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[Mass Effect]

I don't think Sony can match last years E3 hype

I'm hoping I'm wrong though

I don't know about everyone else, but I don't need it to match last year's hype, I just need to see some good content. Show more of TLG (please...), show some gameplay and the creation tools (for users) of Dreams, show God of War 4 with hopefully a new twist, and show either Bend's game or SP's game, and maybe a little more of Horizon or FFVII:R.

If we can get that I'll be satisfied. Maybe another surprise... like Crash or something else.

I really loved the swinging in the old PS2 spidermans. If they can nail that, this would totally be the best open world game in a long time!

I really would love just one good Spiderman game this gen. Just one and I would be happy.

 

[Boke1879]

My personal opinion, Sony could easily surpass what they did last year.

A Sucker Punch Spider-Man game, GoW 4, Superman from WB Montreal, Dead Don't Ride, and possibly Red Dead could make this one of their best E3's ever.

TO me I'd just be content with updates of games already announced. New Horizon Demo with release date, TLG with release, Persona 5 NA release date, GOW4, Dead don't ride. Sucker Punch IP. I think it's Spider man. Dead don't Ride, and a new Red Dead. That alone imo makes for a good conference. We'll definitely get some surprises though.

As far as Rocksteady is concerned. I think it's too early for them to reveal something. They just launched AK last year right? But with the Arkham collection coming I wonder if they'll give us a tease at E3? Rumors have stated a Suicide Squad game.

 

[Spieler Eins]

Resident Evil 7 not being shit would already be hype-worthy enough.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Yes it is. They've already said the game will be multi part episodes, each the size of a full game. That way we aren't waiting 50 years for the full thing to release.

Besides the fact Square Enix never said the game is going to be episodic, there's a difference between say an episode of Life is Strange and "full size games"

.hack isn't considered episodic, Xenosaga isn't considered episodic, Lord of the Rings isn't considered episodic, FFVII R shouldn't be considered episodic. It's a stupid misconception.

 

[est1992]

TO me I'd just be content with updates of games already announced. New Horizon Demo with release date, TLG with release, Persona 5 NA release date, GOW4, Dead don't ride. Sucker Punch IP. I think it's Spider man. Dead don't Ride, and a new Red Dead. That alone imo makes for a good conference. We'll definitely get some surprises though.

As far as Rocksteady is concerned. I think it's too early for them to reveal something. They just launched AK last year right? But with the Arkham collection coming I wonder if they'll give us a tease at E3? Rumors have stated a Suicide Squad game.

Rocksteady and WB Montreal are two different studios. Rocksteady made AA,AC, and AK, but WB Montreal made AO. They haven't made a game since then and have been working on two DC AAA games since 2012. They're ready to announce something, with most rumors heavily pointing them towards Superman(multiple leaks have revealed this). As far as Rocksteady, they're working on a multiplayer game so that could either be SS or Justice League.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I'm not commenting on the visuals in TLG, just the basic gameplay that was shown. It's not disappointing as such, I don't have expect them to show the most intricate parts of the game in an early trailer, but it certainly leaves enough question marks not to be showered with undue praise just for existing. Hopefully the prolonged development hasn't impacted substantially on the quality of the final game and, as per my final comment, a 2016 release date WOULD be hype-inducing for me.

When you break ICO and SotC down neither of them are particularly complicated when it comes to gameplay either. The puzzles and combat in ICO are pretty basic, and SotC largely involves you climbing enemies and stabbing them in specific parts. But it speaks to how good Team ICO are that they can take something that seems pretty basic and turn it into what many people see as some of the best games ever made. And that's why people are hyped for TLG. The fact that it was shown again and still seems to play like the game people remembered is a good thing as it shows that all the delays weren't because the gameplay was a mess or because they were turning it into something else.

Turning one plot into a series of games isn't unusual in this day and age, but the idea of playing FFVII part 1, getting to the ending, and then having to wait on part 2 releasing at some point in the future doesn't exactly appeal to me.
I'm sure I won't be alone in waiting until all the parts are released before playing the finished game, which means I'll be waiting until 2020 (or whatever) anyway.

I understand being disappointed with it being split up into separate games. But when you hear them describe what they're trying to do it makes sense for it to be split. I think people forget how big FF7 was, so reproducing that in a quality that you expect form the current generation is going to take a lot of time.

Nothing wrong with a Shenmue III Kickstarter in itself, but the announcement on the Sony stage caused a lot of confusion as to what was actually happening with the game and what Sony's involvement was.
I'm a big Shenmue fan and stuck with the threads until things were cleared up days later and I was happy to back the project at the $300 tier, but it's really hard to say how many people didn't back the project at all because they thought it was PS4 only, or backed at a lower level (over a third backed at $29 for a digital copy) because they figured Sony would make up the difference.
Conversely the PS4 was riding high, and around three times as many people backed for PS4 physical as PC physical. That could mean that using the Sony stage was a success, or that it limited the appeal outside of PS4 owners.
The Kickstarter broke records, and it's impossible to say if it reached its full potential or not. Either way, the messaging on the night wasn't as clear as it could have been.

I'm not really sure how people could be confused about which platforms it was on given that both are mentioned all over the page. So it's not like they hid the PC version or anything. The Kickstarter campaign certainly had its issues, but I don't think the platforms was one of them.

Again, on the night they hype was a glorious thing, but to still be drinking that same Kool-aid a year later is somewhat silly.

But what has really changed aside from knowing that FF7R is split into different parts? We're still getting FF7R, Shenmue 3, and TLG. Shenmue 3 and FF7R are two games that we thought we'd never get. Square repeatedly said that FF7R would likely never happen for a number of reasons. It was pretty well established that Sega were never going to fund Shenmue 3. And people really didn't know what was going on with TLG. And yet all three of those were announced at the same conference. All of that isn't even including Horizon, which was also announced there. How's that not impressive? I don't see how it's drinking the kool aid to think that was an amazing conference that's going to be hard to top going forward.

 

[ArjanN]

My personal opinion, Sony could easily surpass what they did last year.

A Sucker Punch Spider-Man game, GoW 4, Superman from WB Montreal, Dead Don't Ride, and possibly Red Dead could make this one of their best E3's ever.

But here's the thing, I don't think any of those have the same 'wow' factor as the stuff from last year, if only because FF7R, Shenmue 3 and TLGm were all rumored for so long.

 

[Daft Punk]

Besides the fact Square Enix never said the game is going to be episodic, there's a difference between say an episode of Life is Strange and "full size games"

.hack isn't considered episodic, Xenosaga isn't considered episodic, Lord of the Rings isn't considered episodic, FFVII R shouldn't be considered episodic. It's a stupid misconception.

Oh come off it. You knew exactly what people meant when they say Episode. Hell even Xenosaga was called by Episodes, yet we knew they meant each installment of the game. Stop being obtuse.

 

[Leona Lewis]

But here's the thing, I don't think any of those have the same 'wow' factor as the stuff from last year, if only because FF7R, Shenmue 3 and TLGm were all rumored for so long.

The hype was over the idea of the reveals more so than the reveals themselves. Other than FFVIIR, the megatons were presented rather sloppily, and I don't think history will judge the conference very favorably.

A well-executed reveal of three unexpected but welcome surprises would be way better than a so-so unveiling of three mythical games that will never live up to their own frenzied hype.

Too bad the former usually leaks (ex. Bloodborne in 2014, Horizon and Dark Souls 3 last year at Sony and MS' conference respectively).

 

[Daft Punk]

The hype was over the idea of the reveals more so than the reveals themselves. Other than FFVIIR, the megatons were presented rather sloppily, and I don't think history will judge the conference very favorably.

A well-executed reveal of three unexpected but welcome surprises would be way better than a so-so unveiling of three mythical games that will never live up to their own frenzied hype.

Too bad the former usually leaks (ex. Bloodborne in 2014, Horizon and Dark Souls 3 last year at Sony and MS' conference respectively).

Sloppily? What am I reading? The hype was there because those games were already in "stuff dreams are made of" territory and they were actually announced. Nothing less than TLOU2, Crash Bandicoot, and Half Life 3 in the same conference will top that.

 

[labaronx]

Sony announced a slew of games last year between their main 3 conferences so:

Release dates and footage of 70% of what was shown last year should be plentiful

 

[DriftingSpirit]

The hype was over the idea of the reveals more so than the reveals themselves. Other than FFVIIR, the megatons were presented rather sloppily, and I don't think history will judge the conference very favorably.

A well-executed reveal of three unexpected but welcome surprises would be way better than a so-so unveiling of three mythical games that will never live up to their own frenzied hype.

Too bad the former usually leaks (ex. Bloodborne in 2014, Horizon and Dark Souls 3 last year at Sony and MS' conference respectively).

What do you mean by "sloppily"?

 

[Leona Lewis]

Sloppily? What am I reading? The hype was there because those games were already in "stuff dreams are made of" territory and they were actually announced. Nothing less than TLOU2, Crash Bandicoot, and Half Life 3 in the same conference will top that.

Sloppy as in TLG looked janky as hell and didn't present the gameplay conceits very well and Shenmue 3 was sublime for a millisecond and agonizingly miscommunicated every moment thereafter that summer.

Horizon, on the other hand, was a polished and complete presentation that actually elicited more than just the vague chest-thumping of an impossible promise fulfilled. It converted a lot of Guerrilla Games skeptics in a way that the megatons didn't assuage fears (some instead only amplifying them).

 

[Ishida]

Sloppy as in TLG looked janky as hell and didn't present the gameplay conceits very well

Nothing about TLG looked janky.

 

[Liamc723]

Sony announced a slew of games last year between their main 3 conferences so:

Release dates and footage of 70% of what was shown last year should be plentiful

That would be a disappointment.

 

[Elfstruck]

Sloppy as in TLG looked janky as hell and didn't present the gameplay conceits very well and Shenmue 3 was sublime for a millisecond and agonizingly miscommunicated every moment thereafter that summer.

Janky? Have you ever played Ueda's games?

 

[Leona Lewis]

Janky? Have you ever played Ueda's games?

Yes, and they're great.

No one here has played TLG though, and the gameplay footage looked anything but smooth and intuitive.

 

[labaronx]

That would be a disappointment.

Games coming in the near future a disappointment?

 

[Liamc723]

Games coming in the near future a disappointment?

The best thing about E3 is new game announcements. Having none of them at a Sony conference would be very disappointing.

Sure, you can show off 5-10 minutes of Horizon, but I'd take a new game announcement over that every time.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Oh come off it. You knew exactly what people meant when they say Episode. Hell even Xenosaga was called by Episodes, yet we knew they meant each installment of the game. Stop being obtuse.

You could argue semantics all you want but when people think "episode" in a post Telltale world they think a short experience that comes out once every month or so. The developers have confirmed FFVII R is nothing like that. The Xenosaga games were called "episodes" but nobody thinks of them as an episodic series.

Sloppy as in TLG looked janky as hell and didn't present the gameplay conceits very well and Shenmue 3 was sublime for a millisecond and agonizingly miscommunicated every moment thereafter that summer.

Lol what is this shit?

 

[Daft Punk]

You could argue semantics all you want but when people think "episode" in a post Telltale world they think a short experience that comes out once every month or so. The developers have confirmed FFVII R is nothing like that. The Xenosaga games were called "episodes" but nobody thinks of them as an episodic series

Now you are arguing semantics. The developers have said that they will release multiple parts with each part being the size of a full game. You can argue that an episode sounds like "a short experience", but at the end of the day, FFVIIR is literally going to be FFVII broken up into multiple episodes to tell the whole story. How would they even market the parts? Part 1,2,3? FFVIIR, FFVIIR-2, FFVIIR-3? No matter how you slice it, the perception will remain that each part of the game being released is an "episode" of the full story.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Well this thread is taking a turn lol. Not even e3 hype threads are safe.

 

[est1992]

But here's the thing, I don't think any of those have the same 'wow' factor as the stuff from last year, if only because FF7R, Shenmue 3 and TLGm were all rumored for so long.

I feel like those will have an even greater wow factor.

Sucker Punch taking on a new IP and it so happens to be the most beloved superhero in history? That would sure stir up a ton of hype.

GoW4?... I shouldn't have to say anything about that. Especially with it being in Norse Mythology, it has the ability to take graphics to unprecedented levels.

Red Dead. Yea that's it.

Superman? There hasn't ever been a great Superman game. If they come out with a great cinematic and say that WB Montreal are working on it with Rocksteady(the same people who revived Batman and make him a critical and commercial success) are overseeing it, then people would be hyped.

New game and new IP announcements will always generate more hype than something you've been anticipating for as long as the ones you mentioned.

 

[Cthulhu_Steev]

The character of Spiderman has never done anything for me. There would be the iconic villains of course but I already know them and their stories. I know Peter Parker's story. I want new stories with new characters. I don't want new york. I want interesting locations with interesting visuals.

But what if they incorporated the second son photo mode into the game as Peter Parker? That would be pretty cool.

 

[DangerMouse]

very excited for Sony's E3. They'll show horizon and I can't wait to see more.

Yeah, it looks sooo good.

 

[kyser73]

My personal opinion, Sony could easily surpass what they did last year.

A Sucker Punch Spider-Man game, GoW 4, Superman from WB Montreal, Dead Don't Ride, and possibly Red Dead could make this one of their best E3's ever.

With you here. Last year was great and all, but Horizon:Zero Dawn was the stand-out reveal last year.

The Holy Trinity things were fun, but I want new IPs - you won't hear me cheerleading Crash's return either.

 

[Captain Hero]

Well here we go :

Detroit ( 90%)
Horizon ( 50 %)
Sucker punch new game ( 70%)
PSVR ( 10000000%)
Crash Bandicoot ( 99.99%)
Assassin's Creed reboot ( 60%)


thats what I think

 

[ArjanN]

I feel like those will have an even greater wow factor.

Sucker Punch taking on a new IP and it so happens to be the most beloved superhero in history? That would sure stir up a ton of hype.

GoW4?... I shouldn't have to say anything about that. Especially with it being in Norse Mythology, it has the ability to take graphics to unprecedented levels.

Red Dead. Yea that's it.

Superman? There hasn't ever been a great Superman game. If they come out with a great cinematic and say that WB Montreal are working on it with Rocksteady(the same people who revived Batman and make him a critical and commercial success) are overseeing it, then people would be hyped.

New game and new IP announcements will always generate more hype than something you've been anticipating for as long as the ones you mentioned.

Unless you mean for you specifically, then no, not really. Last year the most hype was defnitely around those forever anticipated games.

I'll give you a new Red Dead, but Spiderman and Superman would almost certainly be met with a certain amount of scepticism, and I feel GoW4 is also still in a situation where it has to prove that series isn't played out yet.

 

[janoDX]

How can they top last year?. 2015 was the best Sony conference in a long, long time. Even better than 2013.

 

[Osahi]

Knack 2 or bust!

Only half joking. Ratchet & Clank didn't scratch the platformer-itch, it made it tickle harder. I think a Knack sequel could actually be good given enough dev time.

What else I want to see? Detroid gameplay, more Horizon, the Bend-game, Gow 4, the new Sucker Punch, maybe a first glimps of whatever Kojima is cooking (probably eggs, sunny side up), a new Insomniac exclusive maybe?

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

Resistance isn't dead. Believe.

 

[ActWan]

I'm still down for Agent no matter what you say mates! C'MON SONY GIVE ME ONE MORE REASON TO LIVE

 

[Sidewinder]

How can they top last year?. 2015 was the best Sony conference in a long, long time. Even better than 2013.

Colony Wars

Crash Bandicoot + Crash Bandicoot Racing

Agent

Jumping Flash

This might do the trick for me, but it's never gonna happen anyway.

 

[Turkoop]

Only Agent has to be happen, then I'm gonna die peaceful.

 

[barit]

Agent lol. If something is dead and buried for sure then it's fucking Agent. We've got NOTHING except some logo. And that was a decade ago. Let it go peps

 

[PHOTOSHOP]

Please tell me Kojima will announce his new game on Sony stage?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Please tell me Kojima will announce his new game on Sony stage?

Don't count on it. And if he did all you'd likely get is a name and possibly some artwork.

 

[LuuKyK]

Well here we go :

Detroit ( 90%)
Horizon ( 50 %)
Sucker punch new game ( 70%)
PSVR ( 10000000%)
Crash Bandicoot ( 99.99%)
Assassin's Creed reboot ( 60%)


thats what I think

Why would Assassins Creed be rebooted?

 

[CortexVortex]

How can they top last year?

 

[OpticalPrime]

The best thing about E3 is new game announcements. Having none of them at a Sony conference would be very disappointing.

Sure, you can show off 5-10 minutes of Horizon, but I'd take a new game announcement over that every time.

No doubt God of War 4 will be there.

And then whatever Bend is working on.

I'm on the side of just being fine with more of what we know.

I want to see a long trailer of FFXV, Nier Automata, Shenmue 3, No Mans Sky, ABZU, Matterfall, KH3, Ni No Kuni 2, Deep Down ( come on!! ), Horizon, The Last Guardian, WiLD, etc.

What we already know is coming is enough to fill several shows. At this point I'm on overload it is hard to get hyped for so many different games at the same time. Give me more reasons to hype on already announced games or obvious new games like God of War and such.

I'm excited for it either way it goes, lots of new or lots of current. Both will be great.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Why would Assassins Creed be rebooted?

They're skipping the AC release this year so some are assuming they may try to reboot it.

 

[Auctopus]

Ape Escape would work really well as a digital download title. Decent variety of levels, skins and modes and you're set.

 

[Backfoggen]

I want new IPs out the ass

 

[Turkoop]

Please tell me Kojima will announce his new game on Sony stage?

a teaser is possible, he said few days ago, he really wants to show his game as soon as possible.

 

[friskykillface]

The last guardian
Final fantasy VII remake
Shenmue 3

The big 3 from last year.....
Won't come out until 2017 , holiday 2016 maybe for last guardian and that's if we are lucky
Really disappointing imo but oh well
Horizon will be shown again, forgot about that game

Crash will probably open the show or if it's a VR X new experience it'll close the show by a "but one more thing" announcement

I'm expecting God of war , HD remasters , KNACK ON PS+ due to crash hype , and the indie showcase X third party stuff
Maybe PS3 on PS4 psn store since black ops 1 on Xbox one is huge right now

Spider man hype

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

All I want right now is an insider to tell me if this year is going to be as good as lasts. And I can gauge hype accordingly lol

 

[get2sammyb]

The criticism of The Last Guardian blows my mind. I was always under the impression that everyone thought it looked amazing. I didn't realise there was so much scepticism thrown at it.

I personally can't wait.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

All I want right now is an insider to tell me if this year is going to be as good as lasts. And I can gauge hype accordingly lol

Already happened. Dreams 2.0.

Though to be fair, one man's dream is another man's nightmare.

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

Already happened. Dreams 2.0.

Though to be fair, one man's dream is another man's nightmare.

Oh fuck I missed it. Only just jumped into the thread haha. Yussssssss

Edit: True. I just want Crash back please God.

 

[Asd202]

If there is no ps4k announcement, I'll just buy ps4 that day.

Better wait they're far more likely to announce it at Gamescon (August) or Paris Games Week (October). Also did Sony specify their European conference this year? Is it Gamescon or like last year at PGW? Maybe both?