2014 Microsoft E3 Conference
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Nothing earthshattering but safe and strong. I still think it was better than last year. Hell, even if they showed Halo 5 gameplay or Gears people would have just said "predictable." To be honest the weakest part of the show was the ID@XBOX thing. Cuphead was the only interesting thing during that entire montage.
Dragonborn
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Yea, Destiny's obvious, can't believe I forgot. As for BF, I guess I'm just hoping Adom Boyes being at EA's conference means it won't be at Sony.... I truly hope I'm right.
That game doesn't look all that great to me but these comparisons are bizarre. It wasn't nearly that easy to traverse and utilize your environment in R&C. It was so slow comparatively and the encounters were much smaller as well. The only comparison I see are the weapons.
And I heard mention of comparing it to Crackdown because of the jumping?
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Reaching for that MS hayte. Reaching for the stars. Need to get you guys some Spartan armor you're reaching so high.
TheSpaceBetween
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Easily the best Xbox conference I have seen. For the first time ever I want an Xbox. Sunset Overdrive looks like it could be game of the year, and possibly even game of the generation thus far. And of course, Platinum's new game will be incredible, even though some people are lukewarm on it.
Birgitte2004
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Titanfall?
Yes, yes, I'm aware of the story that the game would not have happened without MS money. I'm also aware that Respawn was surprised when EA agreed to never port it to PS4. And I'm dubious about the claim that the devs of Call of Duty would be completely dropped by the entire industry.
Gentle Rodriguez
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"It's impossible for people to actually dislike the game, it HAS to be bias."
Come on dude.
thought the games were generally interesting and varied. there's more and more that's interesting me on this platform. gonna keep an eye out for ori (but probably get it on xbox 360, which i have), as well as scalebound and sunset overdrive. i love that sunset overdrive seems like it's being made with genuine passion and energy.
Mr. Waffle
Member
So... is the 360 dead? I didn't notice too much love for it.
TheRossatron
Neo Member
Felt more like last years Sony's conference with the mulitplats, indies, yet without a great ending. Solid for a lot, but felt unimpressive to me. Phil has only been in charge for a few months, the new direction from this team will probably be seen in full next year.
The Halo Collection is a must tho! Great to see it in more detail!
The Halo Collection is a must tho! Great to see it in more detail!
whateverblah
Neo Member
There was certainly nothing here to shift momentum to the X1 from the PS4. Sony can really distance themselves with a great conference. Hoping Nintendo delivers as well.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Missed the first part, but the bit with Ken Lobb and everything after that was pretty good.
I'm assuming they didn't say anything about officially launching the thing in tier 2 regions? Doesn't seem like a thing to announce on a stage show in LA they've said was going to be about games. But they must have those plans finalized at this point right? Something ought to come out about that in the next couple of days.
I'm assuming they didn't say anything about officially launching the thing in tier 2 regions? Doesn't seem like a thing to announce on a stage show in LA they've said was going to be about games. But they must have those plans finalized at this point right? Something ought to come out about that in the next couple of days.
Lay off the overdrive, homey.
chicagocubsfan
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Kind of hype deflating for me because most of everything got leaked.
Fenderputty
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I'm not sure how a conference that was all about games could get less than a 7 from anyone. Even if you weren't thrilled with the games shown, it was still mostly about games and nothing else. Pretty much the format we all want.
This is from a PS4 only owner.
I loved Ori BTW. I thought it was one of the better things shown.
This is from a PS4 only owner.
I loved Ori BTW. I thought it was one of the better things shown.
Char Aznable
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too much CGI shit to actually get hyped : /
Mr. Waffle
Member
Just go watch the trailers for said games at conference... that is pretty much the whole show.
HighResTomato
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Assassins Creed looked awesome and lol @ that Ubi betrayalthon.
Yeah I cant really take anyone seriously who gives em less then a 7, the fact that there was no aweful kinect demo or tv talk gives them a 7 alone.
Yup. I have played all of these games extensively however the amount of hype created by the fact that we're going to be able to play CE and Halo 2, online is HUGE.
Also 100+ maps on the best multiplayer games of all time, 1080p, 60fps, dedicated servers, 4 of the best FPS campaigns ever made, custom games for every title all, Halo 5 beta access, a Halo live action series and all on a single disc.
The clincher, it only costs $60. The same price that you would pay for your everyday, normal game only with 10x more content.
That's damn good.
Not really. Ubi always played all 3 sides. Remember Splinter Cell and Zombie U? No doubt they are showing up with FarCry 4 at Sony's.
Xplatformer
Member
Seriously?
waitwhat42
Member
They didn't talk about anything on the business side, it was all games, which I actually appreciated. All of the Microsoft presenters thanked the Xbox fans and Phil Spencer repeatedly thanked the fans and insisted that the fans input would continue to mold Xbox in the future.
Fox Mulder
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phantom dust reveal was fan service. It's not marketing anything yet and was just supposed to get a reaction by revealing the name.
HighResTomato
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Yeah, but Ass Creed was always at Sony and the size of that franchise dwarves FarCry.
unempLLOYD
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Dragonborn
Member
That's not how it works. Them not doing stuff they shouldn't in the first place doesn't grant them points.
Fenderputty
Banned
This is what I'm saying. The lack of kinect, kinect driven games, corporate sales crap and TV talk should instantly put it in the 7 range. The lack of a megaton and the opinion on games shown would affect everything after the 7.
killer rin
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Just watched it now. As someone who didnt pay any attention to the leaks (other than Halo) I was completely blown away by the conference. Glad to have an Xbox One already! I am disappointing that there was a lack of Kinect though.
I'm just surprised with the "lots of games" as a positive thing. Would it be a positive if Sony crammed a huge reel of third party stuff in their show too? I am going to be equally damning of their 2014+ PS4 credentials if so.
If it's coming from EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Square, Capcom etc. and is going to appear on a raft of systems, then I don't want to hear about it in the platform holders keynote.
If it's coming from EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Square, Capcom etc. and is going to appear on a raft of systems, then I don't want to hear about it in the platform holders keynote.
whateverblah
Neo Member
That's a pretty low bar for a 7 out of 10.
Mr. Waffle
Member
Interesting I was expecting a lot more from MS... I think Sony has plenty... they probably had to punt AC over to MS cause they didn't have room to fit it in.
Birgitte2004
Member
Trailers don't do it for me, never have, never will.
If I'm looking for a reason to buy a One, multiplats don't do it.
I'm not big on re-buying pre-existing games that I've already played to death.
That doesn't leave much.
I don't want GAMES GAMES GAMES. I want GAMES THAT APPEAL TO ME (x3).
Am I being unfair? Absolutely. But you don't get to decide that I like the presser just because you did.
toddhunter
Member
Just woke up. So fair to say solid conference, but no big surprises (perhaps due to leaks, but even then) and no game changers?
Fenderputty
Banned
Semantical argument. I've seen and followed enough of these to know that "stuff they shouldn't do in the first place" is rather common
Grinchy
Banned
So many E3 conferences are full of boring content. I give MS a lot of credit for cutting all that out and just showing off games.
Some of them were just the typical CG bullshit trailers we're used to, but at least they didn't have 5-7 minutes of talk up from someone with no personality beforehand.
I don't feel like their is enough hype for Ori. That was awesome. Game of the show so far.
Highlights:
Ori, Scaledown, PD, Crackdown, Fable Legends(I'm playing villain, somewhat inspired by Black and White?), I might be sold on the co-op for SO. Halo 5 beta fudge yea!
They have the best 2014 line-up by far. I feel most are disappointed because no end of the show surprise, which I can relate to. But the conference was great. Solid B+/A
Would of been a real great conference if they had something unexpected at end. I'm sure they're saving stuff for gamescon/TGS though.
Highlights:
Ori, Scaledown, PD, Crackdown, Fable Legends(I'm playing villain, somewhat inspired by Black and White?), I might be sold on the co-op for SO. Halo 5 beta fudge yea!
They have the best 2014 line-up by far. I feel most are disappointed because no end of the show surprise, which I can relate to. But the conference was great. Solid B+/A
Would of been a real great conference if they had something unexpected at end. I'm sure they're saving stuff for gamescon/TGS though.
I mean a betrayalton of a multiplat going exclusive after being multiplat.
With all due respect, the CG trailers aren't really games (by which most people mean gameplay). They're promises of games.
BruiserBear
Banned
lol at people expecting Gears of War to be shown. They've been working on it for 3 months.