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E3 Press Conference Grading Thread

Who had your favorite E3 press conference?

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Microsoft B: pushing that backwards compatibility is super cool on microsoft, the new games looked cool I'm glad to hear some of them are coming to PC too :)

Sony A: Even without the insane megatons this would have still been a solid E3 for them (B), Horizon looks great, Dreams looks interesting and Uncharted 4 was an excellent demo. The megatons are what makes this though, just insane. 3 games that people have joked about over the last decade regarding their existence all being dropped in a one hour span. MY GOD

Bethesda C: Presentation itself was boring, but the games were excellent.

Square Enix C: lots of stuff I didnt care for but Kingdom hearts looked great :D

Nintendo: D: Awful, sub par zelda game, sub par metroid game. Only Star fox saves it slightly.

didnt really see the rest. if i had to go on games they presented though:

EA B: Battlefront and mirrors edge look awesome

UBI C: i have little faith in ubi delivering on their promises these days.
 
Bethesda B-
Microsoft B+
EA B-
Ubisoft B
Sony A
Nintendo C-
Square - B+

Microsoft had a great conference but none of their games really appeal to me, it was a blast to watch tho. Its a shame Recore was just CG, if they'd have shown some impressive game play I'd have been a bit more buzzed.

Sony really showed some variety on stage, single player non-shooters, MM's game, SFV and 3 other certain titles. Mixed in with that I also thought they had the 2 best game play demos that I at least saw in any conference. Horizon and UC4 both looked fantastic.

Square gave a much better conference than I thought they would. I thought they had a great E3 and I really like the message they gave about wanting to please their long standing customers. I wanted a FF12 remaster.. Oh well.
 
Sony's was so good, that amazing looking games like Horizon and Uncharted 4 aren't even remembered because of the bomB's dropped. It was that damn good that some of the best looking and playing games are left on the backburner for the other announcements.

MS's Was good, also. They had less CGI trailers this year and really focused on the games. Not bad at all.

Didn't watCH the others.
 
Bethesda: B-

+Fallout 4 is for all intents and purpose GOTY material.
+Fallout Shelter is cool.
+Dishonored 2, I loved the first so hopefully this is great as well.
+Doom seems ok, but man the gore is getting to me.
+Great paced conference
-Wasn't really interested in anything else they showed.

Microsoft: B

+Halo 5 looks great, and I love the dual storyline. I'm a Halo fanboy though.
+Recore has my interest
+Rare is back! (maybe)
+Cuphead
+Some new idies! - Ashen, ION, etc.
-Some missing indies! - Inside?
-I'm conflicted by the FTP games (Fable Legends and Gigantic)
-Missing games I'm interested in such as Scalebound and Quantum Break
-2015 for me seems barren.

EA: D

+Battlefront made me a believer (I'm skeptical of most online only games)
+Mirror's Edge looks great and hopefully is better than the first.
+Unravel was adorbs.
+Mass Effect: Andromeda
-CGI trailer only for Mass Effect
-Sports stuff was not paced good and a little confusing.
-Mobile stuff
-Not that much content for such a large company.

Ubisoft: B+

+Assassins Creed Syndicate looked good, London looked amazing to me. I also love the dual protagonist. It also helps that Yves admitted to Geoff that Unity wasn't up to par.
+Rainbow Six Siege has some form of story!
+The Division trailer showed everything I hoped for in an online co-op game of its nature.
+Ghost Recon Wildlands trailer made me say wow, though it is probably too good to be true.
+For Honor has potential.
-The news about BG&E 2 :/
-Yeah we get it Ubisoft, you like celebrities.

Sony: A-

+Shenmue Fucking 3
+FF7 Remake! I've never replayed FF7 as it isn't one of my favorites but man I'm still hyped.
+The Last Guardians return! Hopefully it isn't a hot mess.
+Horizons is probably my game of the show, or trailer of the show lol
+Firewatch, man this game needs more hype!
+Uncharted 4 is probably the best looking game at E3.
+Ratchet and Clank
+Indies - Tacoma, etc
+No Man's Sky is literal.
-Everything is really 2016
-I wanted to be blown away by Morpheus

Nintendo: C+

+Xenoblade X is really all that I ever want in a videogame.
+Mario Maker, I'm hyped.
+Mario Tennis is my favorite Mario sports game.
+I love the Mario & Luigi series, so Paper Jam looks cool and hopefully washes away the bad taste that was SS.
+Yoshi's Wolloy World is adorable and I actually liked the commentary.
+Triforce Heroes is everything I've wanted in a Four Swords game.
+3DS has a great start to 2016.
-Animal Crossing can be a console game, and the handheld excuse doesn't really fly with me. I didn't want a board game, I wanted Animal Crossing.
-Metroid Prime Federation Force seems cool, but this was a huge troll by Nintendo. At least mention that a proper Metroid game is in development.
-Xenoblade's release date.
-Fatal Frame and Devil's Third? Really why hide these games.
-Didn't future proof the Wii U.
-Notably absent third party 3DS games (not just from Nintendo but everyone): Final Fantasy Explorer, Dragon Quest, Ace Attorney, Rhythm Heaven, etc.

Nintendo Overall (NWC, mini direct, main direct): B+

+NWC was cool to watch.
+Sold Mario Maker as an amazing tool to create.
+chibi-robo!
+Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
+Smash stuff; Ryu, Lucas, Roy, and new stages.
+etc

Square Enix: B+

+Great pace, such as pairing mobile with console games to erase disappointment.
+FF7 Remake
+Nier 2 was OMG inducing and then Platinum was just icing on the cake.
+Star Ocean has potential.
+Kingdom Hearts 3 looked amazing graphically and the world seemed big.
+Tomb Raider is more of what I loved of the first it seems.
+Deus Ex and what was mentioned got my interest in the series again.
+Hitman has potential.
-3DS games? Really Square Enix, at least go digital than just ignore your fans altogether.


Overall this was a great E3.
 
Sony: A (10/10) The best conference ever!

Seriously, I still can't believe it.
The Last Guardian, HORIZON, FFVII Remake, Shenmue 3 co-funding, Uncharted 4, etc.
I think (in my honest opinion) no conference ever will top this.
TLOU and FFVII are the two best games ever for me. I thought a FFVII remake would never happen. And now this....
Amazing! Crazy! Unbelievable!

Microsoft: C+
Ubisoft: F
EA: C
Square-Enix: B+
Nintendo: F
 
Sony - A (Great pacing and presentation)
Bethesda - B+ (Great first attempt)
Square-Enix - C+ (Too much talking, but good trailers)
Ubisoft - C- (Decent pace, downgrades plenty)
Microsoft - D+ (Some good, mostly average)
Nintendo - D- (Puppets were cool, way too much talking)
EA - F-- (Why bother???)
 
Sony - B
Amazing conference to watch, but you only have to stop and think to realise the misdirection. TLG should have been out on PS3; Shenmue 3 DOES NOT EXIST YET; and God knows when FF VII will be out. UC4 looks absolutely glorious though.

Microsoft - B-
Showed me games for this year, but from the usual suspects. Reaction to BC quickly turned from elation to "uh-huh."

Nintendo - Ungraded
Dreadful. Just... dreadful.

EA - C
I was only really there for Mirror's Edge, and nothing else interested me.

Square Enix - B+
Awkward at times, but good structure. Maybe more "intimate" and grounded conferences are the way forward. WTF was up with the audience though.

Ubisoft - C
Trackmania looked really cool. Really wish Aisha Tyler would just present "normally", without forced jokes and what not. It would be perfectly watchable then. Though the final word goes to Ubi as well (or maybe Parker & Stone), who made me laugh out loud.

"South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Hehehehehe

"Now Available for pre-order

"Yeah, everyone pre-order, that's a good idea.

"Butters! Shut up!"
 
Sony: 10

They showed 3 legendary games that people were dreaming of and they delivered with their 1st party offerings like Horizon, Dream, and Uncharted 4. Best conference ever. Will remain the market leader for this generation with ease.

Microsoft: 5

Same‪ old Gears/Halo/Forza that I'm not interested in along with the Rare pirate game that looks so bland. Add in the smoke and mirrors Hololense aka Kinect 3.0 and you got an average conference.

MS needed something awesome to stop Sony's dominance and momentum but they have failed. Distance second place.

Nintendo: 3

No games that appeal to me and no reason to buy a Wii u. Also, not interested in Hand held. Smart phones ate their lunch money.

Nintendo better launch their next system soon or they will remain irrelevant. That E3 conference didn't not help their case at all.


EA: 0

Shit

SQUARE Enix: 8

NIER 2!!!
 
Rated out of 10.

Sony - 10
Ubisoft - 8
Square - 7.5
Microsoft - 6
EA - 4 (if not for ME and BF it would of been a 2)
Nintendo - 2
 
Bethesda: 8/10; Fallout 4 is all that needs to be said. Dishonored is pretty cool too.

Microsoft: 9/10; Backwards compatibility, very cool new controller, Forza looks incredible, Halo 5's Warzone looks amazing, HoloLens was mental, Gears 4 looks to be returning to that nice creepy vibe and Recore looks very intriguing.

Sony: 6/10; Horizon looks incredible, I am very jealous. Nothing else particularly interested me.
 
SONY - A+ - one of the best conferences they ever held and it's going to be incredibly difficult for them to top. Will they hit delays? Probably

Microsoft - B - Backwards compatibility and PC cross play looks great.

Ubisoft - C - I can't get excited for Assassins Creed and I think they showed the Division way too early.. I don't care for either game. The Chivalry like game was the only redeeming reveal.
 
I only watched Sony's and it gets an A+ from off FF7 alone. I had dreams of playing this game with PS3 graphics after the infamous tech demo SE showed off 10 years ago.

Melchiah said:
Not sure if this a joke, or just console wars.
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His post pacing was just really bad. It needed to be edited down from a 5-6 minute read to about 2-3 minutes.

Ape said:
Microsoft: A

Backwards Compatability - PSNow is an always online money grab that hurts you financially.

Elite Controller - Priced below competition, MS is going for the throat.

Halo 5 - Who can complain about Star Wars: Republic Commando in their Halo? Not anyone that I respect.

Recore - Huge surprise. Wow. Incredible.

Forza 6 - I've hydroplaned in real life on the freeway going 90mph (sorry brits idk what hat is in kilometers per hour) and that shit was fun as fuck.

Rise of the Tomb Raider - Can't lie, when she was sliding down the ice my PTSD from the last game kicked in and I had a flash back to a gruesome death by wooden stake.

Sea of Thieves - Best looking game that I've ever seen in my entire life. Ahoy mother fuckers!

Gears 4 - So much mystery surrounding everything I just have to know more.

Misc - Hololens is revolutionary, it's going to change the world. This transcends gaming. EA Access sounded like a plug. All in all magnificent conference.


Sony: D

The Last Guardian - Sony just wanted to check the box.

Horizon - Okay, so hippies are defending the world against evil technology? That's not a story I can get behind.

Media Molecule's Dreams - I'd rather do acid.

FFVII Remake - It's like people who say "man, I wish I was in highschool again, that sure was great for me. Life sucks since highschool ended."

Shenmue III - Sony claimed they had nothing to do with this then it comes out they are funding it, integrity is hard to find these days. Absolutely pathetic.

Uncharted 4: The only part that I really remember is when he drives over a dirt hill.

Not sure if I left anything else out.
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Now it's an A+ post.
 
Sony - 10/10 : (the holy trinity, the conference of dreams)
Microsoft: - 7/10 : (X360 bc was cool until I got the info that not everything is bc and pbulishers chooses what)
Nintendo - 3/10 : (cringe and nothing impressive)
EA - 4/10 : (too much talking, not a lot new or impressive, except for that Yarn game and Battlefront)
Ubisoft - 7/10 :
Square Enix: 7.5/10
Brthesda: 8.5/10
PC gaming show: 4/10
 
My personal ranking:

1. Sony - Clear winner, absolute killer show. The first half was one megaton after another. Kept the numbers/VR/media talk fairly minimal. The Last Guardian, Horizon and Uncharted 4 look awesome! Could have replaced some third party multiplats (Assassin's Creed, Batman) with first/second party exclusives (R&C, Tearaway, Until Dawn) though.

2. Bethesda - Great first ever show from these guys. Doom and Fallout 4 are going to be sooooo goooooood.

3. Ubisoft - South Park: The Fracutred but Whole!!!!! Nothing else matters. Aisha Tyler was fabulous as always and that show had a great atmosphere.

4. Microsoft - I don't care about Halo and Gears of War at all and those gameplay demos did nothing to change it. Tomb Rider looked decent. Rare Replay and Elite controller were the best announcements for me. Don't care about Rare's new game though, not an online gamer. Oh, I hate early access model and don't like that it is creeping up on consoles.

5. EA - Wow, they actually had real games that exist to show this time. Much better show than last year.

6. Square Enix - That conference was so old school. Don't know if I liked it or not.

7. Nintendo - I'm not a "Nintendo guy" and their Digital Event had nothing that could even remotely excite me.


Watched all those live, did not watch the PC Gaming Show and probably won't, at least not in full length.
 
Haven't not watched any of them, only seen trailers and read announcements it seems like.

Sony>>>>>>>MS>>>PC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nintendo.

Really getting tempted to get a PS4, though I'm waiting till these games are released and how they pan out.
 
I don't have a PS4 yet, and I'm probably going to get one next year, but the Sony conf simply cemented my future purchase with very good contents, both new IP, remake and "back from the dead" incredible showcase.

Horizon is also the best game of the E3 to me so far.
 
Bethesda - 8.5/10 : Very solid conference, I have been waiting for Doom footage for a long time and it didn't disappoint. The hosts were great and showed great games. I'm not too much into the Fallout series but the showed substantial amount of content for Fallout 4 and it has piqued my interest. Hurrah for Dishonored 2!

Microsoft - 7/10 : I thought it was nice of them to show a lot of exclusives, Recore is probably the one that stands out for me. Was a good conference but nothing too exciting beyond the backwards compatibility.

EA - 4/10 : Unravel and Mirror's Edge Catalyst were good but tarnished by way too many sports game that I couldn't care less about.

Ubisoft - 8/10 : Great host, great games. I'm excited about the Division, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six. Conference was nicely presented. Now bring me Splinter Cell !

Sony - 10/10 : My favorite conference ever in terms of excitement! Beyond the main 3 big announcements that were made, Horizon looks awesome and I really can't wait for Hitman this year. The bombs they dropped were so big and I almost fell bad for Uncharted 4 and not because of the technical hiccup because as big as a game it is, I was scared it would be considered small-time compared to a Final Fantasy 7 remake but the UC4 live demo turned out pretty cool.

Nintendo - 2/10 : Yoshi's Wooly World...that's it.....so much disappointment. It really shows us that they are focusing all their efforts to their new console.

Square-Enix - 8.5 : Resurgence of JRPG's makes me extremely happy, they showed great games and I can't wait to play all of them! I just wish they would get someone else hosting their conference.

PC Gaming Show - 6.5/10 : Was happy to finally see one but because of its length, not too many of the games shown have excited me in the grand scheme of things but that conference was probably the one that felt the most natural, probably because of the host.
 
Microsoft-B for showing 4 big exclusives coming this year and backwards compatability.

Sony-C for showing a rough looking last gen game and pimping their customers for 2 million.
 
Just watched 3 so far.

Sony - 28/10
This is the material dreams are made of. Best conference of all time. This one here will make videogames history and be remembered. Probably never topped.

Microsoft - 5/10
Nothing stroke my interest. And by nothing I mean nothing. Its actually quite sad. I also chuckled at the sad gimmick that is hololense. Poor Microsoft continually missing the boat this gen.

Nintendo - 8/10
Actually a pretty good showing even if not the best conference. This conference will mostly be forgotten because of that huge Sony one. But getting back to reality, there was some excellent games there that I will surely buy like Super Mario Maker, Starfox Zero, Fire Emblem Fates and that new Four Swords.
 
Bethesda: B

Good for their first time. Fallout 4 and Doom looked good. Liking Doom Snapmap and also it's a great word to say. Snapmap. Elder Scrolls Hearthstone was... it was announced, I guess.

Microsoft: C

Too many CG trailers which seem to have been forgiven in the wake of the backwards compatibility announcement. Halo 5 looked good. Gears 4 looked good albeit way too dark. Love Cuphead's style. I'll believe Hololens works like that when I see it. Also seemed more like something they'd show at CES or something, not E3.

EA: C

Battlefront, Mirror's Edge and Garden Warfare 2 all looked great. Zombie co-op was one thing I really wanted in GW and DICE completely nailed sound in Battlefront. Would have been a B if not for Pele ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz.

Ubisoft: B-

For Honor looks really cool! Dynasty Warriors x Bushido Blade with knights, vikings and samurai. That's a game I didn't think could even exist. The Division and Rainbow Six looked pretty good but I wasn't really interested in Ghost Recon at the end since we had already seen a bunch of dudes getting shot. Ubi should have ended their musical performance the same way Monday Night Raw ended theirs this week. Aisha should powerbombed that dude off the stage.

Sony: A

They announced/showed TLG, FF VII Remake and Shenmue III for Christ's sake. Three games which have been nothing more than internet memes for years. Outside of that, Horizon looks great. I'm a sucker for mechs and dinosaurs so I'm definitely in for mech dinosaurs. Uncharted looked damn fine too. A lot of 2016 and beyond titles, of course, but we always knew Sony wasn't going to announce a slew of 2015 titles, really. I was also kinda surprised at the lack of Morpheus. I guess it's hard to demonstrate VR on stage but I would have expected a price or something.

Nintendo: F

Hahaha. I'm looking forward to what they're holding back for the NX, I guess.

Square Enix: C

Kind of a weird conference with odd pacing. Nier 2 was a surprise, but I never played the first one. Just Cause 3 looks like good dumb fun. I've always liked but been terrible at Hitman. Just showing the same trailers from Sony's conference was a bit silly. People seemed to talk for ages, I felt like the pace could have been helped if a few people spoke over game demos but it was all trailers.
 
Sony - 8.5

I thought Sony brought a lot more than I was originally expecting going into the show. Above all Horizon surprised me a lot, magnificent open world with a theme that I don't think has been done before. The pacing was a little off in between (but this was the case for every show). Shenmue and FF7 (remake) were simply icing on the cake, great nod to the older gamer in all of us. Left me with a good feeling and feeling much more confident in purchasing this console later down the line. Bring on Playstation Experience later this year!

Microsoft - 9

A very diverse show with a lot to present including hardware, software and excellent game announcements. The Xbox Elite Controller looks really good, and to be honest it's something the PC community can use too. Gears 4, Sea of Thieves, Halo, Recore all games I have interest in and there is more to come at Gamescom. And let's not forget the elelphant in the room, Backwards Compatibility! I know many are trumpeting this as a useless feature, but I feel this is a megaton for many that haven't taken the plunge into next gen yet (that's a lot of people). It represents a commitment to the previous gen fanbase as well as direct, free and native answer to Sony's PSNow service.

EA - 7

I'll be honest I'm not a big fan of sports games, and these are almost always at EA shows. It made the conference a little boring for me. That being said I thought the stuff that was shown was pretty good. Mass Effect and PvZ 2 were the standouts for me.

Bethesda - 9

Fallout, Dishonoured and Doom. I can't really ask for much more than this. Excellent show.

Square-Enix - 6.5

This was a much smaller show and had really odd pacing issues. The content was great, especially Deus Ex. But I have to admit I wasn't a fan of the Japanses content they demonstrated, it feels like the Eastern studios aren't evolving the way I would have liked, that being said the announcement of the new Tokyo Studio was a nice move.

Ubisoft - 7.5

Ubi have really surprised me this year. I was expecting the same old shit again and they have made a commitment to mix things up with the introduction of For Honor. Along with Division, the new Tom Clancy game and Assassins Creed I think they have a lot to offer.
 
Sony : GOAT/10

Greatest E3 conference ever. The Last Guardian debuted with gameplay footage that looked just like the beloved ICO titles of the past. FF7 remake was real. Shenmue 3 was real. Horizon was the best new Ip of the show by far. UC4 had a great gameplay demo to finish it all off (though I prefer the parts when we control Drake rather than a vehicle but it was different and done very well).

SE : 8/10

Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer looked beautiful. Got a bit more info on FF World though I would of liked a gameplay demo. Deus Ex gameplay. Project Setsuna is intriguing to say the least. The the megaton : NIER 2. NIER 2.......NIER 2 IS REAL and being developed by an all star team. Thats really what elevated this conference for me. SE is back in my books.

Nintendo : 4/10

None of the games really stood out. Everything felt half assed or a better word would be like a stop gap. I really did not like the puppet stuff. The developer stories were amazing. More of that!

All in all, Sony and SE have made this E3 the greatest there has ever been and will remember this forever.
 
Bethesda: A- Gave fans exactly what they were looking for
Microsoft: C Heavy reliance on CG trailers
EA: B could have been better but due to pacing
Sony: A+ Broke the internet!
Ubisoft: F as they are still trying to pass off CG as gameplay
 
Sony: 9.5/10
-Awesome presentation
-Stellar lineup of games, from megatons to solid new announcements IP
-generous with gameplay footage

Microsoft: 5/10
-Halo looked generic
-too much CGI
-bring second halve
-Rares game looks interesting
-BC is a nice bonus

Nintendo:
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So, on a C to SSS scale I'd rate the conferences/presentations as follows:

Bethesda: Didn't watch.
Microsoft: B. Backwards compatiblity makes me wanna buy the Xbone, because my 360 is loud like a jet engine. Also I would still have all my Rock Band DLC songs when RB4 comes out. Elite Controller would've been awesome if it didn't cost $150.
EA: Didn't watch.
Ubisoft: Didn't watch.
Sony: SSSSSSS. HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! This might have been the best conference of all fucking time. The Last Guardian was a given and didn't blow me away with its announcement, but what was shown was awesome. Then came FF7R which I kinda expected but was still giving me goosebumps. Then came SHENMUE 3 OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE!!! CoD BLOPs 3 actually looks like a very decent sci-fi shooter and I might actually play this.
Nintendo: B+. Better than Microsoft. SMTxFE is a must buy. It's diabetes for the eyes and lots of boioioingy fanservice. Starfox Zero was awesome, and is made even awesomer by being developed by P*. Super Mario Maker is an essential game/program for me. I love the levels they already showed at the NWC and Treehouse Event and I love the fact that you can make Automatic levels. Sadly, other than that the Live Event was pretty barren. It wasn't bad but it was slow. Puppets saved most of it at least.
Square-Enix: B. The announcement of a new studio working exclusively on JRPGs was cool. Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer was awesome, but still looked very alpha. Nier 2 announcement was awesome, even though I didn't even play more than 15 minutes of the first one yet. Platinum Games, give it your best! Everything else was less interesting or meh.
PC MASTER RACE: Didn't watch.

Overall I really have to add is that Sony knocked it out of the park. Really awesome and I'm sure no one will ever top it, not even themselves.
 
Bethesda - 6/10

My personal problem with Bethesda is that I just don't dig their games all that much, so while something like Fallout 4 will set the world ablaze, I'm just left shrugging my shoulders. Having said that, it was a well put together conference, and the way the games were presented was on point, featuring loads of gameplay footage. I can look aside personal preference to say that they brought the games, even if the likes of Doom and Fallout 4 do nothing for me. Dishonored 2 is an exception to what I just said however, I'm looking forward to that. Shame about the CGI trailer used to present it though.

Microsoft - 6/10

Started off really well, firing on all cylinders, caused a genuine fuss with the backwards compatibility announcement and followed it up with an intriguing new IP in Recore, but after that it just started to get a bit stagnant. Nothing was standing out to me for whatever reason, whether it be a complete lack of interest in the overall franchise (Gears of War 4, Forza), overly-scripted footage (RotTR), smoke-and-mirrors VR demonstrations (Hololens) or just a general burning hatred for MMOs (Sea of Thieves). Started with a bang and ended with a fizzle.

EA - 4/10

EA can't justify having their own conference. It's plain as day. The whole affair was poorly-paced, suffered from serious deja vu (woo, annual sports franchises!) and was stuffed to the gills with mind-numbing filler. I was in disbelief when they pulled up a couple of seats to talk to Pele about... fuck knows what, I put that shit on mute. It was excruciating. 90% of the whole show was excruciating. What saved this debacle from the lowest grade possible was Mirror's Edge Catalyst. The sequel to my favorite game of last gen is looking killer. The open-world angle pisses me off, but I won't deny that otherwise, it looked exactly like the first-person parkour platforming I fell in love with back in 2008. Can't wait to play it. Unravel was really nice too.

Ubisoft - 3/10

Aisha Tyler is a diabolical host. Sorry, I know she has her fans here, but she just is. Everything about Ubisoft conferences has the air of try-hard hipness to it, and it's largely thanks to her. She's just such a cringe-worthy presence that it now renders Ubisoft E3 showings impossible to watch. As for the games... nah. They rolled out the usual suspects (yay, more Division shootouts, this time with added downgrade), they paraded a follow up to The Crew like it was a good thing, and everything that didn't involve cars or dancing was excessively violent. What is it with Ubisoft's obsession with violence?! I'm no wallflower, Hard Boiled is one of my favourite films, but god almighty, it's always a murder-fest with these guys. South Park was the closest they got to a standout moment, and I didn't even like The Stick of Truth, so that's not saying much.

Anyway, worst show of E3. Well done fellas.

Sony - 9/10

I'm a Team ICO fan, I'm a die-hard Shenmue fan, and FFVII is my all time favourite game. Needless to say, I was in seventh heaven. How often do you get the chance to witness not one, not two, but three megatons dropped in the space of a single show? It's unparalleled. Seeing TLG return and open the show brought tears to my eyes, no hyperbole. It was pure catharsis to watch that demo happen live, just like it was pure catharsis to watch Yu Suzuki walk on stage to a standing ovation. Unforgettable moments. Outside of the big three, Dreams confused but intrigued me, Horizon was a welcome escape from Guerilla's dour Killzone series, No Man's Sky justified yet another conference demonstration with some wondrous exploration, and they even had the sense to keep Morpheus talk to a minimum. Then they capped it all off with an amazing Uncharted 4 set-piece that served as pure fanservice.

It wasn't just a great conference, it was fucking biblical. History in the making. The only reason it doesn't get a perfect score is because there were still some flat moments. Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed and that mad eejit from Disney yapping on all hurt the vibe a little.

Nintendo - N/A

Didn't watch it. Direct videos always feel like they cater too much to the hardcore Nintendo fan, so I never bother watching them. Sounds like they didn't fare too well.

Square Enix - 8/10

I liked the formality of their conference. In stark contrast to Ubisoft, they had a straightforward, matter-of-fact style and structure to their show, and it really worked in their favour. It ended limply on a game announcement that consisted of little more than some concept drawings, and we got recycled trailers from Sony's conference the day before, but otherwise I was surprised by how well they did. They're bringing back one of my favourite genres (JRPGs) in style this gen, Deus Ex is looking killer, Kingdom Hearts 3 was delightful and they seem like they're getting it right with the new Hitman. Kudos to them, seriously. I thought it was going to suck.

PC - N/A

Didn't watch it, it was on too late.
 
dddooozzz9 said:
SONY: A -> Too many hype!
SE: A -> I see Nier!
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These were the only two I've seen completely and I have to agree.

Square Enix has really turned a corner! The conference wasn't as smooth as the big guns usually are, but the Japanese humility was appreciated and they really risked their own awkwardness in service of some truly amazing stuff (Did ANYONE expect a Nier sequel??). The mashup between the Japanese and Canadian/European companies, for the first time, did not evoke 'total trainwreck' vibes.
 
Bethesda: F
Not interested in any of the games shown.

Microsoft: D
Cool indies that I'll get on PC. AR was neat, but I will likely never buy a X1.

EA: D
Mirror's Edge and Unravel. Nothing else for me.

Ubisoft: F
Nothing of interest.

Sony: C
The Last Guardian, Dreams and some cool indies I'll get on PC.

Nintendo: B
Few surprises, but Super Mario Maker is my game of the show. Had the most games I'm likely to buy from one publisher.

Square Enix: D
Nier 2 was cool, but too early. Tomb Raider mobile looked interesting. Nothing else of value.
 
Sony won by a landslide for me. The others might as well not have turned up. It was that far apart. I'm not talking presentation, I'm sure there were great or perhaps better paced/presented than Sony. But for absolute content and what they did, there was no one close. Something like this will be remembered forever in gaming. It's historic and will be the standard we expect all to follow but never will. For impact, emotion and reaction, I don't think it could ever be beaten.

Also they didn't harp on about Morpheus as feared for longer than it should have either. Game wise there wasn't too much missing (perhaps GT and GoW) but Horizon looked killer, Uncharted was just incredible and TLG (although a little disappointing to see no big graphical leap) looks great and will be an amazing experience. Of course FFVIIr was the big one. It's finally happening. Regardless if it's good or bad, it's happening. No more wondering, no more hoping. It's real. Shenmue was the icing on the cake. Putting the Kickstarter on the biggest pedestal it could to give it the backing and exposure to help make it a success and a reality. Games wise there was so much I want.

MS may have had a good presentation, but none of the game I wanted. Again everything at the conference signified why I'm not an Xbox gamer anymore. Halo/Forza/Gears and Fable on repeat. I don't care for them so there's little reason I would need to pick up a XBone. Cuphead looks mighty, but I assume it'll be coming to PS4, as will TR. Rare's new game, whilst it's always interesting to see what they'll do, just didn't excite. I like pirates but the trailer didn't do anything. BC was of course a pleasant surprise, but 2 years in and theres zero titles that I would benefit from this. It's nice to have. But not a deal breaker in the slightest. Maybe... maybe if it launched with it and even then.

Haven't watched Nintendo's but seeing as many were disappointed and I didn't see any big title get announced beyond these filler titles they seem to be creating so many of, I'm just not interested.

SE were great in really trying to bring jRPGs back to console again. The sleeping giant has awoken at last it seems. They have so much promising titles coming. I can't wait.
 
Microsoft: B- started off great but lost its steam halfway through.

Nintendo: D- what the fuck were they thinking? My Wii U is literally a smash machine.

Sony: A+ the Holy trinity of reveals and amazing gameplay demo from horizon and uncharted. Everything else was a bonus.
 
Wonder how the poll results will sway when the US wakes up.

For me the clear winner was Sony as well, mostly due to Horizon.
 
I prefer numbering because grades remind me of my school days.

Oculus: N/A
Bethesda: N/A
Microsoft: 7/10, I thought the BC was really cool of them. Tomb Raider is looking really good. The Dark Souls III CG trailer got me hyped.
EA: 3/10, FIFA 16 and Mirror's Edge Catalyst were the only interesting things.
Ubisoft: 2/10, Nothing was interesting, not even The Division.
Sony: 9/10, The Last Guardian looked brilliant. Uncharted 4 is looking great. Showed a lot of games I'm interested in.
Nintendo: 5/10, The Zelda co-op game is interesting. Star Fox Zero was the highlight of the show. Other than that, it was quite a mediocre digital event.
Square Enix: 7/10, Lots of great games, particularly a fully-fledged Kingdom Hearts III gameplay trailer. Would be an 8 if they showed XV.
PC: N/A
 
Bethesda - B+

Fallout 4 had an excellent showing and I'm very excited for that. Pleasantly surprised at the Doom footage too. Didn't care too much for Dishonored 2 as I never played the original entry but it looked interesting. Battlecry seemed a bit eh but overall a good conference.

Microsoft - B-

Strong opening with Halo 5 that looked pretty good. Hololens stuff looked pretty neat and the BC compatibility announcement was nice. The new Gears footage was okay, hard to really give an opinion for certain on that one. The Rare stuff was pleasantly surprising though, I liked the value of the Rare Replay collection and the new Sea of Thieves title looked pretty good, honestly. Solid conference.

EA - C+

The sports stuff was a drag for me, as it is at every EA showing, but I didn't think it was a bad conference. Huge Mass Effect fan so the announcement of Andromeda was great, despite the lack of footage. The Battlefront footage looked excellent too and Unravel looked neat.

Ubisoft - N/A

Didn't watch.

Sony - A-

Honestly, The Last Guardian re-reveal and FF7 Remake announcement did nothing for me, as I thought the former looked a little dull and I've never been interested in the Final Fantasy franchise. So I wasn't particularly interested in those, despite the significance of their announcement. Despite that, I thought Horizon was the best new IP shown at E3 and I've been waiting for Shenmue III for years, so both easily made the conference for me. The Uncharted footage and NMS presentation were welcome additions too. Easily the best conference, only dragged down by my own disinterest in certain titles.

Nintendo - D-

Thoroughly disappointing conference. I don't have any personal interest in Star Fox and that was one of the main highlights. Honestly, many announcements seemed half-baked and rushed. Even knowing the Wii U is a dying console, it was a bit of a slap in the face to see almost nothing for it in the future. Not to mention the Metroid and AC announcements. Paper Jam was one saving grace and I even liked the look of Triforce Heroes. As always, Super Mario Maker looked great too. Overall the conference was very poor, however.
 
Op, hope you don't mind, just copied and pasted much of your post since in nearly matched mine.

Bethesda: C | Fallout had a great showing, plus Doom 3 and Dishonoured 2 look interesting, but aside from that there wasn't a whole lot.

Microsoft: B | Played it a bit too safe, with a somewhat predictable conference offering very little in the way of surprises in games. They could have done with more gameplay demo's and big announcements, though what they showed was mostly solid. They ought to have waited on showing Gears though, it didn't demo too well, but Forza, Halo, Tomb Raider etc, made up for it.

EA: C+ | A step up from last year, and perhaps an amazing conference if edited down, sadly it was about an hour and a half long and dragged on. Battlefront, Mirror's Edge and Need for Speed looked amazing.

Ubisoft: A- | Really solid press conference. Just very fun to watch with interesting announcements and lots of gameplay demo's. About as good as a Ubi conference could ever get. For Honor and Ghost Recon looked great as far as new stuff goes, and previously announced titles like Rainbow Six, Division etc, also demo'd well, despite graphical downgrades with the latter.

Sony: A+ | Probably the best conference ever. FFVII is my fave game of all time, and I've been wanting Shemnue 3 and TLG for the longest time. Picking these all up as console exclusives (even if timed with FFVII), make for a combined trifecta of unprecedented proportions. Really strong showings with the other games such as Horizon, Dreams, Uncharted 4 etc as well, and a good multiplatform showcase too.

Nintendo: C- | I'm not personally particularly invested in Nintendo, and nothing in the conference really stood out to me. Most releases seemed middling, some decent, but even Star Fox underwhelmed. The stand out was Mario Maker.

Square Enix: B | Really great announcements, though way too formal of a presentation, that really needed some non quick cut gameplay footage. Kingdom Hearts 3 looked amazing. Tomb Raider, Just Cause 3, Hitman and Deus Ex all looked solid. Nier 2 was a great surprise. Would love to have seen more from FFVII Remake and FFXV.

PC: D | Just a bit of a boring, middling overall affair. Nothing too stand out, and at times seemed more like a set of Q&A or PR interviews than an actual conference.
 
1. Sony: 3 games a lot of people were asking for years in 40 minutes. Unforgettable. Horizon looks good too, the enemy design is fantastic.
2. Square: Nier 2, FFVII Remake, Kingdom Hearts III, Star Ocean 5, World of FF and a completely new studio focusing solely on JRPGs. They’re back.
3. Microsoft: I never had an xbox, so it’s hard for me to care about Gears and Halo, but the bc announcement and the new Inafune game with robots were exciting. This combined with Scalebound will make me eventually buy the MCC bundle, provided they add Vesperia, Odyssey and Blue Dragon to the bc library.

The rest:
EA yarn: Yarny was the cutest thing out of every E3 game and his creator too. Will buy.
Ubisoft: Zzzzz.. Hard to get excited for more UBISOFT GAME games. For Honor looked good until they showed the asscreed combat. Won’t buy.
Nintendo: Can I sell my Wii U now?
 
Bethesda/ZeniMax - I thought this conference was decent, and some of the games looked good, however, at the end of the day, they also looked pretty generic so its a C.

Microsoft - Showed good and interesting exclusives, some new IPs like Recore, and of course the backwards-compatibility. B+

EA - was entertaining in all the wrong ways. Terrible show with Pelé and all - and only interesting games was Mirrors Edge and Star Wars. E

Ubisoft - Has a good lineup, but to me they mostly dont look that interesting. And that Just Dance-segment was painful. Hopefully the western Musou is good. C

Sony - Had the trio of hopes and pipedreams - and derserves a ton of credit for listening to their fans on these matters. Have a weak lineup this year, but wins the conference easily on 2017. A

Nintendo - Worst conference from them since 2008. Their lineup is actually pretty good for the fall, it was the way the presentation was handled that made it so atrocious. Bastardization of beloved franchises like Metroid and Zelda, taking out some new big announcements and set them to other events (like Ryu in Smash), ignoring indies and games like Devils Third and Fatal Frame, spending half the conference on developer interviews and in a yarn-factory. This show could have been a C for Nintendo with the right PR-people. As it ended, it was a solid F.

Square Enix - Just didnt have the stomach to watch this properly after Nintendo.

PC Gamer - Did not see this.
 
Sony A+
FFVII, Shenmue 3 and TLG make it the best E3 conference I've ever seen. I literally had tears in my eyes for the entire thing. Would have been an A++ if only they'd have saved one of the Megatons for the end for a "oh and one last thing" reveal. I know ending on UC4 gameplay was awesome but I'd have hit the roof if they pulled of an uber shock to close out the show. Horizon was also fantastic as it looks amazing.

Bethesda B+
Great show to kick it all off. Doom looked OK, Fallout 4 is gonna take over my live on release and Dishonored 2 (and even the remastered collection) was very welcome indeed.

Ubisoft B
Despite the cringe-worthy forced interactions and stupid buzz-words thrown about I quite enjoyed it. Aisha did a very good job at hosting even if her script wasn't the best. South Park looked fantastic, Rainbow 6 was interesting, the Ghost Recon trailer looked great and I think the Division could be a lot of fun. Unfortunately I think I've had enough Assassin's Creed to last me several life-times.

Microsoft B-
TBH I missed the first 10 minutes and Forza, GOW, minecraft etc just do nothing for me. However the pacing was very good and the presentations were top notch. The Rare collection looks amazing and backwards compatibility (if done right) may see me seriously considering grabbing an XBone.

EA D
Pretty much a complete cluster-fuck. Too muck talk/Pele sport bull shit (and I love Pele). Mass Effect CGI which showed us nothing. SW: Battlefront was the only saving grace and prevented it from getting an F.

Square N/A
missed it but gonna watch the whole thing today and update with a score

Nintendo N/A
Didn't watch and TBH I don't think I'll bother. Not for me at all.
 
Ape said:
Microsoft: A
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Sony: D
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It shortened that up a little, u r welcome.

MS had a solid conference, but only one thing on this planet tops a conference where FF VII R or Shenmue 3 are presented: A conference where FF VII-R AND Shenmue 3 are presented.
 
Bethesda 9/10

Fallout 4, Dishonoured 2 and DOOM had me pretty excited and for their first press conference, they presented it well!

Microsoft 9/10

BC is pretty amazing, I have a backlog that I still kept and I wanted to go back and play a few again. Game's wise, Gears 4, Halo 5 and Forza I am looking forward to all. Pirate MMO? Yes please.

Sony 8/10

A bit worried with the lack of first party titles coming out this year. Friggin loved Horizon, super hyped with that. The 3 big bombs Sony dropped were huge but personally, Ive never been a fan of FF so that announcement didn't do anything for me but kinda loved the reaction it was getting, played a tiny bit of Shenmue 2 so kinda looking forward to the new one, and Last Guardian...again, only played Shadow of Colossus, but super looking forward to this now, hopefully it actually comes out.

EA 5/10

Need For Speed and Star Wars battlefront, thats it.

Ubisoft 3/10

Division maybe...still don't know what it actually is. Nothing else tbh.

Nintendo 5/10 :(

Really looking forward to the new 3DS Multiplayer Zelda and Hyrule Warriors Legends, Mario Tennis on Wii U is coming, about damn time! But other then that...thats it. Don't really care for Starfox.

Square 7/10

Deus EX, Tomb Raider and Hitman all looking great. Those were the titles that caught my eye, appreciated all the JRPG games that they showed even though I don't really play them but I think overall they had a good showing, that the end was kinda weird...

Fuckin Just Cause 3!
 
Microsoft- 9/10 Actual games with actual release dates

Sony 7.5/10 Lots of flashy announcements we won't see for years and years

Nintendo 4/10 - They are basically packing it in, complete NX mode now. BRUTAL
 
Sony: 10/10
Three long awaited titles that got some fans to tear up. Two new IPs. Dreams doesn't look interesting to me but wow. Guerilla Games did a great job with the art direction with their new project: Horizon. I can't wait for the game. Uncharted looks amazing.

Microsoft: 5/10
My favorite parts: The new controller, Backwards Compatibility, HoloLens. None of the games blew me away. Okay, Tomb Raider just looked great!

Bethesda: 4/10
Fallout 4 was the highlight.

EA: 4/10
Mass Effect, Star Wars, NFS. Hype. The rest was filled with boredom.

Square Enix: 4/10
Kingdom Hearts 3 looks great. Just Cause 3 is the definition of mayhem. We already saw Tomb Raider at MS.

Ubisoft: 1/10
Worst Ubisoft conference in a long time. Sorry guys. The otherwise great reveal of a brand new title at the end was bland this time around. Announcing another Tom Clancy title while the other one isn't even out.



So sum it up: This year was an easy win for Sony. Let's hope that the coming E3s will be more competitive.
 
My system is pretty simple - if they showed something I could buy in the near future (aka before next E3), that's a plus. Things beyond that, especially 2017 are generally minuses. CG trailers are minuses. 'Exclusive' DLC content and the like I'm indifferent to. Anything the showed that's going to be on PC as well (for the big 3 consoles) I basically ignored as really they were just showing someone else's game. In the end, is it something I could see myself buying. I've seen enough conferences that I don't get too hung up on poor presentation, unless it's outright lies.

Bethesda : B+, Definitely getting FO4, probably Doom 4

Microsoft: D-, Nothing of interest. BC/Controller I don't care about, haven't cared about Halo in a long while, Cuphead is PC as well (and honestly may end up being little more than pretty), Gears reveal was mishandled, Hololens looks like it'll end up being Kinect all over again for expectations vs reality. Really felt like they basically had nothing at all to offer.

EA: D+, Terrible actual presentation, but points for Unravel and Mirrors Edge. Battlefront might interest me if I still cared about the Battlefield series.

Ubi: C+, Lots of games that were sorta 'ehhhh' to me, but I could see buying on sale. Sorta like a pile of average stuff. Props for the leadoff with South Park, which was rather unexpected (Poor Obsidian...)

Sony: C-, Horizon is a ways out but looks really cool, two of their 'megatons' probably won't be out till 2018 and will be on PC, and neither interests me. TLG could be good, but it's been in development so long I don't have much faith in its quality. Uncharted doesn't get me going. Really reaction to their conference seemed to hinge squarely on how much you cared about a CG trailer for a remake, a kickstater campaign (we all know how perfectly Kickstarter games come out, right?) and an oft-delayed game that could have gone through development hell. Semi-surprised by lack of Morpheus. Unsure about the indie titles.

Nintendo: B+, Felt flat on first pass, with nothing that blew my mind, but everything was a real game coming out in the next 9 months or so. As a result, had the most straight up 'Here's a real game' content of the console makers. Xenoblade, Mario Maker, FE are all will buys. Tennis and SMTxFE I'll wait and see on. Star Fox I need to see more of - I'm excited about it (plus the Platinum connection) but the initial reveal wasn't great. Presentation was full of charm and genuinely enjoyable to watch. Misses an A for all the painful SMTxFE fanservice, surprised they didn't hold Ryu reveal for this.

SE: B, purely for Deus Ex

PC: Didn't watch

So nothing jumped into A territory for me this year from the actual conferences.
 
Microsoft: A

BC will make me pick up an Xbox One alone. Love Tomb Raider so I'm excited for that.

Sony: A-

Would've been an A had there been more games coming out in the near future. Horizon looks great.

Nintendo's Event: D

D for Disappointing.
 
Sony: 5/5. TLG, Horizon and Uncharted 4 looks all amazing and were shown live. I couldn't believe the TLG re-reveal. Forever part of gaming history now. Shenmue 3 and FFVIIR annoucements are cult but vaporware at the moment.

Square-Enix: 5/5. Best line-up in years from them. KH3, TR, DE:HR; Nier2 with Platinum, FFVIIR, FFXV.

Microsoft: 2/5. Gears 4, Halo 5 didn't impress me, nor I am a fan anymore. Tomb Raider demo was too centered around set-pieces. Too many CG trailers. No QB, no SB. Rare's game is too vague at the moment. Recore might as well be vaporware.

Nintendo: 1/5. As a Nintendo fan, only Starfox Zero and Triforce Heroes interests me and they are just nice side-games. Not even a small Zelda trailer.

Sony saved the day this year.
 
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