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[Kingpin Rogers]

What kind of stuff was announced guys?
I tuned out around the time they brought in the gaming scientist or whoever that was.

 

[SteveWinwood]

day9 is always great

hes super awesome

 

[Uthred]

The announcement for the release date will be simultaneous. Not the release date itself I thought.

Yeah thats what I got from it as well

 

[HariKari]

Why can't Valve even show up? Talk about what's happening with Dota or something. Anything. Biggest trade show of the year, and now with a dedicated PC show, and they can't drop by?

 

[Ludovico]

People were mentioning HL3 unironically?

I don't mention it so I can avoid eating crow year after year.

Doesn't mean I still get my hopes up even to this day.

;_;

 

[K.Sabot]

There wasn't a Nintendo "conference".

EDIT: There are people on NeoGAF have a very hard time adjusting to things that strays of the formula and ideal of big stages and trailers.

Sadly true.

This was a fine show, very interesting to hear insight on game development from various perspectives in PC gaming, and I'm glad Day9 hosted it because he was asking some great questions.

 

[Opiate]

I'll repeat this because it's worth noting:

The conference was ~150 minutes
There were 29 guests/presentations

This gives each presentation ~5 minutes if we assume absolutely no time is wasted between presentations.

If there is a problem with length, it is not because they spent too much time on each game. It was because they showed too many games, which is going to be a problem because PC gaming has so many games, period. They didn't even try to touch on arenas outside of "core" gaming like browser or social gaming.

If you don't care about the games, that's a different problem. I think some people in here may be gamers who basically tune out as soon the game isn't AAA epic announcement that nobody saw coming.

 

[munchie64]

For all my dramatics it was ok... I'm just so tired.

 

[Nzyme32]

Actually quite liked the show, nothing stellar but great amount of stuff and diversity. Can't complain

 

[grandwizard]

Pretty good show! Especially for a first time. Hope it comes back next year. Day 9 is already the best presenter/MC in e3 history.

Also the diversity in games was amazing and the kind of thing you'd only see at a PC show. Good stuff!

 

[Stoze]

I donno, I thought that was a very good first show for the PC side. Try and get some more funding next year (and hopefully not hardware sponsors), bring back Day9, show more gameplay, put it in 60fps, and I think it could be even better.

 

[Unstable]

Hopefully Day9 gets a lot more work after this. I'd watch a monthly show in that format with him hosting.

 

[Darkflight]

Before this show came on they were playing awesome music for about an hour, anyone know who and where I can get that music??!

http://disasterpeace.com/music

 

[Anno]

If they had been on time at 2 hours I think it would have felt about the right length. Really liked the format so long as D9 or someone of his sort of affable charisma is hosting it. Most the games aren't for me but I'm glad to see a pretty wide variety of stuff. Seems like a great first year, hopefully they'll make some fine tuning and bring it back this time next year.

 

[Accoun]

I mean, I don't know how much faster you expect them to go. Really the only way to cut the time would be to show less things, and they're already doing a disservice to PC gaming by "only" showing 25ish games.

For starters, they could cut some AMD time. I'm not sure if anyone watching was actually interested in that segment, especially with AMD doing their own thing earlier.

Spoiler

Sadly not, because sponsorship.

 

[tbd]

Whoa now. The ONLY difference was Nintendo had puppets.

Terrible + Star Fox by Platinum > just terrible, though.

Three hours, Jesus...

 

[4Tran]

The idea for this show was a good one. Unfortunately, it didn't have much for me personally. I'm not a big fan of AAA titles, but they're the flashiest, so they're going to be the ones that are likely to be showcased in a convention. The format is also not that great - yeah having the developers talk a bit about their games has its value, but it's not all that entertaining on a stage. I hope they learn their lessons and come back with a better show next year.

 

[Kalnos]

Why can't Valve even show up? Talk about what's happening with Dota or something. Anything. Biggest trade show of the year, and now with a dedicated PC show, and they can't drop by?

If Valve shows up and just talks about Dota people will bitch that it isn't HL3. Valve has announced plenty of huge Dota changes recently and I think the people who are interested in Dota have heard them.

 

[Skux]

Day9 did his best but couldn't save that talkshow from dragging on to two and a half hours.

Next time, if there is one, cut the chatter (which is mostly just PR fluff - see every time AMD or MS talked), and cut the guests.

 

[V-Faction]

I'll repeat this because it's worth noting:

The conference was ~150 minutes
There were 29 guests/presentations

This gives each presentation ~5 minutes if we assume absolutely no time is wasted between presentations.

If there is a problem with length, it is not because they showed nothing. It was because they showed too much.

If you don't care about the games, that's a different problem. I think some people in here may be gamers who basically tune out as soon the game isn't AAA epic announcement that nobody saw coming.

I enjoyed it. You don't have to repeat yourself. There's room for refinement.

 

[Herne]

People were really expecting Half Life 3? Come on... whenever that'll be announced, it'll be at Valve's own event.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Ran too long but it was alright I suppose. Wouldn't mind seeing it again in future E3s.

 

[diaspora]

I enjoyed this more than Sony's. Sony had Horizon, but I liked seeing EVE, ARMA, and PoE.

 

[Raxus]

I dunno why people think Valve would announce Half Life 3 at E3.

 

[dragonfart28]

I much preferred this to the other conferences.

The host could have been more authentic, but the show format was definitely genuine and honest compared to the other ones.

 

[berval]

Same.

"I can count to 3" Boom.

"Left4Dead 3"

"Thank you and good night." Boom!

 

[Chaos17]

Well, if their goal was to have nobody watch next year's PC Gaming Show, I think they pretty much hit their goal right in the bullseye there. What an amazing waste of time.

 

[dekline]

not bad. not bad at all.

 

[ashecitism]

Before this show came on they were playing awesome music for about an hour, anyone know who and where I can get that music??!

It was Disasterpiece.

 

[Grief.exe]

I enjoyed this more than Sony's. Sony had Horizon, but I liked seeing EVE, ARMA, and PoE.

Both Sony and Microsoft always stealth show a bunch of PC games every year at their conferences too. At least this year, they were both being honest about it.

 

[MasterOfPastures]

Publisher conferences:
"YOU LOVE GAEMS. WE MAKE GAEMS. WE SHOW GAEMS. YOU BUY GAEMS"

PC conference:

 

[Tacitus_]

I much preferred this to the other conferences.

The host could have been more authentic, but the show format was definitely genuine and honest compared to the other ones.

...more authentic? That's Day9s actual persona. I don't understand how he could get more authentic.

 

[Rivitur]

I liked the conference but can't say I will be saying most of the games shown other than arma.

 

[CountAntonius]

Bit long and talk showy but it was a good start with some decent announcement.

 

[Vamphuntr]

I'll repeat this because it's worth noting:

The conference was ~150 minutes
There were 29 guests/presentations

This gives each presentation ~5 minutes if we assume absolutely no time is wasted between presentations.

If there is a problem with length, it is not because they showed nothing. It was because they showed too much.

If you don't care about the games, that's a different problem. I think some people in here may be gamers who basically tune out as soon the game isn't AAA epic announcement that nobody saw coming.

I felt that some guests had basically nothing to show or say. Chris Roberts stuff was pointless. Obsidian only showed up with a CGI trailer for the Pillars expansion. Either you have something to show or you don't.

 

[CTLance]

I just hope next year is a bit more compatible with international fans. It's nearly three hours, starting from three in the morning here in Germany.

Spoiler

This kills the German.

I'm just glad I'm still on sick leave.

 

[Xiraiya]

It wasn't the most overwhelming thing at E3, but for a first time I thought it was actually just fine, the host was great, more than anything I think now that it's a thing, they can make it better next year, I do like the casual talk show atmosphere as opposed to every other conference.

I didn't know what I expected to happen but I did expect a surprise at the end, even if it wasn't HL3.

 

[daveo42]

I'll repeat this because it's worth noting:

The conference was ~150 minutes
There were 29 guests/presentations

This gives each presentation ~5 minutes if we assume absolutely no time is wasted between presentations.

If there is a problem with length, it is not because they showed nothing. It was because they showed too much.

If you don't care about the games, that's a different problem. I think some people in here may be gamers who basically tune out as soon the game isn't AAA epic announcement that nobody saw coming.

The only other thing I'd add is that Blizzard and AMD *coughcough* ate up decent chunks of time. I guess the AMD stuff is unavoidable since they sponsored the show, but both segments really ground the forward momentum to a halt and took up more time than I liked.

Still, good stuff all around from a lot of different devs. Day9 did do a good job moving things along.

 

[mugwhump]

Yeah, I was expecting NMS for PC, but not at the same time. That's cool.

 

[Iastfan112]

I donno, I thought that was a very good first show for the PC side. Try and get some more funding next year (and hopefully not hardware sponsors), bring back Day9, show more gameplay, put it in 60fps, and I think it could be even better.

Hardware sponsors are fine, I like hearing about the tech that's behind my games, just should have been confined to 1 appearance, not 2 as was the case tonight. I like Richard Huddy but he was unnecessary.

 

[wachie]

Check his post history relating anything to AMD

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

For starters, they could cut some AMD time. I'm not sure if anyone watching was actually interested in that segment, especially with AMD doing their own thing earlier.
Sadly not, because sponsorship.

Yeah, I've never seen people pushing their new hardware or talking up their corporate synergies at a console manufacturers E3 show.

 

[BlastProcessing]

Why can't Valve even show up? Talk about what's happening with Dota or something. Anything. Biggest trade show of the year, and now with a dedicated PC show, and they can't drop by?

For the same reason that Apple doesn't show up at CES. They can do their own thing whenever they want on their own terms.

 

[Jotamide]

So far:

Thanks for this.

 

[Kid Ska]

Day9 made that show. And way too little Soma... Like damn

 

[MrPanic]

I'd say it was ok. I liked the different format and Day9 as host, the announcements were pretty ok too. Though compared to the other conferences I found this format is a bit too long winded.

Final verdict on the shows:

Sony 9.5
Nintendo World Championship 9.0
Bethesda 8.5
Microsoft 7.5
Ubisoft 7.0
Square 7.0
PC Gaming Show 6.5
Nintendo 6.5
EA 6.0


Fun E3 so far, can't wait to see more of the games in the upcoming days.

 

[Opiate]

I felt that some guests had basically nothing to show or say. Chris Roberts stuff was pointless. Obsidian only showed up with a CGI trailer for the Pillars expansion. Either you have something to show or you don't.

I can understand this sentiment, but the pillars expansion will almost certainly launch before virtually anything Sony showed, for instance. There's no question that PC gaming is not as good at packaging sizzle reels for commercial production.

 

[RedFyn]

Little long but I enjoyed it and the host was great.

 

[Ludovico]

People only have themselves to blame if they're disappointed about no Half life 3 announcement.

I'm only human.

 

[thepotatoman]

Even the people watching in the studio kind of got up slowly in a ''this isn't the real ending right?'' Some proper confused and where the fuck is Half Life 3 faces going on at the end.

Honestly, I'm a bit surprised they didn't end on Blizzard. No Man's Sky has been covered to death, and covering it once more isn't worth a grand finale.