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[Antiwhippy]

Pretty good conference, though other than the BC stuff and also some of the indie stuff I really can't think of anything that interests me. That's fine though, my tastes are so niche at this point.

 

[Curufinwe]

hasnt it been reported that Call of Duty is going with Sony this year for marketing?

its always weird when these guys dont know stuff that everyone on Gaf or something knows

Reminds me of when Vinny asked if you could buy any PS2 games from PSN and Jeff responded with "No".

 

[RepairmanJack]

I don't know how to look at Mass Effect 1 being backward compatable. Bad because it may mean they aren't rereleasing it or good because it's only the first one...

 

[wenis]

There was cuphead and a buncha bullshit.

Cuphead looks legitimately fucking awesome, but yeah, just a bunch of bullshit.

 

[piratethingy]

Any predictions on price for new controller?

I'd pay $99 but I'd be surprised if it went quite that high.

I'm a huge controller nerd.

 

[hamchan]

Hololens blew my mind and I will be so mad if it's not real.

 

[Xeteh]

This game definitely wasn't ready to show.

A year and a half at least until release... yeah, that seems really strange to show "gameplay".

 

[shwimpy]

That was a decent C+ conference. Too many shooter demos for my taste. Love me some Cuphead and intrigued by Sea of Thieves. Also, that Rare collection will be a day one for me. Can't wait to play Jet Force Gemini again.

Bummed out by no Scalebound. I guess they gotta save something for Gamescom though.

 

[Infinite Justice]

The BC stuff is the biggest thing from this conference tbh.

That new IP is second

 

[Myggen]

I didn't really care about Halo, Forza, Gears or Tomb Raider. They saved all their cool shit for Gamescom, for some reason

I mean, Scalebound and stuff like that is probably super niche. Halo and GoW makes sense even though I'm not a big fan of either.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

It was OK for me. I was expecting more from Rare. Still, the pirate game looks fine.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

The only problem with Cuphead is that it looks like it's only going to be like an hour long.

 

[Ketch]

why is lockdown not on spotify?

 

[Baron_Calamity]

The only thing that thrilled me is playing Viva Pinata again.

 

[BearPawB]

I'm not sure why everyone was down on it.

Not a ton of suprises, but what was there looked good.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Backwards compatibility was the biggest thing there. Everythign else was expected and/or marketing.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

The controller looks nice. If I buy it would be for my PC.

 

[Zaph]

I can't wait for the first leak of a game which is backwards compatible ready, but a publisher blocks it. There will be outrage.

 

[Myggen]

COD to Sony confirmed with this conference at least.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

That was surprisingly pleasant for a conference where the games were mostly okay outside of the indie stuff.

 

[Warewolf]

Maaaaan, 18 months is too long for that Gears 4 build up, that seemed like a really token gameplay demo, (but I had the sound muted.) Fallout 4 has already spoiled me on release dates, but then I was hype as fuck for MGSV from the first concept art so maybe I should shut up.

 

[BearPawB]

I can't wait for the first leak of a game which is backwards compatible ready, but a publisher blocks it. There will be outrage.

that sounds like every game.
Microsoft said they only need permission, it's that easy.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Cool for Xbox One owners about the backward compatibility, but I can't help but interpret it as "Well, we don't have a lot of games so we're throwing you a bone."

 

[Myggen]

why is lockdown not on spotify?

It's royalty free.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

wheres scalebound WHERE IS IT

They said beforehand it won't be shown til Gamescom!

Created a twitch chat

post your username and I'll invite you to the gbgaf channel

Another call for anyone interested in the GAFGB Twitch chat - you have just under an hour and a half til EA! List your Twitch name and I'll try and add you.

 

[Megasoum]

Fuck Yes Austin just talked about me on the stream lol

 

[patapuf]

Well that's a super underwhelming conference right? Like I just wasn't into much going on there.

It's still surprising they haven't gotten any new huge franchises to add to their marquee.

Maybe my expectations were low but i thought it was alright. Good console features and a bunch of new games.

If i was into the action franchises they had i'd be pretty hyped. But they are never going to have a lot of games that appeal to me at an E3 conference

 

[paradox121]

Pretty fine. Nothing really spectacular though. Backwards compatibility being the 'oh shit' moment kinda says a lot.

Maybe its just me but after reading Patrick's article about game demos I'm left kinda cold by the standard 'guy stands on stage with a controller while whats clearly a video plays'.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Recore, Sea of Thieves, Rare Replay, and Hololens (if it works) looked interesting. Backwards Compatibility was a neat announcement at this point.

 

[komplanen]

BC was da bomb (though my interest is very limited and I don't even own an X1)
Controller could be interesting
DS3 would have been neat if it hadn't leaked

In general there were too many CG trailers or just lack luster gameplay demos.

That BC tho

 

[Mister Negative]

That was surprisingly pleasant for a conference where the games were mostly okay outside of the indie stuff.

It wasn't a system selling conference, that's for sure. When your biggest games are "Hey we're doing Halo and Gears again" they kind of lose their impact. It's to be expected now.

But it wasn't a disaster. I'm kind of looking at this and saying "yup, MS sure does have some video games."

I'm waiting for that roguelike they announced last year or the year before, Below or something?

 

[jaina]

Rare is probably my biggest gaming gap. Played Donkey Kong Country and nothing else.

 

[Ketch]

It's royalty free.

can I add it to my spotify playlist in anyway?

Let's say hypothetically, I have no idea how computers work or what royalty free means.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

From Nintendo World Championships all the way to now, this E3 has been consistently great so far.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Metal Gear Solid V trailer now for anyone interested!

https://www.youtube.com/e3

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

https://www.youtube.com/e3

Here comes MGS V trailer!

 

[Alfredo]

Did Austin not say Blast Corps when reading the Rare Replay list? If that game isn't on there, no sale!

Edit : nevermind. Found the list and Blast Corps is on there. False alarm

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

That was surprisingly pleasant for a conference where the games were mostly okay outside of the indie stuff.

Because at least they focused on the games, which used to be different in past years.

 

[shwimpy]

MGSV TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/e3

 

[TharpDaddy]

That was a good conference imo. New IPs looked interesting, new controller looks cool, BC is fucking great, I'm getting Halo. I wish Crackdown, Scalebound and QB were in it but I don't think they could have fit them in.

 

[demidar]

Decent conference. Cuphead looks awesome and that AR technology was hot shit. That's all that really stuck with me.

 

[Xeteh]

Maybe my expectations were low but i thought it was alright. Good console features and a bunch of new games.

If i was into the action franchises they had i'd be pretty hyped. But they are never going to have a lot of games that appeal to me at an E3 conference

As someone who is seemingly easy to please and doesn't own an Xbox One, I thought MS had a really solid press conference.

 

[andycapps]

So the backwards compatibility is their biggest shot at Sony.

Alright, lets see how they responds tonight.

Sony pretty much has backwards compatibility with Playstation Now, though. Granted, it's done via their servers instead of emulated like I'm assuming this will be.

I'm assuming we'll see CoD, MGS, and maybe some other 3rd party games at Sony's thing tonight. Whatever Bethesda game wasn't shown at MS's conference will probably be there.

 

[Mister Negative]

Metal Gear Solid V trailer now for anyone interested!

https://www.youtube.com/e3

oh FUCK

also my twitch username is mixenmatch

 

[Data West]

The stuff they showed, Cuphead aside and the Rare Replay, was incredibly dull, but the way they carried the show I thought was really good. They spent just the right amount of time on everything and had good energy throughout.

But yeah the content itself was really underwhelming. The only major black spots on the conference I would say was the EA stuff. Really, really not interested in another Gears game. I would have much rather seen the games they mentioned at the end(Quantum, Crackdown, or Scalebound), but I know Gears puts butts in seats. Tomb Raider demo was turrrrible though

 

[Krakle]

Thought the conference was fine. I feel more tempted to buy an Xbox than I was last year. A decent bundle at around the £250 mark could be enough to persuade me.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Also didn't bring GAF down, which is either from lack of hype or GAF finally got its server shit sorted.

 

[Santiako]

The conference was alright. Love Dark Souls 3, backwards comp, the rare collection and Sea of Rare Pirates. The pacing was decent (except for the EA access stuff).

 

[Twin Tails]

SKULL FOR SKULL

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

As a PC gamer, all I saw was more Gears and Halo, both of which I've resigned to not play at this point. Decent new stuff for Xbox owners, but not much to convince me to give a shoot.