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EA
Microsoft
Bethesda
Devolver Digital
PC Gaming
Limited Run Games
Ubisoft
Square Enix
Nintendo
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?

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EA
Microsoft
Bethesda
Devolver Digital
PC Gaming
Limited Run Games
Ubisoft
Square Enix
Nintendo
Nintendo Treehouse

Square Enix’s E3 2019 Press Conference

I love a lot of Square Enix games, so their press conference is one I always look forward to. They already showed the Kingdom Hearts III DLC trailer and a new Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer at concerts ahead of time, so would their press conference beat that?

Oh yes. It did.

They started out with the Final Fantasy VII Remake, but it wasn’t just a simple rehash of the trailer. Instead, they gave us new footage and a closer look at the combat system – which uses “Tactical Mode” once your ATB bars have filled to slow time and choose actions from your menu. It’s basically a hybrid action/turn-based system, which is much more than I expected. It looks fantastic, and I’m really happy with what we saw.

The only thing I’m uncertain about is the implication that the first game (which releases on March 3) is solely Midgar. I didn’t really start to enjoy Final Fantasy VII until I left Midgar, so I was really hoping they wouldn’t do that.

Anyway, then they showed stuff from Life Is Strange 2, followed by Crystal Chronicles Remastered, which has a winter release date and added mobile version to the already-announced Switch and PS4 versions. Speaking of the Switch, The Last Remnant is out for the Switch… right now!

We also got a new trailer for Dragon Quest Builders 2, which looks like it’ll be fun and has a demo coming on June 27, as well as Dragon Quest XI S (still not sure what I’ll do, since I have the PS4 version already).

After a montage of games from the Square Enix Collective, they announced a new racing game called Circuit Superstars. Then they showed a trailer for Batallion 1944, followed by the announcement that Square Enix music is now available through music streaming services.

For me, it had slowed a little by this point, but they’d already shown a lot of great stuff. They followed the music announcement with a repeat of the Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC trailer from the other day. I already discussed it over at my KH Theories site, but I’ll share it again here.

Then they went to Final Fantasy XIV to show the new expansion, Shadowbringers. Normally I wouldn’t be too interested in MMORPG news, but I’ve gotten back into Final Fantasy XIV and am enjoying it.

Anyway, the trailer was pretty cool, and I’m excited to (one day, eventually) catch up to that in the story.

They showed some of Dying Light 2, then announced that Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa: Scarlet Grace Ambitions are both being localized. (Not only that, but even the Vita version of Romancing SaGa 3 is coming west!) I’ve never played any of the SaGa games, but maybe I’ll try one eventually.

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is also being localized. I played a little bit of Brave Exvius, but I’m just not enough of a mobile gamer, I guess.

They announced a shooter called Outriders, showed another trailer for Oninaki (which I’m tentatively interested in), and then revealed…. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered! Yes, after being overlooked and skipped, Final Fantasy VIII is being remastered for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch.

Finally, they closed the show with Marvel’s Avengers. I’m not a huge Avengers fan, but I know people were really looking forward to seeing this.

I was really hoping to see something from Babylon’s Fall, but even so, I can’t complain. This was by far the best press conference of E3 2019 so far in my opinion. Tomorrow, we’ll see if Nintendo’s show can compare…

What did you think of Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference?