons as the Scout rifle and the grenade launcher so you can not only customize, but experiment using other weapons in the mix. Bungie seems to be very concerned to fixing a lot of issues with the first Destiny and making improvements. We can't wait to see the finish product when it comes out.

Vampyr

We saw Vampyr last E3 and we get to see it again for this one, joy! So for those who don't know, Vampyr is a action role playing game where you are a recently turned vampire doctor in old London. Like all action role-playing games, you have decisions that change the course of gameplay. What sets it apart from the others is how you level up in the game, feeding off of the citizens of London. As which choices and consequences you can kill and gain vampiric powers, but risk vampire hunters and London on your ass along with other vampires. You do have the option to not kill anyone in the game, but this raises the difficulty in the game and fighting off your enemies as well.

Everything Nintendo

Nintendo really came with their A-game this E3. It seems that even before their E3 digest they were giving us great goodies like the Mario and Rabbids game and a peak at the Switch version of Skyrim. When it came for them to finally show what they had in store for us it was worth it. We got a demo of Super Mario Odyssey which looks glorious. Inspired by the exploration and creativity of Super Mario 64 and Sunshine it looks like won't disappoint us. Splatoon 2 looks like it will be better than the first. New Kirby. New Yoshi. Also if that didn't have you excited just yet, not only do we have one Metroid game coming up, but we have TWO with Metroid Prime 4 in the works.

Wonder Woman: Did It Suck?

     One if the most anticipated comic book movies is out right now! All the world was waiting for the movie to come out and see the magic it could possibly do and for good reason. This is the fourth movie in the cinematic DC universe. With Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman, and Suicide Squad failing to wow us compared to Marvel's well oiled universe machine, the universe isn't so very interesting at all so far. Is it time to reboot the whole thing like they do in the comics or will Wonder Woman save the day.

     Heads up Zach Snyder is involved in this, but only as one of the writers and one of the producers. Patty Jenkins who gave us Monster with Charlize Theron is director. For those who read the comics, Wonder Woman's origin story is almost the same. The movie is pretty much set in World War I and the story begins in the same way in the comics. Diana, princess of  Themyscira, saves US spy Steve Trevor who crashes near the island of amazon warriors. Hearing about the war, Diana takes up the duty to help man and journey into Man's world and stop the war, oh and kill Ares because he's influencing the whole thing. No punching Hitler and there's no Amazon competition, we don't have time for that, Diana has to save the world.

Script
     The script was pretty good. They captured the sense of who Wonder Woman was in the comics. Wonder Woman is not just a kickass Amazon in satin tights fighting for our rights. She is a strong woman in strength and on the inside, being just as nurturing just and caring as well. The script did a good job playing with her character who's thrown out not in Mans' world but a world that was in in decay from the war. Jenkins, the director did a great job evoking the emotion of how dire and helpless everything was in the war and how Diana experiencing it all was dealing with situation. You felt along with her seeing what she see and experiencing what she is going through and wanting to help. The best scene from the movie was the No Mans Land scene which was the heart of the movie and where you strongly felt the understanding of Diana and the movie's message. It was more than a superhero movie. More than your generic superhero origin film. It was an origin movie with purpose. Most of the reason Diana fought was more to actually help and you felt that instead of it being like other movies where the action scenes where put in to look cool or the hero learns what it is to be a hero at the end. Everything in the movie (flow, pacing, and writing) worked and was woven incredibly well. Add an emotional script with cool fighting scenes, even though that zoom effect could be kinda annoying at times and wholla: you got a interesting film.

Acting
     We've seen Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in Batman vs Superman. In that movie we only got a small glimpse of her character, but in in the title film is where Gadot shines. She got the whole innocence and purity and courage of who Diana was. The movie was Diana growing and becoming her own person in the movie in her quest to stop Ares and you got a sense of her seeing how she was learning things outside of Themyscira and Gadot portrayed that feeling beautifully. Chris Pine was surprisingly good in it as well. The chemistry between Galdot and Pine was well done. What I liked about Steve Trevor's portrayal in the film was that he was fighting alongside Diana. It wasn't just her saving the day. He didn't feel like the sidekick at all. He was there to assist in battle and guiding Diana through our world. Pine did a great job.

Final Verdict
    Did Wonder Woman suck? Strangely enough that Zach Snyder had involvement, not at all. It is an epic movie where everything worked well and works well together. The acting, the writing, the pacing. It was done almost effortlessly. DC and Warner Bros. needed this film to be amazing after the bombs of Batman vs. Superman and Suicide Squad. This movie is the mark. This movie needs to be the example of how the future DC movie universe movies need to be made. Sometimes it takes a woman to set things right 4 out of five stars.