VIDEO E3 2014 (June 9th-12th) Discussion Thread

Evolve actually looks pretty cool- a mixture of AVP and your typical class-based FPS.

ACU- More of the same for the series hut the co-op holds promise for setting it apart. I wasn't really blown away by AC4 though so it's difficult for me to get excited about this one- my interest in the series tends to be centered around what era and location it's set in, and I don't have much interest in the French revolution.

Dragon Age- Haven't played the series before but I assume since it's BioWare that it'll pretty good regardless.

Sunset Overdrive- Ok, that was pretty funny. I love it. Hope the gameplay lives up to the humor in the trailer.

EDIT- Ah, looks like ti does. neat. Very funny looking.

EDIT 2- Dead Rising DLC... I really wasn't sure what I was looking at for most of the time but by the end you kinda get a sense of what it is. Looks fun, even if it's a pretty crappy trailer that doesn't convey the product. Points for effort though.

 

Fable Legends- looks lovely with a light sense of humor- the villain vs heroes angle is unexpected but makes the game look like it should have been made for the Wii U, not XB1 since it's centered around asymmetric gameplay- it's basically what ZombiU's multiplayer mode introduced, just expanded out to a full 5 players instead of the 2 ZU was rushed with.

EDIT- Much like last year's E3, Project Spark is still the most potentially impressive title to be announced for XB1 and has the potential to be a great stepping stone towards players learning programming and game design- even if a step above the gateway of Minecraft.

I'm actually dissapointed they felt the need to include Conker in there to push the game- it makes it seem like they don't have the confidence in the product to stand on it's own. But it is a neat bonus.

 

Ori- looks like a lovely platformer. Hopefully the full game maintains that sense of beauty. Shame it's an exclusive, I think?

Halo- not their best teaser trailer, especially given that it's seemingly a throwback to the teaser trailer for Halo 2, which is one of the best teasers ever made.

EDIT- Not having p;layed the games, I'm curious why Fall of Reach or ODST wouldn't be included? Do they not involve Master Chief?

 

Feels like FOR would have been a nice inclusion as the point of origin for the series- I know the novels and original game use Reach as the initial jumping off point as such. But I can see why they wouldn't include it or something called "The Master Chief Collection"- though it comes across as "Well, why didn't they just call it "The Halo Collection" instead?

It was neat seeing that moment in modern graphics, especially being one of the few parts of Halo I'm extremely familiar with due to the aforementioned teaser trailer. But it didn't have the clever and badass "mission report" framing device or just the overall emotional impact. jot a bad trailer, just not one that remotely approaches it's legendary predecessors (Halo 3's were also quite excellent).

 

Inside- looks intriguing but just a little too vague as to the overall premise. Incredibly atmospheric, though.

EDIT- Oh, wow, Cuphead's old animation art style looks fantastic. That's a very originalchoice there.

 

Rise of the Tomb Raider- missed the reboot (then again, never really played much of the franchise beyond a bit of the original game or two). Looks like it was something of an Uncharted spin on the series, no? Presumably that approach continues here.

Witcher 3- Don't know much about the series but I like the hunting aspect, though I gather thats a new addition to this series for this entry. Gameplay seems to be a cross between AC and Arkham's combat and the latter's boss battles (here: monsters), with some RPG elements added in. I like the size of the world and the colors.

EDIT- Never heard of Phantom Dust, trailer doesn't really tell you much.

EDIT 2- The Division continues to look more impressive in it's initial looks than Watch Dogs ever did.

EDIT 3- Scalebound looks interesting but it all depends on the actual gameplay. The Willow-like troll dragon thing at the end was cool though.

 

Crackdown- I like the Tron visual aesthetic. The carnage is pretty big too. Never played the original though- wasn't that the one that fizzled with the hyped up cash prize or something?