WeView: E3 2014 – The Games

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.