Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "SUMMER GAME FEST 2024, IS THIS THE NEW E3?"

Episode Date: July 1, 2024

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticNotorious Mass Effect: Summer Game Fest 2024 Deep DiveA breakdown of the hottest trailers, trends, and announcements.Gear up, Mass Effect fam. This segment dives headfirst into the whirlwind that was Summer Game Fest 2024. We're unpacking the avalanche of trailers (over 250!), dissecting the recurring themes that shaped the showcase, and highlighting the most jaw-dropping announcements.Key Trends Revealed:Emotional Journeys with Animal Companions: Brace yourselves for tearjerking adventures featuring vulnerable characters and their beloved pets – a reflection of our pandemic-influenced relationships with furry friends (think "Deer & Boy," "Koira," "Neva").Delivery Daze: Get ready for a wave of courier and delivery-themed games, perhaps inspired by our reliance on essential workers during lockdowns ("Petal Runner," "Tom the Postgirl," "Hello Again," "Crescent Country").Genre-Bending Bonanza: Studios are pushing boundaries with innovative genre mashups, blurring the lines between strategy, puzzles, and RPGs ("Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure," "Screenbound," "Squeakross: Home Squeak Home," "FragPunk").Cyberpunk Surge: Dive into neon-drenched dystopias with a surge of cyberpunk titles ("Psychroma," "KARMA: The Dark World," "Nobody Wants To Die," "Dystopika").Anime Everywhere: The influence of anime aesthetics is stronger than ever ("Abyss X Zero," "Zodiac XX: Leo," "Battle Suit Aces," "Metaphor").Hope Blooms for the Planet: Games are tackling environmental themes with a positive outlook on tackling climate change ("Generation Exile," "Croakwood," "Garden of the Sea," "Spilled").Indie Uprising: The future is bright for independent developers with increased support initiatives and funding announcements (Blumhouse's new game slate, InnerSloth's Outersloth funding, Day of the Devs showcase).Trailers That Stole the Show:Hold onto your controllers, because this list is packed with heavy hitters:Alan Wake 2: Night Springs: Dive back into the eerie world of Alan Wake with this story expansion.Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure: Prepare to be mesmerized by the visuals from Braid artist David Hellman in this unique RPG-puzzle hybrid.Avowed: Obsidian returns with a brand new fantasy RPG set in the world of Pillars of Eternity.Cairn: Embrace the tranquility of a cozy mountain climbing adventure.Citizen Sleeper 2: The critically acclaimed tabletop-inspired cyberpunk RPG is back for more.Civilization 7: The legendary strategy series continues its reign with a new entry.Doom: The Dark Ages: Witness the ultimate mashup – a medieval Doom game with a mech suit and a fire-breathing dragon!Dragon Age: The Veilguard: Get a first look at gameplay in this deep dive into the early moments of the next Dragon Age adventure.Many, Many More: From the chilling PSOne-inspired horror of Fear the Spotlight (Blumhouse Games) to the long-awaited return of Max Caulfield in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, there's something for everyone.Big Announcements You Don't Want to Miss:Get ready to geek out with these highlights:Lego Horizon Adventures: A playful co-op LEGO take on the Horizon series.Neva: The visually stunning follow-up to Gris.Civilization VII: The next chapter in the legendary strategy franchise.Blumhouse Games: A whole new slate of horror games from the masters of the genre.Slitterhead: A new horror experience from Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama.Cairn: A peaceful mountain climbing adventure that promises more than meets the eye.Wanderstop: A cozy tea shop simulator with a dark secret.Alan Wake II: Night Springs: New nightmares await in the long-awaited expansion.Skate: The iconic skateboarding game returns with a brand new trailer and console play tests this fall.Phantom Blade Zero: A new entry in the acclaimed action RPG series gets a surprise reveal.The Verdict:Summer Game Fest 2024 was a treasure trove for gamers, showcasing a diverse range of upcoming titles and revealing fascinating trends in game design. From heartwarming adventures with animal companions to genre-bending experiences and a renewed focus on the environment, the future of gaming is looking bright. With a strong emphasis on supporting independent developers and innovative takes on gameplay, this event sets the stage for an exciting year ahead.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now, of course, for the summertime, a lot of people would say that is a terrible time to release your game. Because everybody's outside, right? But nowadays, with people actually acknowledging that you can play games from anywhere, and it doesn't matter if you're on vacation or not, especially with the Steam deck nowadays, you can play it in the bed, you can play it away from your monitor, it's just a lot of different ways to play AAA video games nowadays. So I believe it's been a lot more emphasis on games coming out in the summertime, which leads me to Summer Games Fest 2024, which is a major event for the video game industry and not only for the video game industry, but approximately 250 plus trailers were shown throughout Summer Games Fest. well no over the weekend over the weekend 250 plus trailers was shown and some of them if not well yeah

definitely not all of them some of them as far as regarding the summer games fest would be shown right here you know make sure to click analytic dreams on spotify to see the video along with the audio but basically some of the biggest things about the summer games fest is that it's all about the indie developers i believe i feel like when xbox plays Nintendo started their own conference which is why E3 died in the first place because E3 used to be the

the crucible, the Super Bowl of releasing your video game trailer and the public just going crazy over the announcement. Nowadays it's more of with the evolution of technology of course. Everybody just realized

oh we can just stream and have our own showcase. No need to go to E3 pay the fee to be on stage when we can just host our own showcase. So that's when E3, you know, started to go downhill. And I just believe COVID was the nailed in a coffin because that was definitely a moment in time for all the true old veteran. Sorry, I didn't mean to mix down old with that. But true veteran gamers remember how big E3 used to be.

And it was definitely a moment in time. when it went away as if you look up rip e3 even when i covered it i mean e3 has given it some of the best moments ever and in that segment i basically highlighted all of the biggest moments which made e3 what it is and what is remembered as today so that being said one of the summer game fest which is which has garnered a lot of hype was the game uh was the summer game fest which featured a lot of video games but also featured a lot of different stories with deer and boy koara i think that's how you say in neva basically the story you know that kind of breaks down the human experience and adventure and some of the games the story is even influenced by the COVID

lockdown i mean talk about art imitating life and then when it comes into the actual delivery it was kind of mixed in with a lot of developer talk with gameplay which is not always a bad thing but I think if you're more on the newer side I guess it would benefit having the public listen to you explain your game because they're not as familiar but with that showcase like Xbox which we're about to get into and Ubisoft which we're about to get into having more established IPs you can just kind of let the gameplay speak for itself but because of a lot of these games coming from different genres. I mean, we had role puzzling

adventure mixed in throughout those type of games I would assume needs some sort of explanation for people to understand what in the world they're looking at.

And then with that being said, we have anime-type games with Abyss X-Zero, Zodiac X-Lio, Battlesuit Aces, metaphor, you know, games like that really landed

itself towards the anime. As far as the cyberpunk theme, you know, shout out to one of the greatest games ever made, ever created, cyberpunk 277. But as far as that cyberpunk theme, had games like Psychochroma, karma,

the dark world, nobody wants to die, dystopica. That's not dystopia. It's with a case, so it's dystopica. But anyways, you know,

just a lot of showcases throughout the game fest, spanning across multiple genres. So some of the notable ones was, of course, Alan Wig 2. A lot of people was really excited to see the expansion for the new storyline as far as notable game trailers and the DOC because, of course, Alan Wic 2 is already out. So I don't want to confuse y'all with that fact. It's Allen Wig 2 Night Springs. That is the expansion with new storylines available now. That's interesting.

I even know it was available now. But that's the thing about Summer Games Fest. It's more about showing you games that's coming out soon, not a trailer. Then you see 2027 or 28. And it was another game that was one of the... I looked at the biggest ones. And the Killer Bean trailer got a lot of traction.

That was pretty funny. Perfect Dark seemed to be a veteran game, a veteran gamer fan favorite, as far as that franchise in which, used to be and how they're coming back with a new iteration and then you have there's another standout uh see star wars was upsop a lot of these are blending in with each other but basically there's a lot of games that was released and the biggest thing you need to know is that the lego horizon adventures was one the biggest for this uh summer games fest

Bloom House Games Slitterhead Karn Wondersop Allenwick 2 DLC and the Phantom Blade Zero were among the fan favorite

reveals for Summer Games Fest so of course keeping all the other festivals considered I'm not going to spend too much time on this one because I'm not going to lie it's more niche you have to really watch it for yourself

and figure out what game is more marketable towards you. That's why I kind of highlighted some of the games in different genres, just in case if it piqued your interest. But obviously at the end of day, you'll probably still have to see it to believe it. So, you know, then the main purpose of having a Summer Games Fest was just to showcase the array of upcoming video games as far as it being released soon.

and it's more it was training more to niche and independent developers and innovative genre mashups versus the established IPs so if you go into Summer Games Fest expecting to see you know a big IP reveal

as far as DOC is not going to happen so I will lower your expectations but still realize that indie developers are out here making bodies of work via creating a video game that could still be enjoyable, especially if it's not accepted by their masses, right? You can still personally enjoy these games, even though it's not the most popular. So that being said, click my link to your in my bio.

Let me know one of my social medias. What do you think about Summer Games Fest 2024? What is the game? If you watch the showcase, the entire showcase, what game stood out the most to you and why?