E3 is literally a few days away and already we are hearing announcements for games and some brand new trailers. Like any gamer; I have a few things I want to see from this year’s E3, both things I know will be appearing and some speculation for what I hope will show up.
The first big conference from E3 will be from Microsoft. We will probably end up seeing new footage from Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain, a long running series that I’ve actually never played but always intended to get into. Last year’s look at Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain seemed very interesting and impressive so any new footage for that will be more than welcome. Apart from that; Microsoft don’t seem to be offering much in terms of new and exciting exclusives. Except Halo, but Halo isn’t really an interest of mine anymore.
Strangely enough the conference I look forward to the most is Nintendo’s digital conference, as the Wii U is only just picking itself up after the release of a new Mario Kart title, Nintendo need to keep releasing new games and features to ensure fans and consumers that the console isn’t as dead as the end of year sales figures suggested. We already know we are going to see more from the new Smash Bros title and also a bit more of Hyrule Warriors. I am hoping that this E3 will finally reveal a new Zelda title for the Wii U because as much as I enjoyed Wind Waker HD, it doesn’t fill the void of not having a new Zelda adventure in my life.
Next we have Sony’s conference, as exclusives go; Sony seem to have a good selection. I hope to see more from Naughty Dog especially now I know the directors for The Last of Us will be taking the helm for the new Uncharted title; and a change in director means a new change in direction whether it’s artistically or in terms of narrative which means it will be really interesting to see how this new title turns out. Also we’ll hopefully see some footage for The Last of Us Remastered and see how different it looks from the original title on the Playstation 3.
Now that the main 3 are out of the way, we still have conferences from the two major publishers: EA and Ubisoft.
Ubisoft doesn’t seem to have much interest from me. After how disappointing Watch Dogs was; I don’t trust the publisher unless it’s a new 2D side scrolling Rayman title. Though The Division has my attention, I’m not overly hyped about it. Still, it’s early days which means Ubisoft could still end up knocking my socks off.
Lastly is EA, I’m interested in the new Battlefield title; as long as they don’t screw it up like they did with Battlefield 4 and try something new and interesting like they did with the Bad Company series. Also of course is any new footage for the Star Wars Battlefront title. After how good the previous two games were; the promise of a new one is very exciting.
Though these are the titles we gather will be at E3, there can always be a nice surprise, a company can release some new IP’s and titles that will make the decision for which next generation console to buy even more difficult. Personally I’m hoping for a new title from Retro Studios. Everything they have released has been brilliant whether it’s the Metroid Prime series or the new Donkey Kong Country Returns, they have essentially made themselves the new Rare studios of the new generation so a new title from them would be the icing on the cake for E3 this year.
Also if we want to dream big; I hope to hear that Naughty Dog have bought back the rights to Crash Bandicoot and will be developing a new title, still that’s if we’re dreaming big and I like to dream big when it comes to E3.
The conferences start in a few days and I can’t wait.
Question time: What do you guys/gals hope to see from E3 this year or what do you want to see more from?
Mind of MrGseff 