Nintendo
A rather safe presentation from Nintendo with not much new announcements, and no footage of Metroid Prime 4!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's promise that every fighter returns as well as the inclusion of Ridley gets me excited, tempting me towards buying the Switch again, perhaps this upcoming december I finally will.
Fire Emblem Tree Houses is looking traditional and similar to Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, and the subtitle implies that it will be another long game, perhaps similar to Fire Emblem Fates on the 3DS.
Super Mario Party looked good, but it's too bad that we can only play the mini games online, and not the other major part which is of course the board segment. Daemon Machina looked like Custom Robo, but it seems it is a new IP after all.
Hollow Knight is a great game, but is there really no physical edition coming for it?
Sony
The Big Four delivered!
Death Stranding finally shows gameplay in a growing cryptic world, Spider-Man is looking action packed, The Last of Us II's gameplay felt stellar and tight, and Ghost of Tsushima's art style engrossed me.
Control by the developer of Max Payne looked generic, but third person shooting with anti gravity control looks fun to try out. The big reveal of REmake 2 revealed that the perspective would be over the shoulder in RE4's style, and it looks promising despite the new faces of the well known characters, but I am most of all interested if there is any new content.
There is an overload of Samurai representation, as not only did Ghost of Tsushima show this theme, but the surprise announcement of Nioh 2 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice did too, all 3 of them look great!
There were some nice musical relevant introductions as well.
Square Enix
I'm eager to play Shadow of the Tomb Raider as the reboot series just handles the gameplay with solid content and controls to me. Babylon's Fall, Platinum Games's latest, showed too little. Is Octopath Traveler similar to Chrono Trigger's gameplay?
Just Cause 4 reminds me to start on this good looking series, as does Dragon Quest XI, but I still need to decide if I will play the grind heavy originals or the DS remakes. Kingdom Hearts 3 finally has a release date and is looking good, but will the overall story ever make sense?
Bethesda
Rage 2 looks stunning and crazy. The Wolfenstein Youngblood and Doom Eternal teasers sound good but with Todd also teasing Starfield and Elder Scrolls VI, I feel like Bethesda's press conference felt more cheap than others.
I'm finally working through the Elder Scrolls franchise, and I will be able to talk about this and Fallout in the nearby future.
Ubisoft
Beyond Good and Evil 2 looked flashy, but it's so different and so much more grand compared to the original, I wonder how it will feel upon playing it.
Skull & Bones is shaping up to become the next upcoming pirate themed video game. Also nice to see Star Fox, Donkey Kong and Miyamoto supporting this conference similar to last year.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey reminds me to return to this massive series as I have only played 1 and 2 so far...
Microsoft
I remember the world premieres and exclusive meme from last year, and it continues here. It's as if Microsoft is desperate for attention... they managed to announce Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 4 and Gears of War 5 this time, Sea of Thieves gets more DLC, and Terry Crews sold Crackdown 3.
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E3 2018 in overall barely had any surprising announcements for me personally, only Nioh 2 came out of nowhere for me, and leaks seem to be more present than ever each year. Perhaps next time we will see major surprises, and most likely our first look at the next generation of consoles and handhelds.
Shout outs go to Cyberpunk 2077 and Devil May Cry 5 from CD Projekt Red and Capcom!
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