Ubisoft
delivered. There was enough here for me, and enough hype moments. As ever a
live dance performance advertises Just Dance at the beginning. The Division 2
has raids and three DLC’s that are free for everyone. The VR game Transference
was here, and For Honor was talked about for it’s new expansion and the fact they
are allowing the PC version to go free until 18-June. Rainbow Six: Siege was
also here but exclusively as eSport material. A documentary following eight
players was shown off. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey had quite a bit of focus with
some gameplay.
And with that, we
can get to my hype. And oh, I cannot think what to mention first. I suppose I
can get the racing games done. The Crew 2 gets an open beta a week before it
releases, with it available to pre-load now. I’d already excited about this,
but being able to explore the world again a week before release. A surprise of
Trials Rising made itself known, and it’s coming to the Switch. While I haven’t
played any of the games, I do follow what they are about, and this looks to be a
good point to join in. It’s dated for February’19, and there’s a closed beta
coming soon. It’s also coming for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, so no-one is left out
for this release.
While I don’t
have Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, I have been interested in getting it.
Strategy is something I can have fun with, and having seen it in action last
year at Nintendo’s Treehouse Live, I haven’t a clue why I didn’t jump in. But
the hype increases with the announcement of the Donkey Kong Adventure expansion.
The content itself was fine, but Ubisoft went and got Grant Kirkhope a group of
musicians and allowed him to live score the trailer. That is what brought the
hype, though seeing more comic antics in the trailer did help. I’d say now is
definitely the time to jump in with this one. If I ever get time to with all
these other releases.
Skull and Bones featured
and looked very different from last year, proving to be more than just an arena
fighter in pirate ships. Commanding a crew, you outfit your ship how you see
fit ready to go out to the open waves and track down a bounty from AI
controlled enemies. You can scout out and call on other players to help you, as
successfully raiding the AI will bring more powerful foes to track you down.
But those players who help you can also turn against you. It certainly brings
the action to the pirate world, and I’m ready to see more.
Beyond Good and
Evil 2. How stunning you look. How you built hype with that cinematic trailer.
It’s certainly looking to be a good game, and it gets one better. Hit Record is
a program allowing the community to help with the game, collaborating with the
developers on a range of things within the game. There’s a lot within the
website, and it’s worth a look just to get involved. For me, though, I’m just
happy to see more of the game and get a better understanding of this world.
Speaking of worlds…
Starlink: Battle For Atlas brings a lot of exploration. It brings a story of
the usual explorative sort. It brings Star Fox into the battle. Did… Did I just
say that? Oh, yes. The second crossover between Nintendo and Ubisoft is Fox
McCloud in the Switch version of Starlink. The gameplay we saw looks smooth
with the worlds looking great and diverse – even in space. The action also
looks to be fun, but Fox joining the fight was the real surprise and highlight.
With the Ubisoft
conference over, for me Nintendo now take the spotlight for both their Direct
in the morning and the Treehouse Live content throughout the three remaining
days. And while a Square-Enix conference did take place, I didn’t feel I had
enough content to really make a separate post a necessity. A paragraph within
the post-E3 section will be more than enough. There has been enough hype over
the last two days, and with Sony taking to the stage later on, there’s bound to
be more reveals before Nintendo take their turn.