The Game Awards has been and gone for another year and in all fairness, Geoff Keighley put on a really solid event this time around, bringing us a heady blend of deserved award winners and new game announcements.
Star Wars fans were eating particularly well last night, as they got not one, but two games that should scratch very different itches. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is the headline act, bringing in the director of the original Knights of the Old Republic to take the lead, in what looks like a very ambitious project set in one of the franchise's most exciting era. That was joined by pod racing game Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and I don't really feel like I need to say more than FINALLY, PROPER POD RACING.
Tomb Raider also joined the party with two new games of its own, whilst Larian Studios' Divinity was confirmed as the game responsible for that weird monolith that appeared in the desert a few weeks back.
After all that, Geoff confirmed that there was one more announcement to come, which arrived in the form of new game Highguard. Unfortunately, the early footage doesn't seem to have hit the mark and it's already drawing some unwanted comparisons.
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Highguard Being Compared to Concord Already
Developed by former team members who worked on games like Apex Legends and Titanfall, Highguard is an upcoming PvP raid shooter that could be genuinely groundbreaking, for all we know.
Unfortunately, the footage shown off in the trailer has really failed to capture the imagination of the gathered audience, and they have already started comparing it to the spectacular disaster that was Concord in the YouTube comments.
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"I'm glad I'm not the only one that got Concord vibes... i just wanted Titanfall 3," one comment read. "Yoooo we're getting Concord 2 before GTA VI," another added.
Others took the time to be much more constructive, with one saying, "It looks entertaining enough. Hero shooter genre has been stale for quite a while, hoping we see a serious shakeup in gameplay here. But even if it feels the same as the rest, I see a nice six-shot revolver, so I'm going to be entertained regardless. I understand why hardcore Titanfall fans feel rugpulled here though."
A big part of the problem is that Geoff bigged up a super secret announcement that had avoided the leakers, saving it for last in the show, leading fans to some pretty massive expectations.
When they got a new IP that doesn't immediately blow them away, it's easy to see why the comments have turned a bit sour, even if that is a real shame for the developer and their efforts.
Topics: The Game Awards, Star Wars, Tomb Raider