The dog won
This is the chillest (and not the illest) E3 in recent memory. So many announcements, even from major publishers, are being jettisoned off rather than discussed in conferences (we got that today with a heap of news onAssassin’s Creed,Steep, andFor Honor), and with a few top dogs like Sony not going with a traditional conference this year, all eyes are once again on Nintendo. They cap offE3’s conferencestomorrow at 12PM ET.
So far no one has really blown it out of the water. I gave props to Microsoft with a few of the big “traditional” reveals likeElden RingandPhantasy Star Online 2‘s localization, but outside of that, it’s been a really low energy E3. Is that good? In the moment, probably not. But overall, yes, it’s great that every single conference doesn’t have a pop-off “Final Fantasy VII Remakeis announced” moment. That’s just not sustainable.
Ubisoft followed that middle-of-the-road mantra today. A few things likeGods & Monsterslook dope. We got a lot of info on existing games we already knew about (an E3 2019 staple). It happened without Mr. Caffeine, without a live stage demonstration of laser tag, and without any number of other train wreck style chicanery. It happened. Now vote.
[You can find recaps ofEA Play,Microsoft,Bethesda,E3VR, and thePC Gaming Showat these links.]
