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Jun 7, 2022·edited Jun 7, 2022

I'll say it in hushed tones but I can only see the slowing of the near-relentless sense of forward motion that drives E3 as a good thing. I know it's been a trend for a while but so many games release in states that can only be described as 'bad' because they had expectations/timelines to meet that are in many cases set at E3 in the onslaught of hype that typically comes bolted on. I found myself getting detached from it in the years leading up to COVID because I'd frontloaded my expectations with scepticism.

That said, I do very much miss piling into my mates' living room with the aforementioned mountain to try and hoover up all the hype in one sleep deprived sitting. Precious memories.

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Yeah I have to agree, I'm really not expecting any real surprises from this not-E3. Get some date confirmations, and perhaps seeing some cool indies get showcased is no bad thing and the State of Play was a decent showing, even if not terribly exciting.

I have to say, for me the best E3 (or not-E3) experiences have always been more about where I was and who I was with, rather than the actual show itself. For a number of years I would spend a week with an assortment for friends in the US and it nearly always fell on E3 week. We were nearly all game loving geeks so whenever that was the case you'd inevitably find us gathering around laptops and TVs to collectively watch the main presentations, comment and crack jokes. It was great fun, and that always made for the most memorable E3 experiences.

Of course it didn't hurt when you had years when FFVII Remake and Shenmue 3 were announced, but even in the uninspiring years we'd end up having fun making snarking comments about the bad trailers and buzzword buffoon-ary ("bounceTek" is one that always comes to mind).

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Good stuff and worryingly, fully relatable. Not sure I could handle the after effects of the mountain these day with the kids.

Definitely feels a bit flat out there announcement and release wise but is that partially what you say and partially us just getting even older (and cynical/grumpier), I dunno?

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