E3 2015: 20 Jaw-Dropping Game Reveals You Need To Know About

2. Horizon: Zero Dawn

Original ideas are few and far between in a gaming landscape dominated by remakes, definitive editions and endless sequels of once-brilliant titles (looking at you, Nintendo!) - but that only served to show off Guerilla Games' latest project all the more - especially considering it was one of only a tiny amount of titles that showed genuine gameplay. Formerly a studio resigned to pumping out Killzone after Killzone (and getting nowhere with any of them) they've finally been able to get back to the drawing board, creating this jaw-dropping 'Last of Us-meets-Monster Hunter' hybrid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkg5UVTsKCE Playing as Aloy - a hunter scavenging for supplies in a post-apocalyptic wasteland - the big twist in the tale is a rogue A.I. program has bred systems across the land, replacing what looks like all natural wildlife with ferocious mechanical beasts of all shapes and sizes. Think herds of robotic deer-like creatures, large overbearing mini-bosses you'll have to restrain with ropes before gutting their circuits for parts - and a general tone of humanity on the back-foot as a Skynet-sized force owns this new land. Everything about this looked spectacular - especially the unique "reliance on technology" twist - and although 2016 is a long way away, you'll be hearing from this a lot throughout the year.