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[Griffon]

F for French.

The announced games did nothing for me. But glad E33 showed how things are done.

 

[adamsapple]

Sony was nominated in 20 categories, and lost them all. S!

Sony: 0 awards
Microsoft: 2 awards

 

[reinking]

Sony was nominated in 20 categories, and lost them all. S!

Oh shit. I gotta change my score.

 

[Topher]

I would have given it an S if not for the shit last reveal. Overall, I enjoyed the hell out of it so I gave it an A. Fate of the Old Republic and Total War: 40k topped everything for me

 

[analog_future]

Putting aside the Mrs. Piggy filler segments, there's nothing else I can give this show other than an A-.

It finally deserved it.

Geoff finally fixed the issue of padding the 2/3 point of the show (which usually had tons of commercials). He spread them out instead (instead of having a long commercial block like usual), and put some big reveals in the latter half, and that solved most of TGA's pacing issues. Finally.

Games of note...

Pre-show:

• The free shepherd (Reveal with gameplay)
• Decrepit (Reveal with gameplay)
• Audio Mech (Reveal with gameplay)
• Escape from Duckov (Gameplay trailer)
• Pragmata (New footage)
• Solasta 2 (New story footage)
• Tankrat (Reveal with gameplay)
• Bradley the Badger (Reveal with gameplay)
• Stupid Never Dies (Reveal with gameplay)

Main Show:

• Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic (New reveal with Kotor original director)
• Divinity Sequel (New reveal)
• 4Loop (Reveal with gameplay)
• Coven of the Chicken Foot (Reveal with gameplay)
• Ontos (New reveal)
• RE9 Leon Reveal (New gameplay footage)
• Order of the sinking star (Reveal with gameplay)
• Exodus (New gameplay and story footage)
• Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons (New reveal)
• Screamer (Story/cutscenes reveal)
• Control: Resonant (Reveal with gameplay)
• Gang of Dragon (New reveal)
• Street Fighter New Movie (Reveal with footage)
• Lego Batman (New story footage)
• Tomb Raider Catalyst (New reveal)
• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (New reveal)
• Forest 3 (Reveal with gameplay)
• Orbitals (Reveal with gameplay) *Personal Game of Show*
• Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred with Paladin (New Reveal)
• Marvel Rivals Deadpool reveal (insane animation for a reveal)
• Seven Deadly Sins Origin (more gameplay shown, looking more like Granblue)
• Saros (New story/gameplay footage)
• No Law (Reveal with gameplay)
• Total War: Warhammer40k (New reveal)
• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (Reveal with gameplay snippets)
• Star Wars Galactic Racer (Reveal with gameplay snippets)
• Out of Words (Reveal with gameplay)
• Arknight Endfield (Release date with new story trailer)
• Phantom Blade 0 (New story/gameplay footage)
• Megaman Dual Override (Reveal with gameplay)
• HighGuard (Reveal with gameplay)

26 reveals from both the pre-show and main show, 16 of them new I.P.

The only slight negative when it came to reveals, was the fact that the very last game was a hero shooter.

Almost all of them with some gameplay added (aside from a few that were too new to show).

Yeah, the show was excellent. I don't know how someone can read what you laid out here and call the show "ass" as someone did above.


The biggest negative was probably that the hype got a little too out of hand (with the Half-Life 3 rumors and such). Other than that, it was an excellent show.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Gotta be honest...it was a good show for me.

Gave it a B

E33 gets deserved recognition.
Mega MAAAAAAAN
D4 Patch (playing in an hour)
Great Control trailer

new stuff that I liked:
Orbitals
Bradly the Badger (saw this AFTER the show)
release dates:
Phantom blade
Soros update

 

[DreamcastSkies]

I voted C

 

[ComputerBlue]

C, or 2 out of 5 David Arbour wigs.

Some decent reveals, some are way too far off, some horrible reveals, and an absolute shite ending.

 

[Danjin44]

C.

Most of games I care about the show like RE9 and Pragmata was already announced, there was no actual new game announcement that made me excited.

 

[Kacho]

Mega Man
Ace Combat
Total Warhammer 40K
The Old Republic
Pod Racer
Tomb Raider

Lots of good shit

 

[phant0m]

Pretty weak year tbh
Some cool announcements but not a lot of detail or gameplay

Too much waifu slop, but that's not really Geoff's fault. They gotta stop absolutely blowing through major categories but then give multiple minutes of stage time to mini choreographed 'performances' before a trailer. Pacing was steady, less high and lows. Last trailer was not the right choice

 

[Topher]

Alright GAF

 

[TonberrysKnife]

Disappointing. More so than last year. Great to see Megaman back at it again. And as expected, Expedition 33 swept the awards left and right.

 

[TonberrysKnife]

Final reveal tanks it to F.

What the fuck was he thinking?

I immediately Immortals of Avenum + Overwatch vibes. This aint it chief.

 

[touchfuzzy]

• Orbitals (Reveal with gameplay) *Personal Game of Show*

Heyo, I'm glad I'm not the only one. This looked incredible!

 

[Lord Panda]

Total War: Warhammer 40K was enough for me to bring it up from an F to a C.

 

[Danjin44]

Too much waifu slop,

I fucking I HATE that word, I dont know when this fucking thing started but now everyone on internet start using it.

 

[majestix1988]

C. Not engaging so much corny and feels like i want to skip it just sleep it and watch it later
But some are worthy and some commercial ads trash to it like that gamepass,amd or that google play even amazon man i wish they never put those on awards ir reeks "ads" than being worthy to watch

 

[LectureMaster]

What was the last reveal that everyone is trashing on?

Topher
DeepEnigma

 

[DeepEnigma]

B for bootylicious.

Ace Combat
Old Republic
Tomb Raider filling in the Uncharted hole.

The last world premier was a total clown move, however.

 

[ViciousAgenda]

Very strong smell of Concord off thay Highguard game.

 

[March Climber]

Yeah, the show was excellent. I don't know how someone can read what you laid out here and call the show "ass" as someone did above.


The biggest negative was probably that the hype got a little too out of hand (with the Half-Life 3 rumors and such). Other than that, it was an excellent show.

Look at the TGA wishlist thread and you'll see why:

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/game-awards-2025-game-reveal-predictions.1690554/.

 

[RafterXL]

Easy S. S+ if it had been a tad shorter.

I am starting to believe people are expecting too much from these shows.

I just think they don't like video games. There were a lot of good looking games in that show. Sure, it ended with a shitty team shooter but for the most part it was a good show.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

B-, some genuinely cool stuff despite the leaks (Divinity, TR, KOTOR) some nice surprises ( Control 2! Ace Combat, Badger, Warhammer, NoLaw, MegaMan), some great updates (Phantom Blade 0, Saros, Pragmata, Nioh 3, RE9), I enjoyed it overall.

As I've said before, there are a lot of cynical cunts who haven't loved gaming in a looooong time but still torture their wretched lives but inserting themselves in every conversation and watching things they *predetermined* will be shit, it is what it is lol.

 

[LordCBH]

Solid B. Some good reveals and a couple of outstanding ones (Larian, my beloved, has returned!)

But the final reveal, the one in the prime slot, being yet another generic as fuck hero shooter dropped it from an A to a B all by itself. How much did they pay for that slot?

As far as the actual awards, I'm mostly happy. The games I pulled for won (and won big, in E33's case).

 

[March Climber]

I fucking I HATE that word, I dont know when this fucking thing started but now everyone on internet start using it.

"Slop" and "Aura" are the yin and yang of internet slang right now. They'll both die out hand-in-hand in a few years.

 

[diffusionx]

I gave it a B because we knew CO:E33 was going to win everything ahead of time so that wasn't a surprise, liek Titanic at the Oscars, but also, despite people crying over HL3, the reveals WERE pretty damn good. Control, Mega Man, Tomb Raider, Divinity, Total War Warhammer 40K, Ace Combat 8, and a bunch of release dates that are not that far away like Pragmata, RE9, etc.

Feels like the PS5 is finally going, five years in lol.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Ace Combat 8, Control 2, Total War 40K, KOTOR 3 (kinda), Star Wars Racer, Tomb Raider, Gang of Dragon, Ontos and No Law.

There is no fucking way you can't get behind any of these. I don't think you guys remember how dry these shows, and even the last few E3's, really were. There was a lot here.

 

[phant0m]

B-, some genuinely cool stuff despite the leaks (Divinity, TR, KOTOR) some nice surprises ( Control 2! Ace Combat, Badger, Warhammer, NoLaw, MegaMan), some great updates (Phantom Blade 0, Saros, Pragmata, Nioh 3, RE9), I enjoyed it overall.

As I've said before, there are a lot of cynical cunts who haven't loved gaming in a looooong time but still torture their wretched lives but inserting themselves in every conversation and watching things they *predetermined* will be shit, it is what it is lol.

Aw, poor guys. They made a really great game (a much better RPG imo) but it just wasn't a 'darling'

 

[DeepEnigma]

What was the last reveal that everyone is trashing on?

Topher
DeepEnigma

This mehness

 

[reinking]

I just think they don't like video games. There were a lot of good looking games in that show. Sure, it ended with a shitty team shooter but for the most part it was a good show.

I'm not holding how they ended it against my overall score. I don't expect every reveal to be a banger or a genre that is for me.

 

[Danjin44]

"Slop" and "Aura" are the yin and yang of internet slang right now. They'll both die out hand-in-hand in a few years.

I fucking hope so because every time someone uses that word I want to punch them in the face.

 

[Jormatar]

Sony: 0 awards
Microsoft: 2 awards

TLOU season 2 won the oscar in preshow tho.

 

[ComputerBlue]

I fucking I HATE that word, I dont know when this fucking thing started but now everyone on internet start using it.

AI slop is the only time I ever hear it being used. But yeah, I felt that way a few years ago when everybody kept saying egregious.

 

[adamsapple]

TLOU season 2 won the oscar in preshow tho.

And I congratulate HBO on that win.

 

[FalconPunch]

Ace Combat 8, Control 2, Total War 40K, KOTOR 3 (kinda), Star Wars Racer, Tomb Raider, Gang of Dragon, Ontos and No Law.

There is no fucking way you can't get behind any of these. I don't think you guys remember how dry these shows, and even the last few E3's, really were. There was a lot here.

CGI is the reason why no one should get behind any of these.... I'm kind of excited for Ace Combat 8 and Tomb Raider but even then, too much CGI.

 

[gametimedecision]

Such a tragedy that E3 died for this show…

 

[yogaflame]

Such a tragedy that E3 died for this show…

I think E3 will be back next year. Correct me if Im wrong gaf.

 

[phant0m]

I fucking I HATE that word, I dont know when this fucking thing started but now everyone on internet start using it.

Like, you hate the context it's being used in? Or that it's just overused (the way 'epic' was 10-15 years ago)? Or just don't like it phonetically (the way people don't like the word 'moist')?

Genuinely curious

 

[March Climber]

This mehness

Maybe Geoff was scared to end on a Capcom reveal 2 years in a row, but everyone around clearly knows and would easily have told him that he should have flipped this reveal and Megaman.

Megaman should have been the show ender. Doesn't matter if it's 2D.

If anything, it would have bolstered his overall point about smaller games being in the driver's seat lately.

 

[demigod]

The show was ass. Not even the unattractive chicks trying to show their titties could save this show.

 

[jmiller180]

Control Resonant was the only thing previously unannounced that I'm very interested in. Besides that, was nice to see more RE9, LOTF 2, and Saros.

Phantom Blade 0, Divinity, and No Law are on wait and see.

 

[Robb]

CGI trailers galore and then that final hero shooter reveal on top of it all..

 

[cash_longfellow]

Oops all Chinese gacha games and hero shooters

Yep. Sad stuff

 

[LordCBH]

 

[LectureMaster]

This mehness

Damn, they really saved the best for the last for Men_in_Boxes

 

[Danjin44]

Like, you hate the context it's being used in? Or that it's just overused (the way 'epic' was 10-15 years ago)? Or just don't like it phonetically (the way people don't like the word 'moist')?

Genuinely curious

It has become most lazy way criticize anything and these days it uses on everthing they dont like.

If someone calls the devs "lazy" and they use world "slop" to criticize games then that someone is the biggest piece of shit and has no right calling anyone lazy.

 

[Aenima]

B. Was entertaining enough to be enjoyable with decent release dates and a few new anouncements that interest me.

 

[icecold1983]

A lot of games but most of them look incredibly uninspired. The most interesting thing was the SF movie. Is it supposed to be a meme movie??

 

[digoutyoursoul]

He's been doing it for years, nothing will change, he knows the gaming community, the kind of reveals they want and plays on that. It's worked for him. As long as he gathers the attention and viewing success along with everything else that entails, it will be the same routine next year.

As dreadful as some E3s were I would rather that format returned and his only influence was this show.