Hopefully it has a big E3 re-reveal. Speaking of which, E3 could be pretty damn good this year, although we already know about Bayonetta 3, Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 3 & Pokemon Gen 8 E3 will likely have the first actual footage and/or blowout for them.

On top of that, there is always at least a couple surprise 1st/2nd party announcements.

I try to keep my hype in check for any Direct/E3 but this year really should be quite good.

Yeah I'm holding out hope Bayo 3 will be at E3 but I expected it to see it at last year's E3 too, and at the VGAs, so it's hard to muster much confidence for fear of yet more crushing disappointment. It's my single most wanted game and it feels like the universe has decided that what curl-6 wants he shan't be allowed to have, lulz (Prime 4 case in point)

The combat of Bayonetta 2 feels more fluid and controls much more precise. Anyway, I love the two games although I have a certain preference for Bayonetta 2.

If there's one thing we've learned from all this ... with Bayonetta and Metroid ... it's that when Nintendo says "Now in development" they mean it very literally Hahahaha

@curl-6

I definitely see where you're coming from, plus you're a natural pessimist , but Platinum seems pretty damn consistent and has very good output. I know Scalebound was cancelled but I feel like that was more Microsoft's fault than Platinum's.

Guilty as charged haha. I didn't used to be, I just kinda became that way over the last 6-7 years as a way of trying to protect myself from disappointment I guess. I have been making a conscious effort this year to be more optimistic.

The second is more fluid and precise but it lacks certain intricacies due to certain changes in the system for example they removed stun from bullet artes and otg mechanics, you also can't launch any enemy that is higher than mid tier with out witch time which restricts certain applications in combat the are a number of issues but then the are a number of fixes the second brought as not only is it more fluid and responsive but it got rid of the horrid qtes, the second game's approach also added more emphasis on set ups in playing the mechanics making accessories more impactful and far better levels, bosses and structure.

What happens is generally B1 becomes a lot more rewarding in exploring its combat but B2 is much better to play through as a game and the series has this rift.

I understand and honestly I always expect 1-2 games to get delayed to the following year every year. 2017 was a surprise because I really thought Xenoblade 2 was going to be delayed to 2018.

Like Fire Emblem+Animal Crossing+Luigi's Mansion+Pokemon Gen 8+Link's Awakening from July-December is almost too good to be true so I would not be surprised at all to see Animal Crossing & Luigi's Mansion become H1 2020 titles and replaced by a mid-tier title announced at E3 for a Q4 release.

That's similar to what happened last year, Yoshi & Fire Emblem were delayed out of 2018 and Mario Party was announced at E3 and released in Oct.

Yeah, I hated the deaths by QTE of the first Bayonetta. 

Certainly Bayonetta 1 and Bayonetta 2 are different in many aspects, which surely is because they are of different generations and different directors. Kamiya is certainly not interested in being associated with Bayonetta 2.

 Mario Kart Battle Royale... that doesn't sound right @_@