We've waited a long time for the sequel to Beyond Good and Evil. And you know what? They actually went and did it. Arguably the biggest surprise of E3 2017 was a minute-long trailer teasing a game that barely seems recognizable to the 2003 original. But even the anticipated return of the cult hit might not match the vision that director Michel Ancel and his team has for Beyond Good and Evil 2. Ancel himself explains the return of the quirky game -- and we have a ton of concept artwork to keep the hype going. Ubisoft has (literally) big plans.
When Polyarc's Moss first debuted during Sony's E3 presser, I was taken aback by it. In-between flashy sports games and hyper aggressive shooters was this calm, collected, cute mouse making its way through the forest. Looking at Polyarc itself, a team comprised of folks who've worked on various aggressive experiences like Destiny and Red Dead Redemption, I had no idea I'd be in for such a dreamy experience in the middle of such a chaotic E3.
Like its central mousey hero, Quill, Moss is unassuming but packs quite the punch. It kind of snuck up on me with how impressive it was.
The guys at E3 aren't the only ones who can have some fun with not yet released Nintendo games. If you log onto the 3DS eShop right now, you can nab a Miitopia demo to try out the quirky JRPG staring your Mii's! I've loved the idea after seeing the initial trailer, so I'm definitely going to give it a go. If nothing else, I'll have a laugh at my Mii version of Hulk Hogan teaming up with Hank Hill.
If you like the demo and expect to get the game, then you're in luck. Save data from this demo will carry over into the full game when it launches sometime this fall. That certainly is nice.
Nintendo isn't done with the 3DS just yet! In addition to Metroid: Samus Returns, it looks like Nintendo has a brand new IP coming to the platform. Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido was revealed during the Treehouse stream today and the trailer is absolutely bonkers. It resembles an anime intro with its crazy music and cast of mysterious characters all striking ridiculous poses.
Our first extensive look at Insomniac's new PS4 Spider-Man came at the end of Sony's E3 presentation. It also introduced us to a villain, Mr. Negative, but he is only "a villain in the game," according to creative director Bryan Intihar. Please note the emphasis on the "a."
At a behind-closed-doors appointment with Sony, we saw a live demo of everything that was shown off in the E3 trailer (and a little bit more) running on a PS4 Pro. Intihar narrated and was available for questions after where he explained, "we have a very large cast, and there's many more surprises." Mr. Negative does, however, have an "elevated spot" among the rogues gallery because of his personal connection to Peter Parker; he runs a soup kitchen where Peter's aunt volunteers.
Insomniac is "not saying a ton about the story," but did note that, "the best stories are where Peter's world and Spider-Man's world collide" and Mr. Negative provides a "great opportunity to see [that]." When asked if you'll play as Spidey outside of the suit, Intihar said they're, "not going to say" if you play as Peter in civilian form, but "Peter is going to be an integral part of this." Intihar name-checked Netflix's Daredevil, the current slate of superhero flicks (specifically the recent Wonder Woman), and Brian Michael Bendis' comic work as influences, noting, "we really want to develop those characters when they're not fighting." As for the fighting, "[we] played a lot of [Batman] Arkham, obviously."
It's worth reiterating that Insomniac's Spider-Man is its own thing. The team is working closely with Marvel -- "it's been an incredible pleasure to work with [them] and Sony" -- but this game is its own story and Spider-Man world. And Insomniac is still brimming with enthusiasm at handling the character. When people at the studio were first catching wind of the possibility, "I literally ran into Ted Price's office, our CEO, like 'Please, please, let's do this," Intihar said.
From day one the team was sure they "were not doing an origin story." Insomniac's Peter is 23. He's been Spider-Man for a while -- Intihar likened him to an athlete in his prime -- has just finished college, and is still trying to figure things out in his life. The other day one nugget of clarity: "the webs have to attach to buildings." That also means if you're higher than the Manhattan skyline, you'll have to figure something else out.
The movement system looks to be as fluid as it seems in video. The team didn't want a Spider-Man that gets tripped on basic level geometry, so that scene of him running through the exploding building and jumping into the helicopter is representative of his basic, parkour-style movement. The wall running on buildings while swinging, too, are automatic and contextual; he has a host of animations that react to the obstacles placed in front of him. After all, while there is going to be some kind of progression -- gadgets, like the web tripwire are a big gameplay component -- this is supposed to be a very talented webslinger already.
Accordingly, Spider-Man can more than hold his own in combat and the team "want[s] to have that creativity" that lets you use his natural abilities and toys in cool ways. That tripwire that slammed and stuck a passing guard to a wall? You can toss that on an enemy so they automatically stick to any wall they pass, or to a second enemy, knocking them both out, for example. Or you can put one high on a wall and knock an enemy up into one. Spider-Man also has in-air combos you can use to juggle enemies you've launched upward. At one point Spidey kicked a thug off a building and there was a quick prompt to web him and pull him back in, though we're reassured that even if you don't, "he will not die. We'll have things in place in this game where if you didn't pull him back, he'll be okay."
While I didn't see much more gameplay than debuted this week (just a few more brawls and one whiffed bit of live web-swinging), Intihar that acrobatic combat and traversal make of the bulk of that game and that the "big blockbuster moments" quick-time events "are really a fraction of the experience and saved for those "more spectacle driven moments." Intihar was mum on the size and structure of the open-world and wouldn't confirm a day/night cycle, though we're promised it'll be big ("it would be silly to make a Spider-Man game where you can't fully explore Manhattan") and "there will be things in the world to do."
As for the Miles Morales cameo, he is going to be a part of the story, in order to help show, "a different side of Peter." Intihar wouldn't go into detail, but talking generally about his presence, noted, "I love the character and I want to expose him to more people." Insomniac's enthusiasm for the project is evident and I think this week's meaty look at their new Spider-Man shows they're on the right track. At the very least, swinging through Manhattan should be a blast.
Now that Red Hood was added to the Injustice 2 roster this week, it's time to keep the DLC train rolling with the other characters. Following Scorpion's guest appearance in the previous Injustice title, Sub-Zero also brings a distinct, chilly flavor to Injustice 2.
Sub-Zero's moveset isn't an exact 1-for-1 of his Cryomancer variation in Mortal Kombat X, but there are moves that should familiar to seasoned MK fans. Sort of side stepping Injustice's lack of brutal violence, Sub-Zero here seems much more aggressive than you'd think. He straight up shanks Wonder Woman, and his victory screen coolly implies a famous fatality.
In an odd decision, it seems like Capcom isn't going to be localizing Monster Hunter XX for Switch. While this isn't the worst thing in the world (the Switch is region free), it seems particularly strange given the popularity of the series. The news was confirmed by GameSpot who directly asked Capcom about the fate of the game following the surprise announcement of Monster Hunter: World.
What this means for the potential of the 3DS version being localized is unclear. I'm guessing Capcom wants to make World the direction that the series takes, especially since the art style seems more suited to Western tastes. Either way, this is a bummer for fans of the series.
After Infinite Warfare, I was ready to give up on Call of Duty. I just didn't think the futuristic space setting was very compelling and couldn't bring myself to finish the campaign. Just when I thought I was out though, Sledgehammer Games pulled me back in. For the next installment of the franchise, the title is going back to its roots: World War II in Europe. To me, the historical Call of Duty games are the best ones and this year's installment looks very promising.
In Door No. 1, a new virtual reality comedy show coming to Hulu, the audience becomes the director, choosing not only where to look, but also selecting certain actions and propelling the story forward in unique ways. You're at your 10-year high school reunion and there are plenty of characters to interact with, including a janitor who wants to smoke you out and a faded former best friend. Viewers pick people to hang out with just by directing their sight toward the desired action, no gamepads required.
The underrated anouncement from Microsoft at this year's E3 is the fresh new avatars coming later this year. They are much more animate and have higher quality models than before, now resembling the park-goers from Planet Coaster. There is a much better color wheel and options to use a wheelchair or even a robotic arm. Of course there are many costumes as well (don't expect them to be free).
I loved fooling around with my avatar and looking at all my friends avatars on Xbox 360, espeically when you could scroll left and right through your friends and see their avatars with their toys and what not. The Xbox One has never entered my home (or many homes in Japan for that matter), so I never realized they didn't really update the avatars at all from 360, which was quite surprising to me. On top of just playing Barbie with them, I loved their use in 1 vs. 100, the return of which may make me consider an Xbox One. May.
For gamers, 2016 was the year of VR. But now that the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR are already on the market, with an ever-growing library of titles, where does the industry need to go from here? Most consumers don't seem that compelled by VR yet, so what will it take to get more people aboard? At our E3 stage, we tackled that problem with Daniel O'Brien, general manager of HTC Vive; Samantha Gorman, co-creator of the VR art collective Tender Claws; and MatPat, host of Game Theory.
Nintendo held their E3 Spotlight conference yesterday, which went off without a hitch in less than 30 minutes. But not many people expected so many reveals afterward from the Treehouse segment, much less a brand new 2D Metroid.
Alas MercurySteam (under the guidance of Nintendo) is working on a 2D remake of the second game titled Metroid: Samus Returns, which looks all sorts of wonderful. Let Yoshio Sakamoto explain the project better by way of this developer diary, where he takes the time to break down the new mechanics like the melee system.
I'm into it. Cautiously into it, granted, given MercurySteam's shoddy history (including that not so great 2D Castlevania), but this video does instill a little more confidence.
Every year, there's the ongoing debate about which football game is the best: EA's FIFA or Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer. And the truth is they're both great in their own right -- FIFAtraditionally has the better graphics, PES the better gameplay -- so no one would blame you for picking one over the other. This year, with Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, Konami says it has made its best football title in over a decade, and I'm happy to report that, at the very least, it is noticeably better than the 2017 version. Just as you would expect.
Leading up to E3, there were no major new game releases, though I'm sure Shiro to Kuro no Alice is major to someone. Thus the top spots are filled by the usual suspects: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Tekken 7, and Monster Hunter XX. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe total sales in Japan alone broke half a million, and the Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks primed to do the same next week.
On the hardware end Switch still reigns supreme, boosting recent 23k weeks up to 27k while the rest falter a little.
When I was a kid with the original Nintendo Entertainment System, I of course played Duck Hunt. Fast forward 25 years and I did so in virtual reality, live on stage at E3 in front of the entire internet with Duck Season -- a tribute to the classic NES title. What was my high score? And, more importantly, how often did I shoot my hunting companion, an anthropomorphic dog that looks ripped straight out of Five Nights at Freddy's? You'll have to watch the above video to find out.
I can't say I'm fully on board with Ashen, a non-linear action-RPG about "forging relationships," after playing it this week at E3 and then seeing it, again, in an off-the-show-floor presentation with developer Aurora44. I need to see more of the game, especially further in. I still need some convincing. But damn do I hope it turns out well and hits the notes it needs to hit. The concept is strong if it can all come together.
Ashen was rough around the edges in the hands-on demo I played, but more in a technical sense than anything else. The scaled-back look of the world and characters' featureless faces appeals to me, the stamina-based wait-roll-strike combat felt better than a lot of these Souls-inspired games tend to, and there were oh-shit moments of surprising imagery, like the giant woman shown in the image up top. I sure didn't expect to see her tower over me while I was down in a murky dungeon.
I also didn't expect to take a wrong turn and fall into an area that should've killed me, but didn't, enabling me to sort of run around under the level. There were tuning and polish issues like that. It's nothing that can't be fixed (and Ashen is "targeting 2018," for what it's worth), but it's always a bummer to see during a first impression. Thankfully, the second look was much better. Ashen was fully working as intended the next day during Aurora44's gameplay presentation with Microsoft.
Light plays an important role in the game, both in the slow-to-reveal-itself story and during world exploration. The dungeon was dark enough that I really did need a lantern to see what was what, forcing me into using a one-handed weapon (a club) as acid-spitting spiders popped out. Alternatively, I could've let another player handle lighting duties. Ashen leans into co-op with "passive multiplayer." (Think Journey.) It sounds like the developer would prefer us to "rely on" someone we don't know during this 20-hour-or-so adventure, but of course single-person play exists here as well.
One element I didn't get a sense of was progression, and for that, Ashen will have players forming a town with NPCs and kitting themselves out with talismans that have varying benefits and downsides. I like the sound of that, and Aurora44's decision to not go stat-heavy or have loads of weapons available -- to avoid bloating this game with elements it doesn't really need -- is advisable. This is a self-published ID@Xbox (and PC) game, after all. Scope is critical. Get too ambitious and the whole things falls apart.
Coming off of E3, I think a lot of the groundwork has been laid and the potential is there, but it's too early to call for Ashen. I'm rooting for it, though. You should be too.
When we saw Lone Echo at Oculus Connect 3 late last year, it solved one of virtual reality's biggest limitations by ignoring humanity's most common form of locomotion: walking. The game takes place entirely in zero gravity, asking players to navigate its virtual world by pushing off of bulkheads like an astronaut, or using hand mounted jets to fly around like Iron Man. It worked shockingly well and easily became one of our favorite games from the show. Intel must have thought so too -- it just made the game's multiplayer component half of its new VR eSports league.
While I think its neat that Square Enix is expanding on the individual characters from Final Fantasy XV, I don't know that anyone is really excited to play as Prompto. He had some great character development, but the dude was super weak and constantly died in battle. He also looks stupid with that vest, but I guess the winter jacket is better?
Anyway, the second DLC for Final Fantasy XV, named Episode Prompto, will be hitting PSN and Xbox Live on June 27. The DLC will also see a return of composer Naoshi Mizuta, who previously provided music for Final Fantasy XI and XIII-2. You can hear a sample of his work below.
There's perhaps no better example of Nintendo's creativity in game design than the Super Mario Bros. franchise. At a glance, the company's mascot seems like an unchanging, static figure. In reality, every game he stars in tweaks the Mario formula ever so slightly -- adding new power-ups in Super Mario Bros. 3, rethinking level design in Super Mario World or the introduction of exploration in Super Mario 64. If the E3 demo of the newest game in the franchise is any indication, our favorite plumber's latest adventure is no different: Super Mario Odyssey is a creative, joyously fun remix on a formula the company has been tweaking for decades.
I wanted to give you fine people a proper, fleshed-out preview of Fire Emblem Warriors, but I wanted to play Super Mario Odyssey even more, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle also tempted me with its XCOM-lite leanings. One hour with Nintendo at E3 just wasn't enough! Somehow, though, I managed to sneak in a full mission in our final moments and perplex Brett in the process. That's a win-win.
Not really knowing Warriors games, Brett thought I was just running around, slicing dudes at random. Which makes sense! If you don't know how to read the map or what to prioritize in these games (and I only do because I spent an ungodly amount of time with Hyrule Warriors), there's a lot of chaos to take in. It can seem mindless.
During out shared Nintendo session, I had him try Fire Emblem Warriors first, desperately wanting to see his reaction. Surprisingly, he agreed. Not so surprisingly, that lasted a whole three minutes before he passed the controller back. "I'm over it."
If you're like Brett and you haven't traditionally cared about Warriors or Fire Emblem, there isn't much for you here -- not that I saw in my super short, super rushed time with the game. That's to be expected. I, on the other hand, loved what I played (and I think first-timers who like the turn-based RPGs will too). I found its core to be similar to Hyrule but with FE flair. That's exactly what I wanted from this game.
Having multiple characters (some newcomers, some old favorites) roam the map is great. Pairing two of them together to fling out fast attacks and hot-swap between them as needed is even better. That mechanic felt great, and added to the sense of flow you get when you've got a really good combo string going. The are also level-up screens straight out of Fire Emblem (which I think can be toggled off), and you have the ability to order units across the map, which will very much come in handy when you're caught up capturing bases and beating down priority targets' stun gauges.
My main takeaway here? Fire Emblem Warriors plays well and works how I hoped it'd work as a huge fan of Hyrule Warriors. I'm in. It's a done deal. This game cannot come to Switch soon enough. If you need more details (or generally have no clue what I'm rattling on about and why you should care), let this extended video fill in the blanks.
As a gentle reminder, as announced roughly a year ago, Square Enix is ending support for the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV this week. On June 16, to be exact, when the early access period for the upcoming expansion Stormblood arrives. If you're set up for an automatic payment system and only own the PS3 edition, they'll be suspended.
As a bonus you won't even need to fiddle with a code or convoluted process, as your PS4 license will be upgraded automatically -- you just need to upgrade to PS4 hardware (which is easier said than done, price-wise).
Having played the game a bit on PS3 (mostly when my wife was using the PS4), I can't say I'll miss it -- it chugged heavily even in the most basic of circumstances. I can't wait to boot up Stormblood and try out all of the PS4 Pro enhancements.
A little over four months away from launch, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus already feels finished. The game takes place almost immediately after the events of 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order, with protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz waking up from a coma aboard a German U-boat, confined to a wheelchair, his legs lame. The Nazis have long since won the war, and in 1961 they're taking their goal of world domination even further. They're afraid of the game's one-man army hero, too. And really, after 35 years of Wolfenstein, shouldn't they be?
State of Decay was one of those games that quickly had me wishing for a sequel.
Undead Labs was onto something with its base-building undead-survival title. The idea? Terrific. Roaming for food and ammo, picking up survivors, building out a base for your fledgling community, and inevitably suffering at the cruel hands of permadeath checked a lot of boxes for a lot of people. The execution, though? Uneven. Under-polished. Probably too ambitious for its own good. But State of Decay did enough right that it resonated, and now we're getting another one. Heck yes.
I wasn't able to play State of Decay 2 at E3, but a hands-off, "unscripted" demo with Undead Labs was enough to tell me that the sequel is gonna go over well. It's a second chance for a game design that truly deserved a second chance. It's better-looking, more fully realized. And there's four-player co-op.
The demo involved a survivor group that wasn't bringing in enough food. One option would've been to leave the safe haven to scour buildings for snacks, but instead, the demo-giver went looking for seeds at a gardening store, hoping to come home with a longer-term solution to their current overpopulation problem. It went well enough. They drove over wandering undead, got the precious seeds, stumbled on a police station (which they then turned into an outpost for easy access to supplies in town), and made it back without losing anyone. So far, so good.
But constructing a garden back at the base made too much noise alongside everything else the group was working on, and that caught the horde's attention. A whole buncha zombies rolled up, including one of the more-powerful "Freak" variants, a big fat tank-type guy who ripped a survivor apart because he got a bit too ambitious with his wild, repeated melee strikes and didn't stop to take a stamina-replenishing breather. RIP, Matt. You were one of the good ones. You will be missed.
Zombies aren't the only concern, of course. You'll have to worry about morale and getting enough beds for your people, too. I love that stuff. Still do. But now there's much more fluid animation, better gunplay, some rethought design decisions informed by player feedback, and, again, online co-op. That alone is a huge addition to this type of game. What has me worried? Not a whole lot, at least at this far-off point. From what I saw, the big question mark is performance. It wasn't bad bad, but it wasn't consistent, either.
State of Decay 2 isn't coming out until spring 2018 for Xbox One and Windows 10. If it runs better by then, great. If it doesn't, I'm likely still playing this on day one. I'm also curious about the endgame -- your goal is to have a "lasting impact" on the world with your community, but Undead wouldn't say more. There are unanswered questions still, but things seem on-track.
Violence is the default mechanic in the video game world. But, as video game graphics become more realistic and virtual reality headsets make games more immersive, developers are taking greater care with the way they portray murder and gore. The independent scene is a driving factor in this space, with an influx of games that eschew traditional tropes in favor of other forms of tension.
E3 '17 may be going on as we speak, but that isn't stopping companies from making announcements outside of the event. Speaking of which, Bandai Namco revealed that the .hack//G.U. trilogy, the second PS2 game series in the franchise about the VR MMORPG known as The World, will get an HD remaster for PS4 and PC in Japan.
Titled .hack//G.U. Last Recode, this remaster will feature all three G.U. action RPG games in one nice package. The neat part about it is that Vol. 1: Rebirth and Vol. 2: Reminisce will include Vol. 3: Redemption's improvements.
While the collection hasn't been confirmed for the West, something tells me that it could get localized, since it's heading to PC. Seeing that the title is 80 percent done, let's hope that an announcement will happen this year.
If there's one surprise about this remaster, it's that it features some new changes, such a couple adjustments that speed up grinding. As for the other additions, you can check them out in the following list:
Crackdown 2 launched in the summer of 2010 and it was largely the same game that its predecessor was in 2007. The setting was the same, the gameplay was the same -- it mostly just added zombies in a weak attempt at variation. It rang hollow.
Seven years later and not much has changed. We sat down with a 10-minute demo and that was more than enough time to realize that Crackdown doesn't aspire to be anything new. Crackdown 3 is Crackdown 2 is Crackdown 1. Any one of them is perfectly representative of the others.
In true Crackdown fashion, I spent those 10 minutes leaping up buildings in pursuit of agility orbs, putting a dent in crime by way of superbly efficient murder, and marveling at how Pacific City just hasn't really changed.
[From our community blogs. All opinions expressed may not reflect Destructoid, but as an aside it makes our damn site nav bar confusing. Great job Microsoft!]
Let's rip on Microsoft's shitty naming convention for a moment. It's gonna be great.
The Xbox One X, or as the presenter rightfully called it, the Xbone X. It sounds almost like a type of pill you'd take for erectile dysfunction. It's the type of name a 10-year-old with no concept of good branding would come up with. It's like Microsoft pissed into their own ears and when someone told them it was a bad name they just couldn't hear them.
But let's break down why the Xbox One X is a terrible name by looking at its predecessor: the Wii U.
The Wii U was a fantastic failure. It led Nintendo to abandoning a console mid-way through its life-cycle and replacing it with a console that had a much more distinctive name. The Wii U, if Nintendo had stuck with it for another four years, may have bankrupted the company.
I'm not saying the name is the sole reason why the Wii U failed. There are many contributing factors, including (but not limited to) an unwieldy controller, a lack of strong third-party support and frustrations with Nintendo's dated online user experience. So the name isn't the only thing that went wrong.
But gosh darn it, it played a huge role. Honestly if someone told me there was a successor to the Wii called the Wii U, I'd think it was an upgrade to the Wii and probably not an essential buy.
The thing is with the Xbone X, it is a hardware upgrade and not an essential buy. Most consumers who don't have 4K TVs are not going to buy into an expensive hardware upgrade, same with the PS4 Pro.
Also, the Wii U ruined it for the Xbone X. Now when consumers go to buy consoles for their kids, there's going to be double the amount of confusion, because Timmy asked for a Wii U for Christmas last year, but you got him a Wii and he got really mad because he already had one. Now he wants an Xbox One, but what is this X at the end? Does that make a difference?
Plus there's also the Xbox One S, which is completely different, and likely to spark more brand confusion. Say what you want about the Xbox 360 but it had it's naming convention right.
Xbox 360 Slim = an Xbox 360 in a smaller form.
Xbox 360 Elite = a hardware upgrade for the Xbox 360
Microsoft is taking their naming convention from Nintendo and that's not a good thing. Sticking random letters at the end of your console names just confuses people who aren't fully immersed in game's media and know the differences. Nintendo learned this lesson hardcore after the New 3DS and Wii U, which is why the Switch is a short, punchy name.
Or even look at the PS4 Pro. It says everything it needs to, it's an extension of the PS4. It's a professional version for people who want to eek out more from their PS4 for their expensive television. The name itself embodies the idea that most consumers don't need it. It's for professional PS4 players... which sounds really dumb, and it is, but at the very least it feels better than the XbonxXx.
I look forward to the next Xbox, the New Xbox. Xbox Origins. Or just Xbox.
Hell, if you want to confuse people anymore, fuck it, just call it the Playstation.
When Sony unveiled a remake Shadow of the Colossus for the PS4, it raised one big question: is it just a glorified remaster, or a true revamp? Thankfully, it's more than just a quick-and-dirty upgrade. Sony's Shuhei Yoshida tellsFamitsu that every asset has been remade -- about the only thing left is the core gameplay. There will be an option for a modernized control scheme, but that's about as far as the functional changes go.
With the likes of Forza and Gran Turismo getting their share of stage time at the big E3 events, it can be easy to overlook some of the other options. Bandai Namco and Slightly Mad Studios' Project Cars is one of those and the second installment of the franchise is set to arrive September 22nd. The duo is showing off the hyper realistic racing sim here at E3 and it didn't take long to get wrapped up in the tracks of Project Cars 2.
Once again the Destructoid community has decided. We polled all of you at the close of every conference (there were seven this year!), and you voted based on your gut. Now is the time to take a look at the results.
The two "most hated" conferences? EA with 33%, and Bethesda with 30%. Only PC Gaming Show comes close with 23%. EA also tops the "meh/okay," meter at nearly 57%, followed by PC Gaming Show at 55% and Sony at 52%.
We're going to roll like last year and combine the "love" and "enjoy" votes for the highest approval ratings. With that in mind, Nintendo crushes it with 88.4% (with a 69% "loved it" rating, by far the highest by a margin of over 40% compared to Ubisoft's 22.5% "loved it." Pretty much no one but Nintendo knocked it out of the park according to our data). Next in line is Ubisoft with 80.9%, then Microsoft with 44.4%, Sony with 30.9%, PC Gaming Show with 21.5%, Bethesda with 19.9%, and EA with 9.9%.
Does this line up with your personal rankings? Feel free to share your commentary below.
