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You can find all of my Tokyo Game Show 2024 coverage here Upon checking in for the Tokyo Game Show 2024 Monster Hunter Wilds demo, I was asked by the booth attendant whether I preferred to hunt alone or in multiplayer. Being that I hadn't played Monster Hunter since the initial release of Rise in 2021, I decided I'd be better off figuring things out on my own.  Given my clumsy performance in the first half of the 30-minute demo, I think I made the right decision. The demo opened with a limited version of the character creation tool, which I rushed through. Past experience has taught me that a show demo is not the place to spend time and effort trying to recreate Silvio off The Sopranos. I skipped through the intro movie, because it was a demo, and gained control of my hunter, who was loitering in camp. I instinctively headed to my tent and made sure I had a full selection of items. Going through my inventory, I was recognising familiar icons and starting to compile a list in my

You can find all of my Tokyo Game Show 2024 coverage here I was chatting to a member of the dev team while waiting in line for the TGS Dragon Age: Veilguard demo. After a bit of small talk, we naturally got on to the topic of Dragon Age, and we shared our experiences with the series. He asked what I'd enjoyed about Origins, DA2 and Inquisition, and then shared some insight into the development of Veilguard. He spoke about the backlash to Mass Effect Andromeda, and a desire to go back to basics. He asked me what aspects of past BioWare titles I'd enjoyed most, and we spoke about the importance of memorable companions and how they resonate differently with different players. That was when he told me that he'd worked on Mass Effect 2 back in the day. "Mass Effect 2 is one of my all-time favourites" I excitedly blurted out. He gave a knowing smile and told me to enjoy the demo.  With renewed interest, I got stuck in. I wasn't entirely sold on what I'd seen of

You can find all of my Tokyo Game Show 2024 coverage here We knew it was coming. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio had already confirmed that it would be announcing the next Like a Dragon in time for Tokyo Game Show, and the RGG Summit, streamed just a few days before TGS, seemed like the logical time to do it. It was reasonable to expect that this would be a Gaiden-like spin-off, as delivering a full Yakuza experience so soon after Infinite Wealth would surely be an impossible task, event for a studio as prolific as RGG. We knew it was coming, but we didn't know it would be this. In Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Goro Majima, the Mad Dog, has amnesia, and has decided to become a pirate captain. He's got a ship and everything - he brought his own eye patch. Having washed ashore in Hawaii, Majima makes friends with some kind souls who take him in, protects them from some ruffians, gets a boat and becomes a marine menace. Beyond that, the story is a mystery. We don't know when it

You can find all of my Tokyo Game Show 2024 coverage here Konami was my first stop at TGS 2024. As soon as the doors opened for Day One, I headed straight for the Konami booth and the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater demo. The free t-shirt and a Calorie Mate were nice extras, but I didn't need freebies to convince me to play the remake of my all-time favourite game. I arrived in good time and grabbed my Calorie Mate, before realising that I'd actually entered the booth at the wrong location! Flustered, I almost careened into a cardboard standee of The Boss, before a Konami employee took pity on me and guided me to the correct spot. My press credentials were checked and I was ushered into the very first demo of the day. I and twenty or so other attendees were led into a small room where we patiently sat and watched the Delta intro movie.  All fifteen minutes of it. I may be mistaken, but it appeared to be a shot-for-shot recreation of the original opening movie, and served as

You can find all of my Tokyo Game Show 2024 coverage here Tokyo Game Show is over for another year and I have already returned to reality. Instead of playing Metal Gear Solid Delta or Monster Hunter Wilds, I spent yesterday catching up on two-days of chores and even visited a home improvement centre, to talk to a lady about a garden fence. She nodded politely when I told her about Sonic x Shadow Generations, but I don't think she really cared. The Show I may be exhausted, but I'm still buzzing from two days spent immersed in games. The show was as exciting as ever, with Capcom and Sega dominating as per usual, and Sony back in a supporting role, mostly highlighting titles from their partners. We were treated to a second year of the Konami resurgence-of-sorts, there was a lot of buzz around Level 5, and Bandai Namco and Koei Tecmo both had a significant presence. Your opinion on Square Enix's show will likely depend on how much you're into Dragon Quest. Based on how quic

Tokyo Game Show Day One is done, and it was pretty good. I played a handful of games, met some people, got a few t-shirts, and am feeling fairly confident about Konami's handling of my all-time favourite game. I played the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater demo, of course, as well as Dragon Age Veilguard, Sonic Generations X Shadow, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection (already out, but the demo came with some lovely stickers). The Sega booth was a madhouse, so I played Yakuza and Sonic at the slightly more chill PlayStation demo stations. Monster Hunter Wilds was perhaps the most popular game today, with every demo slot at Capcom claimed within an hour. I'll make a beeline for Capcom tomorrow and catch it then. Also on the agenda for tomorrow: figure out whether the Yakuza demo at Sega is different to the one at Sony, and play it if it is, check out the SNK booth, play some indies, try