Games, Apps And Reviews: Live Blog: EGX 2014

11:42:

Just about to go to EGX in London! Looking forward to playing all the new games and seeing all the exhibitions. If you're going what are you looking forward to playing the most? Mine would probably be Splatoon while Satamer's is Smash Bros. although there are many great games there.

See you there!

Goodbye for now, Harry

12:54:

On the train now. To London we go!

More later,

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

14:08:

Gotten to EGX and it is PACKED! Just having a pit stop at McDonald's. Seen loads of great cosplay already (and we're aren't even in the building yet!). Talking of cosplay, have any of you guys ever had a go? Me? I'll stick to playing and reviewing the games :). More later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

14:47:

Just got in and it is already great! Just went to the Nintendo Zone (which is massive) and managed to catch a Smash Bros dog tag and case that they were throwing out (there seems to be a tournament going on on the big screen). We'll put a picture up later. Now onto some games!

Goodbye for now, Harry

Smash Bros. Pictures:

Smash Bros. Dog Tag

Smash Bros. Dog Tag Case

15:20:
Just had a go at playing Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix (that's Kingdom Hearts 2 and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep) as well as an opportunity to hold a real life Kingdom Key! Life fulfilled.
First impressions will come when we play the games when they come out (they're already on preorder).
Goodbye for now, Harry

16:12:

Just had a go at Splatoon (after waiting in a queue for ages)! The graphics and paint physics are great but the gyroscopic aiming didn't lend itself to the demo gamepad (which was tied down). Other than that, it was a great game! Beside the losing part...

First impressions up later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

16:32:

Just had a go at Project Cars and wow is it pretty! Great, realistic controls and a great, realistic setting of Silverstone made this the definitive racing experience (really fun too!).

First impressions up later.

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

16:40:

Just had a go at TRI which has an awesome concept of making triangles to create platforms etc. to jump on.

First impressions later.

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

16:40:

Just played Tupla which is a creepy (and beautiful) puzzler with a twist...

First impressions up later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

17:20:

Welcome back an old friend in the form of CloudBuilt. A difficult, fast paced and very addictive game.

Thanks for reading, Satamer

17:20:
Just played Romaia which is a shooter game with great graphics and gameplay. And, even though I didn't know what to do, I still managed to come third in the day's leaderboard!
First impressions up later.
Goodbye for now, Harry

18:00:

Just had a go at The Escapists and from my brief time with it, it is looking to be an addictive and brain teasing game, with the idea to follow routine so that you don't get caught while also planning your escape.

First impressions up later.

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

18:07:

Just played Flockers which seems to be a Lemmings type game with sheep. It's certainly as cruel a Lemmings.

First impressions up later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

18:21:

Just had a go at Velocity 2X, a hybrid between space shooter, and platformer. The humour is excellent as is the ability to 'teledash' through walls to get to another area.

First impressions up later.

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

18:24:

Just played Prison Architect. It's a cool little builder where you are the architect of a prison (no way!) and have to build one.
First impressions up later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

18:31:

Just had a go at Rad Boarding, the first app I've played at the event and it is basically Tiny Wings but you are skateboarding and can do tricks. You start by pressing the don't press button and the aim of the app is to out run the lava you've caused to appear, and get the high score.

No first impressions as this is an app.

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

18:40:

Just had a go at How to be a Tree, which is a contender for one of the weirdest games out there. The aim was to stay still and be a tree but you have other plans... You move with the arrow keys as well as shrink and grow so as to reach the end of the level.

First impressions up later.

Thanks for reading, Satamer.

18:40:

Just played Haunt the House Terrortown which I think I played two years ago when I last came to the Eurogamer Expo (as it was known then). The title explains what you need to do pretty well but what it doesn't mention is the cute graphics.

First impressions up later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

18:50:

Just played Trials Frontier which is a racing game on bikes (motor, quad and peddle!) where you have to race up and down hills and ramps against one or more people.

First impressions out later.

Goodbye for now, Harry

19:30:

EGX has now finished and we are heading home! What a great day of gaming! Be sure to check our first impressions over the next couple of weeks for more info on the games we played. Pictures will be up soon.

Goodbye for now, Harry

Extra Photos!: other photos will be put with the respective first impressions.