E3 2017

[Andrew POE!]

Microsoft's conference didn't really impress although seeing Metro Fuckin' Exodus and Assassin's Creed Origins back to back gave me hope. Until I saw Forza and the debut of a new Porsche and realized, "Yup, Microsoft doesn't have anything for Xbox One X." I really want to see a risky first party IP from Microsoft -- they had their chance with Scalebound but typical Microsoft reared its head and the executive playing with his cellphone while Hideki Kamiya makes a presentation happened.

Sony's conference impressed me more than I thought it would. Monster Fuckin' Hunter World being a thing is amazing. Days Gone looks to tap that itch Horizon: Zero Dawn is tapping. Uncharted: Lost Legacy looks amazing although I get BioShock Infinite Burial At Sea vibes from it. Detroit: Become Human is typical Quantic Dreams wankery where the game is button presses and it's 'cinematic.' God of War might be intriguing although parts of it remind me of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (especially the combat) but with a close-up TLOU camera. Spider-Man PS4 is more Arkham combat but slightly easier. And Shadow of the Colossus for PS4 reminds me I still haven't played the original PS2 version or the PS3 HD remaster.

I didn't see Nintendo's stuff but Mario + Rabbids has me strangely excited to play X-Com Mario. I wonder if I can rename one of the Rabbids Arn Anderson so he can die too.  The other Nintendo stuff looks too far away from release (Kirby and Yoshi in particular) and I'm just not that enthused about Super Mario Odyssey, even after a release date and more gameplay. It looks bad and not very fun. I'd really rather have a Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 for Switch with a Super Mario Galaxy 3 announcement.

Oh and The Evil Within 2 and Wolfenstein II have me excited despite having both and never playing them. I hope Akumu Mode on TEW 2 is easier than on TEW.