At this year’s E3, I had the misfortune of eagerly watching other gamers try out the PlayStation Vita hands-on, while missing out on the opportunity myself. So during Sony’s Gamescom event, not only do I get to mess around with a Vita, but I do so with an impressive title like Resistance: Burning Skies. Any skepticism I have for the device is thrown away within the first five minutes of this demo. A portable first-person shooter with dual analog sticks? Yes, please.
The story starts off with Riley, a fireman, picking up an axe to fend off some Chimera. Some of the button mappings feel redundant, but according to senior staff producer Frank Simon, this is to allow gamers to choose how they want to experience the game. For instance, you can melee by either tapping the axe image on the touch screen, or using the right trigger.
