The Plus & The Minus - E3 2019: Ubisoft Conference

There was A LOT of Tom Clancy, it's a bit of a flaw of mine to kind of just tune out when a Tom Clancy game comes on screen, just because I haven't played any of them and I have no connection to them, but overall I think show was actually pretty good.

+ Watch Dogs Legion

The promise of this game is so incredibly exciting that you have to be excited for it. Also it means a lot more to me as being set in London post Brexit. The pitch is solid and the extended demo gives it a lot of weight behind its claims. Very very excited!


+ Mythic Quest Raven's Banquet

I'm sure everyone hates the fact this is here. But I love It's Always Sunny, so I don't mind being pitched a show based on video games from those guys.


+ Brawlhalla x Adventure Time

I played this game once and thought it was actually pretty good considering it is a Smash clone, but knowing they add licensed characters like Hellboy and now these Adventure Time guys, I don't know why I wouldn't at least give it a try!


+ Jon Bernthal

I don't care about the game he's in particularly I just like him and want him in more things, also his dog is beautiful!


+ Roller Champions

Looks really really rad and fun, I love the art direction and the gameplay looks fluid and arcadey and fun.


+ Gods & Monsters

I don't know what the hell this is?! But it looks pretty! and it's out soon! They really shouldve shown some gameplay though.

- Assassin's Creed Symphony

Just was on for way too long and was classed as the 'start' of the conference but then after it finished they pretended like the conference hadn't started yet. waste of time.

E3 2018: Ubisoft Press Conference - The Plus and The Minus

A solid showing by Ubisoft, although no surprises, I'm still excited about their line-up

+ Beyond Good & Evil 2

Sure it wasn't much, and the implementation of Joseph Gordon Levitt and his company maybe arose more questions than answers, but regardless it was a great decision to follow up on the big surprise from last year immediately and having a consistent dialogue. I see this as a next gen game, but I'm still glad they are carrying on with it.


+ Trials Rising

I have never really followed the Trials games, but I did play the originals on XBLA back in the day. Since then it seems the games have gotten more and more goofy and less about the difficult aspect of the initial releases. Here they chose to make it very clear they would be taking the best from both worlds. With the addition of Switch I think this could be a resurgance to the series.


+ Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Donkey Kong Adventure DLC

I finished Mario + Rabbids at the beginning of this year, or should I say, suffered through. Don't get me wrong, I loved the game, but the post game really became a painful slog through. So it is weird for me to say that I actually liked the look of the DLC, the exclusion of DK was very obvious when I initially went through the game, so seeing him in this DLC is enough of a hook of wanting to at the very least give it a go. The best hook of that came from the characters and all their differing abilities.


+ Skull & Bones

A year from the announcement, Skull & Bones looks much better, although conceptually it looked like a fun game, this year the gameplay really puts into perspective what we can start looking forward to. I'm interested in if the game plays a bit like a management sim with your crew, or if it will play mainly as a pirate ship shooting game. Only time will tell.


+ Star Fox in Starlink: Battle For Atlas

Not really a game I was really keeping an eye on, but the new addition of Star Fox and the crew to the Switch version of the game suddenly reinvests me into this game and what it could be. This also confirms the close relationship between Ubi and Nintendo, makes me wonder if this is a precursor to a possible Starfox completely made by this Ubi developer.


+ Assassin's Creed Odyssey

It's pretty mind boggling to me that I was drawn to this game as much as I was. Especially after last years look at Origins didn't bring me in, even after the many 'you gotta play this' from friends. Odyssey gave me some sort of weird Assassin's Creed factor that I haven't seen since Brotherhood, along with that add the combat system from Origins and the Bioware-esque dialogue system within the game and suddenly this is a new Assassin's Creed I'm really interested in playing.

- Just Dance 2019

It's slowly becoming less and less a minus, but still has to sit here, I don't really care and no matter how goofy it is, it is still something I have to sit through with dead eyes.


- The Division 2

I have been thinking about wanting to try The Division for a while, the concept seems like a really cool idea, but now seeing Fallout 76, and this trailer and gameplay, I've realised taht this game isn't really for me.


Really solid showing from Ubisoft this year, although the big surprise of Odyssey got leaked before hand and apart from that the publisher didn't show much new stuff.

E3 2017: Ubisoft Conference - The Plus and The Minus

Ubisoft gave a surprising conference that came out with some games I never knew I wanted and some games we've all been wanting for a while. They have definitely caught my attention.

The Plus

+ Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

The pure premise of this game bogged me down and all the leaks didn't get me hyped, Rabbids were the Minions of the gaming world, I never hated Rabbids but they aren't exactly the bet measure of anything outstanding, but as soon as the trailer hit I was in. Not only does the game exude buckets of character and charisma but it is also a strategy game, think XCOM except it's Mario and Rabbids and it looks delightful and fun. I honestly can't wait to play this and it is definitely a system seller for the Switch in my eyes.

+ South Park: The Fractured But Whole

Yes, this was shown last year and the trailer didn't really show us anything new but I was disappointed in the continuous pushing back of the release date but the game still looks funny and fun to play, I hope they stick to this release date this time.

+ Transference

As I thought Fallout 4 in VR might be the pinnacle for VR this year we get to see this extremely intriguing and possible ground breaking game that breaks the fourth wall of playing a game in VR, with the inclusion of Elijah Wood I'm very excited to see where this project goes.

+ Skull & Bones

It's nice to see that the rumblings of the possible pirate game based on the Assassins Creed Black Flag mechanics has finally happened, where Assassins Creed has burnt me out Skull & Bones comes from its ashes and has me intrigued, it'll be fun to see what the reception is to this and if it'll be worth the money.

+ South Park: Phone Destroyer

A free(ish) South Park Stick Of Truth/Fractured But Whole mobile game? Doesn't sound bad at all. No wonder Fractured But Whole has been delayed so much!

+ Beyond Good & Evil 2

IT HAPPENED GUYS, ITS HAPPENING! REJOICE PRAISE UBISOFT PRAAAIISEEE!

The Minus

- Assassin's Creed Origins

Yep, still the same, the second conference we've seen this at and it still has failed to impress me in anyway, that's not a good record.

- The Crew 2

Another driving game, granted it is the most interesting looking one thus far but another one nonetheless.

- Steep: Road to the Olympics

I forgot Steep was a thing, I didn't even know it came out so with that sort of reception you would think Ubi would know that it wouldn't be worth showing on the main conference.

- Just Dance 2018

ERRGHH Every year they show us a new Just Dance game, if I am criticising driving games for the fact that most gamers aren't driving fans then I most definitely going to say to Ubisoft READ THE ROOM people who go to these conventions do not want to watch a dance number on stage, if they want to show the game show it after or before the main conference, not during.

Overall Ubisoft really shocked me with their conference and unexpectedly excited for the games they will be bringing out very soon.