EA
EA has usually had a bad reputation, especially when it comes to overpriced / overhyped games. Even though that's the case, their reveals seem to make up for it...usually.
- There was a quick look on Titanfall 2, also confirming a single player mode in the game.
- New sports game with, Madden NFL 2017 and FIFA 17.
- There was some impressive gameplay on Battlefield 1, and how the change to WWI still doesn't hold the game back.
- A quick trailer for the new Mass Effect: Andromeda.
For the most part, the reveals were not too bad, although it would have been nice to see more of Mass Effect, since the series has been long time supported by fans.
Bethesda
This is the second year that Bethesda had it's own conference, and they did had a lot of reveals. However, most of the best reveals, seem to be add-ons to current games.
- Quake Champions was one of the new game reveals, mostly a head-to-head arena shooter.
- Dishonored 2 was revealed at the end of the conference, that gave us a good trailer and demo.
- DLC for Fallout 4 and Doom.
- A special Edition for Skyrim.
Bethesda overall, seemed to focus more on adding content to current games, as opposed to revealing new games. Considering this is their second time to do an independent conference, I knew it was going to be something like this.
Microsoft
Here we get to the meat of E3. Microsoft went all out this year to give gamers a lot of good reveals.
- A look on the new Xbox One S. A slimmer version of the current XBOne, but also talking about cross-play between the consoles and Windows 10.
- We got a look at Gears of War 4 and their co-op mode.
- Another trailer with some gameplay of Tekken 7, which shows off Akuma and Heihachi.
- A trailer for the zombie killing action, Dead Rising 4.
- Finally a mention to the new Project Scorpio and how it will be the new way to game, with 4K graphics and the support for VR.
Microsoft, did a good job like always and I'm pretty sure fans will be waiting for the new Gears of War 4 and the new XBOne.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft, to me, seems to be a hit-or-miss. Sometimes their reveals are good, and other times, not. Whether you see it the same, they did had some interesting reveals.
- Just Dance 2017 was revealed at the very start, and also confirming it will be on the Nintendo NX.
- Ghost Recon Wildlands was shown with co-op and completing of various objectives in the demo.
- Watch Dogs 2 finally gots revealed. The game seems to expand more on the exploration and hacking abilities.
- Steep, an open-world extreme sports game, got announced. It seems to put realism in sports, and at the same time be competitive.
For the most part, Ubisoft had a decent conference. Nothing was jaw-dropping, but since this was their 30 anniversary, I still surprised to see it running this long.
Sony
Sony, like Microsoft, has always blew us away with great reveals. This year is no different. In fact, probably they were better than last year. There were so many great reveals, it was hard to choose the best ones.
- Of course, the conference opened up with the reveal of God of War 4 (unofficial name). We get a look at Kratos back in action, with his son?!
- We finally got a trailer for The Last Guardian. I know a lot of fans have been waiting years for this one.
- Everyone got a big surprise when we were shown a trailer for Resident Evil 7. In fact a demo is available for PS Plus subscribers.
- We got another trailer for Final Fantasy XV. And not only that, it was announced, it would be VR supported.
- For blast for the past, Sony announced the remastering of Crash Bandicoot 1-3 for the PS4.
I have to say, Sony had the best conference this year, no doubt about it. It seemed to show great game after great game. Good job Sony.
Nintendo
Nintendo again, did not have a traditional press conference, but instead went with a live Treehouse event to showcase some new games.
- We got a preview of the new Pokémon: Sun and Moon.
- There was a lengthy demo of the new Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
There wasn't a lot of reveals, but since this was not a conference, it's understandable. And as of now, there is still at least another day of the Treehouse event that has yet to be revealed. But the main stars have already been shown. And in case you're wondering, no news on Nintendo NX.
Besides these press conferences, there were a few more that weren't shown live. Square Enix was technically first, but we didn't see them. But I'm assuming there were talking about FF XV and possibly the World of Final Fantasy. Also Kadokawa Games had a conference. Although the only game that caught my interest was Demon Gaze 2. I liked the first game and was waiting for the sequel for some time.
Overall, this year's E3 was one of the better ones. Over the past couple of years, E3 was becoming average, and didn't seem to be extremely exciting. However, I say everyone seemed to step-up and gave fans a lot to be excited for the near future. Let's hope this trend can continue.
