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[Arsic]

Man. As a huge AC fan since day 1 I'm thoroughly disappointed. I feel once again very blessed by Ghost of Tsushima's existence.

Honestly if you didn’t play Mirage it’s really good.

As for this title it’s made by odyssey team, my favorite AC, so I will play because their pedigree.

 

[The Dead Flag Blues]

Impressively bad show. Another year with no Splinter Cell, I guess they're trying to figure out how to implement seasons and skins.

 

[midnightAI]

Shinobi woman talks to herself a lot like Senua.

At least in most other games with stealth the main character whispers in those sections,she is just plain talking while hiding, they need to fix that

 

[Dazraell]

Damn, I was hoping they will have Splinter Cell Remake as "one last thing" considering they were teasing it a few weeks ago

 

[SJRB]

That was a fucking F-tier show.

F for FUCK YOU YVES.

 

[March Climber]

That was it?!

For the show itself? Yes. They are having more gameplay deep dives post-show.

 

[StereoVsn]

Looks more like Ghost of Tsushima I think, certainly that style but crapper combat

Crappier environments, combat, characters and story. Sigh, this is another one that I can wait for a year and get for $20.

 

[Ristifer]

Their big reveal was a remake that's coming out of development hell in 2026.

 

[Sybrix]

wtf is that it?

Piss poor

 

[Paasei]

Again, no Splinter Cell. WTF are they thinking?

 

[RPS37]

Another year and no Splinter Cell?!?!?

 

[Meicyn]

Still waiting for the Division 2 stuff in the post-show.

 

[Blindy]

Lost Crown DLC maybe interests me, that's about it. 2026 for Sands of Time Remake is a bummer. Star Wars game looks okay but prob not for me.

 

[GHG]

That AC showcase made star wars look good.

Maybe that was intentional.

 

[Sybrix]

When’s the Sony one?

 

[Kurotri]

Honestly if you didn’t play Mirage it’s really good.

As for this title it’s made by odyssey team, my favorite AC, so I will play because their pedigree.

I did, Mirage was beautiful. And Odyssey is at the very top of my list, which was one of the main reasons why I was hyped for Shadows. But I'm seeing way too little improvement, something about it looks incredibly stale and familiar despite the additons like the intriguing dynamic season system they've got going. There's no evolution in terms of gameplay or game design, it's like they put Valhalla in Japan with some minor adjustments. Even the UI isn't all that different. I don't know how to articulate it properly but it seems stuck in the past, all I saw was Origins - Odyssey - Valhalla in Japan. The visuals and art direction didn't impress me all that much either. Ghost of Tsushima managed to look like a painting with just moving leaves. I never expected Ubi to reach Sucker Punch's level, but I expected way more change than what I saw there.

I'll still play it as I'm a fan and who knows, maybe it'll be surprisingly good. I remember actually disliking Odyssey's E3 demo back then as well and it ended up being my favourite. However, I can't lie, I feel a little bummed. We'll see.

 

[salva]

I'm actually pleased there was no new Tom Clancy based games such as Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six.
I'm 100% sure any new releases of these franchises will be so shit. Let me remember the good times.

 

[R6Rider]

When’s the Sony one?

Sony isn't doing a big showcase for SGF. They had a State of Play not too long ago and may do something later this year.

 

[Draugoth]

When’s the Sony one?

September/November

 

[Pop]

Ubi forgot about Division just as Xbox has forgot about Halo

Sad

 

[Sybrix]

 

[Oberstein]

God, this Assassin's Creed is so cringe-worthy,
It's all wrong. The dubbing, the choice of music, the presentation, the copy/paste of assets, and so on.

 

[Quantum253]

Is it me or does the Yasuke sound almost like Bayek from Origins?

 

[midnightAI]

When’s the Sony one?

August? September maybe?

 

[Pimpollo818]

but but but shadow of erdtree...

 

[Ogbert]

That was fucking pitiful.

I think UBI sometimes get unfair criticism and I loved The Division and some of their smaller scale titles.

But that was genuinely shit. So, so boring.

 

[Meicyn]

Ubi forgot about Division

Nah. Division 2‘s still being updated, and The Division 3 was announced months ago. Julian Gerighty is returning to lead, he said in an interview that once Star Wars Outlaws ships, the work on it begins.

 

[March Climber]

If I count the pre-show's content, this show is a C rating to me.

Is it me or does the Yasuke sound almost like Bayek from Origins?

It sounds like they're trying to do a mix of Bayek's accent with a Japanese accent.

 

[geary]

The Division was before the show. Look it up.

 

[rkofan87]

its a b for me some good stuff.

 

[Quantum253]

If I count the pre-show's content, this show is a C rating to me.


It sounds like they're trying to do a mix of Bayek's accent with a Japanese accent.

Exactly, I'm curious if that is because Yasuke is from Bayek's blood line

 

[Meicyn]

The Division was before the show. Look it up.

They’re also doing a post-show update for Division 2 year 6.

 

[GHG]

but but but shadow of erdtree...

That's different.

Everything else can get fucked.

 

[FoxMcChief]

finally the strong woman

Strong woman? So this is a fantasy game?

 

[Draugoth]

Why the hell is the show still going lmao

 

[Ogbert]

Why the hell is the show still going lmao

They’re just randomly saying stuff now.

 

[Dr. Claus]

God, this Assassin's Creed is so cringe-worthy,
It's all wrong. The dubbing, the choice of music, the presentation, the copy/paste of assets, and so on.

Insulting is the better word.

Just compare how they treated France in Unity to how they treat Japan here. A fucking joke.

 

[Bartski]

ok well that's that. Now to re-watch it somewhere it's not a fucking pixel porridge. Couldn't make anything out of it like the stream quality was dogshit to the point I can't even tell if those mechanics were any interesting

 

[March Climber]

Why the hell is the show still going lmao

Usual post-show content that would be too long to show during presentations.

 

[Quantum253]

So that was the last of the listed Summer Games Fest lineup. Unfortunately, there is very little I would pick up day one.
There seems to be a mix bag, but Microsoft might have had the best showing

 

[SJRB]

I like how the post-show is literally the exact same thing only with people talking over it and pointing out the most obvious shit.

 

[John Marston]

ok well that's that. Now to re-watch it somewhere it's not a fucking pixel porridge. Couldn't make anything out of it like the stream quality was dogshit to the point I can't even tell if those mechanics were any interesting

I was watching on the Ubi channel and it did look like a pixelated mess.

Also, no Just Dance?
I was destabilized

 

[Meicyn]

Usual post-show content that would be too long to show during presentations.

Yep, they frontload with the quickly digestible stuff. Makes complete sense, the post-show is for dorks like me waiting for the nerdfest stuff.

 

[intbal]

So that was the last of the listed Summer Games Fest lineup. Unfortunately, there is very little I would pick up day one.
There seems to be a mix bag, but Microsoft might have had the best showing

"might have"?

 

[adamsapple]

No Splinter Cell or Far Cry announcements?

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

AC:S looks nice, but I still can't get over the ridiculous choice of a black samurai. It feels weird to have a game where a huge black guy crushes and demolishes an endless parade of Asian people, especially in the light of the many cases of black street violence against Asians in the real world.

I think they desperately didn't want to look like a ghost of tsushima knock off. You can already see the comments people are making about the game not looking as good as GoT.

If anything, having a black samurai makes the game far more interesting because people will wonder how this story will play out more versus doing another traditional samurai story.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Yes. DIVISION 2

 

[Krathoon]

I keep missing these damn live streams.

 

[Quantum253]

"might have"?

Depends on the person. I think they had the hardest-hitting lineup. I mean Dom and Marcus back for E-Day was awesome

 

[Gaelyon]

Well I liked both SW Outlaws et AC Shadows and will probably play them this year. I don't get the hate but whatever.