The dust from E3 2015 has since settled in the Los Angeles Convention Centre, and we are still reeling from the aftershocks, all the way in sunny Singapore.
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Bombshell after bombshell after bombshell – it was arguably one of the best shows in its 21 year history. Never has it hit so many high notes.
But there can’t be highs without the lows, and like in true geek fashion, the Geek Culture fellowship convenes to discuss what sizzled and what fizzled after being bombarded with 3 days of non-stop cray-cray.
It was hard to condense all that went down, but here are the best bits of that conversation.
E3 has always been about the new and the potentially exciting, and this one gameplay/story trailer from the Killzone guys worked well.
You got robots in one hand. And dinosaurs in another. Now put them together and you get this.
“Microsoft Hololens demo”
Yeah, Minecraft looked really really sweet in holograms. Microsoft needs to figure out a release date for this, but as far as presentations go, this one was ace!
How rad was the Microsoft Hololens demonstration of Minecraft?
How much OMG can you put in a reveal trailer. Lots! New classes, locations, strikes, raids, loot, weapons, ships, levels. *breathe*
It better stars Liam Neeson.
“Star Wars: Battlefront”
As a Battlefield fan, this looks fun. A watered down battlefield experience. No spotting, squads etc. But the modes look good. Who doesn’t like co-op survival modes. The graphics are pretty as pretty can be.
It’s the beginning of the end for Square Enix in terms of generating new ideas. If its other announced games were out or at least will be coming out this year, this announcement wouldn’t be so damning.
Our favourite spiky-haired, moody, silent protagonist is back!
Nothing that hasn’t been seen before in previous showings over the last decade. And it frankly doesn’t look very fun at all. I can imagine the full game being an exercise in frustration.
Team Ico brings us a poetic story of a boy and his giant-dog-with-wings.
I confused this with the remastered version for a start. It looks that similar. At least try something new..
It’s Gears – but set in Gotham City of the future!
“Horizon: Zero Dawn”
This looks interesting but we all know how Guerrilla games turn out. Look great, play like crap. This could bubble from a fizzle to a sizzle over the next few months.
We hunt machines shaped like dinosaurs in a post-post apocalyptic world.
Samson Lam is the resident horror film nerd. who recently peed his pants while playing Resident Evil 7. Laugh at him on Twitter at @cemzzz or on Instagram at @cemmm.
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