Square Enix has just tied a big fat Disney-themed bow around its E3 2018 press conference, but were you impressed with what you saw? The Japanese publisher went big on Kingdom Hearts III and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but also Babylon's Fall and The Quiet Man.
What did you think, though? Did the organisation deliver, or were you disappointed with what it had to show? Try not to act too twee in the comments section below.
How would you rate Square Enix's E3 2018 press conference? (89 votes)
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lol 35 minutes on this conference.. that lame
too short.
could have ended on something other than a recycled trailer
Wow what a poor press conference. So far only Bethesda and Microsoft have had decent conferences (not amazing mind you). This E3 is looking like the worst one in years. Probably due to all the leaks I suppose.
Honestly not very good. Apart from the new Platinum game, there's not much I'm excited about that we didn't already know. A few new scenes in yesterday's KH3 trailer is not good enough. And it was so short... Makes you think why they bothered having a conference at all.
well as it wasn't a conference but more like a Nintendo Direct type thing so it did it's job just fine for me
would have liked to see a few more new games or some more info on some already announced games (you know which ones i'm on about)
Somewhat Meh. Seriously nothing new Final Fantasy related besides 14? Come on this is Square Enix and personally FF is my favourite game series...
I had low expectations - expecting a lot of games that don't appeal to me anyway. I expected TR to be the most interesting - which it was - but hoped to see the Avengers game. Babylon Fall and the Quiet Man seemed OK but still want to see a lot more before I consider buying. The big surprise was how 'brief' this briefing actually was!
It felt totally pointless. Like 2 new announcements and the rest being stuff that was already shown, with slightly different footage. At least it was brief, so I didn't waste too much time. If that was all they had they should've saved the Just Cause 4, Kingdom Hearts 3 and Nier stuff until then.
I liked the format and I thought the amount of content was good for one publisher, but the two new announcements needed more context and it was obviously missing the two heavy hitters in Avengers and FF7.
It was really short indeed, it's even difficult to say something about it, we already know many of these games. The biggest surprise is the new game made by Platinum.
It was fine.
Although there wasn't really anything new shown, I prefer conferences done this way. Showing gameplay clip after gameplay clip with hardly anybody coming on and talking awkwardly. Job done.
Agree that the Quiet Man and Babylon games needed more time.
Just Cause 4 actually piqued my interest. I’ve never played any JC games. Is it me or does Rico look like the love child of Nathan Drake and Joel from TLoU?
And SotTR is going to be awesome. The gameplay looks great.
I think there was a lot of great stuff (KH3, babylon falls) but there was a lot of stuff i felt was missing.
Also, didn't square Enix say that 2018 was a big year for Final Fantasy....?
I liked that it was short to the point. I can do without developers who are awkward on stage trying to elicit claps and cheers.
damn its over already just got back from getting something to eat
The problem wasn't the format, the Nintendo Direct style of presentation is something we need more of, but it was the fact that there was so much recycled content.
@Orpheus79V yeah if they hadn't had their games shown at the MS event then it would have been loads better
but it was still fine i thought
I guess I'm feeling kinda meh. Not bad but not great. We've already seen most of the titles shown.
I personally don't mind the short length (all the corporate talk is boring backpatting), but I think this could have benefited from a longer showing.
Tomb Raider surprised me, looks good.
Was anyone expecting FFVII Remake? Because I was and I'm kinda shocked that they didn't show that. Other than that and the lame reveal of Just Cause 4, I really liked the show. Definitely excited for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts III, Dragon Quest XI, and Octopath Traveler. Plus, Babylon's Fall and The Quiet Man has me intrigued, but I will have to see more of them.
It was decent. Kingdom hearts and dragon quest alone assured that, and really looking forward to Tomb Raider and the DONTNOD game. New titles from platinum are always worth a look too. Very surprised that there wasnt even a glimpse of avengers. Final Fantasy 7 will turn up at tokyo game show or PSX if it is going to make an appearance this year.
Not convinced by The Quiet Man at this stage im afraid
It's good, I want to know more about platinum games though, there isn't gameplay footage although it's a 2019 title.
It was a good 25 minute Ntineod Direct, but this from the company that spent 90 minutes on stage during a live event just to announce the release date of FFXV - before it got delayed - seemed very underwhelming.
Companies should always announce how long it's going to be before they start. Maybe not an exact amount, but a rounds about - 10-15, 30-45, 60-90. Give people a little preparation for what to expect.
The TR game play at the beginning was too slow and boring. Looked like Uncharted 1. If you are going to show game play, show neat new stuff. The airplane crash cut scene was very exciting, good open, but they should have moved on after that.
It basically was some YouTube trailers stitched together. How that deserves a presentation is beyond me.
Also I think it’s pretty obvious there wasn’t Avengers or FFVII remake news because they aren’t coming in this decade.
It had some good games, but it felt short.
NO FFXV news.
The end is near!
Short and to the the point. Honestly, I'm still so tired after staying up for Bethesda last night I'm not sure my brain could absorb much else. Square have a pretty packed schedule for the next six months or so, with Dragon Quest, Tomb Raider, Just Cause and Kingdom Hearts. Pretty good line-up, but all a known quantity. Problem is people always want more and right away.
In the long term, the Platinum Games title could be very good. Perhaps it is too early in development to show anything substantial? Final Fantasy VII Remake would have been amazing, but we know that is in a sort of development quagmire. Anything related to the future of the Final Fantasy franchise like will probably be reserved for Tokyo Game Show.
Was ok! I hate when they show the same trailer twice...
And the way it ended was horrible lol
Quiet man and Babylon Falls, yes.
Apart from that it ran the gauntlet from "don't care' to "personally I detest it".
I didn’t realize just how much SE has going for the PS4. Dragon Quest XI and DQ Builders 2 I knew about. FF XIV is ongoing and has become a massive MMORPG. FF VII Remake will most likely be multiplat, and is probably years out, but it was announced at Sony’s event. Left Alive I had forgotten about, and now we have Babylon’s Fall and The Quiet Man?
That’s quite a bit.
One thing I did notice is that several of the games were clearly marked only as coming to PS4 and Steam... the Xbox logo was conspicuously absent.
Not looking stir up fanboy rantings, merely making an observation.
Final Fantasy VII Unmake
No not really. I'll admit they have a good lineup, but I doubt I'll buy any of the announced games. Yes that includes KH3.
Don't give the slightest toss about Kingdom Hearts III and the in-engine Shadow of the Tomb Raider footage looks disturbingly soft in places. If it were 18 - 24 months out I would write that off as early dev roughness but it launches in September. I'm very concerned that we've got another Mass Effect: Andromeda B-team hand-off.
Not good, not bad, just very average. I still say KH 3 isn't coming out for another decade at least.
nothing at all of interest to me here
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