My 5 Favorite Games from Xbox's GDC Showcase

The annual Game Developers Conference kicked off this week in San Francisco and, as it does every year, Microsoft's Xbox brand put together a collection of game demos for the media to try out. These are all from its partner studios, specifically those under its ID@Xbox subbrand. I spent a few hours playing a handful of games, talked to several of the developers behind the titles and came out with a list of highlights of upcoming games that are well worth paying attention to. Faith Chihil/CNET Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 The standout of the show for me was easily Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, an upcoming roleplaying game by French studio Sandfall Interactive. Key highlights included the lovely art style that showed off a stunning amount of particle effects. The game's music was also extremely enjoyable, especially in combat. RPG combat music is often heard over and over again during the course of a lengthy game and having something I was looking forward to hearing was a joy. But the ... Read full article.