Well it’s been a while since I was in charge of WeView, I hope you haven’t missed me. Today, rather than looking at a specific game, we’re going to take a look at all of the games – all of the games shown in the first four E3 press conferences that is.
Yes, we’ve seen a huge number of games shown off over the course of eleven hours and four press conferences, a situation that has left me feeling both excited and exhausted after far too little sleep. Before I ask you what you thought of the night, I thought I’d share a few of my personal highlights of what we saw.
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Obviously Microsoft kicked things off, and by far my favourite game they showed was Sunset Overdrive. Yes, we may have seen it before, but in my opinion is absolutely stole the show. From the firmly tongue in cheek tone of the story trailer, to the gorgeous art style, to the ridiculously over the top weapons the game seems to offer, everything about Sunset Overdrive seems simply fantastic.
As it the way of E3, we rapidly went from Microsoft to EA, with its usual focus on their various sports titles. Then, of course, there was the heavily leaked Battlefield: Hardline, although their announcement of an immediate beta was a very nice surprise.
However, for me, the star of the show had to be Mirror’s Edge 2, even if it felt like more of a developer diary than a full on trailer. Even so, the simple fact that we saw more of the game was enough to get me excited.
Next up was Ubisoft, which always seems to be timed to start at the exact moment that those of us in the UK are starting to get tired. Fortunately, or perhaps disappointingly, it wasn’t quite as weird as it has been in previous years, although Aisha Tyler does remain the most unconventional, and most fun, of the conference hosts.
It really is hard to look past Rainbow Six: Siege when talking about Ubisoft, although Valiant Hearts has got a lot going for it too. While vastly different games, both really caught my imagination, and in particular Valiant Hearts’ art style really did look stunning.
Finally, we had Sony, a conference I definitely didn’t fall asleep for the first 15 minutes of. Fortunately, there was plenty to show after that first quarter of an hour, with No Man’s Sky being my stand out title. I know many of you will be excited to see more about Uncharted 4, but No Man’s Sky looks absolutely gorgeous, and the promise of an infinite universe to explore and thrive in really grabbed my attention.
So the question I’d put to you is what games did you fall in love with last night? Remember this isn’t really about who “won” the conferences last night, just about what games you can’t wait to get your hands on. Did the four player co-op on show in Assassin’s Creed Unity make you swoon? Did the details about a new Mass Effect set your heart racing? Or are you waiting to see what Nintendo show of games like Super Smash Bros. tonight?
Whatever took your fancy, lets us know in the comments below. As this is a special WeView we’re only giving you until 1pm tomorrow (June 11th) to get your comments in, then we’ll have a verdict post at some point tomorrow afternoon.
jimmy-google
Sunset Overdrive stood out at the MS show but I think that’s because the rest was so underwhelming. Insomniac have struggled for substance for a while and nothing they showed suggested otherwise. Could they have created a more unlikable custom character? Project Spark is probably still the most interesting MS have but it was hard to to tell exactly how much you could do or how easy it was to use. The one game they did show that I’ll buy is the Rise of Tomb Raider. The overly Halo focus doesn’t help MS looks the image of their consoles being Halo/COD Boxes rather than games consoles.
EA was a big letdown. Battlefront looks good but a long way off. I’d hoped for more on Mirrors Edge but they didn’t show much. Interested to see what Criterien do but their game seems far to early to get a full idea of it. Hardline looks decent and a nice breakaway from the dull military shooters.
Rainbow 6 Siege looks very good and the Division looks better know it’s got a bit more meat on the bones but really no surprises again. It’s been a long time since the last Prince of Persia.
I like LBP and I’ll get 3 but I was hoping for a bigger evolution. Grim Fandango was the big surprise and I can’t wait to play that on my vita. UC4 looks gorgeous as expected, can’t wait to play that or the Infamous DLC. For the first time Destiny started to interest me no the characters and story are being shown. Let it Die and Bloodborne both peaked my interested.
What I have realised is I’m sick to death of Assassins Creed. This will be the first year I completely pass on it. I’m hoping that AC Comet (if it’s ever shown) is the aftermath of the Desmond story arc, something a little more futuristic/apocalyptic. Whether it’s Italy, the US or France it’s still just Assassins running around in “olden times”. I’m bored of it. Looks pretty though
This year’s E3 felt it was more about what wasn’t there than what was. Hopefully it’s because they’re holding bits back for gamescom
bunimomike
In no particular order:
Far Cry 4 – stunning environment and like the look of a more integrated co-op game.
Uncharted 4 – whilst I’m sure the in-game capture is still the cut-scenes rendered and tarted up like TLOU’s cut-scenes, that was still mind-bendingly wonderful to look out.
Sunset Overdrive had a great look to it and gave me far more hope for it than the original trailer. I felt that was very, very weak. However, this time around, it looks a lot more entertaining.
Inside (Limbo dev’s) was fascinating and has piqued my interest enormously. Can’t wait to find out about that one.
The Witcher 3 looked far more accessible. I’ve played Witcher 2 but only for a little while and I didn’t return to it.
Tomb Raider 2 – Great news although not much given away. Still, loved the recent reboot and more of this will be most welcome.
The Division‘s “proper” trailer was beautifully rendered and realised. I do hope this turns out to be a stunner and have the sort of graphics that people are hoping for.
Ori and the Blood Forest – how pretty? Extra pretty!
Fable Legends – I can’t believe I’m about to say this but the co-op in there has me interested in a franchise that I’ve pretty much loathed until now.
Dragon Age Inquisition looks to right the wrongs of the second outing. Action/Adventure/RPG… pretty much all that is right with my own personal tastes with genres. Excited to see how this turns out.
Dead Island 2 trailer – laughed a lot at this one and Tef & I have very much enjoyed the first two games.
The Order: 1886 – far scarier and more personal with the footage this time. Great to see the tone shifting from fighting in the streets to the edge-of-seat tension I’d associate with earlier Resident Evil games.
Entwined – once again, a very, very pretty game and hopefully in a genre I’ll enjoy. It looked exquisite in places.
Abzu – let me get this right. Lead animator/art director from the game Journey? Austin Wintory (who created the score for Journey)? Sold.
LittleBigPlanet 3 – done and done. Nuff said.
No Man’s Sky – staggeringly ambitious and the exploration looks beautiful. Hope there’s a game there too.
Dominic Leighton
Scalebound was my highlight for the X1, though Fable Legends looked cool too. Star Wars Battlefront and The Crew are certainly amongst my most anticipated titles from EA and Ubisoft. The Sony conference really pleased me, and I was hugely glad to hear that the PS4 will be the best place to play Destiny. Other than that Uncharted 4, Mortal Kombat X and Arkham Knight were great but it really was all about No Man’s Sky – it looks incredible.
rept0n
Far Cry 4 – WOW!!
No Man’s Sky – WOW!!!
Entwined – waiting for me when I get home
Abzû – The next Journey?
Hotline Miami 2 – Want want want
Not so keen on AC Unity for some reason.
Metal Gear and Uncharted 4 were the best looking games.
Batman looks like all kinds of fun.
I’m really keen to play Destiny – it’s getting a load of hype as the next big thing in gaming.
MrYd
No Man’s Sky looks fun. Hopefully it’s not just a massive, gorgeous looking universe with no game attached.
AC Unity looks stunning. Paris is a good choice. Looks like it’s all back to busier cities with lots of roof top running around. Not like the slight misstep of 3 and 4.
After Dragon Age 2, they’ve got to pull off something special with Inquisition. So far, it looks nice. But that’s not enough.
I think we’re still some way from getting anything _really_ special from the PS4 though. Looks like the next 18 months is more of the same but bigger and shinier. Which works for me.
MS don’t seem to have anything though. Nothing interesting that isn’t also on the PS4. They could really start to struggle to sell anything. Unless getting DLC early makes up for a slightly poorer version of a game?
Oh yes, that’s annoying me again. Timed exclusives on DLC? I think my rule (which I reserve the right to break at any time ;) this generation may be to say “Fuck you” to any company announcing timed exclusive DLC before the game even releases. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of other games that deserve my money.
bigchrissyc
The witcher 3 demo was my highlight. Looks impressive, i cant wait to actually get my hands on it. Then it was GTA V for ps4. Thats a must have for sure.
ron_mcphatty
I’m also chiming in for No Mans Sky. As much as I adore Metal Gear the simple fact that a space explorer/sim is so prominent for once makes me moist with excitement! Since X-Wing, on its 5 floppy disks, I’ve been in love with the combination of stars, zoom and peow, NMS looks like it’s bringing that back by the barrel load. Close second place would be Criterion’s Red Bull game, or whatever they end up calling it, that oozes potential like an incontinent temping agency on turbo-lax after a heavy dose of madras and Ebola.
tactical20
Batman and Assassin’s Creed were my faves, but agree No Man’s Sky looks great too.
MICKY17
Lots of good stuff for me personally :) really happy about LBP3 announcement and looks like great fun once again. Glad to see a new Tomb Raider and some stuff about Mirrors edge 2. Never been fussed about Mass Effect but Dragon Age certainly piqued my interest despite not playing the earlier games. I’m perfectly happy to rebuy GTAV on PS4 now it’s finally real!! Other than that the usual COD and Battlefield stuff looked ace and AC Unity looked stunning! All those people on screen and 4 player coop :) Far Cry 4 looked superb too! This Xmas is gonna be an expensive one (again!).
freezebug2
I normally like to steer clear of TSA posties during E3 due to the vastness of article posts that get the lost in the wind syndrome but have to say that the E3 coverage has been ace by the guys…wrong article I know but it’ll more likely get seen :P
To be fair, there’s a host of PS4 goodness to be had but as a petrolheaded twat ..fuck all!