E3 2018
 

Lots of good stuff going down at the annual event this year.

https://www.gamespot.com/e3/

I cannot wait for info on Kingdom Hearts 3 and the new Fallout Game. I'm also excited about the prospect of more information on the Final Fantasy 7 remake.

Honestly, I'm hoping the fallout game is a smaller spin off title, and the big reveal is Star field. I've been waiting for that shit forever.

KH3 release date and the outisde hope of some Cyberpunk 2077 news are my big ticket items

Buddy and I are most likely spending Monday afternoon/night watching a good chunk of press conferences. Pretty hyped about this year.

Cyberpunk is definitely making an appearance.

Yeah, last year was a bit of a disappointment overall, but something has me feeling good about this one. Can't really place why.

Im not asking for much. Id be happy with some sort pf progrrss report

They've already said there is going to be like a 45/minute closed door gameplay demonstration, so there will at least be something on the main stage I imagine.

Its also a big one for me too. Witcher is amazing and all, but sci fi is where my heart is. That's why I'm so hyped for Star field as well.

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Id like a rematch for sure. Their last match was crazy good.

Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76 and Half-Life 3 here for me

If Cyberpunk is Witcher 3 in the future I'm just going to put myself into an induced coma until release date.

Whoa we may get halo 6?

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Bioware also clarified some stuff about the game being playable solo. The game still requires a constant internet connection and does not have any offline support.

During an interview with Game Informer, Bioware revealed they are currently working on plans for a new Dragon Age game while also holding out some hope that a new Mass Effect game gets made within the near future.
https://www.gameinformer.com/feature...a-new-frontier

Another E3 and another really boring EA press conference overall. The Anthem segment at the end might have been the most ass backwards way of showcasing a major game. Even the audience seemed like they barely cared after a while.

They really need to drop having a conference and just showcase stuff at Microsoft's and Sony's or cut it down by a lot since they have way too little stuff of interest for an hour plus conference.

What I'm looking for:

Release dates for Darksiders 3 and Ace Combat 7. I've had these reserved for a little while now. Now's the time for more information.

Microsoft:

Just give me a really good reason to get an Xbox One once and for all. Lock up some exclusive titles, knock the prices down, make Xbox Live free? Sony sent Kratos off the bench and threw a punch so hard you got knocked down. Whatcha got to counter that?

Activision:

Most likely jamming Destiny 2: Forsaken down our throats along with Black Ops 4. Unless Bungie is really going all out to switch it up for Destiny 2, no interest here.

I am interested in the Spyro trilogy. My childhood's calling me.

Ubisoft:

I know Skull & Bones got pushed into 2019. Information on a beta start date and more dirt on what this is really supposed to be single player-wise is a must.

Who are they putting in the ring against Red Dead 2? Rumor mill suggests either The Division 2 or a new Splinter Cell.

AC: Odyssey will probably be revealed. Origins was one of the more strange games I've played since I both loved it and hated it at the same time.

I'm also going to assume a new title/franchise will be revealed.

EA:

So Anthem's out in February. Going up against Sony's Days Gone. I've lost some love with Bioware since they just walked away from Mass Effect: Andromeda. Great game that could be sooooooooo much more.

Sony:

Already on the up and up before the show even starts. Small tidbits of information before E3 begins, with a presser anchored by Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Last of Us 2, and Spider-Man. Add in some more exclusive titles locked in and gameplay from other games, I'm excited.

EA: D+

Im not more excited about anything theyre selling and im less excited about Anthem insomuch that its nearly a hsrd pass already

News that Battlefront 2 is finally coming closer to oldschool Battlefield 2 and more Anthem footage was all I needed from EA. And Respawn making a Jedi focused Star Wars game is pretty cool but we gotta wait another year for that.

Yeah, EA's conference was really underwhelming. Nothing they showed was of any interest to me.

Kingdom Hearts 3. 1/29/19

Someone needs to tell microsoft that exclusive doesnt mean "not on ps4"

Words are difficult though

Will play anything for the Life is Strange team, but fully expect the entire game to be some dream sequence from a kid in a coma or some equally depressing shit.

OK jump force is pretty hype.

Fuuuuuuck yeah dying light.

Microsoft: B+

No exclusives def hurts them but thats their weird business model. Lot of timed exclusives might bring a few PS4 only owners over but i think a gaming pc is the better play over a XBone.

Most of the presentation was for trailers I'll play on other platforms

Yeah. Was still probably their best conference in a few years.

MS2020 will be all the hype tho. The acquisitions theyve made is going to pay off huge

But yeah a B+ for MS is a HUGE win after past years

Hey look Devil May Cry V built as a Japanese hack n slash game. Billed as a sequel definitely distinct from DmC. Itsuno (DMC3-4) is handling the project.

Hello Gamestop, do you have Battletoads?

Watching a replay of MS's conference and its already better than most of their E3 conferences. Lot better flow overall and them finally boosting the number of studios under their umbrella fixes something that has been an issue for them for years.

The studio announcements was their no.1 moment gor me by far

Tunic's trailer gave off some serious Legend of Zelda vibes. Probably helps that the fox character is wearing Link's iconic clothes.

Jump Force might be the oddest fighting crossover ever. Naurto vs One Piece vs DBZ.

Might have to get a pc gaming rig just for tunic. Looks lovely

Cyberpunk's trailer looked great. Having it debut via hacking MS's conference was such an ingenious idea.

Here we go.

Last year Bethesda was my most anticipated show, and I ended up feeling let down by it.

lol at the Walmart dig

:lol: at the mostly puzzled look by the audience during this concert for Bethesda's conference.

I was also ready to die after that rousing number

Fuck yeeeeeeeeeeeah new Doom.

That just made the show for me regardless of what else is on it.

Doom Eternal sounds bad as a name but high hopes since the last game was pretty great.

New Doom, multiplayer fallout, starfield, ES6...even rage 2 looked cool.

Everyone else should just go home.

:lol: at the teaser trailers for Starfield and Elder Scrolls VI.

Kind of crazy to debut them now instead in the future if those really are for the next gen of consoles. Then again Cyberpunk 2077 has been rumored as a next gen console game for a while.

Bethesda: B-

Wont be personally buying anything they went over other than the next gen titles but theres some good money makers in this line up. Only 2 games had gameplay tho. Also 50% of the presentation went over like a wet fart

I'm just really happy we have official confirmation and a loose road map for them. With Fall out the focus this year I was never expecting anything substantial about them.

Must be tons of people already trying to get on bethesda.net to sign up for the Fallout 76 "B.E.T.A."...can get a blank page to load but nothing else.

Still though...glad there's solo play along with the announced co-op with dozens ("not hundreds, not thousands") of people...will probably lone wolf it for a while and maybe check out MP when I'm ready to step outside my comfort zone.

Also, not surprised, given the relatively short window between Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, that this is coming November 14.

LOL @ like a 5-second video with gold TES font saying "THE ELDER SCROLLS VI" to troll people who won't shut the fuck up about it. Now they know it's going to be next-gen and you get it when you get it.

Bethesda definitely had a much better show than last year. LMAO @ the "Skyrim: Very Special Edition" gag...always have appreciated well-done self-deprecating humor like that.

I give them a B- this year.

Like, who the fuck has ever played Fallout Legends? I refuse to believe that is an actual thing.

Devolver: A+++

Gimme Pedro and gimme it now

Is Fallout Shelter good or one of those types of mobile games where its fun for a few minutes and then gets boring/repetitive afterwards?

Currently downloading it on the Switch since its a free-to-play game but want to know if its actually going to be worthwhile to play.

I grew tired of it quickly. Free to play antics abound but its well made

Well, Fallout 76 made sure I wouldnt delve back into Destiny 2.

Cant wait for that shizzzzzzz.

I usually avoid driving/racing games but Forza Horizon 4 has me interested.

Enjoyed Microsofts conference, lots of promising stuff shown.

SqeeNix - B

Not enough volume but some big titles coming that im SUPER into.

Squeenix gets automatic F from me. Unless they show FF7 Remake at the Sony conference. Then they are redeemed.

lol they showed a bunch of stuff we had already seen in the MS conference.

Not showing FF7 got them from a C to B. fuck that mess.

Was hoping to see the Marvel stuff they have in development.

Square Enix's biggest problem was the release date for Kingdom Hearts (their bread and butter right now) getting leaked early. I would argue that with Kingdom Hearts coming out in 2019 and they will try to milk that for all it's worth seeing as how it is the end of the trilogy, that the earliest we see FF7 remake is 2021. I could also see Sony announcing the official release date for the PS5 at the Sony conference tonight and then making it known that FF7 Remake won't be on the PS4.

After watching Square's press conference, they had very little reason to even hold one this year. Even the unique stuff could have just been shown at other press conferences or during the week in general.

At least on the bright side it was short and didn't drag on like EA's or Bethseda's conferences.

The twist at the end of the Beyond Good & Evil 2 trailer was great.

JADE ALONE MAKES THIS GREAT FOR ME

Ubisoft must have found a bunch of loose change in a couch recently to give the Donkey Kong DLC pack for Kingdom Battle the live concert treatment.

Think Ubisoft forgot the memo that the Toys-to-Life genre is pretty much dead. Don't see Starlink being successful for them, at least after this first game as a best case scenario.

And just as I type that, Starfox got revealed to be a guest character series for this game.

Apparently Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a prequel to Origins if Origins is supposed to be the actual start of the Assassin's storyline. Like 300 years or so earlier than Origins in terms of date.

I really wish they would do a Mayan Assassins Creed.

Ubisoft: B

It had beyond good and evil. Im too bias. Gimme.

For Honor update is fabulous. Pirate game looks alright but I'm slightly let down that's more ship battle than straight up pirating.

The For Honor update better be fabulous because the base game is hot garbage.

Sony picked an odd location to host their E3 conference this year.

And it turns out it was just an elaborate stunt to tie into the opening of The Last of Us 2's trailer.

Kinda looks like the place this LOU trailer takes place in.

Interesting idea to show every major game in a different room but also means this is going to be a giant mess for flow.

Apparently those at the Sony press conference are currently pissed after finding out what Sony's actual plans were for this conference. Same for missing out on stuff being shown during intermissions because they are too busy moving from room to room.

Resident Evil 2 Remake looks pretty good and interesting.

Wait....that's it?

Sony: A

Those are some KILLER exclusive titles.

Spider-Man looks INTENSE.

Ghosts of Tsushima is going to be incredible.

The Last of Us 2 looking good as always.

Still dunno wtf Death Stranding is but I'm hyped af for it.

Nioh 2 was a good surprise.

RE2 REMAKE WU-TANG.

Yeah, Sony has me hyped.

After watching Sony, I'd personally rank it as MS > Ubisoft/Sony > Devolver > Bethesda > Square > EA so far with Nintendo still to go.

The intermission idea to move everyone into a new room was like EA-levels of bad to do for a conference.

PC Gamer is usually the only one I don't bother watching for E3 so can't rank them for this year.

Felt empty to me. Was waiting for some kinda mark out moment but it was just like: "OK here are some games on the horizon. Pretty much what you expected. K bye."

...Tsushima

The game has updated to a functional, balanced state. One of the most improved-over-time games I fucked with next to Titanfall 2.

Norman Reedus is a deliveryman.

They're going to reveal the subtitle is Paperboy 3. Guaranteed.

If its Paperboy 3 then it is already the greatest game of all time.

Is that the full title? I mean, they do all those weird add-ons to their titles...

That joke got ran into the ground at the release of Rare Replay.

Made me think of buying a PS4 for a hot minute. Of course, I'd rather see it in action, and not in bullshot, but the concept is tight, and I personally hope there is an option for Japanese/English subtitles AND an English dub where the words don't match the mouth movements like so much Kurasowa flicks.

That explains that all the weird black sludge on soliders and such... THEY'RE NON SUBSCRIBERS!!!

Watched Ubisoft and Sony last night.

Ubisoft:

I honestly have no idea what they're doing with this new Assassins' Creed. Looking more and more like a RPG brawler than the stealth game it should be. No hidden blade, nothing about the Order. Wait and see right now.

The Division 2 AKA "No, we're not anything like Destiny. Honest!" If they're endgame "Raids" don't have the invisible wall up and it's just straight up matchmaking, or pre-existing co-op parties, they have a chance to pull Destiny players to this. But again, looking waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much likes Destiny now. Took me a while to put 2 & 2 together when you choose a new class at the end of the game.

Beyond Good & Evil 2. I liked what I saw.

Skull & Bones. It's going to come down to the beta if this is a good as it should be. Would have liked some actual gameplay instead of some cinematic sequences.

I give it a B.

Sony:

I liked the initial setting in the "church". But having all that built just for a musical performance and to show The Last of Us 2 hurt Sony early. Then we cut to the commentators to allow time for the transition to the main stage. Just weird.

Pre-ordering Ghost of Tsushima today. Looks like another Sucker Punch home run.

If we're tracking down the Sinister 4 (Electro, Rhino, Vulture, Scorpion) in NYC for Spider-Man and some other surprises, September can't come soon enough.

Death Stranding. What the fuck was I watching?

Hey, Resident Evil 2 got the remastered treatment. Getting released almost 21 years to the day after the original.

Control. Interesting, I guess.

My friend is psyched for Nioh 2.


The presser was rather short. I'd figure Layden would end it with a big surprise and a thank you. Nope.


Overall, a B.

Am I the only one who's highest level of excitement for anything that was shown has been lukewarm?

When is Nintendo?

Its over

Nintendo: B

Smash is obviously great and theres some stuff I have a lot of hype for but it was a bit light outside of the crazy CRAZY Smash hype.

Seems Metroid Prime 4 is still a long ways off based on what Nintendo said for why it wasn't in their E3 Direct episode.

https://www.gameinformer.com/e3-2018...3-2018-absence

Apparently people are finding out again that if you linked an Epic account to the PS4 and then unlink it to play Fortnite on the Switch, the account still restricts your ability to play on non-PS devices. Supposedly its due to the terms Sony demanded and not wanting stuff bought on mobile and Xbox Marketplace to be given away for free on the Playstation Store.

Having the account linked first to the Xbox One or PC avoids this problem. Same for linking the account to multiple consoles not involving the PS4.

After getting around to watching the rest of the Smash part of Nintendo's Direct, I'd rate this year's conferences as MS > Ubisoft/Sony > Nintendo > Devolver > Bethesda > Square > EA.

Nintendo's biggest problem was they focused way too much on the new Smash to the point it should have been its own separate Direct episode. They did show a few other things I found interesting like that new Mech game, Overcooked 2, and the new Mario Party game ditching the group car.

For me it would be Sony>MS>Bethesda>Ubisoft>Nintendo>Devolver>EA.

Nintendo is lucky I'm being that nice. Smash is cool and all but it's not that big of a deal to me. Wow Pokémon remakes. Again. Never really got into Fire Emblem if we're being honest. Mario Party 8,000 now with MULTIPLE SWITCHES!!~~ Fortnite….which is already on everything else and has been forever.

Literally the only things I cared about are Octopath Traveler and free DLC for Xenoblade. This was a huge let down for me and is giving me WiiU vibes for my Switch already :/

Octo, xeno, fire emblem and smash are all huge wins for me personally. Octo is my most hyped game of 2018

But it was weaker than sony for sure, ms just showed trailers for multiplatform games

Yeah I feel you on that. If MS keeps the schtick where all their "exclusives" have to be on PC as well then I will not buy their next console when it supposedly drops in 2020. Would be a waste of money to do so as the PC I have already is going to still be superior to any console that drops in that time frame.

For those interested, Giant Bomb is currently holding their annual E3 At Nite show which lasts for several nights and includes batches of guests from around the industry and gaming media.

Prior segment was mostly Microsoft related and the current segment involves Nintendo related stuff. Think this is the first time ever they actually got someone from Nintendo to be among the guests.

https://www.giantbomb.com/chat