The Daily Donovan

As the credits rolled, mentally, I was making one of the biggest sighs of relief that I can recall when it came to whether or not a film would live up to my expectations. Ready Player One not only met my expectations, it exceeded them.

Let’s get this out of the way. This is not a two hour movie of "Remember the 80's? Remember this movie? Remember this game?"

Yes, it has the Iron Giant. Yes it has Tracer from Overwatch and Yes, it most certainly has Gundam (just to name a few). But that's just the cherry on top of this delicious hot fudge sundae of fun and Spielberg patented wonder.

From beginning to end, I was invested in the characters, rooting for them to collect the keys and find the Easter Egg to control the Oasis (the film's VR world) and it's thanks in large part to the excellent story, told in a way that only Spielberg could craft with such excellence in execution, supported by a wonderful cast and masterclass visual effects.

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So firstly, before I get into my thoughts on this absolutely wonderful trailer, I need to lay my cards on the table.

I’ve never cared for the Zelda series. I’ve never been a fan, it was just never a franchise that appealed to me.

Until Breath of the Wild was first announced. The idea of the franchise stepping towards a Skyrim-like concept of an open world for you to fully explore and to do whatever has intrigued me from the very beginning.

All this build up lead to this trailer right here. This trailer is flawless. The presentation, the music, the art style, the fact there’s FINALLY voice acting that conveys more emotion than any game I’ve played in the past year.

There’s giant monsters that shoot laser beams of death, the ability to tame wild horses, a loot system where enemies can drop better weapons and gear, hunting, dungeons and even a Matrix bullet time effect where you can snipe enemies like a badass in mid-air.

Let’s face it, I’ve been completely obsessed with the Nintendo Switch since both the presentation and the Treehouse event and I’ve spent a majority of my time reading anything I can find on it. Impressions, videos, you name it, I’ve most likely read it.

I feel like a crazy person, a person craving more information, more game announcements, more... well, everything related to this console.

I’ve watched this trailer too many times to count. This game can’t come out soon enough.

In case anyone is confused, none of this happens in the game, this is an “Omen” by King Regis of a What If? scenario in which Noctis gives into the darkness.

As someone who is a huge fan of the Tron films and believed that Tron Legacy was the best film of 2010.

Behind the Kiznaiver opening, this is my 2nd favorite opening from this season.

[Back in Black - Boom Boom Satellites]