While a lot of attention has been paid to the larger games exhibited at Sony?s annual PlayStation Experience convention, there is still a lot of fun to be had looking at all the games being developed by smaller teams. Lightbulb Crew?s upcoming Games of Glory is one such example, and it?s free to boot! We went hands-on with the game while at PSX 16, and have all the details available in our preview.
Glorious Mashup
Games of Glory is a top-down MOBA-like mashup of a few different genres. For starters, the game?s combat controls in a twin-stick manner, where you use the left analog stick to move around, and the right analog stick to aim. Powers are mapped to the shoulder and face buttons. There will be over 50 weapons to choose from, which are non-character specific. Upgrades are purchased via in-game currency, which will no doubt be where some of the monetization for this game will come from.
While each character in Games of Glory can use any weapon, they have unique powers which vary in strategic, offensive, or defensive use. You’ve got a standard mix of classes to choose from, with tanks, support, scouts, and other more specialized classes, which should cover all playstyles. Their powers may include healing, freezing enemies, or feature the use of exotic weapons, telekinetic powers, and more. A genuinely wide variety of powers was shown during the demo, and it should take gamers a while to master any single character, let alone all of them.

The game mode we saw pla...