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E3 2014
With E3 coming up next month, I figured I'd just start my annual thread a little bit early. As always this is the place for E3 releases, talks, trailers, etc. I'm starting it off with the trailer from the new Call of Duty game and Arkham Knight (granted, they are not E3 trailers, but something's better than nothing), and more will be added as they start being released.
Hopefuls to see this year: Final Fantasy 15 Kingdom Hearts 3 *maybe* a God of War PS4 game (nothing's been said, but still hopeful a surprise) new Phoenix Wright titles Batman: Arkham Knight Gameplay and more to be added. |
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The new Hidetaka Miyazaki game will be officially announced at E3 most likely.
I've seen the trailer and it looks pretty gud. Very Souls-ish, though. |
So Arkham Knight is a driving game then?
It'll be interesting to see whether any companies have been able to make decent use of the new hardware yet and what Watchdogs looks like a year on. It's a shame that everything seems to be a sequel now but the video game industry has become almost as risk averse as Hollywood lately in terms of making new stuff rather than churning out endless repetitions of established IPs. I'm planning on getting a PS4 at some point this year, assuming there are some games that aren't Battlefield and CoD. A big rpg would be nice! |
Nah, Arkham Knight is just going to have use of the Batmobile this time. I'm hoping for an epic conclusion to the Arkham series by Rocksteady. Asylum and City were so amazing. Origins was ok for it not being made by Rocksteady.
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Looks like Nintendo is going to stick with delivering the announcements DIRECTly, to us. The only games I'm looking forward to outside of Nintendo's stuff are Arkham Knight, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
If we can get an approximate release date on MGS5, that'll be awesome. They'll probably make another 14 minute trailer with gameplay, but what more do we need to see at this point? If you've already played Ground Zeroes, I think we have a pretty good idea of how Phantom Pain will play (except there will be more areas). I can't stress enough how there needs to be a new Star Fox game, NOT for the 3DS but for the WiiU. Think there's a chance we'll see some stuff regarding Mighty No. 9 at E3? |
My only wish is for gameplay footage for Cyberpunk 2077, but it'll likely not happen.
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My wish list for this year's E3:
Kingdom Hearts 3 - it's still coming! (not expecting a release date or anything, just a nod) Layton vs. Wright - this game will be available as soon as the Nintendo Direct is over in the eShop! (seriously guys, come on, i'm running out of drool) X - a tentative release date would be nice, along with more details. game looks awesome. Nintendo's first party game - Starfox? Metroid? F-Zero? Any of these things would be sweet to have on my WiiU. (Honestly, all i want in life is an online multiplayer version of F-Zero GX.) FF XV - i like FF games. Layton - not sure whether with the completion of the prequel trilogy they'll change their steady one-a-year release schedule, but i hope not. Things i'm not expecting to see but wish for: FF XIV expansion - it's a little early for this. but i need some reason to convince my friends to come back. Eorzea is lonely. Unfinished Swan - not that it really needs a sequel, but Sony baited me so hard by using this game's music for the opening and closing for their show last year. Want more short beautiful games like it though. Third party support for WiiU - i'm just waiting for someone to do something extremely clever with that gamepad and make a hugely successful game. Even better if it was someone outside of Nintendo's first- and second-party developers, maybe we might see a few more companies willing to dive in and apply themselves to making the console work for them instead of just kind of throwing things at it sheepishly like it's going to eat them. |
I'd love it if Layton vs Wright got a physical release but lol Capcom.
I would like to think we'd see a next-gen Castlevania game, but with Lords of Shadows 2 just coming out recently, probably not. Symphony of the Night 2 would be amazing if it's kept 2-D but given a really lush and beautiful background. Wishful thinking but it would be awesome if Nintendo announced a third-party deal with Sony. But yeah, wishful thinking. I don't see Microsoft lasting too long in the console market with as much as Sony has spanked them lately. Of course I wouldn't mind an announcement of a firmware update for PS3/PS4 that would allow the playing of PS2 games... |
I am most interested in Kingdom Hearts 3. I liked the first game the best when there was a better balance of Disney and Squarenix. It dawned on me that it's been nearly 10 years since KH2. I've played the handheld games and invested in the KH universe, but honestly the plot is too convoluted for their own good and the characters aren't particularly interesting (at least not to be anymore). I just want to see how this ridiculous cross-over series ends.
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From Software's Rumored to be Working on Project Beast - IGN
Project Beast. PS4 exclusive. Possible Demon's Souls 2? |
Isn't the guy holding a shotgun in one of the pictures? That would be a bit of a depature for Demon's Souls wouldn't it?
Also that is secondary news to the fact that CoD is apparently now Halo which will blow the tiny minds of a lot of fanboys. |
Those screens are from the trailer and yes, he uses a shotgun as well as a sword and a giant axe.
It's definitely not Demon's Souls 2. |
Unreal Tournament's future may be revealed next week | Polygon
I WANT to get hyped for a new Unreal Tournament since I played the shit out of 99, 2003, and 2004...but after UT3, I'm keeping my hopes low. |
E3 2014 Press Conferences - E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Wiki Guide - IGN
Here are the Press Conference details for E3 this year. |
Games at E3 2014 - E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Wiki Guide - IGN
(Growing) List of games confirmed for E3 this year. Anything tickling fancies? |
Oh damn, the next Zelda that's separate from Hyrule Warriors? You have my attention.
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Sad news that Arkham Knight was delayed until 2015 :(, but the bright side it gives me time to get a PS4 before it releases.
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Honorable Mentions from Microsoft's conference:
What the fuck is this shit Microsoft? Show Conker after 10 years, not even his own game but in a game you have to create your own game? Microsoft's conference so far has been pretty blah as expected. A few decent titles, but nothing that makes me want to go out and buy an XBONE. |
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Grim Fandango Returns!
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Man, Sony can fuck off into space forever for talking about how cool Vib Ribbon was, only to show the next War Gods game from Midway.
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This Amiibo shit is retarded, but nice of Nintendo to give a nod to Luigi Death Stare. Mii Fighter is a great addition to Smash Bros, and Yoshi's Wooly World is... unexpected, but damn that is pretty cool
Oh, Tritoch just informed me Yoshi was announced last year. I don't remember that. |
I love how the conferences have been just a mixture of deep, deep, fed up apathy and the occasional "huh, that kinda looks a bit ok" and then Nintendo comes on and it's just non-stop JOY of videogames.
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True open-world Zelda is, like, the best idea I've ever heard. I think I noticed that tear in my eye as soon as he started talking about the limits of using zones.
Also, I like how Nintendo's Treehouse people are like QVC hosts. Also also, I do not like how Xenoblade Chronicles X got pushed back again, to 2015. Besides Hyrule Warriors and Bayonetta 1/2, Nintendo's message is "Hold out just one more year!" And I'm pretty sure this Bayonetta collection is happening so that Hideki Kamiya doesn't have to keep telling people who ask him about it to fuck off |
and smash 3DS and smash wii u and captain toad but I mean who's counting
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I was mainly referring to games we didn't have release dates for yet.
Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for all the 2014 stuff they've shown, but I dislike being told that I have to wait another year for X |
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Kinda want Splatoon right now |
Pac-Man joins Smash, Game and Watch teased.
Pac-Man headed to Super Smash Bros., Mr. Game & Watch teased (update) | Polygon |
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I went to Nintendo's Smash Bros. demo at Best Buy today, and thought I'd give a few hands-on impressions. They had four people play Smash Run against CPUs on 3DS first, and then you moved on to play two rounds on the Wii U.
I tried out Greninja on 3DS, and it was a little awkward getting used to his movement during the Smash Run segment. Most of his attacks don't hit the hardest, so it was tough beating any big enemies. Smash Run itself is really cool though, and includes enemies from every game. I ran into giant peahats, Kid Icarus enemies, metroids, cannons from Kirby, etc. The challenge room I found was an easy-level target challenge from the original Smash Bros; just a flat platform with 10 targets flying around. You can die during the run by getting hit hard enough after taking a lot of damage, and it restarts you at a random spot. Greninja played much better in the actual battle at the end of it. His down attacks are incredibly powerful, and his shadow teleport is a lot of fun. Greninja players also tended to win the Wii U battles from what I saw. I played as Mega Man on the first round on Wii U, which were 2 minute timed matches. The biggest challenge was that my brain kept trying to use Mega Man controls of A for jump and B to shoot, which does not work. His wide variety of attacks will make him a great character to play, and his attack shooting Airman's weapon upwards can hit pretty hard. The second round I managed to win using Villager. The tree just vanished instead of falling after I chopped it, but the gyroid rocket is fantastic. As long as you're above or on level with the stage you could ride it back as a recovery move from any distance, but you're frozen after jumping off the same way you are after up+B moves. The bugnet and umbrella hits make him a solid close-up fighter too. As for other general things, the game seems VERY generous about catching the ledge. I grabbed it a couple times with Mega Man when I didn't seem to be close enough, so I assume they're probably going to tweak that before release. The controls on both 3DS and the Wii U Pro controller are almost direct translations from the Gamecube controller. It feels kind of weird having both X and Y as jump when the buttons are all the same size/shape, and the right stick on Wii U was labeled as something to do with smash attacks, but I didn't mess with that. Jumping by pressing up on the 3DS analog stick still worked, but not as well as before so it was better to stick to buttons. X-Bombs are crazy. Rosalina appeared to be a very heavy hitter while holding Luma, as in Bowser heavy. It'll be interesting to see what they do with the items picked up during Smash Run, which was something they hinted at during the tournament last night. I picked up a Reflector and some kind of grenade which just showed up as green sparkles on the loot screen in addition to a Greninja trophy. I was also amused that Best Buy made Nintendo not give out the gold coins today like they'd planned. Instead of the first 70 people getting coins today Best Buy will give them out on pick-up to anyone who has a receipt saying they preordered at the correct store during the times when the Smash event was going on. There are going to be a lot of very confused cashiers. It also meant you could now get two coins if you preordered both versions, but I only put money down on the 3DS game. |
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