Microsoft Xbox Discussion Part II

[Jussi]

INDY!

That cinematic could've been from a movie.

 

[Jussi]

MEcha Break looks fun, though very hectic.

WUTANG! I mean Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.

 

[Jussi]

Atomfall, coming 2025. Fallout except in England?

Assassin's Creed: Shadows look bloody.

 

[Jussi]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 looks good. Obligatory "Slava Ukraini!".

 

[Jussi]

GEARS 6!

No, Gears Of War: E-Day!

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

That was a really good showcase. Expected dates for Avowed and Indiana Jones, though. Wonder if Indy slips to 2025.

 

[Jussi]

No handheld console announced, I only saw the white Series X and the 2 TB Series X.

 

[Mikeaveli]

I won't have a chance to watch it myself until later today but it seems like they had a decent showing. I didn't expect Perfect Dark to be there. No date for Avowed is surprising though.

 

[Sad People]

Microsoft kinda owned.

Prequel Gears of war. This might be the first GoW ive played since like 2 or 3.

I had NO interest in playing CoD again but after watching BLOPS 6 im atleast interested.

New Fable.

Stalker 2 as well. Seemed really cool.

 

[93LEAFS]

Left excited for the new Doom: The Dark Ages, and def am interested in Indiana Jones. Perfect Dark looks interesting. Wish we heard what Double Fine has in the works, but not surprised to not see them there. Hopefully these games can meet their targetted dates.

 

[Jussi]

 

[JaegerDice]

That was the best Games showcase Ive seen in years.

Probably since the Playstation E3 show where FF7R was revealed and Last Guardian got a date.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

I am absolutely going to keep a close eye on this.

 

[Jussi]

Marcus & Dom...

 

[GreytWun]

The chills I got once that GoW trailer came on. Haven’t played GoW since the third one. Can’t wait!

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I didn’t realize Mixtape is from the same people that made The Artful Escape. That game was great. Now I’ve got my eye on it.

 

[S E P H]

So I guess these are the trends we are going to see in future gaming...

1. Every main protagonist is a woman, black woman gets you extra brownie points.

2. Zombies are the only bad guys game studios can now create.

3. Post apocalypse world is the only setting game studios can create.

4. Rehashes is the only IP games worth making now (aka COD).

A black samurai in the shogun era was probably the funniest thing I saw today. Oh Ubisoft, being too Asian is now too close to being white skin?

I did see a lot of good stuff but not a lot of stuff I will have the time to play. I think Expedition 33 is the most interesting of the list and is something new.

 

[S E P H]

Not that I care about the flying games, but damn the MS Flight Simulator looks amazing. It also looks like a game that needs a 3k computer to run it.

Wuchang would be super interesting if Ghosts of Tsushima wasn't released. No way Wu will ever come close to GoT amazingness.

Loved the uniqueness of Mixtape and South of Midnight.

Indiana Jones looked great except the gameplay looked super awkward like it was so slow or something.

Perfect Dark looked damn amazing. Starfield expansion also was pretty ridiculous, very Destiny-esque in a good way.

 

[S E P H]

That was the best Games showcase Ive seen in years.

Probably since the Playstation E3 show where FF7R was revealed and Last Guardian got a date.

I mean, didn't Microsoft spend trillions of dollars for these game studios? It should be this damn awesome IMHO.

 

[Jussi]

So I guess these are the trends we are going to see in future gaming...

1. Every main protagonist is a woman, black woman gets you extra brownie points.

2. Zombies are the only bad guys game studios can now create.

3. Post apocalypse world is the only setting game studios can create.

4. Rehashes is the only IP games worth making now (aka COD).

A black samurai in the shogun era was probably the funniest thing I saw today. Oh Ubisoft, being too Asian is now too close to being white skin?

I did see a lot of good stuff but not a lot of stuff I will have the time to play. I think Expedition 33 is the most interesting of the list and is something new.

Counterpoint: accounts for the 45ish years of no (black) women. Though with Fable, you get a choice of the gender of the main character.

Apparently it's based on actual historical figures and events.

Yasuke - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Who Was Yasuke, Japan's First Black Samurai?

In the late 16th century, the enigmatic warrior fought alongside a feudal lord dubbed the "Great Unifier"

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Sad People]

Counterpoint: accounts for the 45ish years of no (black) women. Though with Fable, you get a choice of the gender of the main character.

Right? Seeing people get upset at this or even point it out bugs me. Now imagine being a women or someone from a marginalized group with literally decades of no representation.

 

[Jussi]

Right? Seeing people get upset at this or even point it out bugs me. Now imagine being a women or someone from a marginalized group with literally decades of no representation.

Yeah, although I can understand being from the Commodore 64 generation, when making "white" pixel men was easier/the norm, but I can look at it from a kids viewpoint. "Mom, why are these characters always white/men?" Might have killed many kids interest in some video games back in the day. Somewhat on that note but I remember seeing some kids reactions to the latest "The Little Mermaid" trailer and the comments like "She's like me!" tells you exactly why representation, or the ability to choose the appearance of a character, matters these days. It's not taking anything away from me but possibly giving lots to others. The more people are playing video games, the better for the industry.

 

[Sad People]

Yeah, although I can understand being from the Commodore 64 generation, when making "white" pixel men was easier/the norm, but I can look at it from a kids viewpoint. "Mom, why are these characters always white/men?" Might have killed many kids interest in some video games back in the day. Somewhat on that note but I remember seeing some kids reactions to the latest "The Little Mermaid" trailer and the comments like "She's like me!" tells you exactly why representation, or the ability to choose the appearance of a character, matters these days. It's not taking anything away from me but possibly giving lots to others. The more people are playing video games, the better for the industry.

Well said. The live stream chat of the event was gross.

 

[S E P H]

Right? Seeing people get upset at this or even point it out bugs me. Now imagine being a women or someone from a marginalized group with literally decades of no representation.

Why am I mad?

I remember seeing some kids reactions to the latest "The Little Mermaid" trailer and the comments like "She's like me!" tell you exactly why representation, or the ability to choose the appearance of a character, matters these days.

Counterpoint, making characters non-white is actually more racist because it shows that you are bypassing their culture and focusing on stories you know work...which are all fairytales made in 1500 Europe. Don't you think Africa has fantastic folk tales that are as good as Europe's? I know I do. All I am implying is if you're Assassin's Creed, make an African game (non-Egypt) in Nairobi, Kenya, don't make an Asian samurai game and put black characters in it.

 

[Jussi]

Why am I mad?

Counterpoint, making characters non-white is actually more racist because it shows that you are bypassing their culture and focusing on stories you know work...which are all fairytales made in 1500 Europe. Don't you think Africa has fantastic folk tales that are as good as Europe's? I know I do. All I am implying is if you're Assassin's Creed, make an African game (non-Egypt) in Nairobi, Kenya, don't make an Asian samurai game and put black characters in it.

Again, Yasuke is an actual historical figure as a black samurai. It's more in line with Shogun the book and show.

And when it comes to fairy tales, we're talking about mermaids and what-not, so skin color, realism and logic has already checked out. Might as well be blue skinned and wear white hats and pants.