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Returning home from Tokyo Game Show 2013

Hello everyone.

I have resumed work in the Sydney GameSpot office after a hectic, but thoroughly enjoyable stint in Japan for Tokyo Game Show this year. I hope you enjoyed the coverage we at GameSpot provided - a lot of hard work went into it!

If you're not sure what I'm talking about, you can catch up on all the stuff we published for Tokyo Game Show on the TGS 2013 hub.

Here's a rundown of some games I saw at TGS which really interested me. In no particular order:

 

Final Fantasy XV

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It has been a long time since I liked a Final Fantasy game. The last one I truly loved was Final Fantasy X. That being said, I am quite excited about FFXV and it's style and hope Square Enix don't disappoint in this darker take on the FF series.

 

Lily Bergamo

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Very little information has been revealed on Suda 51's new project, Lily Bergamo. Despite this, I am very excited about this game. The art style is gorgeous and drew me in immediately.

What little details I have gleaned from the less-than-15-second-long trailer have hinted at themes of class struggle. This pleases my inner Marxism-studying self. Let's hope she doesn't turn into some sort of airhead.

 

The Evil Within (known in Japan as Psycho Break)

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When Shinji Mikami first announced his intentions to return to the roots of "true" horror gaming, I was beyond excited. Now, having seen gameplay footage at TGS, I am a bit skeptical.

Maybe because I have such high hopes and expectations for the game that they probably cannot be met. After all, nothing will beat the first time I played Resident Evil 2 (my personal favourite in the series) and the experiences I had.

Ah well. I look forward to playing The Evil Within regardless, but will remain wary. Jess and I gave our impressions in this video.

 

PlayStation Vita - Pink

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This may come as a surprise to some, but my favourite colour is pink. I am comfortable in admitting that I own a lot of devices that are the colour pink. In fact, I have been waiting a long time for Sony to release the PlayStation Vita in pink so that I can purchase one to match my pink PSP.

I will be buying a pink PS vita at the end of this year.

 

What did you like at TGS this year? Or would you like to go sometime in future?