Here are the 5 best (and 2 worst) trailers from PlayStation's big State Of Play event
From the good, to the bad, to the "almost actionably a rip-off of Guardians Of The Galaxy," here are the most eye-catching game trailers from State Of Play
Sony held one of its semi-regular State Of Play events today, a press conference/video game trailer showcase that was only slightly upstaged by massive new civic precedents in the American legal system. (Don’t you hate when that happens?) But despite featuring the conviction of a former world leader on not even a single felony, State Of Play was still an interesting showcase for what the PlayStation brand has cooking at the moment—for good and ill. Because while there were a couple of cool trailers and announcements at today’s show (including the welcome news that God Of War: Ragnarok is making the trek to PC, albeit with the still-odious PSN login requirement that pissed off Helldivers II fans a few weeks back attached), there are also big trailers that were, well, kind of duds. And so we’re here to do the wheat/chaff thing, pointing you toward the coolest trailers from the show, and the ones that didn’t quite pass muster.
The Best: Monster Hunter: Wilds
A new Monster Hunter game is always a cause for at least mild celebration, especially if you, like us, have an obsession with Capcom’s ongoing love affair with the concept of fighting gigantic, gorgeous creatures and then turning them into pants. The new gameplay trailer for next year’s Wilds looks cool as ever, showing off what seems to be new herd behavior from monsters, a couple of neat new moves from the games’ signature big-ass weapons, and a continued evolution of the series, from something that used to be a bit on the clunky side, to one of the slickest action franchises around.
The Best: Astro Bot
The Astro Bot franchise is low-key one of the best series in the PlayStation library, with its two previous games—VR adventure Astro Bot Rescue Mission and PlayStation 5 pack-in game Astro’s Playroom—proving that Sony can match some of Nintendo’s best efforts when it comes to making incredibly adorable mascot platformers that are also super-slick demos for the company’s new technology. The existence of a brand new Astro Bot game, then, is cause for joy, something borne out by the trailer, which showcases a mixture of big monsters, nostalgic references to past games, and a kickass soundtrack to get us very excited for another journey with these cute little Bots.
The Worst: Marvel Rivals
There’s nothing inherently wrong with taking the world of Marvel heroes and villains and applying it to the Overwatch “hero shooter” template. Superheroes fight each other all the time, after all, and while it’s kind of weird to see every Marvel hero have their powers get translated into some flavor of “gun,” there’s still a ton of potential in watching Storm, Venom, The Punisher, and other Marvel stalwarts duke it out. But god, does the trailer for Marvel Rivals, which got announced for consoles as part of State Of Play today, look listless. After all, who doesn’t remember their very favorite Marvel battles—you know, the ones where Magneto and Spider-Man juke slightly back and forth in an arena while firing their powers together to whittle down each others’ health bars? Marvel Rivals could be cool; nothing in today’s trailer suggest that it is.