They were acting like a 1st party studio with that tweet(that 'other' conference). Pretty obvious and you really think anybody would really care about that distinction?
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2014 Microsoft E3 Conference
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BananaSprinkles
Banned
They are. The people talking about Sony taking a shot are, hopefully, trolling.
lol
I know full well what it means. I don't see a point in the distinction when it's exclusive and published by Microsoft. This is the same kind of nonsense people tried to use on the Wonderful 101 and it got old a long time ago.
Officerrob
Banned
This!!!
Housemarque is an independent developer. So...
lol.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
The 2014 lineup looks solid but not enough for me to buy one yet. I'll almost certainly be getting one in 2015 though.
Dragonborn
Member
They're also not wrong.
GHG
Gold Member
E3 2005 changed everything.
Everyone wants to see things that they will. Actually get to play. CG trailers have a time and a place... And that's on TV adverts.
I am by no means a fan of Microsoft nor its visión for the industry... but this conference was solid gold:
- A couple of legitimate megatons (Platinum! Crackdown!)
- Innovative games and original franchises rather than sequelitis galore
- Variety of genres? In my Xbox? Woa!
- No sales talk, no sports, no social media, no non-gaming bullshit. A conference for gamers at the E3, yay!
The only minus is the CGI overdose. Other than that, good job, Microsoft!
- A couple of legitimate megatons (Platinum! Crackdown!)
- Innovative games and original franchises rather than sequelitis galore
- Variety of genres? In my Xbox? Woa!
- No sales talk, no sports, no social media, no non-gaming bullshit. A conference for gamers at the E3, yay!
The only minus is the CGI overdose. Other than that, good job, Microsoft!
Exactly.
I don't own a Xbox One, I'd be comfortable owning one. But that could be said about most consoles.
Colonel Nasty
Member
What was CG besides those games that aren't till 2015 (maybe late) anyway? We saw gameplay on on every game out in the next 12 months...
shiftplusone
Member
I dont see scalebound coming out before 2016, meaning the one thing they showed that I have any interest in (that wasn't indie games I can probably get on PC) is like 2 years away
and phantom dust but literally no gameplay shown for either
and phantom dust but literally no gameplay shown for either
Morphine_OD
Banned
So MS has doubled down on cartoony graphics, coop games and CGI trailers. Well, it's better than what they've done before, but it's still a mess.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Sony conferences are deathly boring. They're so dire.
Despite the CGfest, I was pretty impressed by Microsoft's presser. Lots of games, no charts, no sales, no movies, no TV, just the games.
If there is one thing Sony could learn from Microsoft, it's the format and delivery of their press conferences.
Microsoft actually make E3... watchable!
NTIETS13A_Superiority
Banned
CG making comeback? Where are all the gifs to waste my time until sony conf starts? This is madness.
Me too
What?
Kacho
Gold Member
Yeah. It neither impressed or disappointed me, but it won't be something I remember. Not one game has me ready to fire up my Xbox this fall/winter and that's a shame.
Sony and Nintendo shouldn't have too much of a hard time topping that and I'm sure they will.
TheRagnCajun
Member
Good conference. Not great, but good. My pros and cons pretty much line up with everyone else, so I won't make a list. I will say this though: With all the CG shown, this conference could have just as well been done last year, if they weren't so focused on Kinect/TV/UI. They are heading in the right direction now, but they are about a year behind. Its going to be a long, cold, dark wait to see this platform hit its stride.
Uno Venova
Banned
Do you have any examples of an indie developer getting crucified for making a joke about Sony?
9/10 for me. Show was tight with no BS. I actually like the lineup for this fall with Forza Horizon 2 and Sunset Overdrive being highlights. The Halo pack seems pretty cool too with a ton of content. Plus, Crackdown was one of my favorite games last gen so good to see it back with the original director. The two main indie games, Ori and Inside, looked sweet as well.
Only thing missing is the disappointing lack of a new first party AAA IP. Looking forward to Sony tonight.
Only thing missing is the disappointing lack of a new first party AAA IP. Looking forward to Sony tonight.
Why would you do that?
Member
Cuphead E3 trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDZfREYppk
I don't feel like making a thread now since I'm in a hurry to go somewhere, but yeah. Looks so awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDZfREYppk
I don't feel like making a thread now since I'm in a hurry to go somewhere, but yeah. Looks so awesome.
crappybannedjunior999999
Banned
Disclaimer; I own both current gen Microsoft and Sony consoles. No Wii for me.
Damn Microsoft! A big old meh..
I really expected way more seeing as their back is against the wall. I felt like it was do or die for them. They probably only did enough to stem the bleeding.
I was so ready to give them another shot. I thought maybe they had changed. The big takeaway for me is that Microsoft just can't get their shit together enough to create their own good new and original games. More moneyhats, more moneyhats, more moneyhats. So typical. It appears to be the only way they can compete is to attempt to buy short term exclusivity. It honestly makes me disgusted.
I've come to the conclusion that I won't buy anything else for the one unless its a first party exclusive, and even then it better be great. Sunset Overdrive looks to be my only 2014 purchase now.
I just can't feel good about giving my money to Microsoft anymore, it makes me feel sick and dirty. They abuse and shit on their existing early adopters while simultaneously giving anyone who desires to buy content on another system a good hard ass fucking.
I think the straw that broke the camel's back was someone talking about the rumble triggers feature as a selling point of the one. Really? You don't believe in that anymore than you believe in Kinect. As far as I know 2 games utilize them. Liars. You make me sick.
Damn Microsoft! A big old meh..
I really expected way more seeing as their back is against the wall. I felt like it was do or die for them. They probably only did enough to stem the bleeding.
I was so ready to give them another shot. I thought maybe they had changed. The big takeaway for me is that Microsoft just can't get their shit together enough to create their own good new and original games. More moneyhats, more moneyhats, more moneyhats. So typical. It appears to be the only way they can compete is to attempt to buy short term exclusivity. It honestly makes me disgusted.
I've come to the conclusion that I won't buy anything else for the one unless its a first party exclusive, and even then it better be great. Sunset Overdrive looks to be my only 2014 purchase now.
I just can't feel good about giving my money to Microsoft anymore, it makes me feel sick and dirty. They abuse and shit on their existing early adopters while simultaneously giving anyone who desires to buy content on another system a good hard ass fucking.
I think the straw that broke the camel's back was someone talking about the rumble triggers feature as a selling point of the one. Really? You don't believe in that anymore than you believe in Kinect. As far as I know 2 games utilize them. Liars. You make me sick.
rainking187
Member
I thought it was pretty bad personally. Only a couple of games that we didn't already know about, and nothing that really looked interesting to me.
Jimmyfenix
Member
CGI trailers are cool but we've been so much deceived by them. Like for DA 2, the CGI trailer was cool but not the game...
So yeah, I'would prefer a mix of CGI and gameplay trailer like they did for Witcher 3.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Because there is a big distinction between a third party exclusive and a first party game.
A very big difference.
Brett Awesome
Neo Member
Very safe conference with the only interesting things being multiplatform. Better than last year by default.
AgentOtaku
Member
Also
Someone please explain to me the appeal of The Division
Someone please explain to me the appeal of The Division
Sony's conference is longer?
TheDarkKnight774
Member
What's funny is gaf does it to ourselves. Could you imagine the reactions if we didn't have project beast and the cboat and ntkrnl leaks?
BibiMaghoo
Member
To be fair, slices are used to pitch a game or update those that need to know about it's progress. Unless these are brand new projects, they will all have some form of playable section that already exists. It is not a great ask to see *something* of that, although understandable all the same if they would rather wait for it to be more shiny.
I expect 1 or 2 megatons. Honestly, the fans are already on their side so they don't have to do much to "win". Showing Uncharted gameplay and the mere mention of TLG will win them favor. Everything else is icing. It was MS that needed to prove themselves.
Interfectum
Member
Dragon Age 3 + timed exclusive content
No Xbox gameplay, so it's just as good as a CGI trailer, really -.-
Prototype Viktor
Member
C- due to launch parity clause still there, B just for Cuphead
I liked their stage design. Usually when you're going for a really bombastic design, you place the presenter far away from the audience, and as a result they feel detached. But here, Phil was standing in the middle of the audience, right in front of their chairs. It's smart if nothing else.