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E3 Press Conference Grading Thread
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DidntKnowJack
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I'm only grading the conferences I've watched, obviously.
Sony A+ - It had a few slow moments, but not many. Plus it had real megatons. Let's be honest, it had the most megatons of any conference ever. It may have been the best press conference I've ever seen. FF VII Remake, Shenmue 3, The Last Guardian, Horizon, Uncharted 4, and No Man's Sky were all amazing.
Microsoft B+ - I don't even have an XB1 but I thought MS put on an outstanding conference. Cuphead and Recore and Forza 6 were hot. Hololens was interesting.
Bathesda A - Showed a lot of great stuff. Doom looked cool, but Fallout 4 was the real star here. And Fallout Shelter looked cooler than it should have been. Great debut for their conference.
Ubisoft B - Some weirdness, but this was a solid showing. The Division and Rainbow 6 were alright. Ghost Recon looked interesting.
EA D - Shitty conference. All it had of interest was Battlefront. Need For Speed at least looked cool, but its online only demands are a turnoff. Pele was excruciating as was all the other stupid sports talk. I understand why they had all the sports, that's EAs thing. But it made for an ultra dull conference.
Sony A+ - It had a few slow moments, but not many. Plus it had real megatons. Let's be honest, it had the most megatons of any conference ever. It may have been the best press conference I've ever seen. FF VII Remake, Shenmue 3, The Last Guardian, Horizon, Uncharted 4, and No Man's Sky were all amazing.
Microsoft B+ - I don't even have an XB1 but I thought MS put on an outstanding conference. Cuphead and Recore and Forza 6 were hot. Hololens was interesting.
Bathesda A - Showed a lot of great stuff. Doom looked cool, but Fallout 4 was the real star here. And Fallout Shelter looked cooler than it should have been. Great debut for their conference.
Ubisoft B - Some weirdness, but this was a solid showing. The Division and Rainbow 6 were alright. Ghost Recon looked interesting.
EA D - Shitty conference. All it had of interest was Battlefront. Need For Speed at least looked cool, but its online only demands are a turnoff. Pele was excruciating as was all the other stupid sports talk. I understand why they had all the sports, that's EAs thing. But it made for an ultra dull conference.
Nowhere Man
Member
Sony had the best overall showing, but for me S-E wins because of NieR 2.
Oculus: N/A, didnt see it
Bethesda: B Doom Fallout, Dishonored. Bunch of games i was looking for. Thought their pacing was a bit off and felt disjointed in the fallout stuff between shelter, pipboy, the game, etc, just didn't flow
Microsoft: C, I knew what they had coming out this year, and was hoping to see some new announcements, but after last year with revealing crackdown and scalebound when they were so far out i understand why they didn't want to keep going down that road. Would have been a B with the backwards compatibility, but once the details came out i'm in a wait and see mood and lost the hype fro that announcement.
EA: D+, Pacing was awful, had hoped to see more of Mass Effect and some other games. unraveled looked great but then they dove off the deep end with sports way to long including the pele segment. And instead of something to pick up from that they transition to mobile games. It really just overshadowed how great battlefront looks, and other interesting games.
Ubisoft: C-, still kinda interested in the division, rainbow 6 is now on my list of games i might take a look at but i wish they had shown something from the single player as im not sure this type of multiplayer is something ill get to invested in. And while assassins creed (meme man) and dance central were pretty bad, the gaf response made is so much fun to watch. Their last reveal being more of the same kinda wishes they would have been some ubi art announcements or different games like for honor.
Sony: A+, They started off strong and gave their fans what they have been asking for for years. They took a page from microsoft and focused on game after game after game and really solved their pacing issues. Some will complain about to much cod, assasins creed, destiny, etc. but when it comes down to it they spend many millions to partner with these games that attracts the general audience so i cant fault them for promoting that fact. Especially because this year they just offered short trailers instead of trailers and extended gameplay demos (COD aside) unlike what we have seen in years past where nearly every partnership got a lengthy demo.Just a good mix of new game announcements to look forward to, return of beloved franchises, and updates on current projects. They hit everything i was hoping for.
Nintendo: F, Last E3 sold me on buying a wii U, this E3 has me considering selling it. Great to hear about some of the game left this year and when to expect them but many of the games i was interested just didn't appeal any longer. Not sure on the direction they took for star fox, and xenoblade continues to look like a very average game and makes me less sure i want to drop as much time as would be needed to play that game. Yoshi still looks promising but beyond that what do i have to look forward to for the wii u? Seems like Nintendo is jumping ship am im not sure there is a reason not named zelda (which seems like it might move to the next console) to keep me from jumping ship with them.
Square Enix: D, some new exciting announcements, wonderful looks at games already announced. But the pacing and structure was awful. I fell asleep sometime after just cause was announced as the balance between talking about the games/individuals and showing them just seemed way to unbalanced.
PC: N/A, didn't watch
Bethesda: B Doom Fallout, Dishonored. Bunch of games i was looking for. Thought their pacing was a bit off and felt disjointed in the fallout stuff between shelter, pipboy, the game, etc, just didn't flow
Microsoft: C, I knew what they had coming out this year, and was hoping to see some new announcements, but after last year with revealing crackdown and scalebound when they were so far out i understand why they didn't want to keep going down that road. Would have been a B with the backwards compatibility, but once the details came out i'm in a wait and see mood and lost the hype fro that announcement.
EA: D+, Pacing was awful, had hoped to see more of Mass Effect and some other games. unraveled looked great but then they dove off the deep end with sports way to long including the pele segment. And instead of something to pick up from that they transition to mobile games. It really just overshadowed how great battlefront looks, and other interesting games.
Ubisoft: C-, still kinda interested in the division, rainbow 6 is now on my list of games i might take a look at but i wish they had shown something from the single player as im not sure this type of multiplayer is something ill get to invested in. And while assassins creed (meme man) and dance central were pretty bad, the gaf response made is so much fun to watch. Their last reveal being more of the same kinda wishes they would have been some ubi art announcements or different games like for honor.
Sony: A+, They started off strong and gave their fans what they have been asking for for years. They took a page from microsoft and focused on game after game after game and really solved their pacing issues. Some will complain about to much cod, assasins creed, destiny, etc. but when it comes down to it they spend many millions to partner with these games that attracts the general audience so i cant fault them for promoting that fact. Especially because this year they just offered short trailers instead of trailers and extended gameplay demos (COD aside) unlike what we have seen in years past where nearly every partnership got a lengthy demo.Just a good mix of new game announcements to look forward to, return of beloved franchises, and updates on current projects. They hit everything i was hoping for.
Nintendo: F, Last E3 sold me on buying a wii U, this E3 has me considering selling it. Great to hear about some of the game left this year and when to expect them but many of the games i was interested just didn't appeal any longer. Not sure on the direction they took for star fox, and xenoblade continues to look like a very average game and makes me less sure i want to drop as much time as would be needed to play that game. Yoshi still looks promising but beyond that what do i have to look forward to for the wii u? Seems like Nintendo is jumping ship am im not sure there is a reason not named zelda (which seems like it might move to the next console) to keep me from jumping ship with them.
Square Enix: D, some new exciting announcements, wonderful looks at games already announced. But the pacing and structure was awful. I fell asleep sometime after just cause was announced as the balance between talking about the games/individuals and showing them just seemed way to unbalanced.
PC: N/A, didn't watch
The Xtortionist
Member
Bethesda: While they didn't have a ton to show, they emphasized their hits and mitigated the presence of their lesser titles. Doom had a good showing, and Fallout with based Todd Howard had to be one of the best E3 conference segments ever. The only glaring omission for me was gameplay for Dishonored 2. A-
Microsoft: Am I an outlier here? Not one of their demos impressed me. Halo was slow paced and uneventful, Tomb Raider was cinematic "hold up to win" zzzzzz, Gears 4 was...hardly anything at all? Hololens doesn't do anything for me. It says a lot when their best stuff was a system feature (backwards compatibility) and a CG trailer for a 2016 game (Recore). The Gears 4 demo should have been cut for Quantum Break or some shit...Gears was way, way too early to show. Cuphead, Sea of Thieves, and Rare Replay bump it up slightly. C+
EA: I hate sim sports games so there's no way I can grade this fairly. Battlefront, Unravel, and Mirror's Edge looked great. B-
Sony: Uncharted was the best demo in any conference this year. Horizon was an amazing reveal and showed gameplay. CoD timed exclusive DLC is huge. The Last Guardian lives. Final Fantasy 7 remake is happening. Shenmue 3 is happening. What the actual fuck. A+
Nintendo: Puppets bump it up slightly. Grade might be a solid D- if they announced Platinum's involvement in Star Fox during the event. Not one bomb was dropped. Metroid was borderline taken out behind the shed and shot. The conference ended with a montage of I don't even know. A woman spent like four minutes talking about yarn. Bowser is playable in Skylanders. I think some 3DS games might have been announced. F+
Microsoft: Am I an outlier here? Not one of their demos impressed me. Halo was slow paced and uneventful, Tomb Raider was cinematic "hold up to win" zzzzzz, Gears 4 was...hardly anything at all? Hololens doesn't do anything for me. It says a lot when their best stuff was a system feature (backwards compatibility) and a CG trailer for a 2016 game (Recore). The Gears 4 demo should have been cut for Quantum Break or some shit...Gears was way, way too early to show. Cuphead, Sea of Thieves, and Rare Replay bump it up slightly. C+
EA: I hate sim sports games so there's no way I can grade this fairly. Battlefront, Unravel, and Mirror's Edge looked great. B-
Sony: Uncharted was the best demo in any conference this year. Horizon was an amazing reveal and showed gameplay. CoD timed exclusive DLC is huge. The Last Guardian lives. Final Fantasy 7 remake is happening. Shenmue 3 is happening. What the actual fuck. A+
Nintendo: Puppets bump it up slightly. Grade might be a solid D- if they announced Platinum's involvement in Star Fox during the event. Not one bomb was dropped. Metroid was borderline taken out behind the shed and shot. The conference ended with a montage of I don't even know. A woman spent like four minutes talking about yarn. Bowser is playable in Skylanders. I think some 3DS games might have been announced. F+
I remember arguing with you on PS2 vs DC like close to a decade ago. Still haven't given up that grudge eh?
if we're talking 2000-era dc versus 2000-era ps2, then the dc was undeniably a better system.
no, i don't like sony because i don't like their development philosophy of making everything this weird movie thing or this weird art thing. i kind of feel like media.molecule gets it, but shawn layden's opening speech is kind of emblematic of what i don't like.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Sony: What can I say? One E3 that will likely be remembered forever. I'll give them a solid A. Megatons everywhere (TLG, SIII, FF7R) along with some fresh content (Horizon which is Game of the Show, U4, SFV). The only neg I can give them is that they didn't show off a lot more of games like Ratchet and Clank (Mid tier games) and I felt like there was some content missing in the middle. Still, this E3 conference was theirs to win. They nailed it.
Microsoft: I know GAF has a love/HATEHATEHATE relationship with them, but I thought their conference was not bad at all. Backwards Compatibility was a big item, Halo 5, GOW:R, and Rise of Tomb Raider all look great and are coming this year. Not sure if Fable is coming this year, but I was pleasantly surprised by how great it looks. ReCore and CupHead look awesome, and have some impressive pedigree behind them. I'll give them a Solid B. Good content, not enough epic surprises, Terrible hardware announcement (Would've preferred a smaller console instead of a pro controller) but overall an awesome show.
Nintendo: I watched the entire thing and I'm still uncomfortable. At least they have a few games coming this year but if I were still a Wii U owner I'd be upset. Kinda salty I'll be missing Tennis but StarFox looks bad and has left tepid impressions on those whove seen and played it up close. Only thing stopping me from dropping it down more is the fact that the 3DS looks like it has some life in it and had some cool announcements. D+
PCGamer: Bored me to death. I know this was their first one but I would not be sad if this was their last one. Worst talk show ever. I like the new Tycoon game though but it doesn't make up for 2.5 hours of what equates to fillerD-
Third Party Conferences: These are harder to grade since they have fewer games and things to announce and are a smaller spectacle by design.
Bethesda: DOOM 4 Stole the show for me! Looks great. I never finished Fallout 3 so Fallout 4 looks good, but I'm not sure how hyped I am yet. Fallout Shelter, however, looks cool but is not on Android. C.
UbiSoft: For Honor, South Park, and Assasins Creed. Could care less about the Tom Clancy/shootemup stuff C+
EA: MAss Effect, Need for Speed, and Mirrors Edge was so freaking awesome. Unravel was cute as well, and I will be buying. It was just really good seeing Need for Speed again. Would've loved a big surprise like Road Rash, SSX, or just something else light and fun that we havent seen in a while. B-
Square-Enix: Surprised the hell out of me! I watched from beginning to end and although almost nothing had release dates, I was entertained. Never been a huge KH fan but KH3 looks fun as hell. Not enough gameplay for some games though. B-
Microsoft: I know GAF has a love/HATEHATEHATE relationship with them, but I thought their conference was not bad at all. Backwards Compatibility was a big item, Halo 5, GOW:R, and Rise of Tomb Raider all look great and are coming this year. Not sure if Fable is coming this year, but I was pleasantly surprised by how great it looks. ReCore and CupHead look awesome, and have some impressive pedigree behind them. I'll give them a Solid B. Good content, not enough epic surprises, Terrible hardware announcement (Would've preferred a smaller console instead of a pro controller) but overall an awesome show.
Nintendo: I watched the entire thing and I'm still uncomfortable. At least they have a few games coming this year but if I were still a Wii U owner I'd be upset. Kinda salty I'll be missing Tennis but StarFox looks bad and has left tepid impressions on those whove seen and played it up close. Only thing stopping me from dropping it down more is the fact that the 3DS looks like it has some life in it and had some cool announcements. D+
PCGamer: Bored me to death. I know this was their first one but I would not be sad if this was their last one. Worst talk show ever. I like the new Tycoon game though but it doesn't make up for 2.5 hours of what equates to fillerD-
Third Party Conferences: These are harder to grade since they have fewer games and things to announce and are a smaller spectacle by design.
Bethesda: DOOM 4 Stole the show for me! Looks great. I never finished Fallout 3 so Fallout 4 looks good, but I'm not sure how hyped I am yet. Fallout Shelter, however, looks cool but is not on Android. C.
UbiSoft: For Honor, South Park, and Assasins Creed. Could care less about the Tom Clancy/shootemup stuff C+
EA: MAss Effect, Need for Speed, and Mirrors Edge was so freaking awesome. Unravel was cute as well, and I will be buying. It was just really good seeing Need for Speed again. Would've loved a big surprise like Road Rash, SSX, or just something else light and fun that we havent seen in a while. B-
Square-Enix: Surprised the hell out of me! I watched from beginning to end and although almost nothing had release dates, I was entertained. Never been a huge KH fan but KH3 looks fun as hell. Not enough gameplay for some games though. B-
Microsoft: C-. Hated everything except for the Rare stuff, which actually delivered even if it wasn't Banjo-Threeie like I was hoping.
Sony: D. Their big 3 games were a remake that's not exclusive, a sequel to a niche series that's not coming out until late 2017 and is also not exclusive, and a game that should have been out years ago and will never live up to the hype. Meanwhile they refuse to do anything with their cool cartoony franchises from the PS1/PS2 days. Lame.
Nintendo: B+. They didn't have any huge surprises, but everything they showed looked good and I'll probably end up buying most of it. I'll have a good laugh in a few months when all the babies crying about selling their Nintendo systems end up doing the same.
also puppets
Sony: D. Their big 3 games were a remake that's not exclusive, a sequel to a niche series that's not coming out until late 2017 and is also not exclusive, and a game that should have been out years ago and will never live up to the hype. Meanwhile they refuse to do anything with their cool cartoony franchises from the PS1/PS2 days. Lame.
Nintendo: B+. They didn't have any huge surprises, but everything they showed looked good and I'll probably end up buying most of it. I'll have a good laugh in a few months when all the babies crying about selling their Nintendo systems end up doing the same.
also puppets
In order from best to worst:
Sony: 9.5/10. The brief talks about non-gaming media prevented it from being perfect. Otherwise unbelievably good.
Bethesda: 8.5/10. Mostly based off of Fallout 4. Doom looked good too.
Microsoft: 7.5/10. Backwards compatibility was an unexpected surprise, and they had a good focus on games, though some did not interest me.
Ubisoft: 6/10. For Honor looks neat, otherwise kind of meh. Just Dance and the meme-y host brought it down.
Nintendo: 5/10. How the mighty have fallen. Star Fox, M+L, and HW3D saved it from being abysmal. NX better be godlike....
EA: 3.5/10. Battlefront was there, but good luck staying awake through all the sports and mobile crap. Still not swayed on NFS.
Didn't see Oculus, Squeenix, or PC, so no grades there. Overall, I'm quite impressed with 2 of the big three, but Nintendo... such a disappointment.
Sony: 9.5/10. The brief talks about non-gaming media prevented it from being perfect. Otherwise unbelievably good.
Bethesda: 8.5/10. Mostly based off of Fallout 4. Doom looked good too.
Microsoft: 7.5/10. Backwards compatibility was an unexpected surprise, and they had a good focus on games, though some did not interest me.
Ubisoft: 6/10. For Honor looks neat, otherwise kind of meh. Just Dance and the meme-y host brought it down.
Nintendo: 5/10. How the mighty have fallen. Star Fox, M+L, and HW3D saved it from being abysmal. NX better be godlike....
EA: 3.5/10. Battlefront was there, but good luck staying awake through all the sports and mobile crap. Still not swayed on NFS.
Didn't see Oculus, Squeenix, or PC, so no grades there. Overall, I'm quite impressed with 2 of the big three, but Nintendo... such a disappointment.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Sony and Square Enix took it for me this year, they get an A from me.
Sony because of the Holy Trinity.
SE because NIER FUCKING 2 and the KH3 trailer was pretty nice.
Sony because of the Holy Trinity.
SE because NIER FUCKING 2 and the KH3 trailer was pretty nice.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Sony: Triple SSS Rank (Ethereal Christos Water Walker Tier of The Ages)
The Last Guardian, Shenmu 3 on lock down, Final Fantasy VII Remake. It set GAF and the internet ablaze and I screamed while pounding my fist on my desk. Got piss drunk and forgot that fantasy has indeed become reality for the first time since Versus was shown, before terraforming into FFXV.
Microsoft: A Rank
The brought the obvious along with some crazy announcements such as the backwards compatibility, the bone controller elite (150lols, but will buy because it's one of the sexiest looking controllers ever crafted by human beings)
Xbox games on PC was another great one and Because we got to see DSIII revealed formally.
SquareEnix: B
They're showing that PS4 love and even opened up how they want to propel the beast into more homes with their impending software lineup, as well as push it more in Japan. Hats off. All what they showed was interest to varying degrees and I saw nothing that didn't, for once.
EA: B-
They finally showed some Mass Effect '4' but sadly no legit gameplay with HUD or skilltrees or whatever they have going for it. So that was a negative to me. Holiday 2016 is at least a good release window with a solid date probably announced next year.
Battlefront was very nice and glad to see you can change perspective from FPS to TPS, or third person view. I was hyped for that, but I am still bothered by no space dog fights. Hopefully as DLC(actually i hope not but w/e)
Bethesda: A+
Fallout 4 blow out, with a solid date for this year (just a few short mother fucking months, GOD!) The companion app (ipad anyone?). The game is going eat away at people's lives, mine included. Doom 4 looked graphically insane, return to fast paced play but somewhat repetitive, overall I liked it, but it's obvious it needs work, gameplay wise and variety wise.
Didn't watch anything else.
The Last Guardian, Shenmu 3 on lock down, Final Fantasy VII Remake. It set GAF and the internet ablaze and I screamed while pounding my fist on my desk. Got piss drunk and forgot that fantasy has indeed become reality for the first time since Versus was shown, before terraforming into FFXV.
Microsoft: A Rank
The brought the obvious along with some crazy announcements such as the backwards compatibility, the bone controller elite (150lols, but will buy because it's one of the sexiest looking controllers ever crafted by human beings)
Xbox games on PC was another great one and Because we got to see DSIII revealed formally.
SquareEnix: B
They're showing that PS4 love and even opened up how they want to propel the beast into more homes with their impending software lineup, as well as push it more in Japan. Hats off. All what they showed was interest to varying degrees and I saw nothing that didn't, for once.
EA: B-
They finally showed some Mass Effect '4' but sadly no legit gameplay with HUD or skilltrees or whatever they have going for it. So that was a negative to me. Holiday 2016 is at least a good release window with a solid date probably announced next year.
Battlefront was very nice and glad to see you can change perspective from FPS to TPS, or third person view. I was hyped for that, but I am still bothered by no space dog fights. Hopefully as DLC(actually i hope not but w/e)
Bethesda: A+
Fallout 4 blow out, with a solid date for this year (just a few short mother fucking months, GOD!) The companion app (ipad anyone?). The game is going eat away at people's lives, mine included. Doom 4 looked graphically insane, return to fast paced play but somewhat repetitive, overall I liked it, but it's obvious it needs work, gameplay wise and variety wise.
Didn't watch anything else.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I noticed there was no Report Card templates, so made this for you all, anyone who wants to fill it out
Edit: Whoops, forgot to stick it in quotes, thanks shinra-bansho
Edit: Whoops, forgot to stick it in quotes, thanks shinra-bansho
CmdrShepard
Member
Occulus - Didn't See, No comment.
Bethesda - 7/10 - Great effort. DOOM looked good and very happy with all the gameplay shown from Fallout 4. Dishonoured announcements also welcome (although not a surprise). Fallout Shelter was good little freebie to come out on the day of the conference with Fallout on the mind.
Microsoft - 8/10 - Considering they left out some major releases being held back for (gamescom? - Quantum Break, Crackdown et al...) i thought they had a solid conference. MS has games for this holiday and looks like they have some decent new IP's in the pipeline as well as some good existing franchises to fall back on. Halo 5 looked good - at least its different and Gears is good. Rare Collection and their new game looks interesting.
Wish more was shown on Forza 6 (only a quick demo) and it was baffling that they didn't show the new UI off at the conference because i know general perception of the current UI is not great (although has obviously improved greatly through the updates). The big winner is the announcement about backwards compatibility - even though it is up to publisher discretion, some games being emulated are better then none.
Sony - 9/10 - Best of Show - Some great top tier announcements but at the same time each from my point of view with a small question mark about them that stopped my excitement from getting to 11/10. Last Guardian announcement is fantastic that it is FINALLY happening but at the same time it looks like a game that was developed for the PS3 rather then the PS4. Sure the stylized graphics don't make it look terrible but at the same time i feel it could look better... Also the vague 2016 date has me -slightly- shifting in my chair... I would have been more comfortable with them saying Holiday 2016.
FF7 remake was a great announcement again but only a timed exclusive and with no release window attached why do i get the sinking feeling knowing Squeenix that this isnt coming till late 2017/2018. Please prove me wrong if a window has been announced because i really hope i just missed it... Also Shenmue 3 - glad for people it is coming but didn't feel the need to announce a kickstarter at e3 - especially when Sony were not announcing (at the time - i know they did eventually do so AFTER it hit the target) that they were putting anything in themselves...
So great announcements for me but again just those small question marks i had. Horizon looks great, very excited by this which was basically Sony's only new AAA IP. Uncharted as expected looks like a great Naughty Dog Experience. However could have done without the drawn out announcement about exclusive content for AC+COD. Also these announcements seem to have pulled the wool a little over the fact that Sony isn't releasing very much for the next 7 months...
EA - 5/10 - Starting off with a Mass Effect trailer is phenomenal - then showing nothing else to do with it after is terrible. Also points off for showing a terribly gimped version of the SWTOR trailer when the full one is magnificent and the expansion looks so promising... At least PVZ GW2 looks great. Like every EA conference too much sport - good for people who do i guess but not for me.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst looked INCREDIBLE but again MASSIVE disappointment that this game is coming out in March and you did not demo it... Battlefront looked great ( i liked the demo at Sony's conference more but this was still good). This could have been a much better conference had they demoed Mass Effect and Mirror's Edge...
Ubisoft - 6/10 - Nothing too much was here that stood out except For Valor (which i guess looks ok but still need to know A LOT more) and Ghost Recon which looked great. I am very interested in The Division and glad it got a release date - i am not expecting a downgrade in it simply because of Massive Entertainment - i have trust that at least the PC version will hit what has been shown.
Nintendo - ??/10 - The digital event was bad with the ultimate Metroid troll and just other terrible games that look like rush jobs to act as filler before NX comes out. However as was evidenced last year it is not wise to judge nintendo without watching all the treehouse streams so i reserve judgement till then.
PC - 6/10 - An interesting format to the conference which i think works but it would work a lot better if the content they were showing off was better... The AMD stuff was terrible - basically it was adverts in the middle of a conference. Still i hope to see this come back next year and i hope by then they can get some more interested parties on board for it that can show great games.
Bethesda - 7/10 - Great effort. DOOM looked good and very happy with all the gameplay shown from Fallout 4. Dishonoured announcements also welcome (although not a surprise). Fallout Shelter was good little freebie to come out on the day of the conference with Fallout on the mind.
Microsoft - 8/10 - Considering they left out some major releases being held back for (gamescom? - Quantum Break, Crackdown et al...) i thought they had a solid conference. MS has games for this holiday and looks like they have some decent new IP's in the pipeline as well as some good existing franchises to fall back on. Halo 5 looked good - at least its different and Gears is good. Rare Collection and their new game looks interesting.
Wish more was shown on Forza 6 (only a quick demo) and it was baffling that they didn't show the new UI off at the conference because i know general perception of the current UI is not great (although has obviously improved greatly through the updates). The big winner is the announcement about backwards compatibility - even though it is up to publisher discretion, some games being emulated are better then none.
Sony - 9/10 - Best of Show - Some great top tier announcements but at the same time each from my point of view with a small question mark about them that stopped my excitement from getting to 11/10. Last Guardian announcement is fantastic that it is FINALLY happening but at the same time it looks like a game that was developed for the PS3 rather then the PS4. Sure the stylized graphics don't make it look terrible but at the same time i feel it could look better... Also the vague 2016 date has me -slightly- shifting in my chair... I would have been more comfortable with them saying Holiday 2016.
FF7 remake was a great announcement again but only a timed exclusive and with no release window attached why do i get the sinking feeling knowing Squeenix that this isnt coming till late 2017/2018. Please prove me wrong if a window has been announced because i really hope i just missed it... Also Shenmue 3 - glad for people it is coming but didn't feel the need to announce a kickstarter at e3 - especially when Sony were not announcing (at the time - i know they did eventually do so AFTER it hit the target) that they were putting anything in themselves...
So great announcements for me but again just those small question marks i had. Horizon looks great, very excited by this which was basically Sony's only new AAA IP. Uncharted as expected looks like a great Naughty Dog Experience. However could have done without the drawn out announcement about exclusive content for AC+COD. Also these announcements seem to have pulled the wool a little over the fact that Sony isn't releasing very much for the next 7 months...
EA - 5/10 - Starting off with a Mass Effect trailer is phenomenal - then showing nothing else to do with it after is terrible. Also points off for showing a terribly gimped version of the SWTOR trailer when the full one is magnificent and the expansion looks so promising... At least PVZ GW2 looks great. Like every EA conference too much sport - good for people who do i guess but not for me.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst looked INCREDIBLE but again MASSIVE disappointment that this game is coming out in March and you did not demo it... Battlefront looked great ( i liked the demo at Sony's conference more but this was still good). This could have been a much better conference had they demoed Mass Effect and Mirror's Edge...
Ubisoft - 6/10 - Nothing too much was here that stood out except For Valor (which i guess looks ok but still need to know A LOT more) and Ghost Recon which looked great. I am very interested in The Division and glad it got a release date - i am not expecting a downgrade in it simply because of Massive Entertainment - i have trust that at least the PC version will hit what has been shown.
Nintendo - ??/10 - The digital event was bad with the ultimate Metroid troll and just other terrible games that look like rush jobs to act as filler before NX comes out. However as was evidenced last year it is not wise to judge nintendo without watching all the treehouse streams so i reserve judgement till then.
PC - 6/10 - An interesting format to the conference which i think works but it would work a lot better if the content they were showing off was better... The AMD stuff was terrible - basically it was adverts in the middle of a conference. Still i hope to see this come back next year and i hope by then they can get some more interested parties on board for it that can show great games.
outunderthestars
Banned
I think we have just found Reggie's secret GAF account.
Dedication Through Light
Member
EA had the best conference, starting with Mass Effect video was really moving, and then showing extensive time with anticipated hits like Need for Speed, which looks simply fabulous, and then Mirror's Edge was great. In terms of conferences with games I want to buy they had the most. Also presence wise was the most professional in public speaking and appearance.
Sony for second best, Horizon was a new IP which always feels so forgotten at E3 press conferences, UNcharted had best on stage demo, and the surprise announcements were memorable. Also they had Naruto, and Sasuke in a huge montage up there, how cool is that to see Sasuke get that much exposure.
Ninty for worst of the one (I saw all press conferences). Too many developer diaries on games that have already been detailed, at least with EA's it was on something that hadnt ever had footage shown before, Nintys on yarn yoshi for example was pointless, we had already had a gameplay stage demo of it, why did we need more? Only notable thing for me was YokaiWatch.
Sony for second best, Horizon was a new IP which always feels so forgotten at E3 press conferences, UNcharted had best on stage demo, and the surprise announcements were memorable. Also they had Naruto, and Sasuke in a huge montage up there, how cool is that to see Sasuke get that much exposure.
Ninty for worst of the one (I saw all press conferences). Too many developer diaries on games that have already been detailed, at least with EA's it was on something that hadnt ever had footage shown before, Nintys on yarn yoshi for example was pointless, we had already had a gameplay stage demo of it, why did we need more? Only notable thing for me was YokaiWatch.
SirMossyBloke
Member
lmao who are the 10 people who rated Nintendo as best presentation? Plus the 2 for EA.
Shame!
Shame!
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Bethesda - B+. Solid first showing, Fallout looking pretty good.
Microsoft - B. Honestly the AR stuff may be the most impressive thing in the conference, if it works like that. Why did they keep all the cool shit like Scalebound and Crackdown for later?
EA - C. Probably cool if you like EA games but I don't and wasn't really convinced on any of them, Battlefront does look cool.
UbiSoft - C-. I think I care even less about UbiSoft. The new Ghost Recon could be cool? Siege might be alright? About all the enthusiasm I can muster.
Sony - A. Ridiculous.
Nintendo - C+. I am pretty disappointed with them, and that pretty much never happens.
Square Enix - A-. Holy shit Nier 2. HOLY SHIT NIER 2! HOLY SHIT NI
Didn't watch PC.
Microsoft - B. Honestly the AR stuff may be the most impressive thing in the conference, if it works like that. Why did they keep all the cool shit like Scalebound and Crackdown for later?
EA - C. Probably cool if you like EA games but I don't and wasn't really convinced on any of them, Battlefront does look cool.
UbiSoft - C-. I think I care even less about UbiSoft. The new Ghost Recon could be cool? Siege might be alright? About all the enthusiasm I can muster.
Sony - A. Ridiculous.
Nintendo - C+. I am pretty disappointed with them, and that pretty much never happens.
Square Enix - A-. Holy shit Nier 2. HOLY SHIT NIER 2! HOLY SHIT NI
Didn't watch PC.
Maximus.
Member
I enjoyed Sony the most due to the variety of games they showed. Many exclusives, some timed, and all franchises that people actually care about. The new stuff they showed looked good and interesting. It was all about the games and they were showing that they got the goods coming.
Sony: 5/5
If it wasn't for Sony, we'd say Bethesda was amazing, Microsoft was great, and Ubisoft were pretty good. But not this year. Sony blew the whole damn show up and years from now their conference will be remembered for the amazing wham-bam trifecta of The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Shenmue III. The day they broke NeoGAF and Kickstarter. The day people cried, cheered, danced and screamed.
Apart from the legendary trifecta, Sony's conference was improved in many ways. No sales numbers. No casual or mobile games. No droning about media services that have no place at E3. And it even started on time! What we were left with was a 90-minute show that was briskly paced and left us wanting more. When you see TLG, Horizon and FFVII within the first 30 minutes and are calling it the best conference ever, you know it's going to be something special. It was a huge range of varied games for all tastes. Horizon looked incredible and is absolutely the best new IP out of the whole week. Uncharted managed to one-up itself with another insane set piece.
Bethesda: 4/5
For their first time, they nailed it. The first showing of Doom looked dated but their second video was a lot more open and free flowing. The level editor is great but gives me doubt that it's their way into making getting their cut from paid mods. Fallout 4 is going to be massive, no matter how you choose to play it. Bethesda.net and the Elder Scrolls card game shows that they're ambitious enough to challenge Blizzard's offerings.
Ubisoft: 3/5
I wasn't that interested in the games, but this conference was pure entertainment value. Aisha is a great host, self-aware and never lets the show take itself too seriously. No AC gameplay is very concerning for how confident they are with Syndicate. For Honor looks promising and can hopefully deliver on the melee combat. The Division, Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon became tiresome and started to look like reskins of each other.
EA: 2/5
Saved only by Battlefront. Still no Mass Effect gameplay, and barely any Mirror's Edge. Why announce these games so early and still have nothing to show for them? And who the hell brings mobile games to E3? No one cares. No one who only plays phone games is tuning in to see Bethesda's Fallout Shelter or the Minions tie-in game. Pele was an absolutely dreadful choice for a celebrity guest.
AMD's PC Gaming Show Brought to You by AMD: 1/5
The only thing exciting here is finding out that Day9 deserves more work as a host. This guy is very likeable and covered up a lot of potentially embarrassing moments with humour and professionalism. The rest was a tedious 150-minute affair with an inexplicable talk show format, filled with AMD and Microsoft shilling, and showing us trailers that were already released earlier. Next time, if there is one:
- cut the number of guests
- bring us new stuff that debuts at the PC Gaming Show
- keep the show under 120 minutes, 90 preferably
Newest gaming trend:
- Gameplay slowing down while you select a weapon (Doom, Horizon)
Most cringeworthy moment/s:
- Pele droning on about football and taking EA's conference down with it.
- Jason Derulo's completely off-key performance to plug Just Dance at Ubisoft.
- Uncharted 3 freezing on stage
If it wasn't for Sony, we'd say Bethesda was amazing, Microsoft was great, and Ubisoft were pretty good. But not this year. Sony blew the whole damn show up and years from now their conference will be remembered for the amazing wham-bam trifecta of The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Shenmue III. The day they broke NeoGAF and Kickstarter. The day people cried, cheered, danced and screamed.
Apart from the legendary trifecta, Sony's conference was improved in many ways. No sales numbers. No casual or mobile games. No droning about media services that have no place at E3. And it even started on time! What we were left with was a 90-minute show that was briskly paced and left us wanting more. When you see TLG, Horizon and FFVII within the first 30 minutes and are calling it the best conference ever, you know it's going to be something special. It was a huge range of varied games for all tastes. Horizon looked incredible and is absolutely the best new IP out of the whole week. Uncharted managed to one-up itself with another insane set piece.
Bethesda: 4/5
For their first time, they nailed it. The first showing of Doom looked dated but their second video was a lot more open and free flowing. The level editor is great but gives me doubt that it's their way into making getting their cut from paid mods. Fallout 4 is going to be massive, no matter how you choose to play it. Bethesda.net and the Elder Scrolls card game shows that they're ambitious enough to challenge Blizzard's offerings.
Ubisoft: 3/5
I wasn't that interested in the games, but this conference was pure entertainment value. Aisha is a great host, self-aware and never lets the show take itself too seriously. No AC gameplay is very concerning for how confident they are with Syndicate. For Honor looks promising and can hopefully deliver on the melee combat. The Division, Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon became tiresome and started to look like reskins of each other.
EA: 2/5
Saved only by Battlefront. Still no Mass Effect gameplay, and barely any Mirror's Edge. Why announce these games so early and still have nothing to show for them? And who the hell brings mobile games to E3? No one cares. No one who only plays phone games is tuning in to see Bethesda's Fallout Shelter or the Minions tie-in game. Pele was an absolutely dreadful choice for a celebrity guest.
AMD's PC Gaming Show Brought to You by AMD: 1/5
The only thing exciting here is finding out that Day9 deserves more work as a host. This guy is very likeable and covered up a lot of potentially embarrassing moments with humour and professionalism. The rest was a tedious 150-minute affair with an inexplicable talk show format, filled with AMD and Microsoft shilling, and showing us trailers that were already released earlier. Next time, if there is one:
- cut the number of guests
- bring us new stuff that debuts at the PC Gaming Show
- keep the show under 120 minutes, 90 preferably
Newest gaming trend:
- Gameplay slowing down while you select a weapon (Doom, Horizon)
Most cringeworthy moment/s:
- Pele droning on about football and taking EA's conference down with it.
- Jason Derulo's completely off-key performance to plug Just Dance at Ubisoft.
- Uncharted 3 freezing on stage
Sony A+ - three huge and long awaited announcements plus a few weird and new titles I want expecting. Pacing was great
Bethesda B+ - thought this conference was fairly boring until Todd Howard came about. Everything about fallout looked great and it was a great way to start E3
Microsoft B - not a fan of halo/gears/forza but sea of thieves looked really nice and hololens demo was definitely interesting even though I don't believe it will work very well or be that interesting in the long run
Square Enix B- - surprisingly good. Expected a lot less out of them but it feels like they're finally turning things around.
Oculus C - man this was a boring conference. But I wasn't exactly expecting much so they get a passing grade.
Ubisoft D - fucking hate Jason Derulo
Nintendo D- -when the best part of their show is Mario maker, that's a sad day. Star fox looked disappointing and the format of the conference nearly put me to sleep. Better luck next year I guess
Bethesda B+ - thought this conference was fairly boring until Todd Howard came about. Everything about fallout looked great and it was a great way to start E3
Microsoft B - not a fan of halo/gears/forza but sea of thieves looked really nice and hololens demo was definitely interesting even though I don't believe it will work very well or be that interesting in the long run
Square Enix B- - surprisingly good. Expected a lot less out of them but it feels like they're finally turning things around.
Oculus C - man this was a boring conference. But I wasn't exactly expecting much so they get a passing grade.
Ubisoft D - fucking hate Jason Derulo
Nintendo D- -when the best part of their show is Mario maker, that's a sad day. Star fox looked disappointing and the format of the conference nearly put me to sleep. Better luck next year I guess
stop liking what i don't like
I've only watched Bethesda's conference, MS's conference, Sony's conference, the Nintendo World Championships, and Nintendo's Digital Event so far.
Bethesda - 8/10
Showed what the fans wanted to see, and it was paced well so it didn't drag on at any point. I'm not a super big fan of their franchises beyond Elder Scrolls but all of their games look impressive and fun.
MS - 7/10
Had the usual barrage of Halo/Forza/Gears/Fable which were unimpressive to me but still solid since there are clearly fans of the series. The best parts for me were the Xbox 360 BC, Cuphead, Recore, and Rare Replay. Super bummed about Rare's game being a pirate MMO though, wish it were a single player adventure (preferably Banjo). Good conference, but nothing really surprising or compelling
Sony - 9/10
Probably one of the best conferences I've seen. Well paced, packed with surprises, and full of content. The combo of The Last Guardian, FFVII Remake, and Shenmue 3 blew my mind. That plus a healthy stream of new and interesting titles makes me wish I went for a PS4 instead of a Xbox One, since now I'll have to buy a PS4 once it gets a few price cuts (poor student problems).
NWC - 9/10
Probably the most exciting gaming related thing I've watched in a while. The only things I could complain about were the fact the last round was a complete landslide (Cosmo didn't know the timing for wall jumps) and that Splatoon was hard to follow. Other than that it was perfection. Really on the nose comedy, surprise Mother 1 reveal, and a lot of fun overall. Gave me the impression Nintendo was starting to understand their audience.
Nintendo - 4/10
Incredibly disappointing to sum it up. Definitely Nintendo's second worst conference (2008 being the worst and 2003 being third). Every new game they revealed felt like a spin off or a low budget affair (Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario). As a huge AC and Metroid fan it felt like I was being outright trolled. If they prefaced each announcement by saying that these are merely side projects while the mainline games are being developed it wouldn't have felt all that bad. As of right now I'm concerned I'll never see a Wii U Metroid or Animal Crossing game. The one new super interesting thing during the stream (Star Fox) wasn't even being developed internally. Just makes me confused as to what Nintendo is doing with their teams. They've got to be working on NX, but if we don't see a ton of games next year I am seriously going to question Nintendo's management. Just a complete disaster content wise, made worse by the insane amount of filler and retreads (Yarn Yoshi, Xenoblade, etc). This conference wore off any good impression I had of the company from the NWC.
As an Xbox and Nintendo fan it was kind of a shitty E3 tbh. Hopefully next year is better.
Bethesda - 8/10
Showed what the fans wanted to see, and it was paced well so it didn't drag on at any point. I'm not a super big fan of their franchises beyond Elder Scrolls but all of their games look impressive and fun.
MS - 7/10
Had the usual barrage of Halo/Forza/Gears/Fable which were unimpressive to me but still solid since there are clearly fans of the series. The best parts for me were the Xbox 360 BC, Cuphead, Recore, and Rare Replay. Super bummed about Rare's game being a pirate MMO though, wish it were a single player adventure (preferably Banjo). Good conference, but nothing really surprising or compelling
Sony - 9/10
Probably one of the best conferences I've seen. Well paced, packed with surprises, and full of content. The combo of The Last Guardian, FFVII Remake, and Shenmue 3 blew my mind. That plus a healthy stream of new and interesting titles makes me wish I went for a PS4 instead of a Xbox One, since now I'll have to buy a PS4 once it gets a few price cuts (poor student problems).
NWC - 9/10
Probably the most exciting gaming related thing I've watched in a while. The only things I could complain about were the fact the last round was a complete landslide (Cosmo didn't know the timing for wall jumps) and that Splatoon was hard to follow. Other than that it was perfection. Really on the nose comedy, surprise Mother 1 reveal, and a lot of fun overall. Gave me the impression Nintendo was starting to understand their audience.
Nintendo - 4/10
Incredibly disappointing to sum it up. Definitely Nintendo's second worst conference (2008 being the worst and 2003 being third). Every new game they revealed felt like a spin off or a low budget affair (Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario). As a huge AC and Metroid fan it felt like I was being outright trolled. If they prefaced each announcement by saying that these are merely side projects while the mainline games are being developed it wouldn't have felt all that bad. As of right now I'm concerned I'll never see a Wii U Metroid or Animal Crossing game. The one new super interesting thing during the stream (Star Fox) wasn't even being developed internally. Just makes me confused as to what Nintendo is doing with their teams. They've got to be working on NX, but if we don't see a ton of games next year I am seriously going to question Nintendo's management. Just a complete disaster content wise, made worse by the insane amount of filler and retreads (Yarn Yoshi, Xenoblade, etc). This conference wore off any good impression I had of the company from the NWC.
As an Xbox and Nintendo fan it was kind of a shitty E3 tbh. Hopefully next year is better.
My ranking, with focus on the big 3, the rest is just less important (at this time):
Big 3:
1) MS: 8.5/10
- Went from zero to potential VR dominance. Regardless of what you think of the hardware, that's downright fucking impressive strategy and makes me proud to be a MS stockholder (I'm a SONY stockholder too, so fuck your bias trumpet). VR + Hololens... well if one beats the other, MS has their fingers in the pie - lesson learned from missing the mobile train, God Bless Satya
- Halo 5 is shit, kill the fucking franchise and make a some new killer IP Spencer
- Gear demo was good except cheesy ass dialogue
- Love the Gears collection
- BC is huge to me given my 360 collection
- The controller is just nut busting good
- Rare collection - just yes
- Recore... 6/10, need more substance
- FORZA 6 - have you seen the gameplay!? Unbelievable, fuck Trump Greenwalt for President!
- Indie support
- New UI looks slick
- Gamescom still has major hitters coming
- ME4.... OMG hold me close tiny dancer
- Just so much decent to great content in the short-term, hard not to get excited
Over all conservative, but I thought it was MS's most genuine E3 in years and one that is setting the momentum... don't think they won't fire back to SONY.
2) SONY: 8/10
- I can appreciate the SONY die hard and why this event was a 10/10, but to be honest, I so fucking sick of FF, I just don't care enough, I got lost at FF 27... although the trailer was incredible
- Uncharted, quarter chub, unreal, 10/10
- TLG, I don't get the hype, maybe I'm heartless
- Where TF is GT7!??!?!?!
- Horizone = best of the show
- DLNA, thanks but kinda late boys
- Where's my price drop bitches?! .. I get why they don't need one, bless you Yosh you fucking genius
- COD = average ass shit that looks the same as AW
- Batman changed my life
- NMS, look good, but I am cautiously optimistic
- Nier 2 (not in conference, but still!)
- Persona 5 in 2015, unnggggggh!!! 2 (not in conference, but still!)
- full pipeline for the future...
3) NINTY: 5/10
- no comment... total deferral to 2016... Star Fox... no online... fuck, come on
Other:
BETH: 7/10
EA: 3/10
PC: 6/10
SE: 7/10
Big 3:
1) MS: 8.5/10
- Went from zero to potential VR dominance. Regardless of what you think of the hardware, that's downright fucking impressive strategy and makes me proud to be a MS stockholder (I'm a SONY stockholder too, so fuck your bias trumpet). VR + Hololens... well if one beats the other, MS has their fingers in the pie - lesson learned from missing the mobile train, God Bless Satya
- Halo 5 is shit, kill the fucking franchise and make a some new killer IP Spencer
- Gear demo was good except cheesy ass dialogue
- Love the Gears collection
- BC is huge to me given my 360 collection
- The controller is just nut busting good
- Rare collection - just yes
- Recore... 6/10, need more substance
- FORZA 6 - have you seen the gameplay!? Unbelievable, fuck Trump Greenwalt for President!
- Indie support
- New UI looks slick
- Gamescom still has major hitters coming
- ME4.... OMG hold me close tiny dancer
- Just so much decent to great content in the short-term, hard not to get excited
Over all conservative, but I thought it was MS's most genuine E3 in years and one that is setting the momentum... don't think they won't fire back to SONY.
2) SONY: 8/10
- I can appreciate the SONY die hard and why this event was a 10/10, but to be honest, I so fucking sick of FF, I just don't care enough, I got lost at FF 27... although the trailer was incredible
- Uncharted, quarter chub, unreal, 10/10
- TLG, I don't get the hype, maybe I'm heartless
- Where TF is GT7!??!?!?!
- Horizone = best of the show
- DLNA, thanks but kinda late boys
- Where's my price drop bitches?! .. I get why they don't need one, bless you Yosh you fucking genius
- COD = average ass shit that looks the same as AW
- Batman changed my life
- NMS, look good, but I am cautiously optimistic
- Nier 2 (not in conference, but still!)
- Persona 5 in 2015, unnggggggh!!! 2 (not in conference, but still!)
- full pipeline for the future...
3) NINTY: 5/10
- no comment... total deferral to 2016... Star Fox... no online... fuck, come on
Other:
BETH: 7/10
EA: 3/10
PC: 6/10
SE: 7/10
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Thought most of the conferences (Sans Nintendo) were good, but I only feel like rating Sony: A++++++++.
This is a conference that will likely never be matched again. There's only so many opportunities you can have that many megatons dropped. In fact, the term "megaton" gets thrown around a lot, but is seldom used properly. This conference had three legit megatons.
This is a conference that will likely never be matched again. There's only so many opportunities you can have that many megatons dropped. In fact, the term "megaton" gets thrown around a lot, but is seldom used properly. This conference had three legit megatons.
Bethesda/ZeniMax : B+
The show wasn't too long (I dislike PR talk just to say GG to themself).
They showed different kind of new games.
I didn't got bored.
Microsoft : B-
It was decent but their games is really not for me and they congratulated too much their self.
But there were new reveals to get my curiosity.
EA : F
It was random at the begining then totally finished into a "sport show" by inviting sport stars while I wanted to see more games/gameplay.
Ubisoft : B-
Same as Microsoft but fortunaly in a shorter version.
Sony : A
Lot of dreams games have been finally confirmed.
But it's okay, they exist now and are not just anymore dreams so I'm fine with it.
I'm part of the people who are happy when dead titlles come back to life.
Nintendo E3 : C
Good pacing, I still love the format but the new (top tier) content was missing.
But I'm happy to have finally some release dates compared to other conferences.
Nintendo Pre E3 : B
I had a great time with the championship and the pre E3 show of smash (fuck the leakers!)
Square Enix : B
Started badly but they redeemed themsef toward the end.
It didn't ened up as a uber troll like last year.
PC Gamer : favorite (No rating because it's a young show who just started)
That was nice conference, not many big games showed up (fuckers) but it had a lot of heart. Thanks to every devs who made the effort to come and the host, I had a nice time.
Please do it again next year ʕु-̫͡-ʔु”♬
The show wasn't too long (I dislike PR talk just to say GG to themself).
They showed different kind of new games.
I didn't got bored.
Microsoft : B-
It was decent but their games is really not for me and they congratulated too much their self.
But there were new reveals to get my curiosity.
EA : F
It was random at the begining then totally finished into a "sport show" by inviting sport stars while I wanted to see more games/gameplay.
Ubisoft : B-
Same as Microsoft but fortunaly in a shorter version.
Sony : A
Lot of dreams games have been finally confirmed.
But it's okay, they exist now and are not just anymore dreams so I'm fine with it.
I'm part of the people who are happy when dead titlles come back to life.
Nintendo E3 : C
Good pacing, I still love the format but the new (top tier) content was missing.
But I'm happy to have finally some release dates compared to other conferences.
Nintendo Pre E3 : B
I had a great time with the championship and the pre E3 show of smash (fuck the leakers!)
Square Enix : B
Started badly but they redeemed themsef toward the end.
It didn't ened up as a uber troll like last year.
PC Gamer : favorite (No rating because it's a young show who just started)
That was nice conference, not many big games showed up (fuckers) but it had a lot of heart. Thanks to every devs who made the effort to come and the host, I had a nice time.
Please do it again next year ʕु-̫͡-ʔु”♬
outunderthestars
Banned
Psychoward
Banned
I couldn't care less about the games that Sony announced but respect that they're all highly anticipated and just not my cup of tea. That being said, personally Bethesda wins out for the Fallout 4 info dump - just wish the character wasn't voiced/no dialog wheel.
Lys Skygge
Member
Sony A+ : it was E3 fan fiction brought to life. I'm still in shock.
Microsoft C+: Ashen looks great and the BC announcement was unexpected...but overall the games they demoed looked very dull.
Bethesda B: Fallout 4 had a great showing and it releases later this year!
Nintendo D: the way it was presented was fun...but the games didn't interest me at all.
EA C: Unraveled looks incredible as does Mirrors Edge...but goddamn most of the conference was incredibly dull.
Microsoft C+: Ashen looks great and the BC announcement was unexpected...but overall the games they demoed looked very dull.
Bethesda B: Fallout 4 had a great showing and it releases later this year!
Nintendo D: the way it was presented was fun...but the games didn't interest me at all.
EA C: Unraveled looks incredible as does Mirrors Edge...but goddamn most of the conference was incredibly dull.
Microsoft C+: ReCode looks cool, Backwards Compatibility is awesome, their fall looks okay. Lots of time spent on stuff I'm not particularly interested in.
EA Inc.: I didn't watch the whole conference. Unravel & Mirror's Edge are very exciting, and maaaaayyyybe Battlefront.
Ubi D: Trackmania is the only thing that interested me. Ubi's games are pretty much everything I hate about modern "AAA" gaming.
Sony B+: Shenmue III is awesome, still not sold on TLG, FFVII remake doesn't do a damn thing for me. Excited for No Man's Sky, Horizon, Street Fighter V, and Uncharted 4 but they're all 2016. Blah.
Nintendo B-: I feel a little less upset about this the further I am from it. But I'm interested in most everything they showed.
EA Inc.: I didn't watch the whole conference. Unravel & Mirror's Edge are very exciting, and maaaaayyyybe Battlefront.
Ubi D: Trackmania is the only thing that interested me. Ubi's games are pretty much everything I hate about modern "AAA" gaming.
Sony B+: Shenmue III is awesome, still not sold on TLG, FFVII remake doesn't do a damn thing for me. Excited for No Man's Sky, Horizon, Street Fighter V, and Uncharted 4 but they're all 2016. Blah.
Nintendo B-: I feel a little less upset about this the further I am from it. But I'm interested in most everything they showed.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Sony
Square Enix
Microsoft
EA
Nintendo
From the ones I watched.
Square Enix
Microsoft
EA
Nintendo
From the ones I watched.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Bethesda: 8/10 I felt like even though they didn't have that many games, the focus on Fallout 4 and showing all it's stuff was pretty nice.
Microsoft: 5/10 Shady BC announcement, dubious Hololens "demo", too many CG trailers, and a terrible showing for their premiere Halo and Gears.
EA: 7/10 It was pretty solid with game showing, but there are pacing issues. I love footy and Pele, but I think it was the wrong time. Sports was weak. A lot of other things showed great, and love Star Wars. And the mobile, ugh.
Ubisoft: 6/10 I hate all of the fakery in their trailers where they show "gameplay" and you never play it that way. They had a lot of nice games, so can't fault them that much. Points loss for that horrid singing.
Sony: 10/10 What the fucking shit happen here? The stars converged. God became man. New IP, Old IP, Legendary IP, Stolen IP. Sony destroyed time and space so that only that Press Conference mattered.
Nintendo: 1/10 Cringey as fuck puppets, almost all old games. Only two new games, but old IPs, and the most trolling Animal Crossing announcement for Wii U.
SquareEnix: 8/10 They showed some pretty solid games. A lot of talking going on, but a pretty good showing of great games. It really felt like they have some family moment with their company at the end. KH3, best part.
PC Gamer: ?/10 It's a new way to do things, and a lot of the things they showed wasn't too interesting to me, so I was just doing other stuff and missed a lot. But I liked how they presented the show, and it looked really smooth. Great host.
Microsoft: 5/10 Shady BC announcement, dubious Hololens "demo", too many CG trailers, and a terrible showing for their premiere Halo and Gears.
EA: 7/10 It was pretty solid with game showing, but there are pacing issues. I love footy and Pele, but I think it was the wrong time. Sports was weak. A lot of other things showed great, and love Star Wars. And the mobile, ugh.
Ubisoft: 6/10 I hate all of the fakery in their trailers where they show "gameplay" and you never play it that way. They had a lot of nice games, so can't fault them that much. Points loss for that horrid singing.
Sony: 10/10 What the fucking shit happen here? The stars converged. God became man. New IP, Old IP, Legendary IP, Stolen IP. Sony destroyed time and space so that only that Press Conference mattered.
Nintendo: 1/10 Cringey as fuck puppets, almost all old games. Only two new games, but old IPs, and the most trolling Animal Crossing announcement for Wii U.
SquareEnix: 8/10 They showed some pretty solid games. A lot of talking going on, but a pretty good showing of great games. It really felt like they have some family moment with their company at the end. KH3, best part.
PC Gamer: ?/10 It's a new way to do things, and a lot of the things they showed wasn't too interesting to me, so I was just doing other stuff and missed a lot. But I liked how they presented the show, and it looked really smooth. Great host.
Bethesda: A- Fantastic first conference. Started and ended in the best way. Dishonored 2 was a good reveal, and mobile games were placed in the right places in the conference and actually made me want to try out Fallout Shelter.
Microsoft: A- One of the best Xbox conferences in a while. Great pace, some really cool games shown from both AAA and indie. I like how it was mostly stuff we hadn't seen before.
EA: C Sports sports sports brought it down, but it's EA. Unravel took me by surprise, and Battlefront looks phenomenal and I need to play it.
Ubisoft: B+ Really solid lineup shown, with lots of surprises. The Division has the problem of already being shown, and Assassin's Creed not going for CG rather than gameplay was a dumb move. Just Dance is dumb. But South Park, For Honor, Trackmania, and Ghost Recon made me really excited.
Sony: A+++ The greatest press conference of all time. It will never be topped. All of our dreams came true. And if you ignore that, it was still amazing. Horizon is my favorite game coming out of E3. Uncharted looks stellar. No Mans Sky looks promising. The pace to the conference was immaculate. The lul periods were perfectly placed (Destiny, Star Wars). Just stunning.
Nintendo: F Basically a confirmation that the Wii U is dead. And even with 3DS, it was abysmal. Fire Emblem and Xenoblade had nothing to show because we've already seen everything. We still know nothing of FE SMT. And then there's the rest... good God. Atrocious. Literally everything barring Star Fox reeked of minimal effort, soulless, mobile-equivalent cash-in. Borrowed assets everywhere, Metroid Prime that looks worse than some DS games, Amiibos shown to an extent that goes beyond borderline extortion... just abysmal. Anyone looking to buy a Wii U after that is not getting one.
Square Enix: B- If there was less talking during this, it would have been much better. Way too uptight and business-focused. They had great stuff to show and reveal.
Didn't pay attention to PC. I liked the laid-back nature to it.
Microsoft: A- One of the best Xbox conferences in a while. Great pace, some really cool games shown from both AAA and indie. I like how it was mostly stuff we hadn't seen before.
EA: C Sports sports sports brought it down, but it's EA. Unravel took me by surprise, and Battlefront looks phenomenal and I need to play it.
Ubisoft: B+ Really solid lineup shown, with lots of surprises. The Division has the problem of already being shown, and Assassin's Creed not going for CG rather than gameplay was a dumb move. Just Dance is dumb. But South Park, For Honor, Trackmania, and Ghost Recon made me really excited.
Sony: A+++ The greatest press conference of all time. It will never be topped. All of our dreams came true. And if you ignore that, it was still amazing. Horizon is my favorite game coming out of E3. Uncharted looks stellar. No Mans Sky looks promising. The pace to the conference was immaculate. The lul periods were perfectly placed (Destiny, Star Wars). Just stunning.
Nintendo: F Basically a confirmation that the Wii U is dead. And even with 3DS, it was abysmal. Fire Emblem and Xenoblade had nothing to show because we've already seen everything. We still know nothing of FE SMT. And then there's the rest... good God. Atrocious. Literally everything barring Star Fox reeked of minimal effort, soulless, mobile-equivalent cash-in. Borrowed assets everywhere, Metroid Prime that looks worse than some DS games, Amiibos shown to an extent that goes beyond borderline extortion... just abysmal. Anyone looking to buy a Wii U after that is not getting one.
Square Enix: B- If there was less talking during this, it would have been much better. Way too uptight and business-focused. They had great stuff to show and reveal.
Didn't pay attention to PC. I liked the laid-back nature to it.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Sony, B+
Wide range of genres. A few bombs but set back by the fact they are years away. Defintely have creative studios working on some interest new concepts, but also a lot of familiar stuff too.
Microsoft, B-
Very tried and true. Halo, Forza, Gears. The same triple threat I feel like we see every other year. Gears looks hot though. Indie presence was solid. Defintely the place to be for shooters and traditional games.
Nintendo, D+
It's not that the offerings are bad, but it just seems like a lot of second tier type games from low level developers. Reminded me a lot of GameCube of 2005. Interesting games for smaller player circles. StarFox and Mario Maker highlights. Animal Crossing and Amiibo low points.
Wide range of genres. A few bombs but set back by the fact they are years away. Defintely have creative studios working on some interest new concepts, but also a lot of familiar stuff too.
Microsoft, B-
Very tried and true. Halo, Forza, Gears. The same triple threat I feel like we see every other year. Gears looks hot though. Indie presence was solid. Defintely the place to be for shooters and traditional games.
Nintendo, D+
It's not that the offerings are bad, but it just seems like a lot of second tier type games from low level developers. Reminded me a lot of GameCube of 2005. Interesting games for smaller player circles. StarFox and Mario Maker highlights. Animal Crossing and Amiibo low points.
RustyNails
Member
Who are the two people that voted for EA? Ban them immediately.
Hades Hotgun
Banned
I am going with Sony because it was so geared towards big megaton game reveals and that defines E3 for me.
Microsoft rocked pretty hard with BC, ReCore, and Rare Replay. But it just wasn't as impressive as what Sony dropped. The Last Guardian is hard to beat.
That being said, Square-Enix had the one game with the most potential to be my favorite of the generation.
Nier 2 is a dream team project that could really deliver an unparalleled experience. One that feels geared directly towards my interests.
Also, the promise of their new Tokyo RPG Factory and Project Setsuna has me interested.
Microsoft rocked pretty hard with BC, ReCore, and Rare Replay. But it just wasn't as impressive as what Sony dropped. The Last Guardian is hard to beat.
That being said, Square-Enix had the one game with the most potential to be my favorite of the generation.
Nier 2 is a dream team project that could really deliver an unparalleled experience. One that feels geared directly towards my interests.
Also, the promise of their new Tokyo RPG Factory and Project Setsuna has me interested.
Chill out dude. 320+ other people agree with you, no need to get mad at the one who doesn't.
Arondight
Member
Sony was a 9/10 for me. Started with Gameplay footage, Ended with Gameplay. They pretty much had the best looking game so far with Horizon for me. What surprises me the most was how it starts with a cutscene and the transition to actual gameplay which really took me by surprise, It also had the best live demo with Uncharted. It needed a lot more focus on their current games releasing this year. I mean where's solid footage of Tearaway? What happened to Rime? Persona 5? etc etc.
MS was a 7.5/10. The pirates game looked interesting, I thought their actual selection of games was a little safe but more disappointingly the gameplay footages were pretty underwhelming. I still think it's great that they've put a lot of emphasis on games coming out this year. What really brings it up for me is the Backwards Compatibility. MS just needed a new huge game a "wow"moment with actual gameplay to accompany it like what Horizon did.
Bethesda was a 6.5/10 for me. Doom footage didn't look very exciting, Fallout footage looked good, Dishonered was nice but CG trailer only.
Nintendo=Disaster.
EA was a 5/10. Battlefront looked great, Mirrors Edge looked alright, rest was boring.
Ubisoft gets a 6.5/10. Can't really remember how it went. It had the second most interesting title with the For Honour Game. Ghost recon looked kind of interesting. Bored of AC.
MS was a 7.5/10. The pirates game looked interesting, I thought their actual selection of games was a little safe but more disappointingly the gameplay footages were pretty underwhelming. I still think it's great that they've put a lot of emphasis on games coming out this year. What really brings it up for me is the Backwards Compatibility. MS just needed a new huge game a "wow"moment with actual gameplay to accompany it like what Horizon did.
Bethesda was a 6.5/10 for me. Doom footage didn't look very exciting, Fallout footage looked good, Dishonered was nice but CG trailer only.
Nintendo=Disaster.
EA was a 5/10. Battlefront looked great, Mirrors Edge looked alright, rest was boring.
Ubisoft gets a 6.5/10. Can't really remember how it went. It had the second most interesting title with the For Honour Game. Ghost recon looked kind of interesting. Bored of AC.
You can still rank the conferences. Heck I interpreted the poll and the OP as two different things. I ranked Sony the highest but I voted the Bethesda conference as my favorite because it had a lot of my favorite game, Fallout.
CmdrShepard
Member
Wait what? I guess you tuned out when they started talking about PlayStation Vue?
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
I've only watched two press conferences so far:
Microsoft: A -- I feel like their conference has more long-term impact for the Xbox One. Backwards compatibility, new OS features (not really featured in their conference, but shown on the press floor and mentioned in the conference), the elite controller, and new focus on IP building were crucial moments (2015 for Microsoft looks fantastic, but their 2016 is looking really great as well). Also, the Hololens does provide a lot of potential (I do think there is a lot more merit to it than there was to Kinect) but the partnerships with BOTH Oculus and Valve is also really important.
Sony: A -- I feel like Sony had plenty of games, and their press conference was the most initially exciting as far as what feels like big game announcements, but I don't feel like the conference had more impact for the Playstation platform than Microsoft's. I feel like Microsoft's had way more impact for the system as a whole (most of the first party/exclusive/timed exclusive games announced are going to probably be niche titles except for Final Fantasy VII, Uncharted 4, and maybe Horizon). Also, while it was nice to see The Last Guardian, it did look really dated gameplay wise. I'm sure (hope) it will be a great game, but it didn't really impress me all that much -- especially for a game that's been in development for so long.
Microsoft: A -- I feel like their conference has more long-term impact for the Xbox One. Backwards compatibility, new OS features (not really featured in their conference, but shown on the press floor and mentioned in the conference), the elite controller, and new focus on IP building were crucial moments (2015 for Microsoft looks fantastic, but their 2016 is looking really great as well). Also, the Hololens does provide a lot of potential (I do think there is a lot more merit to it than there was to Kinect) but the partnerships with BOTH Oculus and Valve is also really important.
Sony: A -- I feel like Sony had plenty of games, and their press conference was the most initially exciting as far as what feels like big game announcements, but I don't feel like the conference had more impact for the Playstation platform than Microsoft's. I feel like Microsoft's had way more impact for the system as a whole (most of the first party/exclusive/timed exclusive games announced are going to probably be niche titles except for Final Fantasy VII, Uncharted 4, and maybe Horizon). Also, while it was nice to see The Last Guardian, it did look really dated gameplay wise. I'm sure (hope) it will be a great game, but it didn't really impress me all that much -- especially for a game that's been in development for so long.
heh I know... I am here just thinking how I am going to apply my scale.
SwiftDeath
Member
I've only watched MS's and Sony's so far thus will only grade those.
Bethesda | B+ / A- |
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Microsoft | B- / B |
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Sony | A- / A |
Bethesda | B+ / A- |
- Beginning Montage was kind of cute? It was nice to get a look at the people making bethesda games
- Doom demo/gameplay trailer looked pretty good graphically. Speed was slower than should be for a Doom game though. Looks like a competent if not repetitive shooter though. Finishers are kind of nice but will get boring very fast. MP Snapmap stuff sounded good? Wonder if this will be built for paid mods from the getgo. Whole thing went too long, no need for 2nd SP portion
- Bethesda.net sounds ominous. Hope it's not like uplay nonsense but probably will be
- Battlecry looked incredibly generic. Animations were noticeably poor.
- Dishonored 2 announced. Fantastic news. Choose a protag is fantastic as well. DE of Dishonored 1 being announced in 10 seconds was good. Don't waste time on remasters. Trailer looked good.
- ESO stuff doesn't interest me at all but trailer did look good
- ES
HearthstoneLegends was a hilarious reveal. Hines sitting down and all - Todd Howard comes out, speaks a lot but says little
- Blinky Lights Bethesda has the objectively best blinky lights in all games ever. Proven fact, don't try to deny it Okay Todd Howard.....
- Fallout 4 didn't look that hot graphically to be honest. Backstory revealed is interesting. Character creator looks competent. Dialogue system is meh but workable. Dog is awesome, Dog steals the show, Dog is biding his time to usurp his master and claim dominion over the vault. Combat doesn't look that greatly improved. VATS is a bit deeper which is fine. Pip boy looks cool. Building/Crafting system looks interesting. I'll probably lose days in that thing. Going to modify the hell out of my power armor.
- Fallout Shelter looks great and I actually want to play it which I would never ever had said a month before if you told me a Fallout mobile game was coming. Good job Bethesda. Too bad it's not on Android yet UGH
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Microsoft | B- / B |
- Overall thought the pacing was pretty good
- Recore piqued my interest
- Clearly was some desire to showcase indies although I wasn't super impressed by that segment
- Halo 5 looks nice although I have my own reasons for not being super excited by it so it didn't do too much for me
- 360 BC on XB1 was a bombshell of an announcement and if it expands nicely and works well will be a big reason I'll buy an XB1.
- Gears of War 4 looks like it might just might keep local co-op which I would love. As for what was shown, it wasn't that interesting a demo in my opinion. Still excited but not over the top or anything
- The Hololens Minecraft demo looked amazing although I worry the consumer version of it won't be as impressive. Even if it was the same quality though I'm not interested enough to invest in a hololens for it. MS has to come up with several more interesting usecases for me to be interested
- The elite controller doesn't appeal to me at all but more choice is always a good thing so I see this entirely positively
- Cuphead has the most amazing art style I think I've ever seen. I want to play that game for sure
- The Tomb Raider demo was boring, sure have mountain climbing fine but don't show that at a press conference. The 2nd half looked good though. Timed exclusivity on XB1 won't make me buy one though.
- Rare Game collection is a fantastic value and I'll certainly buy it at some point when I have a XB1
- Sea of Thieves looks cool but the online aspect turns me off so I'm not too excited about it but will keep an eye on.
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Sony | A- / A |
- The Last Guardian was announced with a release year. I've been looking forward to this game for a long time and the announcement makes this conference legendary by my standards but one game announcement, no matter the game, does not a perfect conference make
- Horizon looks truly intriguing. Definitely keep an eye on it. Lore of the world and art style look fantastic.
- Hitman trailer was incredible but it's multiplat so largely unimpressive on the conference overall
- MM's Dreams was uh interesting. I wonder if it will be games as a service as I have no idea how in the hell you would market that game to sell it to someone. Not that interested in what I saw to be honest.
- No Man's Sky looked amazing and even if I can't find anything structured to do in it i think I will just love exploring. Feel sorry for Sean Murray though as he looks like he needs about a month of sleep to get back to normal
- Destiny Taken DLC and AC Syndicate stuff Boring, killed the pacing. Should've been much shorter
- FF7 Remake announced Another massive announcement. Personally not super excited about it myself but I am happy fans might get their wishes. Considering Square Enix's previous statement about FF7 on PS4, I have a feeling Sony has something to do with it being a real remake and not a port, if so kudos to Sony
- Devolver Games Love most of the art styles, Really interested to see how each turn out
- Shenmue III Kickstarter announced Sony states it's their thing for now. Cool that it's happening but originally thought it was not cool to have it as part of their press conference. Now though since Sony is part of it and was waiting on initial funding to set off their commitment it looks better. This is the third massive announcement and I'm quite excited for it myself.
- Batman Exclusive Missions Long, boring, exclusive mission didn't look too good, definitely unneeded a week before the game comes out
- Morpheus was snubbed it seems so I expect it needs more time in the oven to cook or something
- PSVue stuff was tacked on and shouldn't have been in the conference at all
- Call of Duty BOIII announced to have maps first on PS. Whatever. Co-op sounds interesting but looked kind of meh. MP trailer looked great though, well put together
- Star Wars Disney Infinity 3.0 stuff was hilarious. That guy tried so hard to hype it up and it fell soooooooooooooooooo flat
- SW Battlefront looks good. I'll look into people's impressions on here and see what I think then
- Uncharted 4 demo snafu was unfortunate but video feed was fine. The fact that ND felt confident enough to show the demo regardless of technical issues is a positive sign I think. Graphics look fantastic, driving level looked good although not sure it was the best thing to show?
They didn't dwell on it though. It was "oh yeah, a la carte channels is awesome" before going back to the games.
Sony - I don't think this show was without flaws. I know Sony can't control projects going bad or being delayed (unless it wants to release unfinished/buggy games), but I was hoping Last Guardian would make it this Holiday season to at least pad in some of the first party exclusives that were missing. Their Holiday 2015 is distinctly missing those first party exclusives. All that said, Sony brought back E3 memories reminiscent of some of the earliest E3's I can think of, when megatons really meant megatons and budgets weren't so expensive that a developer/publisher had to go multiplatform. It's not that I like exclusives games, it just makes for entertaining shows when there are megatons. From that angle, their show had no parallel for E3 going back a few good years now, and it's one of the top conferences of all time. The show was compact, but contained Horizon, novel/fascinating Creative Tools from Media Molecule, Uncharted 4 gameplay... and then Last Guardian, FFVIIre and ShenMue III. That trifecta was the craziest set of three announcements I've maybe ever see at a conference. Alundra next plz? So I'd give it a A-.
Microsoft - I thought Microsoft's show was rad, but for different reasons. Sure they didn't have ZEE MEGATONS like Sony, but they did have something much more practically useful for me... Backwards Compatibility. It's arguably the announcement of the show for me. And MS continues to have a very impressive lineup of games that they are clearly seeking to seriously expand. ReCore sounds nice, wish it was more in-game stuff though. And I was never a big fan of RARE outside of Blast Corps so I think their Pirate MMO looks cool and don't care that it's not Banjo. B+
Nintendo - (haven't watched yet, will update when done)
Microsoft - I thought Microsoft's show was rad, but for different reasons. Sure they didn't have ZEE MEGATONS like Sony, but they did have something much more practically useful for me... Backwards Compatibility. It's arguably the announcement of the show for me. And MS continues to have a very impressive lineup of games that they are clearly seeking to seriously expand. ReCore sounds nice, wish it was more in-game stuff though. And I was never a big fan of RARE outside of Blast Corps so I think their Pirate MMO looks cool and don't care that it's not Banjo. B+
Nintendo - (haven't watched yet, will update when done)