game news We Expected So Much More: Did the Summer Game Fest Conference Disappoint?
The Summer Game Fest has just started and the announcements are already numerous, but are they promising? Is this new edition disappointing or, on the contrary, exceptional? We will see that in this JV debate.
A big rhythm problem
The Summer Game Fest has been in full swing since June 8th, although publishers still have a lot to show. The announcements are piling up and promises abound, but its organization seems to have spoiled some of the magic. During the opening, the ceremony attracted multiple trailers (on PlayStation, Ubisoft, Xbox, etc.) and spoiled the rhythm. If the show started off with a bang and focused on big games and developer interviews, it quickly descended into a tunnel of trailers that didn’t necessarily show interest and publicity. In addition, publishers are also entitled to their conferences, although some of their titles will already be announced. Goodbye surprise. For example, on June 8th we could see “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown”, the return of an iconic saga that had disappeared for 13 years. If the game looks interesting, its announcement could have been a big highlight during Ubisoft Forward on June 11th.. Another problem was that airtime was not necessarily distributed appropriately. Nicolas Cage stayed for a very long time to present his skin in Dead by Daylight, while important games like Sonic Superstars or Lies of P were only entitled to their respective trailers.
- For Panthaa and Indee’s opinion, watch the JV debate video at the top of the article.
A conference full of surprises
Yes, the pacing is quite inconsistent, but the content is well thought out. The publishers decide for themselves which games they want to present and when. If they decide to show one during the opening show, it’s because they see the point in it. For example, we were able to see some gameplay for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in the PlayStation Showcase, but the inclusion in the Summer Game Fest provided even more information (here’s the release date). We explain all this in the video at the top of the article. Despite all these problems, the conference was anything but disappointing. We were able to review major licenses that we expected would come back, such as Sonic Superstars, Alan Wake II, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown or Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We were also able to discover a little more specific titles that we hope will be very good, such as Lies of P or Remnant 2. But above all, let’s not forget that the “E3 period” has just begun and that she still has full of surprises in store for us.
