Square Enix was the next up at E3 2018, and the publisher’s press conference left a
lot of people scratching their heads.
From what’s up next for Final Fantasy to the new titles we can expect from the publishing
giant, here are all the highlights you need to know about from Square Enix’s E3 2018
showcase.
The latest Tomb Raider game trailer debuted at the Microsoft conference, and it received
some pretty mixed reviews – it didn’t look all so hot.
Square Enix revealed more about the game, starting off their conference with more.
Concerning the story, it deals with Lara trying to stop a Mayan apocalypse, all while navigating
through a brutal jungle environment.
But perhaps what stood out most from the cinematic of the game was how awful her hair rendering
was.
We also got some gameplay footage, which felt half-done – all in all, mechanics and lighting
looks cool, but overall it looks like it still really needs some polishing work, and the
NPC dialogue was pretty lackluster.
For those of you who want to remain optimistic about the game, there was the promise of the
finished product featuring underwater exploration, wall grappling and running, and a hub that
features a hidden city.
The game is set to be released on September 14th, 2018.
Moving on - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit was one of the conference’s only
enticing titles – a game from DontNod entertainment, the developers behind the Life is Strange
series.
While the game is not a sequel to Life is Strange, it exists within the same story world,
this time following an imaginative ten-year-old boy named Chris who goes on adventures as
the superhero he’s created.
It’s available for free June 26th.
Dragon Quest Echoes of an Exclusive Age was one the most anticipated games for the Square
Enix conference – and one of the only highly anticipated ones that actually showed up at
E3.
Overall, the trailer looked like a fun time.
The title will be available on September 4th, 2018.
Just Cause 4 also got a further look – the game’s latest trailer debuted at the Microsoft
conference, but this one gave us more insight on the kind of adventure that you’ll be
on with Rico this time.
There’s also a bunch of fun new gameplay mechanics added to this installment of the
series.
Extreme weather will play a major role.
New vehicles additions were announced, including wrecking balls, jet skis, and microjets.
Rico’s grapple has been overhauled to be more intuitive and customizable, making it
a more creative tool.
You can also deploy booster rockets from it!
The combat is also said to be more intense, with enemies AI more advanced than ever before.
The game will be out December 4th, 2018.
The Quiet Man was one of the last trailers shown and featured a cinematic that went into
a cutscene and title cards that read Silence Rings Loudest.
The trailer ended with the promise of more to come in August.
There’s a whole lot of mystery surrounding this title and what it will entail, whether
it’s a new IP, and what kind of genre it will fall into.
WHAT DID THE CONFERENCE NOT HAVE?
Many of the games that fans were hoping would have some sort of news or updates on Final
Fantasy 7 and were extremely disappointed that there was no word of it yet again – which,
to be fair, was slightly suspected considering the track record of rumors surrounding that
title.
We also didn’t get to see anything concerning the Avengers Project, which we’ve been in
the dark about for a while now.
In case you didn’t know, Square Enix and Marvel Entertainment have partnered and are
set to create multiple titles together based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the
idea of the titles being released over the course of several years.
Square Enix had promised details about the Avengers project for 2018 but looks like those
details weren’t meant to come out at E3.
What else did you miss?
The showcase screened the same Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer we saw at the Microsoft press conference.
It’ll be out Jan 29th, 2019.
Square Enix showed off a trailer for STORMBLOOD – FINAL FANTASY 14 ONLINE.
Monster Hunter World meets Final Fantasy 14 Online will launch Summer 2018.
A trailer for the game Babylon’s Fall appeared, featuring a hefty timeline and some solid
action.
It’s set to be released for PS4 and Steam.
Nier Automata trailer Become As Gods edition was screened again – Microsoft also screened
it the day before at their conference.
And a neat little trailer for RPG Octopath Traveler was shown – available July 13th
on Nintendo Switch.
There we have it, friends!
Were you as disappointed as we were?
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