{"id":32862,"date":"2016-06-20T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=32862"},"modified":"2016-09-04T20:02:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T00:02:42","slug":"diecast155-e3-2016-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=32862","title":{"rendered":"Diecast#155: E3 2016 Wrap-Up, Mirrors Edge, Stellaris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast155.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast155.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast155.mp3' download='diecast155.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast155.ogg' download='diecast155.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast155.mp3\">Direct link to this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week we did a Livestream of the E3 press conferences. I don&#8217;t know when those will show up on YouTube, but until then here we are talking about what we saw and what we thought about it.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rainmaker0000lariat\/status\/685283024099913728\">Josh<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Campster\">Campster<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Episode edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCqEkXOjUvK1Axbq2JWOqH1Q\">Mindie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:00:36: E3 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:04:41: Dishonored 2: Even Less Honored<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For context: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1592197\/\">Stephen Russel<\/a> played Garret in the Thief games until <a href=\"http:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/articles\/view\/video-games\/columns\/experienced-points\/11068-Cutscenes-Stole-My-Thief-Game\">Square Enix unloaded him for the awful 2014 reboot<\/a>. So now he&#8217;s playing a similar kind of character in a totally different franchise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:11:02: Horizon: Zero Dawn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:14:20: We Happy Few<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is what we saw at E3:<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sG6kvnhEnas\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sG6kvnhEnas'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve watched some gameplay on YouTube since then, and it looks very different. It&#8217;s much more about gathering resources and weapons and less about having your head messed with. Now everyone&#8217;s comments about &#8220;Dead Island&#8221; make a lot more sense. The E3 trailer makes this look much more story-driven than it ultimately is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:18:27: Civilization 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/99PUN\/layout\/horizontal#0\">Here are the screenshots Josh was talking about.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:23:14: Project Scorpio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is what they&#8217;re calling the upcoming Xbox. Actually, they have a new, slimmer version of the Xbone coming out this year, and then the newer one &#8211; which will supposedly be backwards compatible &#8211; is planned for next year. <\/p>\n<p><strong>0:34:59: For Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chivalry + Dynasty Warriors + MOBA? I guess? Maybe? It&#8217;s got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sYzfKiIWN4g\">Vikings<\/a> vs. Samurai vs. Knights. <\/p>\n<p><strong>0:39:25: Death Stranding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NORMAN REEDUS IS NAKED AND THERE&#39;S A BABY AND THEN SOME FLOATING DUDES BY HIDEO KOJIMA<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2nuHEGhwiw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i2nuHEGhwiw'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p>HIDEO KOJIMA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:42:49: Mirrors Edge: Catalyst<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Josh has played the game. Here&#8217;s what he thinks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:47:08: Resident Evil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If it doesn&#8217;t work, they can always claim it&#8217;s &#8220;satire&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:51:47: Stellaris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While I complained about the game, I&#8217;m grateful to the person who gifted it to me. It was on my wishlist and I&#8217;m glad I played it, even if the ultimate result was frustration. That&#8217;s how this goes sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>I apologize for this long, incoherent rant. This was the most frustrating game I&#8217;ve played in ages because it felt like it was close to greatness. I&#8217;m not as good at deconstructing 4X mechanics as I am at deconstructing plots, so I can&#8217;t really put my finger on what part of the mechanics is broken. 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