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Title: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 09, 2017, 01:00:26 AM
E3 is next week!  And some conferences are being streamed this Saturday and Sunday!   Crazy.

We should have a thread for E3 news and reactions.  How about we share some hopes/dreams in the meantime?

You can't have E3 without fun longshot pipedreams, and I will go all in on one this year: New Metroid.  For these things, you have to believe it is coming, and I'm feeling it for Metroid this year despite no evidence and some evidence to the contrary (e.g. we heard no mainline Metroid game was in development in 2015, when Federation Force interviews/reports were going on).

As for the "realistic" games that would be interesting to see: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Evil Within 2, the new Star Wars IP, God of War, and Super Mario Odyssey.   I also know there are a number of studios such as Retro, From Soft and Mistwalker who are known to be working on new projects that I'd surely be excited to see.

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Does anyone else agree that seeing trailers debut live on the big stage has the effect of creating hype that wouldn't be there?  Like, at a more sober time of the year I'd be fine letting a lot of these AAA trains coast by with far less attention.  Especially looking back at this past year, I know that I'm going to be playing on a tiny handful of "new" games, but I also know that if I hop on the E3 ride it will be a fun time.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Sect on June 09, 2017, 01:48:22 AM
This year I continue to hold out hope for a Lunar 3.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: the old guy on June 09, 2017, 02:09:28 AM
Hopes and Dreams:
New Metroid that ignores the events of Other M.
Mario Oddyssey is to Mario as Breath of the Wild was to Zelda.
Dishonored 2 DLC (TBH it looks like Bethesda gave up on this franchise and I hope I'm wrong about this.)
Fallout: New New Orleans, or something.
TES 6, debuting a new Bethesda  engine that isn't shitty and buggy for once.
Beyond Good and Evil 2, but i highly doubt that game is actually still a thing, it's probably been canned for good.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Drake on June 09, 2017, 03:11:09 AM
m e t r o i d
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Moogs Parfait on June 09, 2017, 04:45:26 AM
I feel like Nintendo misses the mark with Metroid to their own detriment because of the concerns of marketing. I doubt I'm alone in this thought but I'll express my reasons here because I've had some rum.

Metroid is a sci-fi shooter and popular wisdom in marketing is to make it a multiplayer FPS competitive thing. This makes sense from that viewpoint but not much from Metroid's actual genre, which is lovecraftian horror except you shoot those horrors in the face. I feel like Prime 1 handled this best, the sense of solitude, the post apocalyptic and later timely logs of the Chozo on Samus's actions; it was a great narrative on the last warrior of the Chozo.

I also feel like Other M tried and failed to do this because it was simply the wrong point in the timeline. Like it absolutely makes sense to have Samus have PTSD triggered by Ridley suddenly showing up, but it is something that should be in her first few games, not later (I forget what sequence number Other M is.) Other M had other problems but I won't focus on them here. Also her having daddy issues is BS when for what we know she had loving Chozo guardians. I feel like the shift to human-centric things in Metroid is a big mistake.

I want a better writer for Metroid. Someone who can accurately write Samus as a woman out of place with humans, chozo, and metroids. Someone who can do so in a show-don't-tell manner with logs and scan data and a little bit of Samus's comments. I think if the proper focus on lonely hero was given to the series, Metroid could simultaneously be popular as a piece of art and a least common denominator "person struggling alone against great trials."  Surely the protagonist being the last beacon of justice in a universe gone mad is a good marketing ploy?
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Ghaleon on June 09, 2017, 06:20:08 AM
Quote from: Sect on June 09, 2017, 01:48:22 AM
This year I continue to hold out hope for a Lunar 3.

I wonder what a lunar game would be like with better voice acting. I mean it wasn't awful like vay, but I definitely prefer modern voice acting in my rpgs.

I still have my sega cd though so I'm ready! =P
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Kilgamayan on June 09, 2017, 10:51:08 AM
Quote from: Moogs Parfait on June 09, 2017, 04:45:26 AM
Like it absolutely makes sense to have Samus have PTSD triggered by Ridley suddenly showing up, but it is something that should be in her first few games, not later (I forget what sequence number Other M is.)

Other M is between Super and Fusion, which is the end of the overall timeline.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Reddyne on June 09, 2017, 02:51:58 PM
This is the first year in a long while that I'll actually be paying attention since I seem to have finally caught up to everything that I wanted to play. Wearing down my backlog over the course of uh... 27 years has helped and beating Breath of the Wild last night after almost exactly 100 hours of play has really hammered that home.

Haphazard predictions and stuff from a lazy person with clear biases:

Long shot stupid stuff:
Vagrant Story 2
Breath of Fire 6
Metroid anything
A pokemon remake despite there being a pokemon direct thing like 3 days ago.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Spotty Len on June 09, 2017, 04:31:18 PM
[screams a lot] (https://twitter.com/nichegamer/status/873173595937222658)
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on June 09, 2017, 05:06:39 PM
Quote from: Reddyne on June 09, 2017, 02:51:58 PM

  • From Software proves that they can't shake that they are the Dark Souls company. They either declare that their next game is an exclusive and are invaded by a zweihander spamming Havel mage or declare that it will be released on all console minus the Switch and will be invaded by a glitched Sacred Flame user on a dial-up connection. They are then counter-invaded by a blue spirit from the DS2 Faithful but the jankey covenant system and heavily nerfed magic they use means the blue spirit doesn't save the company spokesman on time.

Jokes aside, I hope they stick to what has been clearly working for them. Now that Dark Souls is Over?, I wonder if they're going to start fresh with a new game in the same genre, or just make Bloodborne 2 or something.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: BT on June 09, 2017, 05:14:11 PM
I hope we get long lasting memes.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Tea Devil on June 09, 2017, 05:57:55 PM
Quote from: Sect on June 09, 2017, 01:48:22 AM
This year I continue to hold out hope for a Lunar 3.

To add: Lunar 3 made by people who had absolutely nothing to do with Dragon Song, since surely nobody else could screw it up so badly. Alternatively, another remake of Lunar 2 because seriously, why does only the first get to be cool and modern on the PSP.

What else, eh...a PS4 price cut? New Sony handheld? God forbid, an Ubisoft presentation that isn't pandering bullshit?
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Reddyne on June 09, 2017, 06:20:04 PM
Quote from: Matsuri on June 09, 2017, 05:06:39 PM
Jokes aside, I hope they stick to what has been clearly working for them. Now that Dark Souls is Over?, I wonder if they're going to start fresh with a new game in the same genre, or just make Bloodborne 2 or something.
I do too. Even after 5 games I don't think there's a "perfect" or "definitive" version of what type of game the company makes. Each of them has a lot of strengths but a few flaws that taint the experience. The games are still great overall and I want From to continue their success. I just don't know if Miyazaki wants to do this forever and hope that whatever they do make features all the strengths they've taken from the Souls games and finishes it off with more polish.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 09, 2017, 06:46:31 PM
As usual I'll stick around to see what the big three toss around this year while looking out for 3DS and PC releases.

Quote from: Tea Devil on June 09, 2017, 05:57:55 PM
New Sony handheld?
As much as I want to see that happen it seems that Sony isn't too keen on handhelds anymore after lackluster reception and sales of the Vita. It didn't reach the popularity of the PSP and paled in comparison to the 3DS despite its clear technological superiority over Nintendo's handheld.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Gpop on June 09, 2017, 06:55:04 PM
Quote from: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 09, 2017, 06:46:31 PM
As much as I want to see that happen it seems that Sony isn't too keen on handhelds anymore after lackluster reception and sales of the Vita. It didn't reach the popularity of the PSP and paled in comparison to the 3DS despite its clear technological superiority over Nintendo's handheld.
Actually the Vita did pretty well in Japan and I think Europe? Just everywhere else it was pretty lackluster.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Ghaleon on June 09, 2017, 07:59:38 PM
I hate the vita hate over here. I got one after my 3ds and love it to bits. It's quite honestly the most underrated console ever for me personally.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: The ⑨th Zentillion on June 09, 2017, 08:26:44 PM
Boy, such nice lists and I've only got a few... two which are longshots/pipe dreams, probably.

Note that there is no sarcasm in this list, I'm completely freaking serious here:


Yup. :]
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 10, 2017, 12:19:49 AM
I think I have a few that aren't even likely enough to be longshots, they are merely "barely plausible fan fantasy":

From Software announces Lost Kingdoms 3.   Since the series was a Gamecube exclusive, the sequel probably would be for the Switch.  The new game would take the central idea of those games - that every monster is also an equipable weapon/ability card - and modernize it with an action RPG control scheme more in line with FromSoft's recent games.  Make it set in a dying/decaying world that only secretly turns out to be the world of Lost Kingdoms when you piece together the right lore items.

A Kirby game in the vein of Super Mario RPG, with timed hits and Square-Enix once again a co-developer.  Mix back in some of that SE weirdness they added so it isn't just like Paper Mario in tone.

A single player Quake game, but pitched as a proper sequel to Quake 1 and it's universe.  And where they go back to classic FPS movespeed and classic map design (disconnected levels, no checkpoints and less scripting).

Warcraft 4?  Maybe this one is just a regular longshot that could happen eventually.  I think you need to avoid adding another race, so it would stay at 4.  The Naga wouldn't replace any of the races, but maybe a couple Naga units can find their way into the new unit rosters for the other 4.  Same goes for the many other races in the Warcraft universe that aren't directly represented as one of the 4 main factions in WC3.  All campaigns would come in the base game.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: the old guy on June 10, 2017, 01:16:46 AM
Quote from: Moogs Parfait on June 09, 2017, 04:45:26 AM
Stuff
Yeah, thats pretty much the truth right there. Other M was shit.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Ghaleon on June 10, 2017, 04:20:12 AM
Golden sun 4 eh. I'd rather have golden sun 3 and it confirm the other 3 didn't exist, it was all just a horrible horrible dream.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Ionasal kkll Solciel on June 10, 2017, 04:25:45 AM
So, long shots. It's... somehow possible now? Apparently Bubsy is making a reappearance... Yeah, not sure what peyote they're smoking, but I could use a ton of that.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Jq1790 on June 10, 2017, 11:49:59 AM
Re: Golden Sun

Just make it better than Dark Dawn and given us the fight we've been waiting for since basically forever!
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: The ⑨th Zentillion on June 10, 2017, 06:59:26 PM
Quote from: Jq1790 on June 10, 2017, 11:49:59 AM
Re: Golden Sun

Just make it better than Dark Dawn and given us the fight we've been waiting for since basically forever!

Yeah fighting
Alex and the dragon/monstrous mythical creature form he'd inevitably take for the final battle,
being a GS title and all... is all we crave, isn't it.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: commandercool on June 10, 2017, 07:04:53 PM
Come oooon Persona 5 Arena! I know, it's still early for that...
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 10, 2017, 08:34:52 PM
EA briefly unveiled "Anthem", a new IP from Bioware (http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/10/e3-2017-bioware-reveals-new-project-anthem?abthid=593c578614efe0203600001e).  The trailer showed a Pacific Rim-esque setting?  Human mecha pilots, a giant wall keeping humanity safe from monsters such as a giant turtle.  Hard to say really what it is about, because it ended quickly with "full reveal at Microsoft conference".

Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Moogs Parfait on June 10, 2017, 09:10:41 PM
Quote from: commandercool on June 10, 2017, 07:04:53 PM
Come oooon Persona 5 Arena! I know, it's still early for that...

Persona 5 XCOM
Pataponsona 5
Lego Persona (Series)

...I would buy all of those
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Third Eye Lem on June 10, 2017, 09:52:11 PM
What I want to see, even if it's highly unlikely:
-A Jazz Jackrabbit game with high-quality pixel art
-A Golden Sun game that's basically a remake of the first two games
-A new Metroid game that is actually Metroid and not a co-op shooter, and has a good story and world
-A new Star Fox game that has a more natural control scheme
-A new Gradius game that doesn't have Otomedius in the title

What I actually want to see:
-BethesDoom 2
-Platinum making another Transformers game
-Splatoon 2 and more games for the switch
-A good Xbone exclusive that I'm invested in
-A Ratchet and Clank 2016 sequel

...I think I have others I wanna see but I can't remember them atm. >3>
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 10, 2017, 11:29:34 PM
Something else that was pretty neat in EA's confrence: A Way Out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ApSmPvxz1o).  It's an "always splitscreen game", so you have to play co-op with either a couch partner or an online one.  The game is about escaping from a prison and then being on the run through the countryside.  It is being made by the team who made Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, with funding via EA's originals program.  Even though it's not really a game for me, it's an ambitious idea and I'm interested seeing where this idea goes.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Third Eye Lem on June 11, 2017, 01:48:20 AM
Yeah, that was a pretty cool game they showed off. I never played the original Brothers game, so I may have to try it before doing this.

I also liked the Star Wars Battlefront 2 stuff, if it actually gets interesting I may pick it up.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Ghaleon on June 11, 2017, 02:15:21 AM
speaking of golden sun, it just occurred to me that I find it really surprising that no other rpg games have really taken what golden sun did for their own games. I mean the whole mind read npcs thing. It really made the menial unimportant npc chatter in town so much more enjoyable and I wish more rpgs would implement it. Half the npcs in town if you have to. I'd rather have half as many interesting npcs than double uninteresting ones.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Third Eye Lem on June 11, 2017, 02:25:46 AM
Quote from: Ghaleon on June 11, 2017, 02:15:21 AM
speaking of golden sun, it just occurred to me that I find it really surprising that no other rpg games have really taken what golden sun did for their own games. I mean the whole mind read npcs thing. It really made the menial unimportant npc chatter in town so much more enjoyable and I wish more rpgs would implement it. Half the npcs in town if you have to. I'd rather have half as many interesting npcs than double uninteresting ones.
Yeah. The only other games I can think of that had similar aspects were Wild Arms 3 and Lufia 2 for the SNES. Even Persona 5 has a fair bit of jumping around and puzzle solving. I guess no one picked up on this puzzle solving gameplay because it drew out the dungeons too much? I dunno. I would love to see a game that brings these puzzles back, they help break up the dungeon crawling.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Aya Reiko on June 11, 2017, 06:48:56 AM
I'm hoping for info on Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED's next game.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 11, 2017, 07:32:40 AM
Quote from: Aya Reiko on June 11, 2017, 06:48:56 AM
I'm hoping for info on Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED's next game.

Is that based off the Cyberpunk 2020 RPG? Because that'd be pretty hype.

I want to see Konami announce a Legend of the Mystical Ninja pachinko machine.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 11, 2017, 11:19:54 AM
Kingdom Hearts 3 got a trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p51wHlWY1uM)!  The trailer uses the Japanese voice actors, but it shows off the game and you don't miss much.

Quoting gamespot (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-kingdom-hearts-3-trailer-shows-combat-massive-/1100-6450733/)
Quote
But the most interesting part of this trailer is that it's not part of Sony or Microsoft's press conferences. Instead, Square Enix chose to run the spot during a Kingdom Hearts concert that took place on Saturday night. Since the next new bit of information isn't coming until D23, that means we likely won't see any more of the game at E3.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Aya Reiko on June 11, 2017, 11:30:56 AM
TotalBiscuit summarizes EA's conference so you don't have to sit through it all. (https://youtu.be/05B8xRVADOU)

(So very, very missable and nigh-unwatchable without TB's snarking over it.)
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Edible on June 11, 2017, 02:43:43 PM
Quote from: Aya Reiko on June 11, 2017, 11:30:56 AM
TotalBiscuit summarizes EA's conference so you don't have to sit through it all. (https://youtu.be/05B8xRVADOU)

(So very, very missable and nigh-unwatchable without TB's snarking over it.)

(footage of someone driving a car very poorly)

"They hired Polygon to demonstrate this game."

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: CyberAngel on June 11, 2017, 10:46:57 PM
Assassin's Creed: Egypt
Life is Strange 2
Ori 2

Microsoft did pretty well this time
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 11, 2017, 10:51:51 PM
Microsoft had a very good conference, they almost exclusively just showed trailers and demos.  Scorpio is called "Xbox One X", which isn't a complete disaster for a name, and will cost $500.

They also announced at the end that they would be bringing original Xbox (!!) backward compatibility.  No specific list of games just yet though.  (Edit: other than Crimson Skies which was mentioned on stage)
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Tea Devil on June 11, 2017, 10:58:44 PM
Quote from: dosboot on June 11, 2017, 10:51:51 PM
They also announced at the end that they would be bringing original Xbox (!!) backward compatibility.

4k wrath of cortex here we go

In seriousness, what they showed off wasn't too bad. Not going to bite at that price tag, but it seems like they have a solid lineup and nothing awfully cringe-inducing happened. Anthem actually looks nice, as long as Bioware has learnt its lesson. Could have done with 75% less Minecraft tho.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: CyberAngel on June 11, 2017, 11:01:48 PM
Quote from: dosboot on June 11, 2017, 10:51:51 PM
Scorpio is called "Xbox One X", which isn't a complete disaster for a name

"We really like the letter X, okay?" - almost literally what they said.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 11, 2017, 11:06:03 PM
At the very least, they created consistency with the name "Xbox One S".  It also establishes a naming upgrade path they can work with in the future, sort of like how graphics cards are named with silly numbers and letters at the end.  (I hope that won't be for a long time though.)
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: commandercool on June 11, 2017, 11:32:52 PM
Quote from: Edible on June 11, 2017, 02:43:43 PM
(footage of someone driving a car very poorly)

"They hired Polygon to demonstrate this game."

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn


My boys!

That's my TRUE E3 wish: Car Boys The Movie.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Chaore on June 12, 2017, 12:43:16 AM
goku, thou
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: the old guy on June 12, 2017, 12:57:42 AM
Quote from: commandercool on June 11, 2017, 11:32:52 PM
My boys!

That's my TRUE E3 wish: Car Boys The Movie.

Uuuuuuuh.........did you not get the joke?

It was referring to this bad video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yYp8ZeQ-I8&t=6m4s) that POLYGON did on doom where it looks like the guy playing it hasnt played a game before.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 01:16:52 AM
Quote from: Chaore on June 12, 2017, 12:43:16 AM
goku, thou

Are you talking about that Arc Systems fighting game?

I've never seen Dragon Ball, I don't really care about Dragon Ball, but unless that turns out really badly I will absolutely play it.

Quote from: the old guy on June 12, 2017, 12:57:42 AM
Uuuuuuuh.........did you not get the joke?

It was referring to this bad video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yYp8ZeQ-I8&t=6m4s) that POLYGON did on doom where it looks like the guy playing it hasnt played a game before.

Apparently not!
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Chaore on June 12, 2017, 01:25:22 AM
Quote from: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 01:16:52 AM
Are you talking about that Arc Systems fighting game?

I've never seen Dragon Ball, I don't really care about Dragon Ball, but unless that turns out really badly I will absolutely play it.

I absolutely am. That looks absolutely amazing and holy hell I am loving the ridiculous Dragonball Renaissance that is happening.

IT LOOKS SO PRETTY I AM SO HAPPY AND IT'S MOSTLY LIKE, BASE CREW, NO 'REMEMBER FRIEZA SOLDIER X' STUFF? LIKE

DAMN, IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD GAME.
Quote from: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 01:16:52 AM
Apparently not!

Strangely, Polygon was supposed to be a review website and -not- a comedy youtube channel.

They're actually really bad at their main job and should probably just be full-time entertainers.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Gpop on June 12, 2017, 02:00:03 AM
The DBZ ArcSys fighter will be good, because it's ArcSys, and it's Guilty Gear Xrd graphics. Also, it's 3v3, so RIP to Marvel vs Capcom Infinite lmao
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 02:00:31 AM
Quote from: Chaore on June 12, 2017, 01:25:22 AM
I absolutely am. That looks absolutely amazing and holy hell I am loving the ridiculous Dragonball Renaissance that is happening.

IT LOOKS SO PRETTY I AM SO HAPPY AND IT'S MOSTLY LIKE, BASE CREW, NO 'REMEMBER FRIEZA SOLDIER X' STUFF? LIKE

DAMN, IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD GAME.

It's based on the excellent new Guilty Gear engine that's unfortunately wasted on Guilty Gear games isn't it?

I've got a lot of friends who love Dragon Ball but don't like fighting games, and a bunch of friends who like fighting games but don't like Dragon Ball. This will unite us.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 12, 2017, 03:42:37 AM
Assassin's Creed: Origins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGn6gvXwGJE) was one of the more interesting titles for me in the Xbox press conference.  I haven't played AC at all, and this is the first one since the original where I've been this interested in doing so.  The combat also looked better than I expected, and I've been hearing people say it looks revamped compared to previous games although it'd be hard to say right now.

Anthem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_alSjWujdU) was also fully unveiled.  I dig the setting but wish it wasn't shaping up to be a Destiny-like.

Anyone here hyped for Cuphead?  It is finally coming out this fall, for real this year.  It seems like the kind of game that might be my speed but I'm not grabbed by the art style (scandalous!) or the glimpses we've periodically seen so I'm still waiting for a reason.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Aya Reiko on June 12, 2017, 04:44:29 AM
New from Bethesda--

The Evil Within II
A Dishonored 2 Expansion or Expandalone, not sure which
Wolfenstein II (WANT!)
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Drake on June 12, 2017, 04:46:10 AM
Quote from: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 02:00:31 AM
I've got a lot of friends who love Dragon Ball but don't like fighting games, and a bunch of friends who like fighting games but don't like Dragon Ball. This will unite us.
budokai tho
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Spotty Len on June 12, 2017, 05:31:35 AM
A balanced fighting game with the potential to be at EVO.

Quote from: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 02:00:31 AM
It's based on the excellent new Guilty Gear engine that's unfortunately wasted on Guilty Gear games isn't it?
Fite me.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: commandercool on June 12, 2017, 05:40:12 AM
Quote from: Drake on June 12, 2017, 04:46:10 AM
budokai tho

A solution that has historically pleased neither party.

Quote from: Spotty Len on June 12, 2017, 05:31:35 AM
Fite me.

Yeah, I'm just being bitchy, Guilty Gear is fine. It's just always felt weird to me. I don't know if it's a little too slow or a little too heavy or something, but I can't ever quite manage to get it to click. And the character designs do lean toward "ass-ugly early-to-mid-00s overdesigned" for my taste, but I can certainly see why a lot of people like them.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Aya Reiko on June 12, 2017, 05:06:22 PM
PC Showcase Time...

XCOM2 War of the Chosen Expansion (https://youtu.be/n3bENBYSucQ)

Ooblets -- Looks like a Sims clone

BattleTech -- WANT!
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Third Eye Lem on June 12, 2017, 05:15:58 PM
The Microsoft conference was surprisingly good. I'm not that crazy about the XBOX ONE X, but the games they revealed...Super Lucky's Tale, Ori 2, and CUPHEAD AT LONG LAST. So glad I picked up an Xbone earlier this year at Costco.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Aya Reiko on June 12, 2017, 05:33:49 PM
Total War Warhammer 2 -- Not much to see here...
Shadowverse -- Another CCG, but with an anime-style.

Intel's showcase -- nothing to see here.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: PX on June 12, 2017, 06:04:14 PM
This is the 4th Shadowverse Expansion :V
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Edible on June 12, 2017, 06:05:01 PM
Hopefully that should put the Last Night controversy to bed.  It won't, but I can hope.  Game looks super great.
Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: dosboot on June 12, 2017, 06:15:55 PM
Doom VFR (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYOasB6aI_A), a VR game based on Doom 2016, was revealed yesterday.  It appears to be a new side game (not a VR version of the 2016 campaign), and it is controled using teleportation and stationary shooting. 

I've never been jazzed for VR (whether right now or down the road), but it does look kinda neat for a VR shooter.  The trailer makes the teleportation look more kinetic and dynamic.

What's the F stand for you might ask?  It is whichever "F" you care to use in "BFG". (https://segmentnext.com/2017/06/12/doom-vfr/)

Title: Re: E3 2017 dreams and reactions
Post by: Aya Reiko on June 12, 2017, 06:33:53 PM
Summarizing the PC Conference...

https://youtu.be/CXC54bpolHA
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Post by: Edible on June 12, 2017, 07:53:19 PM
Ubisoft is up next, for all your Far Creed But Whole needs.
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Post by: Aya Reiko on June 12, 2017, 09:08:07 PM
Beyond Good and F***ing Evil 2!
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Post by: Edible on June 12, 2017, 09:09:05 PM
Quote from: Aya Reiko on June 12, 2017, 09:08:07 PM
Beyond Good and F***ing Evil 2!

I got all I wanted out of E3.  Jesus fuckin' christ.

Edit:  really scared by talk of it being a prequel, and online open-world content (???), but I'm hopeful.
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Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 12, 2017, 10:36:21 PM
Though I'm not really into any of their franchises, Ubisoft did really well this year. Compared to 2015's "pitch-a-meme" meme this was a complete 180 with nothing but game after game after game. Plus they all looked decently fun for those who might be interested in them. PC Gaming Show was a snoozefest as usual, but we all know the majority of PC games are shown at other E3 events (like Microsoft's) anyway :V
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Post by: Tea Devil on June 13, 2017, 01:02:20 AM
Quote from: Tea Devil on June 09, 2017, 05:57:55 PM
God forbid, an Ubisoft presentation that isn't pandering bullshit?

Fear me, for I am the oracle.

Seriously though, my discord friends were holding their breath through the whole Beyond Good and Evil 2 trailer. And the MarioXRabbids game looks like...not a trainwreck? Colour me surprised.
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Post by: Third Eye Lem on June 13, 2017, 02:25:38 AM
Mario X-Com looks surprisingly good. Surprised there's no Rayman game out, but eh. I dunno about AC: Origins but it might be pretty fun, we'll see.

And uh...Are we getting yet ANOTHER remaster of Shadow and the Colossus or is it an entirely new game?
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Post by: the old guy on June 13, 2017, 03:28:09 AM
Bethesda's conference was fucking pathetic.

I mean, the new Dishonored DLC looked cool, and Wolfenstein 2 is shaping up to be awesome, especially considering you can kill the KKK in it.

But, Paid Mods? Are you fucking kidding me Bethesda? Didn't you learn your lesson from the backlash last time?

And Jesus Christ give Skyrim a break already, it's 6 fucking years old now, no one cares about it anymore. Just give us a tease for TES 6 or something. Not the same old shit.

They should've just focused mainly on The Evil Within 2, Dishonored: DOTO, and Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. Save that other bullshit for the last 10 minutes or something. Not drag it out like they did here.

All in all, a pretty disappointing conference compared to the one Bethesda had last year...which was disappointing compared to their 2015 showing! I guess it's always a downward slope when Bethesdas concerned.

Also: Anthem. Seriously Bioware, you cut down on your resources for Mass Effect for THIS? A shameless Destiny clone? Lame.
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Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on June 13, 2017, 01:59:37 PM
so who's gonna hunt some monsters with me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro6r15wzp2o)
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Post by: Suwako Moriya on June 13, 2017, 04:08:46 PM
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for Holiday 2017
Kirby can mind control enemies in 2018
CORE POKEMON CONFIRMED FOR SWITCH

PRIME 4 FUCKL FUCK FUCK THEY ACTUALLY DID IT THE ABSOLUTE MADMEN

Yoshi 2018
Fire Emblem Warriors Fall 2017
Zelda stuff in Switch version of Skyrim
Breath of the Wild DLC and Four Champions Amiibos
Mario + Rabbids August 29th
Rocket League for Switch with some Nintendo-exclusive stuff Holiday 2017
Super Mario Odyssey October 27
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Post by: Suwako Moriya on June 13, 2017, 04:31:48 PM
Nintendo stream is over. Between Kirby and Mario I think someone there has a possession fetish.

BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT SWITCH IS GETTING POKEMANS AND PRIME 4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on June 13, 2017, 04:37:39 PM
Like if I needed more reasons to get a Switch but welp, Kirby is there.
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Post by: Reddyne on June 13, 2017, 04:47:13 PM
Yup totally sold. I'm antsy about when Prime 4 could be released but man I want a Switch now.
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Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 13, 2017, 04:49:35 PM
Nintendo saving the best for last I see... Mainline Pokemon and Metroid 4 on Switch are two more reasons to get a Switch. Bye bye 3DS, it's been a good six years.
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Post by: N-Forza on June 13, 2017, 04:51:35 PM
No F-Zero but I will definitely take a new Kirby.
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Post by: Spotty Len on June 13, 2017, 04:55:42 PM
I went from not wanting a Switch to kiiiiiinda maybeeeee...? Most games won't be here for a while so I'll probably wait.
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Post by: dosboot on June 13, 2017, 04:59:06 PM
I'm so hype for Metroid yessss.

My dream wish was that it would be announced with a full unveiling, but this early in the console's life I won't fault them for wanting to get the news out there now instead of next year.

It's also "Prime 4", not just "New Metroid".  I seriously hope this subtitle will turn out to be meaningless, or just less meaningful than before.  Metroid needs new storylines!  I don't want it to be so dang similar to the previous 3 Prime games. 

Retro Studios wasn't mentioned yet as the developer.  I'm actually hype for the speculation that they aren't working on Prime 4 (see above).  Deploy Retro to bring us something else incredible!
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Post by: Suwako Moriya on June 13, 2017, 05:03:01 PM
Quote from: dosboot on June 13, 2017, 04:59:06 PM
I don't want it to be so dang similar to the previous 3 Prime games. 

banned
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Post by: Edible on June 13, 2017, 05:07:05 PM
My favorite part was where they said they were mostly showing games coming out in 2017, but the majority of the stuff in the stream was announced for 2018.

Quote from: N-Forza on June 13, 2017, 04:51:35 PM
No F-Zero but I will definitely take a new Kirby.

Watch Rocket League get an F-Zero car. ;_;

ALSO OH SHIT MOTHERFUCKERS ANOTHER NEW METROID
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Post by: Suwako Moriya on June 13, 2017, 05:16:12 PM
Crazy crazy conspiracy I've wanted to see come true ever since the first Smash: Prime 4 will be an F-Zero crossover. No racing, but Dougie will assist with the whole bounty hunting thing.
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Post by: dosboot on June 13, 2017, 05:25:20 PM
Well my dream is some kind of thematic break from the first trilogy, but I'll still be hyped no matter what!

Edit:

WHAT?  A 2nd Metroid?  What timeline did we wake up in today? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhOx-FpEAQk)

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Post by: Suwako Moriya on June 13, 2017, 05:55:12 PM
Lord, Samus Returns looks gorgeous. September 15th can't get here fast enough.
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Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on June 13, 2017, 06:00:18 PM
I could get a switch for a new core Pokemon game I guess... More exciting than Ultra Sun/Moon at least.
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Post by: commandercool on June 13, 2017, 07:09:36 PM
Oh goddamn, the new Breath Of The Wild Amiibos are gorgeous. Buy buy buy.
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Post by: BT on June 13, 2017, 08:26:12 PM
I thought the whole let's hope for new Metroid games thing was a joke and it's a dead dead franchise what the heck
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Post by: dosboot on June 13, 2017, 08:45:40 PM
I compiled all the games shown at E3 press conferences into a simple pastebin list (https://pastebin.com/ES6h1Xtp).  It was taken from various sources, and (aside from some exceptions) it doesn't cover the day long E3 livestreams.  There's probably an error or two, let me know and I can edit it.

Edit: old pastebin site went poof, using pastebin.com now and updated the list
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Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on June 13, 2017, 10:16:50 PM
So far, all I really have my eyes on is Monster Hunter: World and the new Pokemon for Switch. But if that's what makes me get a Switch, I may as well grab new Metroid and Breath of the Wild while I'm at it. *shrug*
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Post by: Hello Purvis on June 13, 2017, 10:32:05 PM
Personally, I'm by far the most excited about Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Unless something goes tragically wrong with it, it will be what gets me to buy a Switch.
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Post by: commandercool on June 13, 2017, 10:42:44 PM
Meanwhile I bought my Switch for Splatoon 2 and Nintendo is giving me plenty of other stuff to do with it so it isn't another Wii U situation where it ends up as a Splatoon machine and nothing else.

Incidentally and outside of the scope of this thread though I HATE how the Switch controller feels. I've had to dial back my recent Thumper obsession because the tiny little buttons are cutting into my right thumb...
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Post by: Drake on June 14, 2017, 12:48:21 AM
PRIME 4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Post by: Ghaleon on June 14, 2017, 02:44:18 AM
Etrian odyssey, xcom 2, monster hunter, zwei are probably the only games mentioned I will look forward to trying. Maybe I'll be interested in that Destiny-like but I wont decide until further info is released.
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Post by: Pywackett-Barchetta on June 14, 2017, 04:47:50 AM
Forza 7's got my interest, mainly due to releasing all content for PC unlike 6 (which would've had my money instantly if they brought the NASCAR Expansion to PC before I realized Gran Turismo 6 already let me put stock cars in places they do not belong). The Crew 2 looks actually happy and peppy and bright unlike its grimdark predecessor, and between that and Super Mario Odyssey wowing me, I'm very glad that vibrant, gleeful games are, like, a thing that's allowed again. We need more of those. Wolfenstein II looks completely fantastic, even if I'm a bit apprehensive still; not a pre-order, but an early buy if reviews are good. The Spider-Man game looks fantastic.

Essentially, as someone with no intentions of buying a console in the near future, this time around really just gave me a vibe that, well, I suppose is a good thing; each game had a very specific audience it was going for, and if you were in that, it was exciting. If you weren't, you just waited for the next thing. It kinda showed a divide of sorts, but on the other side of the coin, it gave everyone something to be thrilled about, or at minimum, intrigued by.

I'm a little surprised that Sonic Forces, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 / Dimensions / Worlds, and Gran Turismo Sport (I am very conflicted about GT's direction but that is a whole other story) got no mainline screen time, but it made it feel like extra special finds when it's like "oh, so there WAS a trailer for that!".
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Post by: Ghaleon on June 14, 2017, 07:21:27 AM
My fave racing game to date is still forza 3 (I never played 4+ yet, I heard 4 is really not worth getting if you already have 3, and I don't have an xbone so that's it).

So I would love to play it on my pc, but I'm going to assume it'll be like 6 where you can only play it using windows 10, which I'm not using. That said my rig is 6 years old, so when I try to upgrade next, I might find I need a complete overhaul, and then I'll likely get it.

Speaking of 6 though, my biggest gripe with 3 that I asked and was told 4 didn't fix were ghost car mechanics. I just love picking a car, practicing a race, saving the ghost car, and racing against that ghost car with a DIFFERENT car. but Forza didn't let you do that with a different car (or was it a different tier of car? I forget, you couldn't do it with any other car you wanted though). That was something I liked about Gran tourismo more at the time, you could nail a race with your old car, buy a fancy new one, and literally watch how much better your new one performs in comparison, makes the whole buy a new car experience a lot more fun and meaningful to me. Which is a shame because GT's problem was that they toss 20 cars a second at you for breathing.
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Post by: Pywackett-Barchetta on June 14, 2017, 02:37:09 PM
I played 4 and wasn't really impressed; Horizon was a bit more up my alley, but having played way, way too many racing games, Forza 4 was just kind of unsatisfactorily floaty. And, actually, having played Gran Turismo 6, it felt like Forza was throwing cars at me more often than GT was (awarding new cars on each "level up" instead of each championship, meaning you could end up with three new rides before a series was even over), even when it was the express purpose of much of GT.

Gran Turismo's apparently throwing out the car collection in favor of e-sports and heavy simulation this time around. The sim-racing market already offers plenty of options, though. There are many, many great sim-racers, but nobody does Gran Turismo like Gran Turismo, and apparently even they won't, now. Their E3 trailer showing them scoffing at the old games and boasting about "burn[ing] it all down, start from scratch", combined with buying out the exclusive license to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb so no other series can use it, is making me very much less than happy with Polyphony Digital. It's a bold move, but also feeling like a really dumb one, because there are a lot of other similar simulation options that look better so far.

I dunno if the ghost cars got fixed later, actually! That sounds like something worth trying out sometime. Gran Turismo 6 did allow for it as far as I know, but I hadn't really mixed and matched performance tiers of car. And yeah, F7 seems to be on the way for Windows 10 specifically. I eagerly await a demo, at least, to see if the physics feel right, and to hear if the car/track roster is appealing. (At this point, games lose points from me for having Silverstone and the N?rburgring because I'm just tired of doing them.)
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Post by: Edible on June 14, 2017, 03:03:56 PM
I'm very on board with Forza 7 PC.  As much as I adored the first four Gran Turismo games, the series has gone in a direction I can't really follow.  I still love you for fueling my obsession with cars, Yamauchi!

Friendly reminder that the West is getting both Yakuza Kiwami (the Yakuza 1 remake) and Yakuza 6.  If you're not familiar with the series, Kiwami (or Yakuza 0 which released earlier this year) is a great starting point, and comes out this summer - MSRP $30.

Also, Ys VIII comes out in September!  By all accounts this is one of the best games in the series, so keep an eye out.
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Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 14, 2017, 04:34:26 PM
Quote from: Edible on June 14, 2017, 03:03:56 PM
Also, Ys VIII comes out in September!  By all accounts this is one of the best games in the series, so keep an eye out.
Totally getting this on Steam once it comes out. Saw some gameplay videos of the PS4 version and it looks great.
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Post by: Jq1790 on June 14, 2017, 08:16:15 PM
Ys VIII...Isn't that Lacrimosa of Dana?  I thought that was out already.  Given my addiction to hating myself and Nightmare-ing it up in every Ys I've played so far I look forward to more reasons to tear my hair out as Adol(or whoever the protagonist ends up as if it's somehow different a la Origin) gets pasted to the floor.
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Post by: Pywackett-Barchetta on June 14, 2017, 09:28:40 PM
Well, uh, Forza 7's pre-order editions have been announced (https://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/fm7_preorder), and that's enough to remind me why I don't actually buy those games anymore. The VIP/Car/Season Passes never actually include all of the game's content, forcing you to still pay up even more later on. FH3's Ultimate Edition didn't - and doesn't - even include the map expansions, leaving that game's final price tag at about $135. Now we're starting at $100 again, purely for in-game content, and it's only going to increase from there. So, uh... I'm gonna stick to old stuff with free mods, because I am cheap.

(To be fair, the first Forza Horizon's content added up to $110 and felt completely worth it, but you weren't at all pressured into it all at once, nor was the in-game advertising quite as intrusive as it is today.)

The first Project CARS was not a very enjoyable product, but I find myself unexpectedly very hopeful for its sequel this time around, I should also note. I highly doubt we'll end up with no racing games worth the money out of this plentiful batch, in any case.
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Post by: Tea Devil on June 14, 2017, 10:53:40 PM
Oh look, Ubisoft did that thing that everyone hated with Watch_Dogs: https://i.redd.it/6tvzkqoijn3z.png (https://i.redd.it/6tvzkqoijn3z.png)

Also rip Bill Trinen, for making a tweet and people getting overly hyped about it. At least the sushi game looks kind of entertaining.
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Post by: Ghaleon on June 15, 2017, 12:51:38 AM
Quote from: Jq1790 on June 14, 2017, 08:16:15 PM
Ys VIII...Isn't that Lacrimosa of Dana?  I thought that was out already.  Given my addiction to hating myself and Nightmare-ing it up in every Ys I've played so far I look forward to more reasons to tear my hair out as Adol(or whoever the protagonist ends up as if it's somehow different a la Origin) gets pasted to the floor.

Yes it is, but they were weird and they released it on vita only, not ps4. They want th e ps4 version to actually have more content, with much of it focusing on that dana lady than adol since I heard it's like 80/20 adol/dana. So the ps4 version is taking longer to develop.

That said I don't think the west has either the vita or ps4 version yet, and we'll be getting the ps4 and... a PC version IIRC soonish.
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Post by: Jq1790 on June 15, 2017, 02:11:48 AM
Yeah I looked it up, I think PC release is like September or something. 

I wish I had a PS4 though since the special edition looks freakin sweet.
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Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 15, 2017, 04:30:53 AM
Quote from: Tea Devil on June 14, 2017, 10:53:40 PM
Oh look, Ubisoft did that thing that everyone hated with Watch_Dogs: https://i.redd.it/6tvzkqoijn3z.png (https://i.redd.it/6tvzkqoijn3z.png)
Just gonna mention that the Legendary Edition costs US$799.99 for the truly dedicated fans.
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Post by: Hyper Dunk on June 15, 2017, 04:55:58 AM
Quote from: Ghaleon on June 15, 2017, 12:51:38 AM
Yes it is, but they were weird and they released it on vita only, not ps4. They want th e ps4 version to actually have more content, with much of it focusing on that dana lady than adol since I heard it's like 80/20 adol/dana. So the ps4 version is taking longer to develop.

That said I don't think the west has either the vita or ps4 version yet, and we'll be getting the ps4 and... a PC version IIRC soonish.

The PS4 version finished development awhile ago. I got it off the JP PSN last month when it came out on the 25th.

Quote from: Jq1790 on June 15, 2017, 02:11:48 AM
I wish I had a PS4 though since the special edition looks freakin sweet.

NISA's site shows that they still have some stock left for the limited edition for the Vita, which has the same goodies as PS4. http://store.nisamerica.com/preorders/ysviii/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana-limited-edition-ps-vita
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Post by: Hello Purvis on June 15, 2017, 05:07:18 AM
Quote from: aUsernameIsFineToo on June 15, 2017, 04:30:53 AM
Just gonna mention that the Legendary Edition costs US$799.99 for the truly dedicated fans.

Millenials not making $800 preorders are killing the gaming market.
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Post by: Tea Devil on June 15, 2017, 07:12:59 AM
I think I'd blocked the price from my memory cuz seriously? You could build a half-decent PC for that price and have enough left over to buy better games :V Looking at what the $800 version contains, I still can't tell what's making up the bulk of the price. The figure better be 1/2 scale or something ridiculous if you're going to drop a month's rent on this kind of crap.

Shame, since Ubi was doing so well. Not as insulting as Bethesda, though.
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Post by: dosboot on June 19, 2017, 05:59:01 AM
A roundup of E3 trailers that I found interesting but which were for small sized games that weren't heavily featured:

Tunic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drZBxGFZglU) - appears to be an isometric Zelda-like with a cute fox character (check out his run cycle).  Combat involves rolling and lock-on.

Extinction (trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUfssJjtKB4), gameplay demo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBJw7I-CrXQ)).  3d action game where you fight against giant Orcs (colossus-sized).  A first glance at the game will probably remind people of Attack on Titan.  Character has a lot of vertical mobility, air dashing, auto wall climbing.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gI93jQUDuw).  2d action/brawler in a stylized, historical japanese setting with a fairly artistic look to it.  The combination makes me think of a Vanillaware game if it was done with 3d models.  Looks like it has some Harvest Moon in it as well.

Finally, one last thing: Luigi's special technique in Mario+Rabbids is "Steely Stare" (found by catching a glimpse of the stat screen during a demo).