My most anticipated game of 2015

So it's safe to say that 2015 is going to be epic for gaming (insert long list of games here!), but the game I am most excited about is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

I read, and saw, lots of great things about this game. Then I attended EGX 2014 where they had a theatre studio with some of the game developers walking and talking you through a fraction of the game. To say I was in awe is an understatement, I fell in love instantly. Graphically beautiful, attention to detail in design, and so on.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a continuation of The Witcher 2, which follows the main protagonist, Geralt, and is based in the Northern Kingdoms. A mysterious army known as the Wild Hunt threatens to leave a wake of blood among the Northern Kingdoms leaving Geralt with no other option than to put all other personal missions aside to ensure the safety of the Kingdoms whilst bumping into no shortage of evil on the way.

If you enjoy killing lots of people, by either sword or magic, with an angry gentleman whom has a fractured past, or simply like riding on a horse and taking in the countryside then this game is most definitely for you. I for one plan on doing a lot of horse riding and a lot of killing (I hope you can combine the two).

This game promises a lot, lets hope it delivers on these promises, because I am chomping at the bit to get my grubby hands on this game.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available on Xbox One, PS4 and PC on May 19th.

Hiatus and future of the blog

Hey guys,

I cannot believe that it has been almost a year since my last post. I feel ashamed. But between then and now a lot of things have happened that has kept me away. I got engaged to my wonderful girlfriend, she moved in with me, then we moved out together. Quite a hectic 11 months... Anyway, down to business. 

I am rebooting the blog as of today and will post an update with what you can expect over the next few weeks. 2014 was a good year for gaming, but 2015/16 is lining up to be amazing, with some awesome games already released: Alien Isolation, The Evil Within, Dragon Age Inquisition, and some others being some of my highlights already. Then we have the likes of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (my personal fave yet-to-be-released game of 2015), among others, including the usual big hitters such as Call of Duty, Battlefield and FIFA. 

You may or may not be pleased to know that I am also playing with the idea of reintroducing films back into the blog. I have not posted about films since the dawn of time so keep your eyes peeled if you're all about that motion picture life. If I were to bring films back I will warn you to not expect it to always be recently released films - the older films are good too! In addition to this I have also played with the idea of adding TV shows that I have been watching. Over the last few months I have been watching ALOT, and I mean a lot of Nextflix and other TV shows, so watch out for that too. 

The next few months promises to be good where 3 Lives Left is concerned, so buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

FIFA 15 News

FIFA 15 is only just over 2 weeks away and I cannot wait for it to come through my letter box on Sept 26th, and be waiting for me to come home and play. With the game being so close to launch there is no shortage of news. One of the most exciting things for me, and no doubt to all of you guys out there, is the new Team Sheets option.

According to FIFA this feature will allow you to customise 6 different team sheets per club and alter you formation, tactics, and roles based on on your next opponent. You can also assign player instructions to fit your system and change the game.

This is great news for all FIFA fans. I am sure you all know what it's like trying to keep any more than 30 players happy, even with playing in 4 competitions. It's going to be great to have different formations, players etc so you can have an experienced team for your league and Champions League games, and younger teams for cup games. This feature is also important for youth development, which has also been improved for FIFA 15.

Over the last few days EA Sports have released the top 50 rate players for the game. I bet you could never guess who is rated at number 1? Yes, it's Ryan Shawcross. No, it's obviously Lionel Messi. Personally I believe it should be Cristiano Ronaldo but considering Messi and EA Sports have a partnership it will never happen.

I doubt there will be any more major news on the game that hasn't already been released. Other big things that were announced were mainly to do with game mechanics, my favourite tweek being the improved AI in goalkeepers. Hopefully the mechanics work perfectly fine. How often have you experience a goalkeeper come out to make a save, or commit to diving in one direction? That should no longer be the case with the new improvements.

The FIFA 15 demo is released tomorrow (09/09/2014).