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Friday Debate: What rocked and what sucked at E3?

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Last week, we skipped out on a Friday debate because we were still incredibly busy with E3 coverage, so I suppose it’s time to ruminate on this year’s show. Overall, I thought it was a little lacklustre, but that’s to be expected as we come into the tail end of a generation. We’ll probably see a taste of new hardware next year – and if not, almost very definitely the year after, making for a much more exciting spectacle.

That said, there was still many exciting things – from the announcement of Devil May Cry 5, to Kingdom Hearts III getting a release date. Remedy’s new game Control looks incredible, Dreams is shaping up to be one heck of a creation tool, and gee golly whiskers does Cyberpunk 2077 look incredible. Microsoft finally looks like it’s taking first party games seriously, and the Resident Evil 2 remake is real. Dying Light 2, written with help from Chris Avellone? Yes please!

There were also disappointments, from Sony’s weird, curiously limp conference. From that, we got a closer look at Death Stranding, and I have to say I’ve probably had my fill of Kojima’s cryptic auteur nonsense. The demo of the Norman Reedus-led courier delivery service game lost my interest completely, and we still don’t have Skate 4.

Tell us! Did anything from E3 really tickle you, and did anything make you look at it askance?

Last Updated: June 22, 2018

32 Comments

  1. Steffmeister

    June 22, 2018 at 11:45

    “I’ve probably had my fill of Kojima’s cryptic auteur nonsense”.
    Same here. His name doesn’t mean anything to me personally and these boring movie trailers are not winning me over.

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  2. For the Emperor!

    June 22, 2018 at 13:46

    Highlights: AC Odyssey, then Cyberpunk.
    Lowlights: Command & Conquer. I mean WTF man!

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  3. Admiral Chief

    June 22, 2018 at 11:13

    CYBERPUNK

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  4. Alien Emperor Trevor

    June 22, 2018 at 11:16

    Cyberpunk & AC Odyssey stood out for me.

    Bethesda had the best overall reveals though with Doom, Rage, Wolf, ES6 & I want to know more about Starfield.

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  5. Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

    June 22, 2018 at 11:16

    Nothing at all interested me from E3. Too busy with Jurassic Park Evolution, that devil of a game!

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  6. Geoffrey Tim

    June 22, 2018 at 11:19

    it was super rad playing Mutant Year Zero. 🙂

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    • Admiral Chief

      June 22, 2018 at 13:07

      Dude, that game looks epic

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  7. Magoo

    June 22, 2018 at 11:25

    Dying Light 2 was a great surprise. Didn’t have my hopes up for anything but would have liked to see something of Age of Empires 4 or a Borderlands sequel.

    People still expect too much from E3 in general.

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      June 22, 2018 at 11:28

      E3 is at its most exciting when there’s a new generation of consoles.

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      • Magoo

        June 22, 2018 at 11:34

        100%

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      • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

        June 22, 2018 at 14:33

        Something I feel isn’t needed anytime soon. Next gen is going to be all multiplayer all online all microtransactions and no substance. You can bet on it. And I hope i’m wrong.

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  8. Nikola

    June 22, 2018 at 11:38

    Where to begin Cyberpunk (wish we saw more though), Last of us 2 looks absolutely incredible, Ghost of Tshuima looks amazing soo keen on it, Dying Light 2 was a massive surprise very keen on it!! Bethesda in general awesome reveals as always:)

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  9. Steffmeister

    June 22, 2018 at 11:45

    “I’ve probably had my fill of Kojima’s cryptic auteur nonsense”.
    Same here. His name doesn’t mean anything to me personally and these boring movie trailers are not winning me over.

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  10. Lord Chaos

    June 22, 2018 at 11:51

    Geoff rocked D’s world if the selfies are anything to go by.

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    • Admiral Chief

      June 22, 2018 at 11:55

      Bwhahaha THIS

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    • The D

      June 22, 2018 at 11:59

      Trust me, waking up to find Geoff smiling and taking photos of your half-naked body isn’t as fun as I thought it would be.

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      • Admiral Chief

        June 22, 2018 at 13:07

        Why were you sleeping HALF naked?

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        • The D

          June 22, 2018 at 13:23

          I like to let my dangly bits air while I keep my nipples toasty.

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          • Geoffrey Tim

            June 22, 2018 at 13:24

            LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

          • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

            June 22, 2018 at 14:31

            I laughed so hard at this little banter that the CEO looked at me wondering wtf is this guy doing.

  11. Pariah

    June 22, 2018 at 12:11

    For me I’m really excited for Anthem. I know it’s not going to be for everyone, and it’s certainly not the ‘best’ game of show overall – but it is the one I’m most excited for.

    Other notable mentions which are immediate wishlist-adds are of course Cyberpunk 2077, and then AC: Odyssey.

    I’m curious about ES VI – but since literally nothing is known about it, there’s no reason for it to exist on any hype list at all, on either side.

    Overall, the whole show was lackluster in terms of said hype, but you pretty much nailed that in your introduction. Just end of generation things, really. Nothing stood out to me as actually negative though, so that’s at least something.

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    • The D

      June 22, 2018 at 12:48

      I have to say, I’m kind of getting amped for Anthem as well. If you look past EA’s middling presentation for it, there’s something magical there. Couple of guys I chatted to at E3 who got to play it, said that it played superbly as well.

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      • Pariah

        June 22, 2018 at 12:53

        I felt that potential for magic too. The gameplay looks like it has the potential for some interesting emergent situations while you’re just exploring, and it does look fluid. The environments look quite spectacular too.

        I also like their approach to storytelling, which hopefully will mix well with the whole MMO aspect. You’re always supposed to be the hero, but you load out of a cutscene and there are 100 other heroes there and it just makes any storytelling sort of pointless. Here’s hoping that Bioware do Bioware at their best with regards to that.

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        • The D

          June 22, 2018 at 13:00

          Yeah, so long as it doesn’t have any hand-waving fartiness in the narrative that results in vague resolutions, I’ll be happy.

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  12. GooseZA

    June 22, 2018 at 13:38

    Rocked: Sekiro announced and not being PS exclusive. Ori 2.
    Sucked: No Skate 4, No new Splinter Cell, Not a lot of new AAA IPs from MS. Fallout 76 being shared world.

    Edit: Oh and Cyberpunk looks rad.
    Edit 2: ES6!!!!

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  13. For the Emperor!

    June 22, 2018 at 13:46

    Highlights: AC Odyssey, then Cyberpunk.
    Lowlights: Command & Conquer. I mean WTF man!

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  14. Ghost In The Rift

    June 22, 2018 at 13:52

    Anthem looks meh, not that interested cuz of multiplayer , Cyberpunk is on the preorder list irrelevant of what, Command & Conquer Rivals was n knife in the proverbial mobile loot box back, what a waste, no wonder Kane ditched this planet, he knew from the beningening……begingineing…..Beginning!!!

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  15. Original Heretic

    June 25, 2018 at 09:55

    Apart from the obvious, like Cyberpunk, Mutant Year Zero has my interest.

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