This might be the last of the shows I’m going to cover. I was going to cover the PC Gaming show, but I wasn’t paying attention to the schedule and I managed to miss it. Maybe that’s not a huge loss. The PC Gaming show has become notorious for being overlong, dull, and awkward. I suppose if the people demand it I might show up for Nintendo tomorrow. We’ll see.<\/p>\n
The point is, this is the last of the big shows. Let me make some predictions about what they’re going to show us and what my reaction will be:<\/p>\n
Also, I wonder if Sony is going to announce anything in terms of hardware \/ pricing to counter the strong showing the X Xbox X One X O LOL X gave two days ago.<\/p>\n
Let’s see what they do… And the next trailer comes on, and the audio is still hosed. Looks like Horizon: Zero Dawn. And then The audio levels keep jumping way up and down, trying to blow out my speakers. They’re giving us the room audio rather than the audio from the video, which means it’s too distorted to understand anything. <\/p>\n Days Gone:<\/strong> Yeah I’m pretty much done with zombies. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with any of this, but it’s a story-based shooter \/ stealth hybrid, with quicktime-based cutscenes, and I’m willing to bet there’s crafting in there somewhere. In a world with Last of Us 2, is there demand for this?<\/p>\n Shadow of the Colossus:<\/strong> Is this a remake? Reboot? Sequel? Looks amazing, whatever it is.<\/p>\n Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite:<\/strong> Mega Man looks REALLY strange next to these Marvel heroes.<\/p>\n Call of Duty: WWII:<\/strong> There’s no point in me snarking about this. It’s not for me and besides I have no new snark.<\/p>\n Skyrim VR:<\/strong> This is a bad idea for all the same reasons Fallout 4 VR is a bad idea. This is a game you play for hours at a time, experienced in a VR situation most people won’t be able to endure more than a few minutes.<\/p>\n Star Child:<\/strong> Okay, that looked cool, but it was too short to get a feel for what it is. All of these demos are over too quick.<\/p>\n Bravo Team:<\/strong> Is this a multiplayer co-op shooter? Single-player? Multiplayer PvP? The entire trailer was a minute of looking down iron sights and sliding into cover. Why bother showing us a trailer that doesn’t tell us anything? I mean, by this point in my life I’ve looked down iron sights a few times. I know what that looks like. Tell me something I don’t already know.<\/em><\/p>\n I’m actually getting frustrated with this presentation. The trailers are all short and focused on sizzle. This isn’t telling me anything. Just about the time I start to get interested, it cuts to something else. This is like watching someone else channel-surf.<\/p>\n God of War:<\/strong> Finally! A trailer long enough to tell us about a game. I really loved this. I never got into GoW, but this looks amazing. And different.<\/p>\n Detroit: Become Human:<\/strong> Robots that hate doing what they were created to do and can be roused by emotional pleas? This is some Saturday-morning cartoon view of AI. I hate this stupid thing so much. This would be tolerable if it wasn’t so self-serious and impressed with its own shallow choices. This is basically Save the Puppy or Murder the Puppy: The Game<\/em>.<\/p>\n Destiny 2:<\/strong> No comment.<\/p>\n Spider-Man: PRESS TRIANGLE TO NOT DIE:<\/strong> This game looks like it could be improved by a factor of ten if they would ease up on the scripted nonsense and simply let the mechanics speak for themselves. You know, like the Batman games they seem to be trying to copy. Sigh.<\/em> I can’t believe THIS game is the one they used to end the show. God of War would have made for a much stronger finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This might be the last of the shows I’m going to cover. I was going to cover the PC Gaming show, but I wasn’t paying attention to the schedule and I managed to miss it. Maybe that’s not a huge loss. The PC Gaming show has become notorious for being overlong, dull, and awkward. 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\nUncharted: The Lost Legacy<\/strong> They messed up the audio so people watching the stream couldn’t hear the dialog. Still, I think I know what explosions and gunfire sound like. I get the idea.<\/p>\n