Sony E3 2017- What was that?!
By PrimeVinister-June 13, 2017
Sony E3 - Mixed Reactions
Sony's press conference garnered some mixed reactions last night. Between Final Fantasy Fishing and the QTE-laden Marvel Spiderman trailer, you could be forgiven for mistaking the Japanese electronics giant for Microsoft. https://twitter.com/Cinder_4K/status/874476734221099008 Even non-partisan trailer-sharing YouTube channels were having fun with the YouTube video description. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6YzvWEyGTA"So it's Final Fantasy 15, right, the fishing bit, but you do it in VR. This is truly what the next generation of gaming is all about" Game Clips and Tips
'All about the Games'
While Sony's tightlippedness pre-conference was taken by many to mean a host of big titles were on the way. The truth was a little different. While fifteen games and two DLCs was a low tally, quality beats quantity as Nintendo can attest to. However, the vast majority of these titles made celebrated appearances last year and are due in 2018. Some had no date at all. The presser had minimal keynote speaking but what little there was seemed to repeatedly try point out that PlayStation has loads of games while the Xbox has fewer. We can assume the speech was written before Xbox dropped 42 games, of which 22 are technically exclusives. But not really exclusive as many are timed and a few are PlayAnywhere titles, leaving seven true Xbox One-only titles.- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (DLC)
- Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (Standalone DLC)
- Days Gone
- Monster Hunter World
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite
- Call of Duty: WW2
- God of War
- Detroit: Become Human
- Destiny 2
- Spider Man
- Skyrim (VR)
- Star Child (VR)
- The Inpatient (VR)
- Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV (VR)
- Bravo Team (VR)
- Moss (VR)
God of War
One of the highlights of Sony at E3 was surely our surly Kratos' father-son bonding. We saw a soft side to Kratos before showing us his very, very tough side in a 5-minute trailer with plenty of gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOE2BVRCUkM God of War is now set in the world of Norse mythology - we'll visit the Nine Realms and chill out with Viking gods. The camera set-up has also changed to a more 'cinematic' and contemporary style.Horizon: Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
Not long after Horizon: Zero Dawn's exalted release, the many Aloy fans can hop into her snowshoes and head off map to The Frozen Wilds. The trailer shows new weapons, news foes and a little story happening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rphMI23CUM0 The Frozen Wilds arrives on PS4 out sometime this year and that's all we know. Soz.Days Gone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SnXOtfN7VQ After months with a few previews and little info drops, Days Gone was much anticipated. It did not fail to deliver - the gameplay was on show in a big way. Along with a nugget of possible plot to work with and a display of the kind of zombie numbers we can expect at the party. The game isn't too unlike zombie, open-worlder State of Decay crossed with a little style and a lot of money.Detroit: Become Human
If anyone was confused/mystified by what D:BH was before E3, they are likely more so now. With little in the way of tangible gameplay on display in a GAMEPLAY trailer, I am thinking Heavy Rain. Some people will love that type of storytelling, will bask in the meaningful decision-making and incredible cinematic visuals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayCsD43qjxIUncharted: The Lost Legacy (22 August 2017)
Having ended the series proper on a high, Naughty Dog's spin-off comes at us with welcoming arms and eager eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8qzBkHjk_0 The trailer is a teasing testament to what a talented crew can do, visually, with this generation of console hardware even on the 'limited' budget this cut-price standalone probably had. We already knew the skeleton of the story but this trailer drives homes how 'Uncharted' the Lost Legacy is with nary a Nate in sight. Led by familiar faces and packed with overblown Hollywood action tropishness, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is another highlight of Sony at E3.Marvel's Spider-Man
I wasn't sure what to expect aside from 'Spider-Man: Arkham City' and I wasn't too surprised. The trailer shows us some smooth webslinging, what we can expect in combat (lots of it, yay) and a few too many QTEs for some people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4zm30yeHHE So many people, in fact, that Insomniac's community manager James Stevenson had to clarify that some of the trailer's second-half stream of QTEs was actually Spiderman selecting slinging points and some fortuitous timing. [caption id="attachment_14549" align="alignnone" width="696"]
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