The video game world is mostly virtual. Some gamers don't really care about the "reality" anymore.
But Sony's gaming branch still does. The company set up a church scene to please the fans at the PlayStation E3 event on Tuesday.
The church is set up exactly like in the game The Last of US Part II, which has been anticipated since Sony announced it at last year's E3.
The PlayStation E3 event room (L) and the in-game footage of The Last of US Part II (R) /Screenshot from Sony
The PlayStation E3 event room (L) and the in-game footage of The Last of US Part II (R) /Screenshot from Sony
To give the audience a better feel about action game Ghost of Tsushima, the event invited an artist to play traditional Japanese music.
The music, along with the game's astonishing graphics, made the title stand out from "just another samurai game."
Traditional Japanese music performance at the PlayStation E3 event /Screenshot from Sony
Traditional Japanese music performance at the PlayStation E3 event /Screenshot from Sony
The tempo of the conference was also carefully controlled. After the prolonged 8-minute video featuring mostly a man walking for Kojima's new title "Death Stranding," a short flash introduction of Nioh 2 was played.
That came as a surprise for a lot of people in the room, who acclaimed instantly.
Talking about attendees' reaction, Sony's E3 live video recorded more details of the sound in the crowd, giving the online viewers a better understanding of what's going on in the hall.
But after all the trickeries, it's still the games that matter, which include:
- "Control" in which players gain superpowers like floating and psychokinesis;
- A remake of zombie-shooting classic Resident Evil 2;
- Anime-looking Trover Saves the Universe;
- A new Spiderman game.
If you still didn't find your favorite after all the E3 events, your hope can only lie in Nintendo, which is putting on a typical "Direct" show online on Wednesday.