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[13ruce]

Ubisoft's showing is at least interesting even if it's inevitably disappointing and cringy. I almost fell asleep during EA's.

Yup Far Cry 5, Mario x Rabbids and Assassins Creed Origins atleast + more.

So that already is better if they show gameplay atleast.

 

[Incandenza]

Sorry, your assumptions are that:
a) They need to fill an hour if they have a press conference
b) A press conference is the right approach to highlight their games at all

Both seem pretty unsupported to me.

(And the opportunity cost isn't just in terms of time, it's terms of how a boring segment or poor execution detracts from the other content shown)

Oh 100%, my opinion is they should stop doing conferences altogether. And with them saving Anthem for MS it kinda seems like they're moving in that direction anyway.

 

[munster]

Battlefront II looks great and all. Are the super battle droids not default? What about heroes? Do you start as 1 randomly? It looked so confusing.

You start with whatever your starting class you picked. As you play, you earn battle points. You can use these battle points when you respawn to be a hero, battle droid, vehicles etc.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

"takedown"

how dare you use that word

 

[M_A_C]

improvement from last year and BF 2 and NFS look good.

 

[BlondeTuna]

I was still holding out hope that EA changed course and would show a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster / re-release.

 

[HvySky]

6/5 would watch again for GAF's reaction

 

[Rei dos Vermes]

EA's conference did nothing for me. Unfortunatelly, I don't think there'll be anything really surprising and exciting during this year's E3.

 

[Quintin DM]

EA really should just stop doing press conferences.

 

[Linkinito]

4/10. Better than the travesty of last year.

+ Battlefront II looks amazing and really feels like an improvement over the first one. Really hyped on this one.
+ A Way Out looks cool.
+ FIFA The Journey 2 and Madden Longshot look promising.

- I really don't like that showing of NFS. That was so super-scripted.
- NBA Live looks bad.
- I don't really feel that new IP, Anthem. I felt like I saw Destiny and Titanfall mashed into a game.
- Would have loved to see a bit more of the BF1 DLC and the two new maps coming this summer. However a September release will make it compete with Destiny 2.
- No Skate 4.
- No Visceral's Star Wars.

 

[IcyRhythms]

Why does everyone feel Anthem is Bioware's answer to Destiny? Don't they usually make RPG's?

 

[cripterion]

I don't get it the conference is not even over, they are at nfs for me, live right now.. how are you guys seeing the whole thing?

 

[Gurish]

Ubisoft is still a threat.

No fucking way, Ubi never had a worse show than this, even if the content was shitty they are at least entertaining on some very basic level.

EA are really expert at boring the shit out of you, no one compares to them.

 

[matrix-cat]

Amy Hennig's game has gone from too early to show, to worthy of three seconds of footage last year, back to nothing again this year.

 

[janoDX]

Watch Anthem try to go as the "Destiny Killer" just for Destiny 2 to blow it out of the water.

 

[Zeus The Dino]

Got the worst show out of the way

Would have been 10/10 with Skate 4 though

 

[Daffy Duck]

Was Snoop at the BF2 gameplay event smoking a joint?

 

[Kthulhu]

ok then, MS tomorrow, please be better =/

I await the return of the $599 memes and people getting disappointed at the Scorpio being nothing more than the Xbox equivalent of a PS4 Pro with great anticipation.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Why does everyone feel Anthem is Bioware's answer to Destiny? Don't they usually make RPG's?

Because it's been rumored that they are working on an online Destiny-ish shooter, and because creating an online service game with a potentially long lifecycle is probably something EA wants them to do.

 

[Sadist]

Well that was a EA conference alright

2/10 for A Way Out and that esporter wearing a Feyenoord shirt. Everything else meh

 

[anarchycupcake]

Definitely going to get A Way Out. It'll be fun to actually play a game with my husband for once instead of him just watching me and getting bored.

Anthem does look like a mixture of Attack on Titan, Destiny, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Titanfall. Worried that it's going to be Xbox only. Going to have to wait for more information.

Got burned by how limited Battlefront was, going to give Battlefront II a skeptical chance. Waiting for more info on the single player.

And then sports.. eh..

 

[HackTheSlash]

The whole reason i was excited and tuned in was to see Viscerals game. I am disappoint.

 

[LongDongJunon]

This is probably the worst conference I have ever watched in my life.

Sounds like a patented EA conference to me.

Glad I didn't miss anything important.

 

[HvySky]

Ubisoft is still a threat.

When Ubisoft conferences are bad it's usually at least in a very ridiculous and entertaining way. EA conferences tend to just be boring, which is always worse.

 

[sn00zer]

1/10 for battlefront 2 being the only decent thing. This is probably the worst conference I have ever watched in my life.

This is nowhere near the worst.... try watching late 2000s e3 snoozers

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Seeing some of these gaming sites commentary during this presentation was strange to me.

"Who are the men in blazers"

"What is sports" - obviously exaggerating here but the sentiment is there

Is it really that rare to be familiar with both video games AND sports?

 

[Takeru]

Only thing worth mentioning was A Way Out.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Was Visceral Star Wars scheduled for FY18? Are they delaying it or holding it super tight to their chest?

Fall 2018, which is probably the direction all of their games will take. They probably don't want Amy's game to overshadow Battlefront.

BF3 Fall 19, Stig's game Fall '20

 

[IcyRhythms]

Definitely going to get A Way Out. It'll be fun to actually play a game with my husband for once instead of him just watching me and getting bored.

Anthem does look like a mixture of Attack on Titan, Destiny, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Titanfall. Worried that it's going to be Xbox only. Going to have to wait for more information.

Got burned by how limited Battlefront was, going to give Battlefront II a skeptical chance. Waiting for more info on the single player.

And then sports.. eh..

Xbox Only for Anthem with 60M PS4's out there and hundreds of millions of PC gamers?

 

[RedHill]

Worst e3 conference I've ever seen. No self awareness and no growth from past years mistakes. Atleast this is the first conference and it's EA so it's expected.

 

[Paquete_PT]

Amy Hennig's game has gone from too early to show, to worthy of three seconds of footage last year, back to nothing again this year.

Yeah...what is the deal with that game? Could we maybe expect it in Sony's or Microsoft's conference?

 

[Cheat Code]

Seeing some of these gaming sites commentary during this presentation was strange to me.

"Who are the men in blazers"

"What is sports" - obviously exaggerating here but the sentiment is there

Is it really that rare to be familiar with both video games AND sports?

There are Fifa addicts who don't know who the Men in Blazers are.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Overall, going to give EA a C-. It was meh. Focusing on Battlefront II was a good idea and it looks great, Anthem looks intriguing, and A Way Out looks very unique.

But other than that, Need for Speed looks okay I guess, awkward presenters, and sports sports sports.

 

[HvySky]

Are these guys not allowed to say "takedown" because that's a Burnout thing? Dude was like, "You have these takedo- uh, crashes."

 

[Kthulhu]

Seeing some of these gaming sites commentary during this presentation was strange to me.

"Who are the men in blazers"

"What is sports" - obviously exaggerating here but the sentiment is there

Is it really that rare to be familiar with both video games AND sports?

I imagine most of the people who watch E3 aren't hardcore sports fans. Not to mention most of the people who watch E3 are probably American, so none of them give a shit about Soccer.

 

[Dynasty8]

Overall, going to give Sony a C. It was okay. Focusing on Battlefront II was a good idea and it looks great, Anthem looks intriguing, and A Way Out looks very unique.

But other than that, Need for Speed looks okay I guess, awkward presenters, and sports sports sports.

You mean EA?

 

[Dipper145]

Seems much better than previous EA conferences I've watched. Presenters seemed way better in particular as well.

 

[IcyRhythms]

People continue saying EA probably didn't want to overshadow BF2 with the Visceral Star Wars game. It's Star Wars. People would buy both games if they released on the same day/week.

 

[Aleh]

It's the worst conference I've ever seen, but the fact it is technically made it super fun to watch. So yeah

 

[Raide]

A Way Out.
Battlefront 2
Anthem.

Sportbollocks. (My housemates love Fifa ahha)

 

[Theorry]

So where is that Visceral Star Wars game?

 

[Machina]

Overall, going to give Sony a C-. It was meh. Focusing on Battlefront II was a good idea and it looks great, Anthem looks intriguing, and A Way Out looks very unique.

But other than that, Need for Speed looks okay I guess, awkward presenters, and sports sports sports.

How's the weather on Tuesday?

 

[VexyWexy]

They're not going to show Visceral's game when they're trying to push Battlefront 2's singleplayer, especially having the lead actress out there presenting.

 

[gamma]

I like how there are just dozens of civilians presumably dying during these crashes and nobody cares.

 

[Hastati]

weeeeelll then. Kinda glad I missed the conference, sounds like there are roughly 2 games worth checking out in the end? Gotta watch the battlefront thing, a way out sounds interesting too.

 

[Dartastic]

Sorry, your assumptions are that:
a) They need to fill an hour if they have a press conference
b) A press conference is the right approach to highlight their games at all

Both seem pretty unsupported to me.

(And the opportunity cost isn't just in terms of time, it's terms of how a boring segment or poor execution detracts from the other content shown)

Pretty much. They could very easily just do what Nintendo does at this point, and have their traditional LA setup going. No need for all the pageantry.

 

[Yopis]

No Skate
No Fight night

 

[Kurdel]

No Switch support is disappointing, I can't blame them for being skeptic considering their Wii U failings.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

You mean EA?

FUCK! I just finished helping my wife install our air conditioner and was a little light headed, that fucker is HEAVY.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Fall 2018, which is probably the direction all of their games will take. They probably don't want Amy's game to overshadow Battlefront.

BF3 Fall 19, Stig's game Fall '20

Oh was it scheduled for next Fall? Ah that makes sense, I guess they want to announce it at E3 18 or something then. I might be getting my wires crossed since I thought it was FY18 for some reason. If it's actually coming after that March is probably where I got it mixed up.