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E3 Megathread *OT* (Gaming)

by cheapLEY @, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 18:44 (1780 days ago)

E3 is here, and I just want to take about it a bit. Lots of cool stuff this year. I'll put the trailers at the bottom.

Let's get the easy stuff out of the way first. Microsoft confirmed Scarlett coming for the holiday next year. 4 times more powerful than the One X, apparently. I'll be eager to see it in action, along with whatever Sony does, along with both Stadia and Microsoft's streaming stuff.

We already have a thread about the Halo trailer. While I would have loved to see some gameplay, it was a cool tone piece, and I came away pretty optimistic. Unlike some, it's been long enough for "just more Halo" to be an instant buy from me.

Now, for the really cool stuff. First and foremost, Cyberpunk 2077.

While it's not another 40 minute gameplay demo, I liked the cinematic trailer they showed. I love cyberpunk settings, and this seems like a good one. There was another gameplay demo showed to press, and there is stuff out there about it--it sounds really cool! I'm stoked for this one, and early next year is better than I hoped for a release date. And Keanu Reeves is in it!

The other big thing for me was a sequel to Breath of the Wild. I hope we get this next year, a sort of Majora's Mask style follow-up to Breath of the Wild. It certainly seemed like they are echoing that darker vibe of Majora's Mask, and it looks like it's at least hinting that Zelda might be the playable character, which I am totally here for.

The biggest surprise for me was Gods and Monsters, the new game from the developement team behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey. It's got a cool art style (very Breath of the Wild). Again, I wish we would have seen some real gameplay, but I'm down to see what they do with a bit more freedom in something structured like Odyssey.

I came away surprisingly interested in Watch Dogs: Legion. Playing as that old lady looks amazing.

I'm also really excited for Deathloop. The premise is incredible, and the Waypoint podcast saw someone that pitched it as "Hitman meets Dishonored," which might the single best pitch for a video game I've ever heard in my entire life. I'm all in on any Dishonored spiritual successor they want to make.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake looks incredible. One of the best Zelda games, and I am so ready to play it again.

Also coming to Switch, in a total shock, is The Witcher 3! Obviously severely downgraded, but it doesn't really look bad at all. I may be buying this for a third time, because The Witcher on Switch is just too damn good.

The Blair Witch game looks really intersting. I love horror movies, and The Blair Witch is absolutely fundamental to that. I watched it when I was only eleven or twelve, and it terrified me. I am a huge baby and can't really handle horror games, but I might have to give this one a real shot if looks good.

Ghostwire Tokyo also piqued my interest. Not really sure what the game actually is, but the trailer was intriguing.

There is lots of other cool stuff that I didn't mention, but that's all the stuff that I could remember off the top of my head that looked really interesting to me.

Now for the trailers!

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E3 Megathread *OT*

by INSANEdrive, ಥ_ಥ | f(ಠ‿↼)z | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 11:31 (1780 days ago) @ cheapLEY

I haven't been intrigued by New Videogames in... quite some time. And it's been great for my pocket! 2020... AW MANNNNNNNNNNNN. All the games here were shown in the respective E3 Shows.

Microsoft

Cyberpunk 2077

I do like me some Cyberpunk. Seeing as the world seems to be choosing different flavors of the genre, heaven help us, this also will double as a glimpse of prophecy somehow.

Gears 5

I've never really been a gears fan. I've played them, 1-3, and that was that. Fun games. Yet I've noticed at a distance that it looks like alot of fun is being had with all the different modes that they have now. Don't know if I'm going to get it or not, but I noted it.

Elite controller, called “Series 2”

I'm... honestly rather disappointed. The build quality on the "Series 1" was subpar, which already has me hesitant. They've updated the tension options on the sticks, the button length options, removed AA for rechargeable (in till some third party fixes it), added an extra profile option, and added some more stick options. I think that's it, but all in all I don't find my self too thrilled. It's just too little too late. Because...

Project Scarlet + Halo Infinite

If this is around the corner, why get new kit?

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

They should have hired a poet. Geeze.


Bethesda

Ghostwire: Tokyo
Deathloop
Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Intrigued

Ubisoft

SPLINTER CELL!... kidding. *Sigh*

Watch Dogs Legion

Help. I need an adult. I... aw man... confession time. I I want to ... AW its TOO HORRIBLE! Be strong INSANEdrive. Be Strong. I... I... I thought about Pre Ordering this game. *Screams*

So yeah. Watch Dogs hasn't exactly captured my interest. It was kind of... Cyberpunk lite? Feh. Yet this!? This is kind of rubbing against a Deus Ex mix of Cyberisation and Political intrigue with some secret sauce that if they pull off... since lets be real this is Ubisoft here. They aren't Bethesda bad but they are defiantly in a league of their own with game glitchyness.

It was the old lady. I want to make a game of a super secret ninja knitting club types saving their home land from tyranny. If I can do this, it will be money well spent. I am SO considering getting this game. And Hey... it has co-op. ;D

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E3 Megathread *OT*

by Blackt1g3r @, Login is from an untrusted domain in MN, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 11:47 (1780 days ago) @ INSANEdrive

Elite controller, called “Series 2”

I'm... honestly rather disappointed. The build quality on the "Series 1" was subpar, which already has me hesitant. They've updated the tension options on the sticks, the button length options, removed AA for rechargeable (in till some third party fixes it), added an extra profile option, and added some more stick options. I think that's it, but all in all I don't find my self too thrilled. It's just too little too late. Because...

Project Scarlet + Halo Infinite

If this is around the corner, why get new kit?

Because all current xbox one accessories are going to be compatible with project scarlett.

I assume based on the way MS is talking about things that Scarlett will basically be like the One X in that it's just a more powerful Xbox, but that they are going to allow games that run on Scarlett to not necessarily run on older hardware so that they can take advantage of the new hardware power.

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E3 Megathread *OT*

by INSANEdrive, ಥ_ಥ | f(ಠ‿↼)z | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 11:52 (1780 days ago) @ Blackt1g3r

Elite controller, called “Series 2”

I'm... honestly rather disappointed. The build quality on the "Series 1" was subpar, which already has me hesitant. They've updated the tension options on the sticks, the button length options, removed AA for rechargeable (in till some third party fixes it), added an extra profile option, and added some more stick options. I think that's it, but all in all I don't find my self too thrilled. It's just too little too late. Because...

Project Scarlet + Halo Infinite

If this is around the corner, why get new kit?


Because all current xbox one accessories are going to be compatible with project scarlett.

I assume based on the way MS is talking about things that Scarlett will basically be like the One X in that it's just a more powerful Xbox, but that they are going to allow games that run on Scarlett to not necessarily run on older hardware so that they can take advantage of the new hardware power.

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Interesting. Thank you.

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E3 Megathread *OT*

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 11:42 (1780 days ago) @ cheapLEY
edited by Cody Miller, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 11:47

Nobody mentioned we are getting physical re-releases of Lucasarts classics like Dark Forces, Monkey Island, X-Wing, and TIE Fighter!

https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/10/18660262/star-wars-lucasarts-collectors-editions-limited-run-games-e3-2019

Of course, I already have a physical copy (in the box too) of Star Wars for NES. The game is… not too good FYI.

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Awww... PC

by Vortech @, A Fourth Wheel, Monday, June 17, 2019, 11:53 (1775 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I already have monkey island games on physical media for PC and SCUMM works fine.

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Is Deathloop just multiplayer or what?

by Ragashingo ⌂, Official DBO Cryptarch, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 13:33 (1779 days ago) @ cheapLEY

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Is Deathloop just multiplayer or what?

by cheapLEY @, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 13:57 (1779 days ago) @ Ragashingo

The conference didn’t say, but I saw statements around the web saying it was a single player campaign game. I have no idea if those statements are accurate.

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Jeff Gerstmann's annual Phil Spencer inteview:

by cheapLEY @, Thursday, June 13, 2019, 17:50 (1778 days ago) @ cheapLEY

I love Giant Bomb's coverage. I recommend checking it. Jeff has people sit on the couch and just talks to them. Very relaxed style, no real hard-hitting questions, but still always interesting insights.

Usually there's a group of four or five or six people at a time, but he has been doing a one on one with Phil Spencer for a few years now, and it's always worth a watch.

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