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[Glitchesarecool]

Also it's later in the day and no doubt they've had to attend other appointments, write up impressions, plus they have the interview shows. Tiring work!

 

[Death Metalist]

according to dans twitter they were all down on the sony conference

I understand why. Bunch of literal trailers, few gameplay snippets, but mostly teases(Crash) and trailers(RE7II, Death Stranding, Frontier). Little to no interlude, it was just an hour long sizzle reel.

Definitely a different take on a conference compared to years past.

Yeah, it's easy to see why. I'm excited for what they show but have my expectations in check. I thought it was the best conference personally with MS barely below them and then the rest are in whatever order with Ubisoft in the last for me.

Bring on the rest of the week!

 

[GavinGT]

I'm guessing last hour. Kid acquires all of that knowledge EXP then Kratos dies. Kid gets Kratos' ashes rubbed on him and turns all Kratosy...proceeds to rip Thor's spine out through his mouth.

That's when the kid gets really ANGRY. And that sets off his epic story arc of anger and also anger.

 

[Dangansona]

It's also just that Youtube reaction videos and the like has lead to a point where you aren't exited unless you're jumping in your chair and foaming at the mouth. People were saying that were negative on Bethesda, when they were actually surprisingly positive on the whole thing. They just show it by saying "that looks cool" instead of acting like a 10 year old on Ritalin.

To be clear that is the worst.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Is sony's ploy just to make everything the last of us now?

I mean

it's working so far

Can't wait till Crash Bandicoot, where you are tasked with protecting Uka Uka

 

[funkystudent]

I just hope GoW isn't a constant companion game. Whether it's Kratos or the kid that gets the axe I don't care.

If the kid is there its going to make the obligatory GOW sex minigame real awkward with him in the corner of the room.

 

[Isotope]

Key takeaways from this year's press conferences include: grappling hooks and crabs. It's a pretty good year.

What if we combine the two; crabs WITH grappling hooks?!

 

[Guess Who]

Conference was boring. Most of the VR stuff looked bad (PLAY AS PROMPTO!). Days Gone looked like the world's most generic zombie game. Detroit looks like the same old heavy-handed David Cage garbage. Death Stranding is years off. Call of Duty is Call of Duty, but I guess it did look a little more interesting than some other Call of Duties. God of War and Horizon looked fine, but not really like my kind of thing, and Horizon isn't news. Crash Bandicoot's showing was pure fan-service with no real substance. The only things that really left an impression on me were RE7 and Death Stranding, which, again, hasn't even really started development.

It was probably way cooler in person with the orchestra, I guess? I don't see what was so impressive otherwise.

 

[Quonny]

I'm still buzzing with excitement about this new IP "The Spider that is also a Man"

Think of the potential! A man with eight legs and eyes, crawling around behind my laundry machine, patiently awaiting his moment to strike.

What will they think of next!

Don't do this. It's not a good look.

 

[Egg0]

So did Austin accept a twinkie from Dan or what?

 

[00ich]

I just hope GoW isn't a constant companion game. Whether it's Kratos or the kid that gets the axe I don't care.

Nope, it get's killed and he's once again not happy. Then he runs off to the olymp to argue with his parents because it's all their fault.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

When I think of E3, I think of AAA. So I didn't even associate otherwise in my head, I don't really honestly think E3 is the time and place for indie games. Show them at PAX, show them at Gamescom, etc.

Well that's a really outdated viewpoint. Especially considering Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and EA are all on the train of getting smaller developers to make games under their umbrella.

 

[PaulCRose]

I'm still buzzing with excitement about this new IP "The Spider that is also a Man"

Think of the potential! A man with eight legs and eyes, crawling around behind my laundry machine, patiently awaiting his moment to strike.

What will they think of next!

I hear there is a Manbat game coming where you play as a Cowl! A fucking cowl!

 

[kAmui-]

I'm still buzzing with excitement about this new IP "The Spider that is also a Man"

Think of the potential! A man with eight legs and eyes, crawling around behind my laundry machine, patiently awaiting his moment to strike.

What will they think of next!

I'm real fucking tired and this made me laugh pretty hard.

 

[D4Danger]

When I think of E3, I think of AAA. So I didn't even associate otherwise in my head, I don't really honestly think E3 is the time and place for indie games. Show them at PAX, show them at Gamescom, etc.

not real games, amirite?!

AAA is literally a marketing term.

 

[h3ro]

It's also just that Youtube reaction videos and the like has lead to a point where you aren't exited unless you're jumping in your chair and foaming at the mouth. People were saying that were negative on Bethesda, when they were actually surprisingly positive on the whole thing. They just show it by saying "that looks cool" instead of acting like a 10 year old on Ritalin.

Isn't that exactly how someone on Ritalin would respond?

 

[Vire]

For what its worth, Days Gone looked like a bad The Last of Us. Not sure why they would make another post apocalyptic game like that in that tone.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I hear there is a Manbat game coming where you play as a Cowl! A fucking cowl!

Whaaaat?! Is that like a carnivorous owl??

 

[Intheflorsh]

Because a lot of us want to watch the conference without commentary, and then we hop on to Giant Bomb to see their discussion about it.

There's a weird air in here that any criticism of their criticism is unwarranted. I'm a Giant Bomb fan and premium subscriber, but that doesn't mean I agree with absolutely everything they say. Nor should I "stop watching" if I disagree, as I saw somebody else suggest earlier in here.

Hyperbole on both sides.

Criticism of criticism is fine, what's happening in this thread is people basically demanding that Giant Bomb get more excited about games. They're criticizing the tone of their criticism and that's just dumb.

 

[jwhit28]

Is there a reason in the comics why Spiderman had the red and blue suit with the Venom looking spider on the chest?

 

[ZeroMaverick]

So did Austin accept a twinkie from Dan or what?

He did! Except he pulled out knives and forks for some reason. I really didn't understand what was happening.

 

[Mister Negative]

Wait, does Gamespot's article say that Death Stranding is gonna be a third person shooter? Interesting.

 

[Mutagenic]

When I think of E3, I think of AAA. So I didn't even associate otherwise in my head, I don't really honestly think E3 is the time and place for indie games. Show them at PAX, show them at Gamescom, etc.

This post really does feel like it was taken from 3 years ago.

 

[ghostjoke]

It's almost like there's a three-day trade show about to start where journalists can try the stuff out firsthand and ask PR people any questions they want.

Do you understand how time works? What you're describing is in the future. They are in the present, working off the information gathered from advertisements from the past.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

For what its worth, Days Gone looked like a bad The Last of Us. Not sure why they would make another post apocalyptic game like that in that tone.

money

 

[Chuck]

I thought so too but apparently Sony told Geoff Keighley that the game is all Kratos.

That'll keep my interest and a firm zero. Fuck Kratos.

 

[Lijik]

I like the idea behind their format, but the GB crew is right not everything they showed worked without context. Like honestly how is that empty Batman trailer not filler?

Stuff like the Detroit and Horizon Zero Dawn segments worked really well, and Im excited for Spiderman. Wish they ended on that instead of a second look at the boring zombie game

 

[therealminime]

When I think about each of the major games shown off at Sony's show, I'm excited. They all are intriguing to varying extents, but then I remember they all seem so far off, with Horizon and RE7 being exceptions. I think that's why I'm struggling to feel great about Sony's show, little felt like tangible games. Even Last Guardian and RE7, which are reasonably close, feel vague and unclear. Combined with a weird, kind of confusing sizzle reel feel to the whole thing and a very flat ending. No stinger at the end really bummed me out.

 

[Sou Da]

Is there a reason in the comics why Spiderman had the red and blue suit with the Venom looking spider on the chest?

He never had it until now.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I mean

it's working so far

Can't wait till Crash Bandicoot, where you are tasked with protecting Uka Uka

You know that ad with crash in bed with a bunch of women?

Maybe he should have worn some protection.

 

[Quonny]

I like the idea behind their format, but the GB crew is right not everything they showed worked without context. Like honestly how is that empty Batman trailer not filler?

Stuff like the Detroit and Horizon Zero Dawn segments worked really well, and Im excited for Spiderman. Wish they ended on that instead of a second look at the boring zombie game

The thing I don't get is that Batman thing is due in October. They literally had nothing to show for a game (aka experience) out in four months?

 

[broncobuster]

Don't know how to phrase this without it playing as a slight to Gears, but man, watching that God of War demo with commentary again...this is what I wanted out of a new God of War, whereas Gears 4 is the same old cover shooting. More than the acronym similarity I associated the series together for starring macho angry assholes. Always the possibility God of War's new direction ends up a bust and Gears 4 could very well be the best Gears in that style. All I know is after GoW3 or Gears 3, I was done with those series. Nothing I've seen of Gears 4 changes that. But I can say I'm looking forward to a God of War game.

 

[Egg0]

He did! Except he pulled out knives and forks for some reason. I really didn't understand what was happening.

Called it!

Hoping at the end of the Sony conference, Austin actually takes one.

 

[Salty Catfish]

That'll keep my interest and a firm zero. Fuck Kratos.

I thought I was over Kratos, too, but if they're taking him in a new direction like the trailer indicated I'll at least be curious to see how they handle it. The footage they showed was encouraging in terms of progressing his character beyond grimdark ultraviolent vengeance.

 

[KZXcellent]

I thought this conference was fantastic and on par with last years. Not too surprised GiantBomb wasn't hot on it though. Excited to see their reactions to it regardless!

 

[SparkTR]

So few of the games there interested me, or were already announced and expected, Giantbombs reaction pretty much mirrored my own. Seriously, Spiderman, RE7 and Kojima's game were the only stuff of note for me. And everything was so far into the future was well, without release dates.

After all those 'leaks' that hinted stuff like RDR2, DMC5, Froms new game, a new Crash etc this conference kind of just slipped by as mediocre.

 

[Death Metalist]

I like the idea behind their format, but the GB crew is right not everything they showed worked without context. Like honestly how is that empty Batman trailer not filler?

Stuff like the Detroit and Horizon Zero Dawn segments worked really well, and Im excited for Spiderman. Wish they ended on that instead of a second look at the boring zombie game

Gotta grab the TLOU folks. I honestly thought we were going to get TLOU: Days Gone when we were going to take a second look at it lol.

 

[Joeku]

That'll keep my interest and a firm zero. Fuck Kratos.

Let me just repost what I said in the GoW topic:

Nah, it's Kratos getting killed early on then you play the game as the son, 15 years later.

Also Kratos is the last boss for reasons. Get that "it's like poetry, it rhymes" shit like with Kratos/Zeus.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

I thought I was over Kratos, too, but if they're taking him in a new direction like the trailer indicated I'll at least be curious to see how they handle it. The footage they showed was encouraging in terms of progressing his character beyond grimdark ultraviolent vengeance.

That last scene gives me hope.

 

[Anno]

The dissonance between the reveal trailer thing for Days Gone and the gameplay is pretty crazy. If that's at all what the normal gameplay is like then...ugh. Horizon continues to look awesome though, and Detroit could be interesting.

 

[Vire]

Well that's a really outdated viewpoint. Especially considering Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and EA are all on the train of getting smaller developers to make games under their umbrella.

I'm not of the viewpoint that it is acceptable to pump out big budget sequel after sequel and then try and show a few new small scale new IPs to save face.

EA's conference was essentially this.

 

[jwhit28]

He never had it until now.

I didn't think so but I don't know much about the Ultimate side of things. Weird.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I thought I was over Kratos, too, but if they're taking him in a new direction like the trailer indicated I'll at least be curious to see how they handle it. The footage they showed was encouraging in terms of progressing his character beyond grimdark ultraviolent vengeance.

That demo was the most interesting thing I've ever seen about a God of War game. But it being Kratos makes it less interesting, not more.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

You know that ad with crash in bed with a bunch of women?

Maybe he should have worn some protection.

are you implying kratos' son is a byproduct of crash's one night stands

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I have a bad feeling GoW will just hit the same notes, but holding out hope that they can try and do something different.

Horizon continued to look amazing and I can't wait for that to come out.

That's kinda all I'm interested in out of Sony at this moment.

 

[Felix Lighter]

The format was good, except for some of the VR stuff being left unexplained but I can't blame them. VR is fucking impossible to demo. The best you can expect is to not look like a fool, the worst case, everything breaks. It's incredibly cool tech but if you're not playing, the experience is kind of impossible to convey with video and explanations.

 

[00ich]

The thing I don't get is that Batman thing is due in October. They literally had nothing to show for a game (aka experience) out in four months?

The amount of content for some of the VR titles is questionable. Maybe it's riddler puzzles in old locations. And still fun.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

The dissonance between the reveal trailer thing for Days Gone and the gameplay is pretty crazy. If that's at all what the normal gameplay is like then...ugh. Horizon continues to look awesome though, and Detroit could be interesting.

The reveal trailer had some promise. A motorcycle post apocalypse road trip about a character haunted and nostalgic for the past sounds great. The actual gameplay looks really boring.

 

[Volotaire]

Wow seems like I have the complete opposite opinion for Sony from posters here. Thought it was great! I agree about Days Gone. It wasn;t very impressive at all. And also a lot of teasers with little substance. But the teasers still psyched me out.

 

[TheMadMan007]

I feel like I'm the only one to side with the GB guys. I thought Sony's was easily way more boring than Microsoft's. I was excited at the beginning, GoW and Horizion I'm super interested and hyped for. but everything else just totally bounced off of me. It seemed like everything of note that was announced is over a year away, and when companies announce stuff too far away, I totally don't care, because there is no point in being hyped for something that is so stinkin' far away. Kojima's stuff isn't out for easily until late 2018 and that Days Gone game looked visually interesting, but a realistic zombie game in 2016 is the last thing I want (but the tounge in cheek Dead Rising 4 game that is all about being goofy and fun seems ok)