So...today's been a busy day for the E3 scene, and leaves a lot for Today's Topic Talk. I personally wasn't expecting such a massive amount of games to be announced and shown, and will give a nod of admiration for Microsoft for their part. Not every game interested me, and not every thing Microsoft showed was good, but there's a lot to talk about with them first, so...
Microsoft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GAxUVs37c
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1. Halo Infinite. So...I'm not into Halo, and this didn't show a lot, but...it's Halo, so it gets a lot of hype automatically from people. I hope you fans enjoy it?
Microsoft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GAxUVs37c
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1. Halo Infinite. So...I'm not into Halo, and this didn't show a lot, but...it's Halo, so it gets a lot of hype automatically from people. I hope you fans enjoy it?
2. Ori and the Will of the Wisps. I didn't get to play the other Ori game. I wanted to since it's a Metroidvania, but it wasn't on a system for me. Hopefully there's a chance I get to try the games someday, especially since the creator of AM2R is supposed to be working on this new game.
Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCXHiVq8tU
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3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice...I don't know how a shadow dies once, much less twice, but it's made by the people that want you to prepare to die, so...okay. Nice to have a feudal Japan looking game.
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4. Fallout 76 was shown, and apparently it's a prequel to the series. Hmm...depending on what they release it on, maybe I'll actually start my Fallout series experience here. Maybe.
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5. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit...well...uh...not sure what to say on this one. I guess it's connected to Life Is Strange...and it certainly felt like a strange game...it's also apparently free, so that's cool...though I'm not sure what you do in the game, so...shrug again?
Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCXHiVq8tU
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3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice...I don't know how a shadow dies once, much less twice, but it's made by the people that want you to prepare to die, so...okay. Nice to have a feudal Japan looking game.
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4. Fallout 76 was shown, and apparently it's a prequel to the series. Hmm...depending on what they release it on, maybe I'll actually start my Fallout series experience here. Maybe.
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5. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit...well...uh...not sure what to say on this one. I guess it's connected to Life Is Strange...and it certainly felt like a strange game...it's also apparently free, so that's cool...though I'm not sure what you do in the game, so...shrug again?
6. Crackdown 3, interesting, it seems like a weird game, but I used to know a guy that was really hyped for it. I think that was 3 years ago, so...this took a while, and it's still not even out yet. Sheesh, I hope it's worth the wait.
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7. Nier Automata: Become As Gods Edition looks cool. I'm not sure if it'll be worth getting though since it's only digital supposedly. Oh well, more attention for a cool looking game is good.
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8. Metro Exodus was shown off some more. Not really into the Metro series either, but...I guess it looks good. It takes place in snow though, so...too cold for me.
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9. Kingdom Hearts III...why is this the only one being released on Xbox? What a weird move...but oh well, let it go.
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10. Sea of Thieves DLC was shown...but what I'm more curious about is A: was the old pirate supposed to be Jack Sparrow-ish? He randomly had a compass at the end of the cutscene, and there was no reason for him to have it at that moment. And B: does the game have a story? It seems like it might, so that would be interesting, but I never heard anything about it, so...eh?
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11. Battlefield V...again...
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7. Nier Automata: Become As Gods Edition looks cool. I'm not sure if it'll be worth getting though since it's only digital supposedly. Oh well, more attention for a cool looking game is good.
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8. Metro Exodus was shown off some more. Not really into the Metro series either, but...I guess it looks good. It takes place in snow though, so...too cold for me.
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9. Kingdom Hearts III...why is this the only one being released on Xbox? What a weird move...but oh well, let it go.
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10. Sea of Thieves DLC was shown...but what I'm more curious about is A: was the old pirate supposed to be Jack Sparrow-ish? He randomly had a compass at the end of the cutscene, and there was no reason for him to have it at that moment. And B: does the game have a story? It seems like it might, so that would be interesting, but I never heard anything about it, so...eh?
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11. Battlefield V...again...
12. Forza Horizon 4...oh, look at you, Mr Forza, getting some extra time to show off gameplay. It does look nice, but then it got a bit weird and had a boat drive by...that reminded me of Rumble Racing. I miss that game...
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13. Then, to be different, Microsoft decided to announce partnerships with new studios. I'm not sure what they're going to be working on...but hopefully they get to make what they want. Microsoft has had a history of ruining developers, like Rare...
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14. We Happy Few got shown off again. Still seems like a creepy game...
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15. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds...that's not released yet? :S
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16. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition...well, Internet, you can explode with joy...though more that it's being released, not so much that you'd get it for Xbox. I mean, you can...but methinks PS4 and Switch releases will suit people better.
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17. The Division...2...
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13. Then, to be different, Microsoft decided to announce partnerships with new studios. I'm not sure what they're going to be working on...but hopefully they get to make what they want. Microsoft has had a history of ruining developers, like Rare...
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14. We Happy Few got shown off again. Still seems like a creepy game...
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15. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds...that's not released yet? :S
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16. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition...well, Internet, you can explode with joy...though more that it's being released, not so much that you'd get it for Xbox. I mean, you can...but methinks PS4 and Switch releases will suit people better.
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17. The Division...2...
Unfortunately, there's more to say because...well, Microsoft decided to spend a ton of time showing it off. I'm not much into shooters...or multiplayer shooters...but this game...it really doesn't appeal to me. It doesn't help that the people playing the game sound very fake and rehearsed, which is not going to sell me either. I don't think that works on anyone, so...please stop doing it.
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18. And now...some random talk about games starting faster and that Game Pass thing. Very slow paced discussion, and doesn't work well to appeal to me...oh well. :/
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19. After this, they went with a highlight reel to show off a bunch of smaller but interesting games. There's only a few seconds dedicated to each one, so unfortunately it is a bit hard to really get an appreciation for any of them, but I do think Waking, Raji: An Ancient Epic, and Ashen look interesting enough that I'd want to learn more about them.
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20. Shadow of the Tomb Raider...will she raid tombs?!
...I don't know, hopefully?
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21. Session...well, we needed a GOOD new skateboarding game...we'll see if this is it.
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22. The MMORPG Black Desert. This trailer was actually pretty interesting to me. Not perfect, but there were some interesting concepts I wanted to learn more about...until the title appeared, revealing the game is an MMO. Well, that interest is gone. Too bad.
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18. And now...some random talk about games starting faster and that Game Pass thing. Very slow paced discussion, and doesn't work well to appeal to me...oh well. :/
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19. After this, they went with a highlight reel to show off a bunch of smaller but interesting games. There's only a few seconds dedicated to each one, so unfortunately it is a bit hard to really get an appreciation for any of them, but I do think Waking, Raji: An Ancient Epic, and Ashen look interesting enough that I'd want to learn more about them.
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20. Shadow of the Tomb Raider...will she raid tombs?!
...I don't know, hopefully?
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21. Session...well, we needed a GOOD new skateboarding game...we'll see if this is it.
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22. The MMORPG Black Desert. This trailer was actually pretty interesting to me. Not perfect, but there were some interesting concepts I wanted to learn more about...until the title appeared, revealing the game is an MMO. Well, that interest is gone. Too bad.
23. Devil. May. Cry. 5. FIVE. What?! Wow...good job Capcom, you lived AND you learned.
That said, I'm not big into DMC, but I also want to be, and this helps to reinvigorate that interest. I hope it's good, but I think that, seeing that we're seeing gameplay, a likable Dante again, and potentially interesting story...there's a lot of hope here.
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24. Cuphead in "The Delicious Last Course"...Cuphead apparently is really hard, that's what I've heard at least. Will this make it easier for me, or will it just be new content? I'm not sure...but either way, celebrate, Cuphead fans.
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25. Tunic is adorable and makes me really happy to see that little fox bob around. The camera seems a little weird, but I'd love to play this game.
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26. Jump Force...oh no, I used my Goku pic too soon! What else do I have?!
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24. Cuphead in "The Delicious Last Course"...Cuphead apparently is really hard, that's what I've heard at least. Will this make it easier for me, or will it just be new content? I'm not sure...but either way, celebrate, Cuphead fans.
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25. Tunic is adorable and makes me really happy to see that little fox bob around. The camera seems a little weird, but I'd love to play this game.
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26. Jump Force...oh no, I used my Goku pic too soon! What else do I have?!
...Sure, whatever. Anyso, they really didn't show a lot to go off of here. I'm not sure how much was gameplay...if any. It certainly seemed all cinematic stuff, which...tells me nothing of the game. So yeah, for some, that's kind of like a punch to the gut.
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27. Dying Light 2...I know so little of this game series, so I won't say anything. They showed some gameplay, but...eh, not my thing.
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28. Battletoads was announced...another really hard game for Xbox...they seem to be attracting a lot of those lately.
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29. Just Cause 4 got shown, and I never had an interest in the series...but, I will admit, it is hard to resist enjoying a guy that just runs into a tornado. Though it would have been better if he was a blue hedgehog.
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30. Gears Pop!, Gears Tactics, and Gears 5 all got announced...I've never been into the Gears of War series...but the story for Gears 5 did seem somewhat interesting, so congrats for catching my interest.
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31. Cyberpunk 2077...well, I love futuristic games, but I'm not sure what this is yet. I'll need to see more of it first.
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And that's it for Microsoft! Finally...that took forever...a good show, but a LOT to take in. I still feel like I need to think some things over more, but for now it's fine. Now, before we continue, we need to talk about...
Bethesda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZOfMttL_Io
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1. Well...was not expecting a rock song to introduce Rage 2...I have no knowledge of the Rage series, but you caught my attention Bethesda, so good start.
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2. The Elder Scrolls apparently had a card game...I did not know that. But I guess it'll be on a bunch of consoles, so...good! If you're into that. I already got Yugioh and that one Digimon card game...and Mega Man Battle Network, if that counts.
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3. We also got to talk more about Elder Scrolls Online. Good for the fans of that, I guess.
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4. Doom Eternal...the latest Doom game. Doom isn't doomed, and doom to anyone who is doomed to not want more doom...or not, I don't know, depends on if you want to be doomed. If so, you should probably play Doom Eternal.
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5. Quake Champions...eSports eSports eSports.
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6. Prey talk. You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record baby, right round round round.
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7. Wolfenstein Youngblood got some attention, and it features twin ladies, so hurray for co-op heroics.
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8. And...time to lose me with VR. I'll probably never get a chance to play these VR games, but hopefully they make whoever invested in VR happy.
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9. Skyrim Special Edition lulz. That was pretty funny.
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10. Fallout 76! Again! ...Yeah, not sure what else to say to that. There does seem to be a heavy focus for online, but it seems optional, so that seems good.
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11. They definitely talked a lot about it, quite the bit blowout for it. They also talked a bit about Fallout Shelter as well, but it was interesting to see a lot for Fallout 76.
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12. Also, an Elder Scrolls mobile game. It uh...it's impressive what they can make work on a phone, of all things, but uh...I don't really like mobile games.
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13. And finally...Starfield and Elder Scrolls Six got teased. They...didn't show a lot, but I guess that's all pretty cool.
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27. Dying Light 2...I know so little of this game series, so I won't say anything. They showed some gameplay, but...eh, not my thing.
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28. Battletoads was announced...another really hard game for Xbox...they seem to be attracting a lot of those lately.
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29. Just Cause 4 got shown, and I never had an interest in the series...but, I will admit, it is hard to resist enjoying a guy that just runs into a tornado. Though it would have been better if he was a blue hedgehog.
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30. Gears Pop!, Gears Tactics, and Gears 5 all got announced...I've never been into the Gears of War series...but the story for Gears 5 did seem somewhat interesting, so congrats for catching my interest.
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31. Cyberpunk 2077...well, I love futuristic games, but I'm not sure what this is yet. I'll need to see more of it first.
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And that's it for Microsoft! Finally...that took forever...a good show, but a LOT to take in. I still feel like I need to think some things over more, but for now it's fine. Now, before we continue, we need to talk about...
Bethesda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZOfMttL_Io
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1. Well...was not expecting a rock song to introduce Rage 2...I have no knowledge of the Rage series, but you caught my attention Bethesda, so good start.
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2. The Elder Scrolls apparently had a card game...I did not know that. But I guess it'll be on a bunch of consoles, so...good! If you're into that. I already got Yugioh and that one Digimon card game...and Mega Man Battle Network, if that counts.
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3. We also got to talk more about Elder Scrolls Online. Good for the fans of that, I guess.
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4. Doom Eternal...the latest Doom game. Doom isn't doomed, and doom to anyone who is doomed to not want more doom...or not, I don't know, depends on if you want to be doomed. If so, you should probably play Doom Eternal.
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5. Quake Champions...eSports eSports eSports.
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6. Prey talk. You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record baby, right round round round.
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7. Wolfenstein Youngblood got some attention, and it features twin ladies, so hurray for co-op heroics.
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8. And...time to lose me with VR. I'll probably never get a chance to play these VR games, but hopefully they make whoever invested in VR happy.
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9. Skyrim Special Edition lulz. That was pretty funny.
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10. Fallout 76! Again! ...Yeah, not sure what else to say to that. There does seem to be a heavy focus for online, but it seems optional, so that seems good.
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11. They definitely talked a lot about it, quite the bit blowout for it. They also talked a bit about Fallout Shelter as well, but it was interesting to see a lot for Fallout 76.
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12. Also, an Elder Scrolls mobile game. It uh...it's impressive what they can make work on a phone, of all things, but uh...I don't really like mobile games.
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13. And finally...Starfield and Elder Scrolls Six got teased. They...didn't show a lot, but I guess that's all pretty cool.
That was pretty good too, they showed a lot more than I expected. Bethesda is really coming up as a major publisher, and it's got a great track record for games, so I'm excited if I get to play some of their games eventually. Though unfortunately...the night must end on a...strange note. Because now we're going to talk about...
Devolver Digital:
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Moving on.
So yeah, another day of E3 down! Honestly, I'm hard pressed to choosing between Microsoft and Bethesda at this point. They each might have been the best so far, just do to how much they showed. It's impressive, and yet there's still more to see! In the meantime though, I'll have Mr Game & Watch give my opinions of the three shows.
Devolver Digital:
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Moving on.
So yeah, another day of E3 down! Honestly, I'm hard pressed to choosing between Microsoft and Bethesda at this point. They each might have been the best so far, just do to how much they showed. It's impressive, and yet there's still more to see! In the meantime though, I'll have Mr Game & Watch give my opinions of the three shows.
A pleasant surprise, a highly rating, and...a need to escape. Yeah, that's about right. Sonyway, tomorrow gives us four more shows for E3! Sadly I won't get to watch them until later that day, but oh well, let's hope those catch more excitement, entertainment, and enjoyment!