All About the Games
As with previous years, Microsoft started up the freight train of gaming information known as E3 with their Xbox press conference. Going in, Microsoft knew that they had to make up for the aggressive conference held in 2013, where they attempted to convince consumers that their DRM policies were solid and that the Kinect is vital to life.
#TeasE3
At the Electronic Arts Conference, I was really looking forward to this conference just to see the next Mass Effect game be announced. Instead, what I got was a series of empty teases. Along with Star Wars: Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge 2, the formula for the majority of teased games goes as follows: developer tells you that they are working hard on a game, people are then shown working, some pre-alpha footage is shown, developer tells you to wait and see without giving any useful information. It was a very disappointing conference for me, and as a whole, it didn’t really stand out.
“After all guys, it’s all about the games, isn’t it?”
Running off the momentum that started at E3 last year, Sony continued to soar at the conference, for the most part at least. With the departure of Jack Tretton, there was a void that couldn’t be filled by the other host of the night.
A Fist Full of Reggie
By far, the most exciting, fun intro to any E3 conference this year. Just like last year, Nintendo has opted out of holding a press conference live at E3, in favor of showing prerecorded Nintendo Direct presentations over the day. I am not a fan of this style of conference, it’s too stretched out for the viewer, and I do not feel like waiting all day for an episodic Star Fox announcement.