The Small Fries

E3 2015 Recap

E3, the biggest week in gaming, has just wrapped up its round of press conferences. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have all released their plans for the next year. Developers such as Bethesda and Square Enix also had exciting presentations. Here’s some highlights of this year’s E3 conference, as well as what I wish I could’ve seen from E3.

Highlights

•Fallout 4. Enough said.

•With the Final Fantasy VII remake, a new generation of gamers will be able to experience the best game in the franchise.

•The Star Fox Zero trailer looked amazing! It was great to see Star Fox returning to true form as a flying shooter.

•The Last Guardian looked absolutely breathtaking. After being only a rumor for years, the end of the trilogy that includes Ico and Shadow of the Colossus was confirmed at Sony’s press conference.

•After 20 years, the first Mother game (or Earthbound Zero as it is known in America) was finally localized for American audiences on the Wii U Virtual Console. The second game in the series, Earthbound, is a zany twist on the RPG genre and one of the most popular games on the SNES. Talk about a throwback!

•Xbox One is now backwards compatible!

•Rare is releasing a 30 game bundle for the Xbox One, including classics such as Battletoads, Banjo-Kazooie, and Perfect Dark.

•A new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer was released! Now if only they would give us a release date…

•The Japanese franchise Yo-Kai Watch is being localized for the States. It looks like an interesting, Pokemon-esque game. I’m excited to hear more about it.

•Microsoft released more gameplay of the upcoming Halo 5.

Wishlist

•A KINGDOM HEARTS 3 RELEASE DATE. Seriously, Square Enix, you’ve been toying with our emotions for far too long.

•As a long-time fan of the Zelda franchise, I was very intrigued by last year’s presentation of the new open-world Legend of Zelda game for the Wii U. While the release of the game was pushed back, new gameplay footage would have been very well-received.

•The footage from Metroid Prime: Federation Force left a lot to be desired. A lot of people are upset that it’s a spinoff. That’s not the issue for me, the game just looks very half-hearted. However, it might bring the next big multiplayer game to Nintendo in the form of Blast Ball.

•Legend of Zelda: Triforce Warriors looks like a rehashing of Four Swords. It doesn’t look like it will bring anything new to the table.

--Julie