The only conferences I watched were Microsofts (although only about a third as I was busy), Ubisofts, and the Nintendo Direct.
Like everyone else, I enjoyed the Keanu part of the Xbox conference but I was surprised there was so little detail about the new machines. I know they wont want to undermine their Christmas targets but I didnt feel there was much of value to take away from what they said.
Also very surprised at the lack of footage for Halo Infinite (which they will be leaning on a lot going forward) and Gears 5s campaign (which is only meant to be a few months off now). Im not one of those who thinks an E3 performance is that indicative of how things will pan out but I did feel like they couldve made more effort. And Im convinced theyre trying hard to get Fable IV to work but its in Crackdown 3 territory (except Fable hasnt been officially announced for that reason).
Ubisofts, I normally quite like because it usually feels quite celebratory but Im not convinced by Watch Dogs: Legion at all so far. I know your preview says the gimmick seems to have a meaningful impact on the gameplay but the cheesy clichéd London dialogue (who says chop, chop, honestly?) and Ubisofts penchant for never knowing when to shut their characters up remain concerns.
I also dont care much about most game characters or stories unless those are the sole point of the game, while abilities and stats often just feel like objectives to unlock rather than the main enjoyable elements of a lot of open world games for me so having them switch around frequently doesnt feel like a game changer to me (on paper at least).
Apart from that, there was almost nothing else there that interested me. Having a feature about a TV show as one of the early items in your line-up is also a very bad idea.
Nintendo did almost everything I wanted them to, demonstrating that their line-up for the rest of 2019 looks very good and ensuring theres substance on the more dRead More – Source
