Our first showcase of today was Ubisoft Forward. Now, Ubisoft is one of those companies where, when I watch their showcases, I remember that there’s only a handful of Ubisoft games/series I’m a fan of.
Just Dance 2024? Not a series I ever got into. Avatar Frontiers? Beautiful, but not for me. XDefiant? Not my sort of game.
They gave another look at Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, though, and that game does look pretty good.
Not interested in the Captain Laserhawk show, or in The Division Resurgence, or in Skull & Bones (a game I keep forgetting isn’t out yet), although it was yet another trailer made more enjoyable by a pirate sea shanty being sung during it.
They announced DLC and updates for various games already out, including the final piece of DLC for the Mario + Rabbids sequel, which I might be interested in eventually. (As it is, I still haven’t played the first game.)
Then they showed The Crew Motorfest and a lot of Assassins Creed news, covering a VR game, the mobile game called Codename Jade, and the next big entry in the series, Assassins Creed Mirage.
Finally, they closed with a longer look at Star Wars Outlaws. It’s one of the most interesting games in the showcase, but since it’s open world, I’m not entirely sold on it as something I want to play.
Honestly, the highlight of Ubisoft’s showcase for me is that Skull & Bones sea shanty.
That’s all we’ve got until Capcom’s showcase tonight, for which I’m still holding out Ace Attorney hope. (Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney.)
After the excitement of the Xbox Games Showcase, we have one more showcase to talk about today. The PC Gaming Show is usually one that shows a ton of games, so I’ll once again be focusing on highlights rather than trying to go through every single game shown.
The show was framed by another joke about using AI, although it wasn’t as funny as Devolver’s show. Anyway, not a lot of games stood out to me, but there were a few. To start with, I never thought I’d be talking about a metroidvania starring Scrooge, but that’s exactly what we’re getting with Ebenezer and the Invisible World.
Scrooge is a Stand user. Go figure.
Moving on, I’m not sure if we’ve talked about Eternights before, but it’s one that’s looking intriguing from the moment it was revealed. Definitely some “indie Persona” vibes, although it’s an action RPG.
They showed a beautiful game called Islands of Insight, another brief look at Lords of the Fallen, and a 2D action game called Mariachi Legends that looks cool.
Then there’s Critter Cove, which probably isn’t a game for me, but it’s so cute I’m surprised it wasn’t at the Wholesome Direct.
Similarly, I don’t think I’ll play Undead, Inc., a management sim where you’re the evil corporation making zombies, but the premise is fun enough that I had to mention it.
Cyberpunk metroidvania Altered Alma and first-person thriller The Invincible also looked pretty interesting.
And while Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew isn’t the sort of game that appeals to me, I have to give it a shout-out for the catchy pirate song during the trailer. That was entertaining.
Finally, Bloomtown at first struck me as yet another life sim farming game, but… there’s enough going on besides that for me to keep an eye on this one. I didn’t expect it to be an RPG at all, much less one that has some supernatural aspects.
That’s all for now, but tomorrow we’ve got Ubisoft Forward and the Capcom Showcase to look forward to (if we chant “Ace Attorney” three times, will it appear?), so stay tuned! In the meantime, what games from the PC Gaming Show stood out to you?
Since two certain RPGs were leaked ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase, I went into it feeling confident that we’d see some interesting news, at least. The showcase started with the new Fable game, which I’m interested in (although I felt the trailer had an odd tone for the Fable series, but then again, I haven’t played any of them yet).
They showed an interesting-enough trailer for a game called South of Midnight, although it didn’t show much about what the game is like, and then a new Star Wars game called Star Wars Outlaws. More details about Outlaws will be shown at Ubisoft’s showcase tomorrow.
They announced a new co-op game from Thunder Lotus, the developer of Spiritfarer. Called 33 Immortals, it’s a raid-based game for 33 players that doesn’t seem like my sort of thing, but it did look pretty.
After Payday 3, the leaked trailer for Persona 3 Reload was shown! I avoided watching the leaked trailer, because I wanted to see it for the first time when it was officially shown. It looks pretty good. (Now, do I play Persona 3 Portable in the meantime since it seems like the Persona 3 remake might not include P3P’s unique content…?)
Avowed also looks good, and it was interesting to see Sea of Thieves get a crossover with Monkey Island.
Then came Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Hellblade 2, followed by…
Like a Dragon 8? Maybe?? Maybe not??? It’s a pretty funny trailer, but I’m still not sure if Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the official title for Like a Dragon 8 or if it’s a new game set in between.
Update: It has since been confirmed to be 8.
They showed more Fallout 76 stuff, and then a trailer for a new Capcom game called Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.
I can’t help but be slightly disappointed, since I thought it was a new Onimusha game when the trailer started, but it looks pretty cool. (There’s a good chance it’s part of the “and more” planned for Capcom’s own showcase tomorrow.)
After that, I got a bit of a reprieve to think about all the exciting games I’d just seen, while they showed Forza Motorsport, a new Elder Scrolls Online expansion, and Overwatch 2.
Then it was time for the other leaked trailer, Persona 5 Tactica. This strategy RPG Persona 5 spin-off looks like it could be a lot of fun, so I’ll probably play it.
They showed a trailer for Starfield, a new game from Dontnod called Jusant, a game called Still Wakes the Deep that I’d be more interested in if I liked any games from the developer, and an action RPG social sim called Dungeons of Hinterberg that could be interesting.
Then they devoted a good portion of time to the new Cyberbunk expansion, showed Cities Skylines 2, and revealed…
Project Re Fantasy???? It exists, it’s actually coming out next year, and it somehow avoided being leaked alongside the two Persona games. Officially titled Metaphor: ReFantazio, it looks extremely cool, and I can’t wait!
They finished with a game called Towerborne and then one called Clockwork Revolution that has a cool steampunk aesthetic, before going into the Starfield Direct.
This was an incredible showcase! Even if the excitement was muted slightly by the Persona 3 remake and Persona 5 Tactica being leaked ahead of time (can you imagine the levels of hype if they were surprises?), there were so many great-looking games in this showcase! I’m excited for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Metaphor: ReFantazio in particular, and I can’t wait to see more.
What games stood out to you the most from Xbox’s showcase?
