E3 2019 hopes and predictions?

[BrawlMan]

Question 1: Why is it called Legion?

Question 2: Why is Ubisoft tying dystopia to post-Brexit? I mean, not that I'm complaining, but isn't that going to trigger a lot of people for "playing politics?"

Question 3: Who's to say London isn't a dystopia already?

1. For it's.....MANY!

2. There is always this cycle where Ubisoft makes something political and either backtracks to appease the vocal minority even though the politics are still their or cancel the game altogether (anyone remember Rainbow Six Patriots?). And those same vocal minority used the "video games are art argument" as a convenience and will cast it aside when it gets in the way of their "fun". I hate to use Moveibob's argument (though Jim has a similar counterpoint too), but there were plenty of video games that used politics back in the 80s and 90s. The only difference being that Nintendo would try censoring it depending on the game. Do you dumb-asses really want to go back to those days? I don't.

3. Truth is stranger than fiction.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

Ohh hopefully that is legit as I've been wanting a modern GTA london to (fictionally) indiscriminately shoot up my fellow countrymen/women/children for years now, yet rockstar seem content to focus on Americaland people which am starting to feel guilty about as they're evidently having no trouble shooting themselves up as it is. and low-hanging fruit is no fun when it's already kicking itself in the seeds. don't go soft on us, ubi..errr, soft. we are cunts with a lot of problems (sorry mum) that would be nice to see portrayed on the pixel screen. don't coward out this time. also we are fine with vaginas, so you can let that artist continue with their genital modelling equality this time

guns post-brexit though? hmm. too far there.

for E3, it would be at least polite to show/explain what the Jedi and Death Stranding games actually are for once so the current pre-orders for them on stores can be somewhat justified and not just completely tasteless profit grabs off popular brands through easily manipulated fans

 

[CritialGaming]

Can't wait to see the new Ubisoft live service game in the Watch Dogs universe........bomb. HA! Even the concept sounds idiotic.

Welp, Ubisoft better have some Beyond Good and Evil 2 news to make people forget about this trash.

 

[Hawki]

2. There is always this cycle where Ubisoft makes something political and either backtracks to appease the vocal minority even though the politics are still their or cancel the game altogether (anyone remember Rainbow Six Patriots?).

I do. But while I'm generalizing, I find that there tends to be more vocal outrage about forcing left-wing politics into games rather than right-wing.* The "Clancyverse" franchises have always been slightly right wing, and Patriots had you taking on terrorists that were pissed about the GFC, targeting the 1%.

I'm actually kind of sad that Patriots was shelved in favour of Siege. Like, I've only ever played the original R6, so no skin off my back, but I'd rather Patriots exist more than Siege in that a) singleplayer, and b) had a far more interesting premise.

*Like, I don't recall there being much outrage among gamers for the politics of CoD, though certain games in the series have certainly been grilled for their politics at times, such as Ghosts or the recent Modern Warfare reveal.

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

It will be an awkward one. And not in the usual "buy our product, friendly consumers" kind of way.

Sony's out(unless there's been a change of plans). EA and Bethesda have the fiascos of Anthem and Fallout 76 hanging around them. And for Nintendo it will be the first E3 without Reggie. I guess that leaves MS outta big players. Oh, and Ubisoft, but mentioned above "Watch_Dogs_3" being probably another "lets get political, but no really" cookie cutter Ubi sandbox, doesn't exactly hype me either.
Also, expect PC Gaming segment sucking up to Epic. Hard.

I'm not the one that puts his gaming hopes and dreams into E3; i made a tradition of watching it for shits and giggles, with chat/discord pals, riffing it as it goes. But this year, i feel like there's not gonna be much a lot of interesting stuff happening(good or bad). With all the BIG reveals being saved for next years, as it is rumored.

EDIT: I guess i can atleast count on Devolver, right?

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

And more leaks:

https://kotaku.com/massive-e3-leak-reveals-from-software-game-with-george-1835338725

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

Tallying this up, I'm not sure if I liked Keanu, the dog or Nakamura Ikumi (the adorable Japanese lady that has spawned tons of fanart) more but this was a good showing. The FFVII trailer easily wins this for me but it's pretty unfair for every other game and there was a lot of good things like Elden Ring to also be hype over.


Oh and there's actually people upset at the aforementioned fanart, somehow! At least she likes em:

https://twitter.com/nakamura193/status/1138124168271020033