Dang it, I refuse to limit myself to one choice.
The Good
I’d say Gears 5 is at the absolute top of the list. IT’S HAPPENING! Devil May Cry 5 and Construct are two very close seconds, with DMC5 being “Japanese AF” and Construct being perhaps Remedy at their weirdest.
After that, I’d put down Dying Light 2… no zombies in the day and a dynamic story were the last things I expected, but Chris Avellone’s the kinda guy that can pull it off. It also looks like they heard us loud and clear that garbage bags aren’t the only things that can get you down from a high place… finally.
From what they showed it’s a little too close to being an XCOM clone, but I do have high hopes for Gears Tactics and hope they can pull it off. Anyone else shocked they didn’t show Age of Empires 4 at E3, by the way?
The Bad
As for the anti-hype games, it’s a mix of easy targets and a few things that’ll make people pretty mad. Black Ops 4 looks dreadful, E3 didn’t offset my perception of the game one bit. The Division 2 looks like more The Division, and is that a good thing? Probably not. Command & Conquer just makes me feel sad.Finally, going to top off my nervous criticisms by saying Death Stranding still looks like Kojima’s lost his touch. Oh jeez, I’m just asking for angry shouts in my direction.
Oh, and how could I forget? Fallout 76? More like… Failed RPG with 76 new ports after launch, amirite?
The Butt-Ugly Martians
The Last of Us 2 is going to be a drawn-out adventure with the cringeworthy, obnoxious, foulmouthed “edgy” character I hated the most from the first one, and I gotta say, it’s not looking good. Well, it is graphically, but that’s about it.
Crackdown 3 also has me worried, considering how often it’s been delayed for the dumbest of reasons. Like, retroactively putting Terry Crews in the game? That was worth two years? Granted, he is Terry Crews… but is he worth delaying a game for THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS? I admire the dedication and wish Overwatch would take notes, but DANG!
Metro Exodus did look good. I’m putting it here because it means I have to finally finish Last Light… ugh.