Exclusives
E3 2015 had no shortage of exclusives for both Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4. With Bethesda kicking things off in royal fashion the night before, the Xbox team knew they had to impress with some solid exclusives. Aside from Recore and Sea of Thieves, you had Halo 5, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Forza 6, and a couple of others that keep fans in a perpetual state of excitement.
The hype reached a fever pitch once Gears of War 4 was finally announced by not just a teaser trailer, but actual gameplay. The moonlit streets bathed in blood, the large beasts, the Lancer cutting through anything that gets in its way, ah what beauty. Then there were a few indie gems to round out the deal. A new game by The Fullbright Company, Cuphead, Beyond Eyes, and more added variety to the already impressive stable of games.
With the PlayStation E3 conference being at the end of the day, many were wondering if (and how) they could possibly match the announcements made by the other big companies during the day. It turned out that they not only could, but they did so in grand fashion. They kicked things off with The Last Guardian reintroduced for the PlayStation 4. Then World of Final Fantasy showed off a cute little RPG, although it broke a few hearts because people were expecting (hoping for) something totally different. Luckily, hopes were answered once Final Fantasy VII Remake. The amazing world of Horizon was revealed in all of its robotic-dinosaur goodness. A new gameplay trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End closed off the show to remind us that this latest (and final) entry to this blockbuster series.
Oh, and let us not forget the announcement of a Kickstarter campaign for yet another game that fans have been clamoring for. Yu Suzuki was called onto stage where he unveiled Shenmue III. Naturally, the crowd burst into a riotous uproar of joy and disbelief (tears might have been shed). The PlayStation E3 conference managed to systematically one-up almost every single announcement of the day.
