E3 2021 (June 10th - 15th) Starts today 2pm EST

[Novacane]

I wished they showed more of Starfield, but it must just not be at that level with the release date still a ways away. I knew they wouldn't show much when they trotted it out first

I also wished they gave a tiny teaser for TES6

 

[S E P H]

- Forza Horizon V holy f*** lads!!!! Mexico seems like such a weird country and I personally would not have done it over Japan...but holy shit they made it look amazing! I am a bit worried about the lack of paved roads. Rallying is my favourite, which isn't a worry, but from FHIV it was really tough to drive with a Porsche, Lambo, or Ferrari in street performance off road.

- I love that Outer Worlds II trailer, won't buy it as I have to pick and choose my games nowadays, but they won my heart.

- Replaced looked like the most interesting game for me (with no expectations), I don't normally do 8 bit/2D games but that was very impressive in terms of visuals and unique game play.

- MS Flight Stimulator might honestly be the most gorgeous game ever made, I swear I thought I watching a real life scene.

Also memo to game companies: ENOUGH SHOOTERS.

Yeah, Redfall was super interesting for me, but after the 10,001th one shooter I was so burned out.

It seems that these companies are still doing what they consider to be strong in; MS with MP shooters, PS with story driven games, and Nintendo doing what they do best with their classic icons.

 

[JaegerDice]

The value of Xbox Game Pass just keeps getting more and more insane...

Honestly, if Sony wasnt riding such an insanely big (and well-deserved) wave of goodwill off the PS4, they’d be in trouble.

It takes a while for the good work in the streets to start affecting the polls, but if Microsoft keeps it up, they’ll start gaining ground with hearts and minds in the mainstream.

 

[Jussi]

Covid has really f***ed up development times, you can pretty much add one year to the release dates compared to a few years ago.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Yeah I'm not expecting that new Mass Effect game until like 2023 at the earliest.

The only way it could be sooner is if they started work on that as soon as Andromeda was done but that doesn't seem to be the case.

 

[Gardner McKay]

This Square Enix showcase may be the worst I have ever seen.

Guardians of the Galaxy looks meh and w/e this Life is Strange shit is... it should be blasted into the sun. It looks like a f***ing PS2 game.

Ok. Stranger of Paradise looks epic.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Wow that deep dive on True Colors just completely derailed what excitement I had for it.

"Empathy is my superpower?" Are you for real lmao. At least the first two life is strange games had a solid supernatural element to it. This is just garbage

 

[Gardner McKay]

Wow that deep dive on True Colors just completely derailed what excitement I had for it.

"Empathy is my superpower?" Are you for real lmao. At least the first two life is strange games had a solid supernatural element to it. This is just garbage

The entire showcase was f***ing garbage. Literally the worst showcase I have ever seen in an E3.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Square Enix's new motto should be;

"If it's not Final Fantasy, similar to final fantasy or medieval fantasy, we can't make it"

No wonder why all the good shit under their umbrella comes from the publishing side.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Square Enix's new motto should be;

"If it's not Final Fantasy, similar to final fantasy or medieval fantasy, we can't make it"

No wonder why all the good shit under their umbrella comes from the publishing side.

Yep. The only thing I am moderately excited for is the Pixel remaster and Stranger of Paradise looks good - both in the FF series.

I dunno what got shredded harder by fans, the 20+ minute overkill of Guardians of the Galaxy footage or how incredibly boring, shitty and unnecessary True Colors is.

 

[Seedtype]

I wished they showed more of Starfield, but it must just not be at that level with the release date still a ways away. I knew they wouldn't show much when they trotted it out first

Considering Bethesda's track record, let's just hope Starfield isn't a complete buggy mess.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I have no faith in True Colors being good.

The first two life is strange games were legit enjoyable. Supernatrual background plot done with the foreground of teen/family drama? Solid.

This game though? "Empathy is my superpower." f***ing what? When they first showed it off it looked like the protag had the ability to screw with people's emotions to reveal some dark/spooky shit. Hence the name "True Colors"

That made it look like a shitty version of Inside Out with none of the charm

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

How do you gloss over TWEWY, FFXIV and FFXVI?

Wow Square, take a bow. That was awful.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

That was absolutely BRUTAL from Square. Even that new FF game looked like absolute garbage. How about you just focus on adding more staff to your AAA games like FF16?

 

[Gardner McKay]

That was absolutely BRUTAL from Square. Even that new FF game looked like absolute garbage. How about you just focus on adding more staff to your AAA games like FF16?

I think the new FF game looked good, although the voice acting is super cringe.

Overall though, epic fail.

 

[syz]

This E3 sure does feel like the fallout from the pandemic.

 

[Seedtype]

This E3 sure does feel like the fallout from the pandemic.

Yeah, I'm really curious to see how disappointing the Nintendo Direct is going to be...

 

[Seedtype]

Rawmen is such a weird game. lol

 

[Jussi]

- Forza Horizon V holy f*** lads!!!! Mexico seems like such a weird country and I personally would not have done it over Japan...but holy shit they made it look amazing! I am a bit worried about the lack of paved roads. Rallying is my favourite, which isn't a worry, but from FHIV it was really tough to drive with a Porsche, Lambo, or Ferrari in street performance off road.

If you have Game Pass, you can pre-install it already.

 

[Shareefruck]

Square Enix's new motto should be;

"If it's not Final Fantasy, similar to final fantasy or medieval fantasy, we can't make it"

No wonder why all the good shit under their umbrella comes from the publishing side.

.... and even if it is Final Fantasy, results are a mixed bag at best.

 

[Osprey]

The highlight of Microsoft's event for me was The Outer Worlds 2 teaser (@6:02:23).

It seems that these companies are still doing what they consider to be strong in; MS with MP shooters, PS with story driven games, and Nintendo doing what they do best with their classic icons.

It makes sense for Microsoft. PC gamers aren't so much into story-driven games, instead preferring to make their own stories. If Microsoft were to go in that direction, they'd limit the appeal of their games. Instead, they're making (and buying the studios of) shooters and first-person RPGs, which appeal equally to PC and console players.

 

[KCC]

That was absolutely BRUTAL from Square. Even that new FF game looked like absolute garbage. How about you just focus on adding more staff to your AAA games like FF16?

Probably saving that for Sony's own event (probably) coming with a month or so.

 

[KCC]

This Square Enix showcase may be the worst I have ever seen.

Guardians of the Galaxy looks meh and w/e this Life is Strange shit is... it should be blasted into the sun. It looks like a f***ing PS2 game.

Ok. Stranger of Paradise looks epic.

Surprised you haven't heard of Life is Strange. It's a choice based story game where your choices affect things as you progress. Sold over 3 million copies. People enjoy them not for the graphics but for the heavy focus on story and the characters. Telltale Studios (who shut down) put that genre of gaming on the map with The Walking Dead like a decade ago. Assuming you've at least heard of that one. Detroit Become Human on Playstation was proof they can still be done and sell well but they are few and far between now.

 

[Shareefruck]

Surprised you haven't heard of Life is Strange. It's a choice based story game where your choices affect things as you progress. Sold over 3 million copies. People enjoy them not for the graphics but for the heavy focus on story and the characters. Telltale Studios (who shut down) put that genre of gaming on the map with The Walking Dead like a decade ago. Assuming you've at least heard of that one. Detroit Become Human on Playstation was proof they can still be done and sell well but they are few and far between now.

I could be wrong, but I read his comment as being dismissive of the specific installment that they showed, not not knowing what Life is Strange was.

Unrelated note, I thought Detroit Become Human had absolutely abysmal storytelling and characters in the typical David Cage way, personally. If it were a movie, it'd Razzie material, but the bar is low for videogames, I guess.

 

[S E P H]

So if I remember correctly, Sony dropped out of E3 and seems they aren't in this one as well. Is there a game festival or expo when they reveal a lot of their upcoming titles?