Not-E3 2020 Part 13: Xbox Games Showcase
Indie Live Expo 2020
The Escapist Indie Showcase
PlayStation 5 Showcase
Guerrilla Collective
PC Gaming
Future Games Show
EA
New Game+ Expo
MonsterVine Hot Games Summer Showcase
Nacon Connect
Limited Run Games
Devolver Direct
Ubisoft
Nintendo
Microsoft
Xbox Games Showcase
Today was the Xbox Games Showcase, starting off with a pre-show that included a few new announcements, such as Dragon Quest XI S (the upgraded Switch version) now being brought to the Xbox One, as well as PS4 and PC.
The pre-show also included the announcement of a turn-based RPG called Echo Generation for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, Hello Neighbor 2 for Xbox Series X and PC, and the most exciting pre-show announcement for me, a 3D platformer from Square Enix for all major platforms called Balan Wonderworld.
Then it was time for the main show itself.
It kicked off with Halo Infinite, showing both a new trailer and an 8-minute gameplay demo. I’ve been pretty interested in seeing the new Halo, but one thing that has me uncertain now is that it looks like it might be open world. Open world Halo doesn’t sound fun to me. I’d take large areas or a hub like in ODST, but not a full open world.
They showed State of Decay 3 next, and then a new Forza Motorsport game, neither of which I’m interested in.
Then they showed a new trailer for Rare’s game Everwild, which certainly looks pretty even if I don’t know what it’s about.
Dontnod’s upcoming game Tell Me Why was up next, with its first chapter set for August 27. I’m curious about it, but not really sold just yet.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is coming to Xbox Series X, and there are two story expansions planned for The Outer Worlds. Today’s trailer was for the first one, Peril on Gorgon, which will be out on September 9. I enjoyed The Outer Worlds, so I’ll probably play its expansions.
Obsidian also showed a trailer for a survival game called Grounded, which doesn’t look like my sort of thing, but the trailer was entertaining enough.
Then they revealed a new first-person RPG called Avowed, set in the same universe as Pillars of Eternity. It looks like it could be pretty cool, so I’ll be keeping my eye on that one for sure.
Next was an “interactive drama” called As Dusk Falls, a few details about Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and then finally one I was really waiting to see more from… Psychonauts 2!
The trailer shows another level from the game, and it looks great… but unfortunately, it’s been delayed to 2021. Looks like it’ll join Tales of Arise as one of my most-anticipated games of the year that are now games for next year.
Anyway, Destiny 2 is coming to Xbox Series X and Game Pass, and they showed a new trailer for its next expansion, Beyond Light. They showed the first trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and then announced a new Warhammer 40,000 game, Darktide.
After the announcement of Tetris Effect: Connected, the next new game revealed was one called The Gunk, which looks much more fun than that title would suggest.
The Medium was next, and you know I’m interested in seeing more from that. The focus in the new trailer was on the “dual-reality” that will allow you to explore the real world and spirit world simultaneously and solve puzzles that make use of both. I’m not entirely sure how that will work, but it sounds like a cool idea.
I was excited to see the next game, which turned out to be Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis… and I assumed that was a new expansion when I saw it, but now it sounds more like they’re completely overhauling the game into this new version. I haven’t gotten into any MMORPGs aside from Final Fantasy XIV, but it does look cool.
Remedy is working on a game called CrossfireX that looks much less interesting to me than other Remedy games, and then after a brief discussion about how many Xbox One games will get free upgrades to Xbox Seris X versions, it was time for one last trailer for a new game… Fable.
Yes, just Fable. Not Fable IV, so I’m not sure if this means it’s a remake or a reboot or if that’s just the working title. In any case, I need to try Fable sometime.
Overall, it was a pretty good show with some exciting games. I’m disappointed that we still haven’t seen more from Tales of Arise, but I saw several games today that interest me.
And that was the final “E3” showcase, bringing our unusual Not-E3 coverage for 2020 to an end at last! What did you think of Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase?
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