Ken's Best of PAX East 2014

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     So PAX East 2014 happened last week at Boston, New York. If you don't already know, PAX East is an event all about gaming started by Penny Arcade. Going strong for 10 years now, the event has slowly expanded from featuring games alone to also highlight some hardware vendors that are closely related to the gaming culture. As usual, I will list down some of the best reveals/announcements/releases from the event, in no particular order.

Logitech G502 Proteus Core

     It seems that Logitech is so fond of PAX that after revealing the G602 (which I have a review on) at PAX last year, they decided to unveil the G502 Proteus Core they have been teasing on Twitter for the past few weeks. If you are wondering why is there an extra codename behind the mice's model name, Logitech explains that they are trying to move away from the traditional naming scheme. The most interesting part of the G502 is of course the new sensor that it utilizes. The optical sensor bolsters up to 12,000 DPI, which is the first time anyone has seen an optical sensor capable of such high DPI. Logitech claims that the sensor is the "most accurate" among all sensors but that remains to be seen. Other than that, the Proteus Core also features a revamped adjustable weight system which does not change the centre of gravity of the mouse no matter how much weight is put into it. Again, this is a very interesting mouse and hopefully I will be able to get my hands on one soon.

There Came an Echo
           
     Are you tired of the traditional RTS game that requires relentless focus throughout the entire session and impeccable macro + micro management skills? Fright not; There Came an Echo is a very interesting RTS game that doesn't utilize the traditional control mechanics, instead, units are controlled by using voice commands. While this is not the first time it's been done *cough* EndWar *cough*, this game takes it up a level by allowing gamers to customize the voice commands; instead of "Fire in the hole" for throwing a grenade, perhaps I will change it to "HOT POTATO!". The possibilities are endless. The game also takes a few pages from the XCOM games so fans of that franchise might love this game as well.

Star Citizen
     If you haven't heard about Chris Robert's Star Citizen, you are missing out on a lot. Said by many PC gamers as the game that will push PC hardware to its limits and perhaps reintroduce the same effect as the first Crysis had on the scene. Star Citizen, while having release its hangar module quite some time ago, is in this list because it recently unveiled its dogfighting module which is pretty darn amazing. I wish I were there to experience it myself, but until then, we have loads of videos about it so that will have to do for now.

Transistor
     From the creators of Bastion, one of my favourite indie game of all time, comes Transistor. While retaining the unique narration techniques in Bastion that I absolutely love, Transistor introduces some new mechanics that seem to add another level of depth to the game. It will be out very soon and I can't wait to play it!

Honourable mentions
  • Galak-Z
  • Aztez
  • Invisible Inc.
     Those were my favourites from the event, how about you? What are you most excited for? 

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