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Summer Game Fest Impressions | June 9th, 2022

  • Writer: Storm
    Storm
  • Jun 9, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jun 10, 2022

Doing this real quick on my lunch break because I'm at work. This means I'll probably miss half the show which is a big bummer, but I'll catch up after work instead! (And the post-show or Day of the Devs if they're doing that again.)


(Edit: I'm back after a long gruelling day at work to finish this bad boy. It should be done soon, if not now.)



Summer Game Fest is starting! Viewer discretion is advised. There is a lot of disturbing and violent stuff going on. (Oh boy! 3 AM!)

Geoff Keighley here to narrate the opening. Live in LA.

Wish I could've seen it in an IMAX theatre!


Kicking it off with Street Fighter VI

World premiere

Confirming character: Guile

Exclusive first gameplay footage of Guile, with the rockin' music in the background

Man, what do you have to do to get that ripped?? He might be actually as big as three of me

2023

ALIENS: Dark Descent

World premiere

Focus / 20th Century Fox

Aliens and scary dudes fighting them

New game announcement

2023, PS, XBOX, PC

The Callisto Protocol

Wait a second, the Callisto Protocol was revealed here?? 2 years ago?? I forgot

Striking Distance

More Gore trailer woohoo. Man that is gory af

December 2, 2022, console and PC + Epic

Glen Schofield shows up to talk bout exclusive gameplay. Also bragging about Geoff. Me too dude

The gameplay looks AMAZING!! Also they had to kill the protagonist didn't they. Introducing a mechanic called the "grip" that can move fans and send dudes flying into them, shredding them to pieces


CoD: MWII

World premiere gameplay

Johanna Faries, GM of Call of Duty, here to talk about the gameplay

Single level playthrough. Game looks gorgeous, that's for sure. Also smooth as butter.

The audio design is same as usual though

Pre-order for early access to beta, out October 28th

Jeff Negus and Johanna appeared to talk about the game. MWII and Warzone will be in a shared universe/world, linked across games by many things like characters/gameplay.

Sharing engines for Warzone 2.0 with a "separate Warzone original game" for original Warzone lovers. Also mobile and Steam etc.

Warzone 2.0 will be an extension of MWII universe.

I think they discovered how predatory systems like F2P lootbox games print money so they're going all in...

Flashback 2

World premiere

Microids

30 years lter, finally this game is coming back: The return of Flashback^2

Coming to all consoles including Switch in Winter 2022

Witchfire ⭐

World premiere gameplay

Early Access soon -- wishlist now, coming to Epic

FPS from Polish studio

Dark fantasy + guns?!

The music is ripping man

This game looks AMAZING and is on my to watch list

Fort Solis

World premiere

Indie Europe Studio Fallen Leaf / Black Drakkar Games

Fort Solis?

Roger Clark, Julia Brown, Troy Baker. Roger and Troy here to talk to Geoff

Coming to Steam

Tight thriller = Dead Space, performance capture, etc. Talking about stunt coordinator and the cool experience really acting out the fights


ROUTINE ⭐

World premiere

Mick Gordon writes the score

Another space game?

Really creepy CRT-like footage

Okay this game made me jump in my seat...

Steam, XBOX, GamePass

Lunar Software x Raw Fury

Black Adam movie trailer ft. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON IS HERE???

He's in the gym advertising Zoa Energy?

Why is he here?? Why is he so muscly??? LOL

Working with Epic and Fortnite

Talking about "Black Adam" the movie and advertisement on Oct 21st

Outiders Worldslayer trailer


Switch trailer of upcoming games


Fall Guys trailer for F2P


STORMGATE ⭐

World premiere

New game and universe:

Frost Giant Studios

This game also looks highly cool, register for 2023 Beta

Tim Morten here to talk about the game, coming from Blizzard (are they now independent?)

Pushing genre for approachability--free to play but no NFTs etc. Will be co-op and three player, RTS franchise.

playstormgate.com

Highwater

Indie game

demagogue studio and Rogue

Guy on a boat game

2022

Adventure-strategy game in a world torn by climate change


REPLACED

SadCat Studios, affected by war in Ukraine

Will share at future show

American Arcadia

World premiere

Out of the Blue & Raw Fury

If you are "voted down" enough you need to run for your life

Coming to PC and console "soon"

Goat Simulator 3

World premiere

Epic Games & Coffee Stain

Fall 2022

Epic, XBOX, Playstation


Marvel Midnight Suns

World premiere

2k and Firaxis

It's XCOM but Marvel!

October 7

Epic, Steam, XBOX and PS


Cuphead in The Delicious Last Course

World premiere

Studio MDHR's studio director and executive producer, Maja Moldenhauer, here to talk about the game

According to Geoff it "feels like its own game"

New boss gameplay with Miss Chalice. Coming to all platforms June 30th!

Advertising Netflix Geeked Week's Cuphead Show


Neon White

World premiere

PC & Switch

First Person dungeon crawler? Looks vaguely anime-inspired

Card-based speed-running game??

June 16th

Midnight Fight Express

World premiere

A single father in Poland made this adventure shooter TP game

Co-writor of Destiny 2 DLC

August 23, coming to all platforms + GamePass published by Humble

Demo out now, part of next week's Steam Next Fes


Warframe

Megan Everett, Community Manager for Warframe here to give a small secret that will be revealed at TennoCon later this year

Teaser for the next expansion, the Diviri Paradox

World premiere. Watch reveal at TennoCon in July

Honkai Starrail

World premiere

By MiHoYo/Hoyoverse

English voice acting

There are only anime girls lol

"Coming soon"

Zenless Zone Zero

Also by Hoyoverse

World premiere

More anime girls and big dudes with guns

This one's in Japanese and it looks more action-based

No coming soon?

TMNT: Shredder's Revence

World premiere

Revealing an exciting part of the game: new character! Casey Jones

THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

AAAAH THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

6-player local and online mode!

Dotemu and Nickelodeon. Available JHune 16th on all platforms

Super People trailer

Final beta starts August 17th

Dev livestream on June 16th


Humankind

Amplitude, Sega

Cultures of Latin America DLC

But wait, it's also coming out on console (PS/XBOX) and GamePass!

One Piece Odyssey

Geoff said "Monkey de'Luffy" LOL

Original story by Oda-sen

It looks a lot more 3D than before

Okay, this original story actually looks really good! (Have not played any of the previous games)

Steam, PS, XBOX

Toei Animation, Bandai Namco, Unreal Engine, ILCA

2022

Soul Hackers 2

English Voice cast reveal. (Not interested at all LOL)

More Devil Survivor games should have a female protagonist

August 26th

Nerdwallet ad


Epic Mega Sale ad.

Epic Summer Showcase coming to twitch.tv June 10th at 1 PM CST

Rocket League + announcements

Samsung Gaming Hub advertisement

Gathering all of the gaming streaming services into one TV lol. No downloads or storage limits

Capcom Arcade Stadium 2

Capcom

Coming to all consoles and PC, preorders open for bundle/collection.

Out July 22nd

Mario Strikers Battle League trailer

June 10

Nintendo

Metal Hellsinger

World premiere

Steam and XBOX demo out now.

Coming to PC, XBOX and PS

Slay to the beat and screaming!

September 15

Funcom, Outsiders, Level Infinite


The Quarry

Excellent reviews and out tomorrow

Launch trailer

2k, Supermassive Games

Nightingale ⭐

World Premiere

Revealed last Game Awards (I remember this one at least).

Shared-world survival crafting game, FP

Inflection Games

In-depth exclusive new look @ pre-alpha footage

Saints Row

World Premiere

Releasing August 23rd

Launching the demo for PC and console!

"Saint's Row Boss Factory" demo launches today!

Console and PC, but Epic exclusive

Warhammer 40k Darktide

Co-op action FPS

XBOX and PC

fatshark & Warhammer

World Premiere gameplay

September 13th

Layers of Fears

Unreal Engine 5

World Premiere

bloober team & Anshar Studios

Unreal Engine 5 is seriously insane, you can see the dust wiped off a painting in detail!

Psychedelic horror chronicle

Early 2023, PC and console


Gotham Knights

Montreal, WB Games' executive producer Fleur Marty to share information about the game.

Batman (deceased)'s family protects Gotham

October 25

World Premiere

Showcasing Nightwing one of the four characters of the game

PC and console


Naughty Dog's what's next...?

Neil Druckmann from Naughty Dog here to talk

Talking about Last of Us series

Standalone multiplayer game currently being worked on...?

Has a story and a unique way to unveil it

Will see more of this game coming soon!

Last of Us show for HBO filming with Playstation Studios; last episode films tomorrow!

Want a "definitive" version of the game that was not marred by any technological limitations

Last of Us Part 1 (remake) September 2, 2022

Also coming to PC (PS5 first?)

Neil also working on mysterious new project?

Summer Game Fest will also be in-person and online next year!



Day of the Devs (Double Fine & Iam8bit)

10 Year Anniversary


Time Flies

World Premiere

Michael Frei

(He made KIDS and Plug & Play, both really weird and good games)

Collab with Raphael Munoz

About the life expectancy of a fly

PS, Switch, PC

timeflies.buzz

Planet of Lana: An Off-Earth Odyssey

Adam St. Jarnljus from Wishfully (Sweden)

Published by Thunderful

(I've seen this before)

Side-scrolling platformer to save a girl's sister with a black pet...thing

Getting real Inside vibes... come to think of it I haven't played the game SILT that just came out

XBOX, PC, 2022

Choo-Choo Charles

Gavin Eisenbeisz, solo dev at Two Star Games

On the rails shooter (literally) -- shooting on a train. Open world horror train game where you shoot this freaky spider horror clown train called Charles

Goal: summon Charles and 1v1 him to death by upgrading train

Is this a roguelite?

2022, Steam

Escape Academy

Coin Crew Games

Design escape rooms in real life and now making a game

Single-player or co-op game where you are a student at an escape room learning puzzle game

No repeats, a huge number of puzzles solvable with just game

Lots of eclectic characters

XBOX, PlayStation, PC, July 14th. Also coming to GamePass

A Little to the Left

Max Inferno

Cozy puzzle game about fitting things just right, tidying up a house.

Oh boy the Unpacking trend is going to start?

I wonder why there aren't 10000x more games like Goose Game... That might have been just a fluke?

Daily puzzle challenge?

Steam and Switch

Bear and Breakfast ⭐

Gummy Cat from Romania

World Premiere

Laid back management adventure game where you run a bed and breakfast... but you are Hank, an awkward bear

New gameplay!

Linear story advanced by crafting furniture and fixing old abandoned shacks

Cooking guests through a mini-game

(This is not quite what I thought the game would be like but it's looking pretty cool)

Launching later this summer!! Steam, Switch, July 28th


Animal Well ⭐

Shared Memory (solo dev) ⭐

Pixel art Metroidvania

This looks freaking gorgeous, so many secrets to explore

Got this slightly creepy feel to it I love.

Using pixel art in a new way not for nostalgia

By the way he has a screen behind him... secret?



Picross 3D? lol

Definitely a standout! He says there is a puzzle in the video, and whoever figures it out will get a free copy lol. I'm not going to try but it's probably got something to do with this screen.

PS and Steam


Naiad

HiWarp (solo dev?)

Relaxing adventure game about a water nymph swimming around a world

Help the animals in the river

Prevent humans from killing the rivers with polluition

Wholesome game

PC and consoles by 2022 winter

Roots of Pacha ⭐

Cooperative lifesim and farm sim game by

Soda Den

set in Stone Age and IT LOOKS LIKE TRIBES GAME FOR PHONES

I am highly interested.

Stardew Stone Age? Heck yea

New demo live now!


Desta: The Memories Between

World Premiere

From Monument Valley & Alba creator

Ustwo Games

A really profound character-driven game

More info coming soon

SCHiM

Shadow platformer, graphically minimalistic

Netherlands dev Ewoud Van Der Werf

You are a "schim" who can only move in shadows and platform to end of level. Coming to Steam

Asobu

Anne Ferrero from Asobu in Tokyo, a hub of indie Japanese game devs

Monthly "Indie Collection" stream

Asobu Showcase this summer

2 Japanese titles below

狐ト蛙ノ旅 アダシノ島のコトロ鬼

"The Journey of Fox and Frog: The Kotoro Demon of Adashino Island" (my translation)

By Yokaze and Riasu

3D island exploring Japanese styled game that has a lot of mysterious creatures (ayakashi/oni)

Will take a few years

Goodbye World

ADV game about two indie game devs. Pixel graphics.

Fujii You is solo dev

Influences: Ghost World (comic) The Beginner's Guide (game) Mother 3 (obvs)

13 Chapters

Steam 2022

asobu.dev

Birth

Madison Karrh

Point and click adventure puzzle game

August 2022


How to Say Goodbye ⭐

Play as someone who has just died and is trying to move past it.

By Florian & Baptiste

Narrative puzzle game where you must move correctly through a series of levels

2022

Doseone at Bandcamp made the sounds for this event


Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland

New Kickstarter coming up!


Note: Annapurna Interactive Showcase coming back July 28th.

So the games I'm especially interested in, I have starred. I am also reluctantly and kind of embarrassedly impressed at the two new game trailers introduced by Hoyoverse even though I swore off Genshin LOL


Anyway, it was a great show, I thought there were a lot of really creative ideas found! I still think that Geoff Keighley's shows tend to lean little too far mainstream for my tastes but I love that he exists and it exists. I'm a big fan.


Thanks for reading this far!

Storm


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