E3 2019 Part 8: Nintendo Treehouse Gameplay

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Nintendo Treehouse & Miscellaneous Announcements

Nintendo Treehouse Gameplay

We actually don’t have a lot to talk about from E3 after the press conferences (not like that one year when Nintendo sneaked in additional announcements throughout the rest of the week), but there’s still some good stuff to take a look at.

One game I was particularly interested in seeing more of was Luigi’s Mansion 3, so I tuned in both days it was shown during Nintendo Treehouse.

My concerns about this game are pretty much gone. While it still seems somewhat segmented, with each floor being self-contained and having its own theme, it doesn’t look like there’s a mission-based structure this time. It’s also clear that the boss ghosts have more personality than they did in Dark Moon.

Best of all, on the second day, they specifically said they paid attention to Dark Moon feedback and changed the structure as a result, bringing in more elements from the first game.

I’m pretty happy with what we’ve seen of Luigi’s Mansion 3, and now I just wish we had a release date.

Another game that stood out to me was Astral Chain. Of course, I was interested in Astral Chain from the start, but only in a vague “it’s PlatinumGames; it’ll probably be good” sort of way. After watching the Nintendo Treehouse gameplay, I realized it’s much more varied than what I expected and looks like it’s going to be really cool.

Moving on, I’ve been vaguely interested in Super Lucky’s Tale for a while, and now that New Super Lucky’s Tales has been revealed for the Switch, I might get it. It looks pretty cute, like the sort of 3D platformer I enjoy.

I’m also intrigued by Hollow Knight: Silksong. I still haven’t played the first Hollow Knight (although my copy arrived recently), but I’m looking forward to digging into that ahead of the sequel’s release.

There weren’t many additional announcements from E3 as far as I know, and the Nintendo Treehouse gameplay segments are what stood out to me the most.

Overall, I’m also looking forward to Tales of Arise, the gameplay demonstration of Final Fantasy VII Remake left me more interested in it than I was before (despite the Midgar focus), and there are several other games I’m looking forward to seeing more from.

What games did you enjoy seeing from E3?