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So, the conferences have now finished at E3 2018, and overall, gamers are feeling pretty
medium about it.
There were some great reveals, but a lot of the presentations left a bit to be desired.
However, there were two companies who many believe to have dropped the ball.
That is to say, they failed.
Pretty hard.
So let’s go over the companies that many believe to have lost at E3.
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But before you do that, get ready, it’s time for the biggest Losers at E3!
Let’s start off with EA.
EA has taken a lot of flak in the last year, most of which was directed at their terrible
mishandling of Star Wars Battlefront 2.
They tried to squeeze money from gamers, it didn’t work, and people are super frosty
towards them now.
But this was their chance to win everyone back, it was their chance!
And they announced a new Command and Conquer game!
Huzzah!
Finally, EA is ready to return to the front lines, they’ve decided to listen to fans
and make the game THEY want…
JUST KIDDING IT’S A MOBILE GAME AND EVERYONE HATES THEM MORE NOW!
Now, I will say that the EA conference wasn’t as bad as some would say.
The way internet memes would tell it, EA just pulled down their pants and pood all over
the stage.
But it wasn’t that bad; if you compare it to all the others, it was mediocre, but not
quite the demon spawn the internet made it out to be.
They hinted at a new Star Wars game that MIGHT let them win back Star Wars fans, and to be
fair they did apologize for Battlefront 2.
They also had Sea of Solitude, a cool looking indie game.
Problem is, hopes aren't too high because most fans are assuming EA will just put all
their money into their moneymakers and will leave the indie ones in the dust.
Of course, Anthem looks like it could be pretty good, and Battlefield Battle Royale will probably
be decent.
But a combination of people already hating the company, and them being a pretty lame
start to E3, led to a bunch of hate, and a big loss for EA.
More generally, EA didn't really change anything in their usual sports games, which has some
fans a little sore that they're just pumping out more for easy money.
They kinda glossed over the really cool indie games, in favor of highlighting the stupid
mobile Command and Conquer.
And a lot of people just felt that the whole thing felt way more dull and corporate than
it should have.
So, yeah, EA wasn’t the worst, the presentation had its good points, but it didn’t make
up for the rest of the conference.
Especially that so-called Command and Conquer which is NOT Command and Conquer.
Which they spent 10 freaking minutes on.
Because it will be a cash cow.
Next, we have Square Enix.
Which I recently learned how to pronounce.
At this E3, EA was like the villain that the hero was fighting against throughout the game.
But Square Enix was the boss that steps out from the shadows, in the end, to show that
they were, in fact, the true villain.
Interestingly, even though their presentation was arguably worse than EA’s, they haven’t
seen nearly as much hate online.
Of course, like all the companies, the Square Enix conference wasn’t without its good
qualities.
Both Captain Spirit and The Quiet Man look pretty interesting, Dragon Quest 11 will be
great, and of course, everyone is psyched for Kingdom Hearts 3.
But there just wasn’t really anything exciting.
In terms of what was shown in the presentation, there are a few complaints.
For one, they didn’t really give much commentary or anything to show what we were watching.
They just kinda played the clips through.
Which would be fine, except the clips themselves were short and a bit confusing at times.
People are also saying Tomb Raider is looking bad, but I gotta be honest, I don’t really
get that complaint.
I thought it looked pretty great, but then again, I’m not exactly picky when it comes
to graphics.
However, a lot of the complaints regarding Square Enix weren’t about what they showed…
but rather, what they didn’t show.
There were two big announcements that people were waiting for that didn’t end up happening.
And they hurt.
The first is some sort of Final Fantasy game.
Fans weren’t sure what it would be, whether it would be a remaster of the classic Final
Fantasy 7, or a new installment in the franchise.
But everyone was pretty sure we’d be getting SOMETHING.
And then we got nothing.
And it was lame.
But the second thing that made me personally fly into a rage was the lack of the Avengers
Project.
And if you haven’t heard of it, it’s exactly what it sounds like.
Marvel announced last year that they had signed a multi-year, multi-game deal with Square
Enix, hoping to make a series of games based on Marvel Superheroes.
It's believed to be set in a time when the Avengers have fallen apart, with a new storyline
overarching across the games, and will involve a bunch of popular Avengers members.
And it was about damn time; Spider-Man's great, but I want more!
We have the technology!
We can build it!
We even got a trailer in January 2017, which seemed to make it a safe assumption that we’d
see more at E3.
BUT NOPE!
Nothing.
Nadda.
Zilch.
Apparently, they just don’t like money.
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Of course, this is nothing personal towards the companies.
I’m sure they did their best, and it was obviously a difficult decision to leave out
what they did.
But at the end of the day, they disappointed fans in a pretty avoidable way.
And that’s no fun.
Until next time, I’m Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Top 10 Gaming.
Later gamers!