Are you heading to E3 next week? If not, then never fear, as we'll be covering all of the biggest stories out of the flagship gaming show. But if you are, there should be plenty of exciting content on show too. Games for you to play, games for you to learn more about and not doubt a number of big title announcements that we'll be getting to grips with over the next week or so.
But with so many companies showcasing different games and experiences, which ones should you keep an eye on? Which ones look the most interesting so far?
We've got a few in mind, so without further ado, here's our top games for E3 this year:
Recore
Recore isn't a game that we know that much about really, but it has us intrigued, not least because it's being produced by Keiji Inafune, the mastermind behind Metroid Prime. Unsurprisingly then, this game features a female protagonist, but instead of being covered in a super suit and firing laser weapons, she's a relatively normal looking girl – except this one dresses in more practical clothing and has a pet robot.
In-fact the desert she lives in appears to be filled with robots of different types. That's the information we could glean from the trailer any way when it was released back in 2015.
Most of those robots appear to be somewhat hostile, leading to the rather sad death of our protagonist's little dog robot in the short debut of the game. However it appears that the spherical, glass-like cores can be transferred between machines, meaning that as you play through the game and discover new robotic carcasses to scavenge, your robot is going to upgrade with you.
Also the developers working on Recore managed to net ex-Bungie writer Joe Staten to pen the story, so we're excited to see where it goes.
Cuphead
Of all the stunningly beautiful games that have come out over the past couple of years, none have captured our attention quite like Cuphead. It steps us back in time to the early 20th century animation styles that were so popular at Disney and Warner and has that particular brand of creepyness that can only be found with that style.
However the gameplay is no slouch either. It blends side-scrolling action with bullet hell dodging and and Super Mario World style map system to keep you constantly battling huge foes in stylized environments.
It may not be the most groundbreaking game in terms of playstyle, but the art alone makes up for that and we just can't wait for this to exist out in the wild.
Scalebound
Ok, we admit it. We're still sore after that PS3 launch title, Lair, failed so poorly in giving us the dragon riding, brawling, battling experience it promised, so the fact that it's 2016 and we're only just getting to grips with Xbox One exclusive, Scalebound, seems criminal – especially since we first saw it at the Xbox One's debut.
Still, we're told it's finally arriving in 2017, so E3 this year could be our biggest look at it yet. Here's hoping it's playable on the show floor, as the combination of airborn combat, super powers and a strange medieval future with swords, armour and red headphones has us pretty excited.
Here's hoping you can turn off those numbers that pop up with every hit though. They kill the atmosphere immediately.
Sea of Thieves
Oh boy oh boy, could this finally be a good Rare game to come out of the Microsoft owned studio since the buyout? Here's hoping, as Sea of Thieves promises multiplayer combat, with players crewing pirate ships together. What's not to love about that?
Harness the power of the wind and the waves as you and your friends sail the seven seas, dig for treasure, fight skeletons and other pirate crews alike – at least that's what it all looked like in the short trailer showcase.
Since Rare initially announced the game we've heard almost nothing about it, but it looks phenomenal if Rare can pull it off. It's been a while since it has done something like that, considering it's spent all of its time working on Kinect games, but still, Sea of Thieves looks fantastic.
Pokemon Go
No it's not a console of PC game, but Pokemon Go still has us excited all the same. The combination of augmented reality, with the potential to battle friends and family in real world locations could be fantastic. Combine that with the fact you can join gyms and have your teams battle it out for control of those locations, could make for an exciting global game – the first large scale AR game that people want to take part in.
There are a few kinks to work out and we'd like to know a little bit more about the battling goes before we really commit to playing this one, but the potential is certainly there and if we can learn a little more about it at E3, we'll be very happy.
Conclusion
So that's our list. There's literally 10s of games we're looking forward to hearing more about at E3, but these are the best of the bunch. What do you think of our selection? And would you pick any differently?
