This is what I’m looking for Nowadays

Despite being in the works for years now, Sony’s Afrika may come along at just the right time. For a while now I’ve been longing for a good exploration game. Not even adventure — which implies some kind of conflict along the way — just a big open world with lots to see, and probably a camera. GameWatch has a new set of screenshots showcasing lots of animals and even post-sunset photo shoots (complete with creepy glowy feline eyes) and it’s got me all longingly excited.

Maybe I’m getting really bad at action games in my old age or maybe I’m just sick of the usual gangland/ninja/fantasy archetypes that gaming has hobbled along on for years. I’m even thinking about paying good Microsoft Points for Sealife Safari on Xbox Live Arcade just to have something different to look at after Grand Theft Auto IV’s drab tones and gritty mobsters.