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Major sites/news media give their verdicts on the main E3 Conferences
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The Albatross
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Fair enough. What's your game of the show out of curiosity?
Outtrigger888
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Nintendo still has more to announce you guys.
For me I'd have to rank it
Nintendo B+: Very entertaining and well paced presentation. Honestly, the non-live presentation format turned out to be a lot better since it lacked awkward audience pandering and PR fluff. Some great games were shown with a few good surprises. Zelda looks amazing and Splatoon was a pleasant surprise. What brings it down is the lack of a breadth of third party support that they need and the lack of 3DS stuff.
Sony B-: Overall a good show let down by really bad pacing issues (*cough* powers). I liked the focus on a lot of the smaller dev studios and games that fell out of the general mainstream appeal lens. Also disappointed that Vita pretty much no longer exists to them anymore
Microsoft C: If half the game reveals weren't just CG trailers, I'd probably put it on the same level as Sony's but I just can't get excited over CG trailers. At least make it in-engine so we have a general idea of what to expect when I'm playing it. Aside from that, the show's pacing was good and there wasn't any focus on boring family or ESPN garbage like previous years.
EA F-: I didn't think anything could be worse than a conference of CG trailers but EA really outdid itself.
Didn't watch Ubisoft's
Nintendo B+: Very entertaining and well paced presentation. Honestly, the non-live presentation format turned out to be a lot better since it lacked awkward audience pandering and PR fluff. Some great games were shown with a few good surprises. Zelda looks amazing and Splatoon was a pleasant surprise. What brings it down is the lack of a breadth of third party support that they need and the lack of 3DS stuff.
Sony B-: Overall a good show let down by really bad pacing issues (*cough* powers). I liked the focus on a lot of the smaller dev studios and games that fell out of the general mainstream appeal lens. Also disappointed that Vita pretty much no longer exists to them anymore
Microsoft C: If half the game reveals weren't just CG trailers, I'd probably put it on the same level as Sony's but I just can't get excited over CG trailers. At least make it in-engine so we have a general idea of what to expect when I'm playing it. Aside from that, the show's pacing was good and there wasn't any focus on boring family or ESPN garbage like previous years.
EA F-: I didn't think anything could be worse than a conference of CG trailers but EA really outdid itself.
Didn't watch Ubisoft's
thunder_snail
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MS could've dominated if they showed off Scalebound and Crackdown better.
CGI trailers can be tasteful but they were WAY overdone for both games. There's fine line between showing off game concepts via CGI vs some kinda hollywood action pretending to be a game, and MS took it too far for two of their most important titles.
CGI trailers can be tasteful but they were WAY overdone for both games. There's fine line between showing off game concepts via CGI vs some kinda hollywood action pretending to be a game, and MS took it too far for two of their most important titles.
My take away from E3 is that I'm glad that I have a PS4 (No Man's Sky, Uncharted, Bloodborne) but that's all coming in 2015 which means my PS4 will mainly be home to multiplats this year (LBP and Driveclub don't appeal to me).
However, Halo, is severely tempting me to pickup a Xbox One this fall with the added bonus of Sunset Overdrive (not a system seller to me but a definite pickup if I have an Xbox One).
Having said that, I don't feel like anyone really had great conference.
However, Halo, is severely tempting me to pickup a Xbox One this fall with the added bonus of Sunset Overdrive (not a system seller to me but a definite pickup if I have an Xbox One).
Having said that, I don't feel like anyone really had great conference.
plasmawave
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As far as Sony VS MS goes, none of the games on MS conference made me wowed as much as the No Man's Sky.
I feel like I saw a much more interesting diversity of games from Sony. There was a little bit of something for everyone, which really sold the scope of the Playstation brand in a very effective way. Aside from one or two draggy parts, I feel like they really nailed their presentation and what they needed to accomplish.
Microsoft had a lot of good stuff, and I think this was the absolute right approach for them, but at the end, as someone who doesn't have an Xbox One, I still didn't feel particularly compelled to go buy one anytime soon. I don't feel today like it's any more likely that I'll buy an Xbox One in the next year or so than it was a few days ago.
On the flip side, I really feel like I need to go buy a Wii U now after Nintendo's show.
I think they all had pretty solid shows this year. No real clunkers (other than EA). 2015 is going to be a ridiculous year for gaming if all of these games stay on track.
Dragonborn
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Had MS showed off actual gameplay of PD, Scalebound, and Crackdown along with strong 2015 release dates for all, they would have won easily. I agree. But they didn't, and CGI is meaningless.
Clairvoyance
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Let's not pretend Nintendo fanboys are the only ones being bitter and irrational the last few days.
Nintentoast
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On the topic of press conferences, I think we all realize now that Digital Events allow Nintendo to do cool things like Robot Chicken and Reggie vs Iwata. So are we going to bitch and moan next year when Nintendo announces they are doing something different or have they proven this is an effective way of tackling E3?
OR some people have multiple consoles and a PC, so they're genuinely interested mostly in what the platform holders bring to the table OR some people judge the conferences, like what the thread title says, instead of the lineups OR some people think most third party AAA games are derivative schlock and value creativity.
Well it was much better than Microsoft's that's for sure.
Kssio_Aug
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I dont think its meaningless. It means they WILL be released, now they can just reveal the gameplay whenever they believe its a good idea.
I must say I'd probably be pretty exasperated if I were Phil Spencer right now, getting trashed last year for not having a focus on games and now getting trashed for focusing on games while Sony gets praise for 'broadening' their E3 Conference by showing concept art for a TV show. I hope MS stick with it though, more E3s like this one (but with fewer leaks) and I'll probably actually buy an Xbone in a few years time.
No Nintendo finally delivered on the promise. Previously the Directs were pretty lackluster though. Seems like NoA took over from NoJ.
Natureboy99
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2015 won E5. Every cool new game is coming next year. Personally I enjoyed Nintendos the most, followed closely by Sony. Microsoft seemed very uninspired and by the numbers.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I'd give Sony an A and Microsoft a C.
Nintendo gets a solid B+ .
I think Sony had the right mix of variety, surprises and big budget titles. Microsoft was competent but they didn't have enough exclusives coming out in the next 6 months for my tastes. i don't think they will close the sales gap any time soon based on their showing. Nintendo was solid for Nintendo fans and they are taking a stab at the figurine/game combo that has become all the rage. They are on their last legs but it seems they are doing all they can to stay afloat. I think they have put in a great effort so far so here is hoping it isn't ignored.
Nintendo gets a solid B+ .
I think Sony had the right mix of variety, surprises and big budget titles. Microsoft was competent but they didn't have enough exclusives coming out in the next 6 months for my tastes. i don't think they will close the sales gap any time soon based on their showing. Nintendo was solid for Nintendo fans and they are taking a stab at the figurine/game combo that has become all the rage. They are on their last legs but it seems they are doing all they can to stay afloat. I think they have put in a great effort so far so here is hoping it isn't ignored.
Hyperactivity
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Yeah, sort of the point of the emphasis
IF you would look at my post again, the whole point is Zelda is going back to OG Zelda Open World style
That's what's being hyped here, the direction he's taking is amazing and seems to be what we want, along with how great the game looks in its visuals
Sony conference was just as predictable as their last 3.
The only thing that could be looked on as new and interesting was No Mans Sky.
Dragonborn
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A CGI trailer is just as good as sending a press release with the title and nothing more. It shows us nothing, they may as well have waited a bit longer before announcing to have something to actually show.
Red Liquorice
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I don't even have a Wii U and I thought what little I've seen of Nintendo's offerings this year was better than MS and Sony combined. Other than Bloodborne and Cuphead, this E3 has given me serious reason to want a Wii U, which is something I thought I'd never say.
BotoxAgent
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If that's the case, I think the WiiU then made a good compelling argument. PS4 and X1 have the multiplats going, so having an X1 would be a bit redundant.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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MS B-, Sony B-, Nintendo B+
Dragonborn
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Yup, MS did give good reasons to buy an X1, but not this year, heck not even next year. 2016 will be the year to get an X1, once Scalebound and Crackdown are within reach. Wii U/PS4 will serve well until then.
Yoda
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Yeah I think people are a simply regurgitating their fanboi allegiances. While I liked the offering of games showed as Sony's conference more, there is no doubt Microsoft's sent a much better message and had much better pacing.
geordiemp
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What is the point of winning E3 ?
Its to get more customers onto the supplier console and also sell software. So who actually won E3 other than fans proclaiming their system won ?
I predict for consoles :
MS won E3 software : Looking at Amazon pre-orders for Halo, looks like they have struck well.
Sony won hardware : Would be surprised if they are not still leading in sales figures, as most E3 games were console multiplat which is Ps4 strength.
Nintendo Cant see how they won anything really other than keeping their loyal fanbase.
If N won, and their presentation was so good that WiiU sales increase to be the leader in next 2 NPD's then it would be a VERY interesting NPD thread....
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spookyfish
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Same way you play CGI footage.
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