Is this the Best E3 in Years?
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I don't really follow E3, although I do enjoy some hype. It's fun all on its own.
2015 is shaping up to be the best year in gaming for a very long time for me, as an RPG/Strategy fan.
2015 is shaping up to be the best year in gaming for a very long time for me, as an RPG/Strategy fan.
First time I ever watch it live, I'm definitely psyched for The Last Guardian, FF7, Shenmue 3, No Man's Sky and Zero Dawn.
It's been alright.
I mean, Dishonored 2 with playable Emily OR Corvo? Hell yes, I'm interested.
On the other hand, all that Nintendo had that piqued my interest was Star Fox Zero. The rest was stuff we already knew about, or it was kinda meh.
Bear in mind, all I have is a PC, a 3DS and hopefully a WiiU in the not too distant future (damn funds not being in good shape)
It feels like they not only blew their load last year, but also in the days leading up to E3. The smash bros minidirect from the other day would have spiced their presentation up a bit, not to mention Earthbound Beginnings.
I mean, Dishonored 2 with playable Emily OR Corvo? Hell yes, I'm interested.
On the other hand, all that Nintendo had that piqued my interest was Star Fox Zero. The rest was stuff we already knew about, or it was kinda meh.
Bear in mind, all I have is a PC, a 3DS and hopefully a WiiU in the not too distant future (damn funds not being in good shape)
It feels like they not only blew their load last year, but also in the days leading up to E3. The smash bros minidirect from the other day would have spiced their presentation up a bit, not to mention Earthbound Beginnings.
I would give a lot of credit to Sony's VP Shawn Layton as far as getting Last Guardian moving and getting the FF7 and Shenmue 3 scoop for their conference. I remember in his first presser he made an off handed comment about Vib Ribbon, insinuating that it was coming to PS4 (which it wasn't and wasn't his intention). With fins kind of demanding it, he just said "I'm the CEO, make it happen."
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/06/vib-ribbon-finally-releases-in-north-america-tomorrow/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/06/vib-ribbon-finally-releases-in-north-america-tomorrow/
Fallout 4 with Mods on my Xbox.
Halo 5 and it's Warzone mode looks really good.
Backwards Compat on Xbox means there is a lot of games I'll be replaying.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is making me want a PS4.
It's been my favourite E3 so far. Now I have to wait till Gamescon for Scalebound and Crackdown.
Halo 5 and it's Warzone mode looks really good.
Backwards Compat on Xbox means there is a lot of games I'll be replaying.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is making me want a PS4.
It's been my favourite E3 so far. Now I have to wait till Gamescon for Scalebound and Crackdown.
Sadly the only game to have really caught my attention aside from Dishonored 2 is Horizon: Zero Dawn, and from what I understand that's a PS4 exclusive so I'll likely never get to play it. Alas, such is life.
Also no hilariously awkward cringe-worthy presentations this year, that's disappointing. Normally every E3 seems to have at least one ridiculous show that's just entertainingly painful to watch ala historical crab weak points or sweaty yelling presenters, but I haven't seen anything like that yet. Booo!
Also no hilariously awkward cringe-worthy presentations this year, that's disappointing. Normally every E3 seems to have at least one ridiculous show that's just entertainingly painful to watch ala historical crab weak points or sweaty yelling presenters, but I haven't seen anything like that yet. Booo!
This year had Horizon, No Man's Sky, Dreams, Star Ocean, Dishonored 2, new Nier, Shenmue 3, Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Last Guardian, a new Rainbow Six that looked promising, and For Honor looked like it could be fun. E3 usually offers a few decent announcements buried under a pile of fluff. 2015 really gave me something to get excited about.
Well FF7 made it the best one ever for me. I was not interested in anything going in except SFV but damn they have all announced some good stuff. I think last year only Bayonetta 2 and Xenoblade X got my interest.
I was disappointed there was no Dissidia news tho unless I missed it but pretty sure there was none. Overall I cant remember being more excited for games after an E3 than this one outside of 1 or 2 games I am usually indifferent.
I was disappointed there was no Dissidia news tho unless I missed it but pretty sure there was none. Overall I cant remember being more excited for games after an E3 than this one outside of 1 or 2 games I am usually indifferent.
Not even close; MS was average, EA was dull, Ubi was embarrassing, and Sony was average. So far only Nintendo and Square had anything of significant interest (also considering how Nintendo isn't over yet due to them streaming the Treehouse; Fire Emblem: Fates is up right now on livestream). All in all, average E3.
As far as I'm concerned, the title for this year's E3 is The Amazing Bethesda: featuring No Man's Sky.
It was great for Bethesda alone, but as a whole it really wasn't great. I like the focus on the games, but the games themselves were lacking for the most part.
It was great for Bethesda alone, but as a whole it really wasn't great. I like the focus on the games, but the games themselves were lacking for the most part.
It was alright. Microsoft had a pretty poor showing when it came to actual gameplay. Their 3 biggest games, Halo 5, Gears 4, and Tomb Raider, are all examples on how not to do demos. Halo was a lot of running (Warzone looks fun enough, however), Tomb Raider was practically just one large QTE, and Gears 4 was a lot of walking. Dark Souls 3 was leaked way before, but I am sure that people are excited for that one, Recore at least looked interesting, and Sea of Thieves is pretty much what I hoped AC4 should have had for multiplayer, and Fallout 4 mods (exclusive?) is a HUGE thing to reveal. That being said, though, backwards compatibility is certainly a big 1-UP over Sony, and anything is an excuse to phase out my Xbox 360, so it is nice to see that such a feature is coming to this console.
EA bored me to death, even though they had a strong start with Mass Effect, and a strong finish with Battlefront, the entirety of the middle contained quite literally nothing of interest (Fuck Plants vs Zombies).
Ubisoft, however, had a pretty good show, from what I saw, but I never got to watch the whole thing, considering that had work the next day, and I didn't quite fancy staying up to watch them flaunt AC onto the stage and show us the next step in their plan to drain the franchise of anything unique or interesting.
EA bored me to death, even though they had a strong start with Mass Effect, and a strong finish with Battlefront, the entirety of the middle contained quite literally nothing of interest (Fuck Plants vs Zombies).
Ubisoft, however, had a pretty good show, from what I saw, but I never got to watch the whole thing, considering that had work the next day, and I didn't quite fancy staying up to watch them flaunt AC onto the stage and show us the next step in their plan to drain the franchise of anything unique or interesting.