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[gamechanger87]

So people only wanted MS to show Scalebound/QB/Crackdown which they said would all be at gamescom? Now it sucked because of that.

MS wanted to show a lot of stuff at both.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Too bad I already bought one 2 weeks ago

Spoiler

lol, j/k

sigh.. this shit still.

 

[Blimblim]

Yotube.com/e3 stream was perfect for me and it was 1080p 60fps

Alright, thanks!

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

And yet Sony will already get 10/10 from those of you in here saying MS got a 4/10. C'mon guys.

Are we really flinging the fanboy accusations already? You think that's a good idea?

 

[CrispyGoomba]

It was an alright conference. Bethesda still holds top dog so far.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Were any of the streams 60 fps? Just so we know if there is any reason for us to upload some off-screen footage from the conference.

youtube had 1080p/60 fps

 

[jimforspeed]

It was not a bad conference, but very safe and normal. Not memorable moments unfortunately, good or bad.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I think the Tomb Raider demo, if not for the clips at the end was pretty bad. The whole mountain climbing in the middle of a storm. killing of Token black friend off screen, impossible parkour with very little actual tension. It was really disappointing. But everything after that looked really promising.

Yeah, the series still looks too much like a tryhard Uncharted. More of the same stuff from the reboot. I'm going to pass on that.

 

[qa_engineer]

Sony has to do a few simple things to way outdo MS..

announce Kingdom Hearts 3 as an exclusive and show gameplay + release window
Show Last Guardian *wink wink
Announce GT7
show that RPG by the Killzone dev
show new God of War
show Persona 5 with Release date
show epic Uncharted gameplay section
2 or 3 more surprise AAA announcements
great indie games

that would absolutely blow what MS just did out of the water for me.

I mean just last guardian and gg rpg would be pretty huge.

 

[R_thanatos]

4/10 conference for me.

Cuphead was intresting.
Hololens was excellent

Tomb raider reminded me so much of uncharted 2&3 , not in a great way.
the rest was meh. gears was way too dark i coudln't see sh*t.
Halo ..well didn't excite me. and the burst of indies reminded me way too much of sony last year..
fable legends doesn't look that great IMO, and that ( yet another moba game ) really look lifeless to me.
backward compatibility is ok , but since it has restrictions i see no reason to be excited by this.

Ps: no need to bring a car in your conference , just like there is no need to bring a dancing star ( remember dance central ? )
Would have been better with actual gameplay from forza than this.

 

[Larogue]

I liked it for being consistent. 8/10

 

[Arkham]

That's what they said.

I didn't hear "Only on Xbox" or "Xbox Exclusive" during that part. Maybe I missed it, but I was listening for it.

 

[John Bender]

I felt like they just didn't want to show so much this much far out.

Doesn't look like the Locust are the bad guys anymore. Had more of a horror/survival feel.

Very interested to learn more.

Agree! Let's wait and see. Looked way too early.

 

[The Albatross]

Are mods for fallout 4 exclusive to xbox one on consoles? If so I guess I'll be switching my ps4 preorder

I got the impression that they were, but maybe others felt differently. I thought that this would be through some Windows / Xbox architecture.

The guy from Bethesda also preceded that announcement by going on and on about working with Microsoft.

 

[Vanillalite]

No price drop. Guess MS is gonna ride out $350 till the Holidays.

Will be interesting to see if this changes if Sony drops to $350 tonight.

 

[InsaneTiger]

Nothin mind blowing, with all the games I'm playing on my Xbone, 360 have been left behind.

 

[UnPatriot]

6/10

Would be 4/10 if it wasn't for BC. Very average, safe conference.

 

[joecanada]

Sony has to do a few simple things to way outdo MS..

announce Kingdom Hearts 3 as an exclusive and show gameplay + release window
Show Last Guardian *wink wink
Announce GT7
show that RPG by the Killzone dev
show new God of War
show Persona 5 with Release date
show epic Uncharted gameplay section
2 or 3 more surprise AAA announcements
great indie games

that would absolutely blow what MS just did out of the water for me.

that's a pretty good list, doubt they are bringing all that even if they had it don't forget Sony participates in all the conferences not just E3

 

[Mr Git]

Just watched it - was a bit late. That showing of Hololens with Minecraft was brilliant. First time I've been sold to the idea of it at all.

 

[Bossun]

I came out of the conference less enthusiast towards gaming than I was before.

Outside of the BC it was so very very weak and safe and uninteresting.

Best new game was Cuphead and the highlight was Dark souls 3 because I'm a huge DS fan.

 

[Alebrije]

Hololens could be the new Milo. Took with a grain of salt.

 

[CharminUltra]

Dat Rare collection is an insane deal

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Don't worry, Sony will show Horizon and everyone on here will claim they won.

Awwwwwww why so sad?

 

[Ruruja]

It was a well-oiled conference with some good reveals, I feel like they muted the crowd during trailers a lot though - I like to hear the crowd cheer at stuff.

 

[MartyStu]

Started out strong, then meandered off a cliff.

5/10 - Average

 

[Syf]

Pretty good conference, bit boring at parts, some nice announcements, Halo has been CoDified. 7/10.

 

[Elitist1945]

Rare game looks amazing.

New controller looks nice.

Backwards compatibility is cool as fuck - I get to try some 360 games since I never had one.

Halo 5 looks okay - not looking forward to more Prometheans.

Fallout 4 mods are really cool - neat feature.

Tomb Raider looked more of the same as the last one...which isn't a bad thing.

8/10

 

[Rymuth]

Was Phantom Dust mentioned among those games coming to Gamescom?

 

[Killroyskbg]

Started off good but went quickly downhill in the middle and did not make it up at the end for me.

6/10
Would have been 8/10 if it was last year but BC this late in the generation I see no reason.

 

[aravuus]

I'll be stunned if Sony can upstage this.

I'll be stunned if they can't lol

BC is cool, but I wanted more games. Can't say I was even remotely interested in any of the new announcements except for DkS3, if that counts... Which I'll be playing on PC lol

 

[Three]

bit of a letdown. Biggest thing out of it was BackC and I liked recore. There was no new BK. Nothing amazing. The Elite controller was a bit of a surprise. Other than that the conference was like any other MS E3, Forza, Halo, Gears being the big games. I did like the fact that there was a lot more gameplay this year and less prerendered stuff.

 

[Mononoke]

As an X1 owner, I was losing my shit with the BC + that new Controller. I was so happy MS was finally fighting back, and they were in the zone!

Then..I kind of felt the conference lost steam, and then kind of just...ended. I will admit, that has to partly do with myself. The games they showed were just, okay for me. They were fine. But they are also what I expect, and I'm also kind of burnt out on some of those kind of games. So all in all, I felt they just started out really strong. And then it just kind of...yeah.

I don't know. I would probably give it a C- or C overall. Because the content itself was all solid and okay. But it was just kind of okay for me. I feel like if the BC and the controller were NOT in the conference, I would have seen this conference as a very solid..and okay conference. Which actually isn't a bad thing.

So yeah. I don't know. I sure love Phil Spencer and his shirts.

 

[KaYotiX]

No Call of Duty...

CoD isn't the big gun it used to be. Especially with Halo 5 and Battlefront this year.

 

[Hatchtag]

And yet Sony will already get 10/10 from those of you in here saying MS got a 4/10. C'mon guys.

No, not everyone saying MS did fucking terrible is a Sony fanboy. I don't even own a PS4 nor currently want one.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Im hoping Sony brings some good stuff because MS conference was really great.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Was Phantom Dust mentioned among those games coming to Gamescom?

Is Phantom Dust still happening? I hope so.

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

Was Phantom Dust mentioned among those games coming to Gamescom?

Erm... About that...

 

[The Albatross]

Hololens could be the new Milo. Took with a grain of salt.

I feel this way too. The tech seems very impressive, but just really too far out to be completely trusted.

 

[cerulily]

Underwhelming. Was recore and Gears 4 the only actual "reveals" that we didn't see anything before already?

I'm not trying to hate or anything, but the lack of solid gameplay for CG trailers shown last year demonstrates how bad an idea CG trailers are. They obviously don't have completed vertical slices to show since those trailers were too early.

Was Phantom Dust mentioned among those games coming to Gamescom?

So the phantom dust CG trailer was not known to the actual devs of phantom dust, so they didn't know Microsoft were going to tell people it was a remake. (it was just a multiplayer competitive game). When they approached MS to ask for the $$ to make the game Microsoft told people was coming, they said no.

Phantom Dust is canned

 

[chromatic9]

Cuphead looked fantastic.

Was expecting some third party ip timed exclusive like Mass Effect 4 or something.

Solid conference but no big stuff.

 

[Seanze01]

The Fallout 4 mods announcement and the 360 digital and physical games coming to X1 was the only thing that peaked my interest, but those were two huge megatons. I hope Sony can announce something similar.

 

[jaypah]

I'd give it a C-
Hololens looked cool, but I'm always weary of prototype tech until it's fully released.
Halo trailer was a decent start.
BC was a nice extra, but BC has never really been a mass market selling point, especially when you're talking two years post launch.
I'm sure someone will like that controller, but definitely a niche product.
Cuphead looks cool, still coming to PC AFAIK? Indies getting some video time is always good but most could be in Sony/Nintendo conferences just the same.
I was only half watching the presentation and honestly thought the Gears video was of a Gears 1 Remaster, not of Gears 4, I could see so little, not a great way to wrap up.
FO4 mods stuff could be cool, but unknown if it's also on PS4 and still better to just get the PC version.
Tomb Raider looked solid.
EA...
Forza 6 was Forza.

I don't give a damn about CG trailers when it comes to relevance to the games they're supposed to represent.

Conference should have been half as long, had EA stuff presented by MS in about 15 seconds, a Gears demo that was actually visible, and even if the rest was the same that would have bumped it to C/C+. Simple not enough actual 'Here's an awesome new exclusive with gameplay footage!'

Ooh. C-? Your write-up certainly detailed why you felt that way, kudos. Interested in your views on the rest of todays shows.

 

[Aikidoka]

Pretty good show - really liked the indie stuff. But all the demos were kind of lame. Much too scripted and linear.

 

[joecanada]

6/10

Would be 4/10 if it wasn't for BC. Very average, safe conference.

You give BC a 2/10 boost? like if it were an 8 , BC would make it a 10?

I'm kind of amazed people sell their old systems if they are so hyped for this... unless your 360 broke, then I can sort of see it.

 

[Bollocks]

I just woke up. Did I miss E3?

No, Sony conference starts in 7h

 

[Clear]

It was a very good showing by MS, their best in several years at E3.

But it just felt rather "been-there, done-that" to me, certainly nothing shown made me even pause to consider jumping onboard the Xbox train again.

I'm sure plenty of people will be hyped by it though, but I wonder how many of those were already predisposed to what MS has always offered.

 

[Kolx]

Solid Show but nothing blowing or new except BC and Recore which is a bit disappointed

 

[Yawnier]

9000 Gamer Points just for beating Battletoads! lol

Haha, imagine that!

Cuphead was the highlight of the show for me with Rare's game looking intriguing too.

Not much interest in anything else they showed. Am I the only one who thought that was kind of weak and very safe? Lots of CG trailers, even for that controller. Disappointing.

Not just you, it did feel like a safe and predictable conference. Really wish CGI trailers from both 1st and 3rd parties would just fuck off at this point. I'll take it over MS's kinect heavy 2010 and 2011 conferences though.

 

[RdN]

Where can I watch the Spike post show online?

 

[Ray Wonder]

I didn't hear "Only on Xbox" or "Xbox Exclusive" during that part. Maybe I missed it, but I was listening for it.

I heard, "We've been asking Microsoft for this feature for 10 years." I get the feeling it's Xbox One exclusive. He didn't specifically say what you quoted though. We'll see.