A full recap of our recaps
Each year Destructoid does our recaps a little differently.
I lay my opinions on the line, provide full breakdowns of each and every story that happens in each conference/stream (it takes days from our lives to be this meticulous, I assure you), and give readers a chance to share their thoughts in the form of a poll. I distill a stat called “approval ratings” based on how many people “liked” or “loved” a press conference, and the rest is history.
This year,NintendoandSquare Enixcrushed it. Nintendo had by far the most amount of “love” ratings, completely dominating the rest. In terms of approval ratings the dynamic duo also mopped the floor, as the only conference that even approached Nintendo’s approval rating of 88.67% and Square Enix’s 74.72% was Microsoft, with 55.19%.
So what are the big stories? George R.R. Martin and From Software’s Miyazakiare working onElden Ringtogether. Keanu Reeveswowed the crowd at Microsoft’s conferenceand is appearing inCyberpunk 2077.Phantasy Star Online 2is confirmedto be coming to North America on PC and Xbox One after seven years of waiting.Watch Dogs: Legionwill let you play as every NPC (including a stealthly grandma), which is a lofty and ambitious promise.Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s first partis coming in March of 2020and will feature a heavily expanded Midgar.Final Fantasy VIIIis finally getting a remasterafter all this time, and the fear that it would never happen. Finally,Dragon QuestandBanjo Kazooieare coming toSmash Ultimateas the second and third Fighter’s pass additions respectively, and there’s asequel toBreath of the Wildin development. As a reminder, Sony did not have a traditional conference this year.
There were very few live “E3 moments.”Ikumi Nakamura won over the crowdduring the Bethesda conference as she presented Tango’sGhostwire: Tokyo.Keanu Reeves basically won E3. And Jon Bernthalbrought his dog on stageand made an impassioned plea for the nextGhost Recon. Devolver Digitalhad an entertaining “conference,”with another winningMahria Zookperformance, even if it wasn’t a live stage event. Outside of the aforementioned “big two” it was a very sterile and safe E3.
You can find full recaps ofEA Play,Microsoft,Bethesda,E3VR, thePC Gaming Show, theUbisoftconference,Square Enix Live, and theNintendo Directat these links.
Without further ado, the poll results!
Your 2019 E3 “approval ratings” (loved + enjoyed votes):
For reference, here’s how everyone did last year at E3 2018! Square Enix wins the BUG (bring up grade) award going from 2018 to 2019, and PC Gaming Show gets the silver BUG medal for the same time period.
