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Grade the Microsoft Conference

Grade the Microsoft conference

  • A

    Votes: 266 24.1%
  • B

    Votes: 373 33.8%
  • C

    Votes: 336 30.5%
  • D

    Votes: 128 11.6%

  • Total voters
    1,103

Coolwhhip

Neophyte
Am I the only one not impressed by FH5? I mean in photomode looks great, but during actual gameplay didn't see anything that would blow me out of my mind. On the contrary...

I was a bit confused by the replies too. It looks great but not 'omg best looking game evar' great.
 

Outrunner

Member
I was a bit confused by the replies too. It looks great but not 'omg best looking game evar' great.

I mentioned it somewhere else and it was seen as hate, but honestly some of the textures on the houses are very low, physics of the the water are also not really next gen, among other things. Will wait for DFs analysis.
 
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CitizenZ

Banned
So I was playing games and didnt watch, but from what I am reading you got a trailer for a game that is ? years out and another that is almost 2 years out? And a game that is a few months out...nothing? Sounds incredible.
 
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Fredrik

Member
I don't know how anyone can get that show a C or below. I know there are many Sony die hards on this forum but getting 30 days day 1 on gamepass within the next year is amazing value.

Iv only really liked Halo 1 and 2. I missed the 360/one halos. The multiplayer trailer looked great.

I've played FH4 on my series X (my first horizon game)..... 5 looks phenomenonal.

Flight sim next month.

New update for sea of theives.

And all the other titles coming to gamepass in the next few months. I've never been gaming so much.

Sometimes I feel no matter what MS does Sony fans will rip on it. I had a PS4 all last gen and I can't believe fans went crazy over a God of War Ragnorok title card proclaimed Sony has won.
Yeah, I said that Forza Horizon 5 was the star of this show but I think I have to change it to Gamepass, it’s crazy how much content they’re pouring in going forward, feels like every single game they showed ended with the day 1 on Gamepass logo! 😅

Just installed and started playing Yakuza Like a Dragon btw 👌
 

Papacheeks

Banned
I voted B.

Solid show, but many of the interesting releases are far off and most of the stuff they showed were multiplats and timed exclusives.

Forza Horizon 5 was the only thing that I personally felt ”Damn, that’s impressive” about.

They spent way too much time on FO76 and the fact that they even mentioned Skyrim was a complete waste of precious time IMO.

Edit: Also, ending with Red Fall was probably the worst ”... and one more thing”-moment ever. What were they thinking?

Edit 2: Actually the more I think about it I am leaning more towards a C. It was a good games showcase but it was generally pretty weak in terms of Xbox own first party studios. I generally won’t take into account multiplats when judging a Sony showcase and when removing all multiplats and timed exclusives it was a pretty weak showing for XGS outside of Forza Horizon 5.

For me ending on Red Fall would of had more impact if it was shown like back4blood. Trailer with mixed in snipets of gameplay.
 

JohnnyFootball

GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I gave it a D but OP is too much of a biased fanboy to even allow the grad it truly deserved: F-

why? No mention of Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters.
MS did me dirty and I will not forgive them.

#jokepost #imsureitwasfine
 
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Forza
Im a Playstation fan but I am in no way trolling with my solid F score.

For my tastes, it was an easy F.

Hellblade 2 may as well be Microsofts Last Guardian. Where the fuck is that game?
They didnt re-reveal Halo SP after they were literally ridiculed into delaying it. How do you NOT show us the SP again after that initial reaction..
Way too many shooters.
Way too many Left 4 Dead style games with idiot ass video gamey characters talking nonsense during combat.

STALKER 2 looked fucking incredible, but also on PS5.

FORZA 2 looked fucking incredible, but its more FORZA.

No deep dive gameplay showcases for any game but FORZA...

... what else?

F.
Forza 2?

Man I can't wait for Years of war to come out next year, how's Kameo? Perfect Dark Zero sucked.
 
All the justification i'm seeing for giving this a A is because of gamepass lol
I know it's shit, but at least is free* shit... A+
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Optimus Lime

(L3) + (R3) | Spartan rage activated
I know it's shit, but at least is free* shit... A+
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The conference would definitely have been improved if there'd been a cinematic third person adventure featuring a sassy-yet-haunted white male protagonist and a feisty-yet-not-too-feisty girl sidekick going on an adventure where they press X to push button.

I guess the free shit will have to suffice.
 

DenchDeckard

Moderated wildly
Plagues tale 2 isn’t an exclusive is it? i Thought the first was so much better than it had the right to be. Amazing graphics and vibe. Looking forward to the sequel. It wasn’t gamepass day one was it?
 

elliot5

Member
As a Game Pass sub, an A+. Overall, like a B. Games shown were fantastic imo, plenty of nice gameplay. Lots of release dates revealed. SoT collab was awesome.

Had there been less leaking prior and if there was a megaton like an acquisition or Kojima if you're into that, it would've elevated it to A or 2018 levels, but it was still a fantastic showcase.
 

GetemMa

Member
They have a better slate of games than they've had in some time. Game Pass continues to increase in value. They have big games coming that I want to play. Forza Horizon 5, Halo, Stalker 2, Starfield all look great. This conference just confirmed what I already knew which is MS is on an upward trajectory.

B.
 
Quite mediocre show giving it a C.
Starfield again was a whole lot of nothing.
Hellblade 2 is long ways a way like I suspected.
Russian apocalyptic ballet was prob best thing in the show.
A gunk copy where you shoot balls instead of squirting.
2 identical zombie/vampire co-op games.
Forza Horizon 5 looked very bland.
Didn't really dare to show Halo.

Pretty much what I can remember from the show.
 

DenchDeckard

Moderated wildly
People in here acting like for a horizon isn’t on par with Horizon forbidden west for graphics and next gen ness. Just put horizon in your title and you winning.
forza was fucking insane.
 
Great show! Best Xbox showcase since it's 360 days! Notice how most AAA 2022 release dates are Series X/S exclusives! No cross gen! I'm excited! Xbox finally stepped it's game up! Give me The Ascent, Flight Sim, Halo Infinite, Starfield, Redfall, Outer Worlds 2! And many more! Xbox is back!
 

Chukhopops

Member
Plagues tale 2 isn’t an exclusive is it? i Thought the first was so much better than it had the right to be. Amazing graphics and vibe. Looking forward to the sequel. It wasn’t gamepass day one was it?
It’s listed as game pass day one here:



Not listed for PS5 in the trailer but could still be multiplat.
 

Arsic

Loves his juicy stink trail scent
When compared to the rest of E3 so far? A.

LOTS of games I want to play shown.
 
This was not what they needed, still nothing that shows why XSX is supposed to be the worlds most powerful gaming console. We are already playing games on PS5 that look better than anything MS showed today, I have both the PS5 and XSX and I still haven't seen anything I have to have on XSX. You can throw game pass up at people all you want but if the games on the service don't actually appeal to me where's the value? The Ascent still looks great but it's only a timed exclusive, I will be playing it on XSX because it's coming to it first but if it's good I'll buy it on PS5 when it launches there too just to help support the developer.
 
The conference would definitely have been improved if there'd been a cinematic third person adventure featuring a sassy-yet-haunted white male protagonist and a feisty-yet-not-too-feisty girl sidekick going on an adventure where they press X to push button.

I guess the free shit will have to suffice.
free*

* actually costing $180 per year which for the duration of a console lifecycle amounts to around $1000+, so yeah, free basically :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 

Dr Bass

Member
The conference would definitely have been improved if there'd been a cinematic third person adventure featuring a sassy-yet-haunted white male protagonist and a feisty-yet-not-too-feisty girl sidekick going on an adventure where they press X to push button.

I guess the free shit will have to suffice.
This is called a straw man argument.
 

CatLady

Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
Plagues tale 2 isn’t an exclusive is it? i Thought the first was so much better than it had the right to be. Amazing graphics and vibe. Looking forward to the sequel. It wasn’t gamepass day one was it?
It is day 1 on Game Pass. I'm pretty sure it's multiplat and releasing on PlayStation the same time as Xbox.
 

Optimus Lime

(L3) + (R3) | Spartan rage activated
This is called a straw man argument.
Is it? In what way?

He's explaining that the games are not 'free'. We know. Everyone who pays for Gamepass is aware that it is a paid service. That's how subscription services work. As in - all of them.

Do you really need that explained?
 
The conference would definitely have been improved if there'd been a cinematic third person adventure featuring a sassy-yet-haunted white male protagonist and a feisty-yet-not-too-feisty girl sidekick going on an adventure where they press X to push button.

I guess the free shit will have to suffice.
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Evil Calvin

Afraid of Boobs
This year is a wash for me Xbox-wise. I will try out Flight Simulator but I don't see plying it long-term. Same goes for Halo. I'm not big onto MP, nor racing, so I think I am left out as a gamer this year as far as new 1st party games. I'm hyped for Avowed, Fable, ES6, Outer Worlds 2 and Starfield but nothing else looks good. What have they been working on for the last 5 years other than churning out another Gears and Forza?
 

Yoboman

Member
Severe lack of 2021 games

The most anticipated game, Starfield, fell extremely flat and is nowhere near release

Lots of CG trailers again for games clearly just starting development.

Padding the run time with Yakuza gamepass announcement?

No acquisitions or major wins. What happened to the big Kojima game that was hyped up? Where were the 3 acquisitions?

STALKER 2 and Forza Horizon looked good. What Forza Horizon showed is the sort of presentation I was expecting for Fable, Avowed, Hellblade 2, Perfect Dark etc. Yet they weren't even there

MS really needs to get away from all this CG nonsense. Down to outright mocking themselves without realising it in that Outer Worlds 2 trailer. They even ended it on a way too long CG trailer

For what was hyped as the big blow out of Xbox future it was a total disappointment.

F
 
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This Halo MP trailer did less for me than the last campaign trailer.
For sifi MP shooter current gen Destiny still looks hotter to me.
Something about everyone in very similar looking Halo armor is boring to me.

Starfield has my interest. But still no idea of gameplay. Makes me think there is zero chance it ships next year.

I guess the best we can keep saying about Microsoft is at least we don't have to pay (much) for these games.
 
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Chukhopops

Member
I’ll say it again…gamepass is fucking nuts!
Just at a glance there are seven games in 2021 I would have bought for sure that I won’t need to because they will be on GP day one, and I’m not counting Forza since I buy the ultimate edition anyway. That’s just absurd value for a 12.99€ sub.
 
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Deleted member 471617

Unconfirmed Member
7.0/10 at best.

Stalker 2 looked great. All in with Plague Tale Requiem. Halo Infinite looks much better based on the MP they showed but would have liked to seen the upgraded campaign. Showed more gameplay than last year and was overall better than last year but since 2013, this year is my 5th or so ranked Xbox showcase. Game Pass is great but when they say every game or how many games will be on Game Pass, it's mostly AA/Indie games which I have almost no interest in at all. The Ascent looks great and that's day one. Redfall has my interest but disappointed that there was no gameplay. Contraband sounds for me but need to see gameplay first. Best game of the showcase for me was Far Cry 6. It is what it is though.
 
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