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Wow, that dual screen capability on Super Mario Party looks really cool. Also Bowser on a Trikey is just great.

That story DLC actually looks substantial. Take notes Zelda!

So much for no 2019 games, huh?

OK, entries are closed now! Don't bother changing your predictions. You're committed!

Less than 15 minutes to go. As far as I'm concerned, Nintendo should have this E3 in the bag. Gimme those juicy Smash details. Anything else is just extra icing on the Smashy Cake.

You probably shouldn't visit some states of America then.

I see it more like this.

In a world where Vita is still getting physical releases in the future, I don't think we can really claim the 3DS is dead.

I'm gonna go ahead and give my rankings for the conferences before Smash Hype clouds my judgment. Starting from worst. EA - Lootbox out of 10. Just like my reaction to any game with those demon boxes. I gave EA a wide berth. I don't care what they show, I know I won't enjoy it. So why bother? Highlight of show: When Microsoft's show started. PC Gaming Show - It's better, now it sucks out of 10. I like myself a cringe worthy conference. It's the main reason I watch Ubisoft's conference. Unfortunately, PC Gaming Show kinda professional'd up. And the game's just couldn't carry it for me. Didn't watch the whole thing. Highlight of show - Those two Taxi Cab Visual Novels have very nice artstyles and are intriguing. Sony - I don't wanna go to Church out of 10 - It's quite amazing how much of a shambles that was. Sony announced stuff far too early last year and it certainly showed this year. It took 45 minutes to get to the third game shown. Last of Us 2 went waaaayyyy too long. It picked up a bit toward the end, but it wasn't gonna salvage that terrible start and the lack of new games. Highlight of show - That brief moment when I thought "Witness murder from a Mouse's viewpoint" game was a thing. Square Enix - Eh out of 10 Kingdom Hearts was already shown, everything else was pretty inconsequential. Highlight of show - Watching the Stream Chat become an avalanche of people wondering where FF7 Remake is at the end of the show. Bethesda - Decent out of 10 Bethesda isn't quite my kind of game company, but I have to say, they did a good job. Plus, that rock band was pointless but played quite a cool song. Which is always a plus. Highlight of show - Someone shouted "Eff Nazis!" You have to smile at that. Limited Run Games - Hilariously small budget out of 10. It was pretty cringe, but hey, there's some GIF material there. Limited Run's conference was a nice way of discovering some cool Indie games you might have missed. They do good work and I wish them continued success. Plus they actually had a Car on stage! Highlight of show - That Switch console animation broke me. Too funny! Microsoft - Surprisingly Good out of 10 Microsoft normally end up near the bottom of my list, but they did well this time. Some nice stuff to see there. Nothing that truly astonishes me. But there's stuff I'm looking forward to. Thankfully, they're coming to PC, so don't have to worry about actually getting an XBox. Shame Microsoft didn't unveil their new car on stage though. Highlight of show - I know it was shown in other places, but Kingdom Hearts 3 is looking really nice. Getting remarkably close to looking like a Pixar movie. Ubisoft - Well done out of 10. The only conference to elicit a "No way!" out of me. So Ubisoft has to be up high for that reason alone. Some cool games, some "What's the point of this?" cringe and awesome orchestral music from Grant Kirkhope. This conference was solid. Highlight of show - Of course it's the "Suddenly, Star Fox cameo" moment. Pretty well played and it's bound to rocket the Switch version of Star Link to the top. Devolver Digital - YES! out of 10 It wasn't quite as amazing as last year. But Devolver showed that last year wasn't just a fluke. Nina Struthers is totally the best host ever. There's only two games I'm interested in and yet I was thoroughly entertained. Plus it managed to end on a great cliffhanger that makes me want to see next year's conference right now. Seriously, Check a Look. Highlight of show - Let's get a Dreamcast, paint over it and use it to rip on Nintendo and their Mini consoles. Great stuff!

You've got until the moment the Direct starts.

The trailer showed during the conference got me quite conflicted. The trailer is fine but the whole 1st person sequence got me thinking the plot would be that you witness a murder from the point of view of a mouse/rat and it got me kinda intrigued because it's quite a unique concept and I was wondering how it worked. But then Leon showed up. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed that the game I imagined it might be doesn't exist.

BTW, no FF7 remake. Now the internet has a reason to be annoyed.

@Dcubed just made me realise that none of their big 1st party games got release dates. Well, apart from Spider Man, but we had a release date for that already.

They really blew their load too early last year and was left grasping for anything new this time.

Well, Desacine went absolutely nowhere of interest.

There was some good there. But man, that starting pace was just baaaaaad.

OH MY GOD! That strong exhale when it transitioned outside! Perfect!

Yeah, doesn't look half bad. An improvement over last year's QTE fest.

I'm still pretty confused by this game. But it seems heavily stealth based. So I've lost pretty much all interest.

Now, more Kingdom Hearts!

Finally, something of substance!

They almost appeared suddenly.

I'm getting a strange Hana Samurai vibe from the combat.

It's another musical! Wow. It's strangely compelling in how bare it is!

You can't tell me what to do. You're not my Dad!