Is there a 'too long, didn't watch' version?

EA Canada in Vancouver has like 1800 employees, and is working on at least a dozen titles at any one time. So while they probably are working on Anthem shit, they're also working on everything else. Also, EA has a bunch more studios, like EA tiburon

I'm still watching/listening, but so far, the gist of what I got from it is:

1. The game feels like a crossbreed of Destiny, and Monster Hunter, with Mass Effect(ish) combat turned up to 11

2. Can be played alone, but definitely meant to be played in groups

3. You unlock the various suits throughout the course of the main story, and you can run whichever one you want, whenever you feel like it, so it's not like in say Destiny, where you need to start 3 characters to play each class

4. The big city is completely single player, and it's where you make decisions that affect the game's story. You will not see any other player here.

5. Outside of that, the game is completely open world.

6. The open world isn't like an MMO, where you're running into people left and right. They don't know how many people will be on a server yet, but it won't be some crazy amount

7. The world is more mythical than say Mass Effect, where you had all this tech with rational explanations for how it works. A lot of stuff here is more "ya, there's gods, and crazy shit. It's cool, so this is how it works."

8. Don't expect typical Bioware story focus. It's more about the characters, and the adventure you go on with your friends.

9. Flying takes a bit to get used to, but it's awesome. 

10. World is super vertical, and intricate. It's also more densely packed, than it is large in sheer landmass.

11. Vague on endgame content so far. "World will continually evolve, with new things to do." No specifics given

12. Microtransaction are "forever cosmetic."

13. Not directly said, but implied that pretty much all hands at Bioware are currently on deck for this game.

Damn, the Respawn Star Wars game sounds promising as hell. Jedi being hunted post-RotS? Holy shit.

EA might find a way to fuck it up, though, see: Battlefront II.

But how can you claim to be excited about a game that you 100% knew was coming (because it literally comes every year) based on a franchise that is certainly good but only making iterative improvements on the same thing over and over again? I'm sure the new mode will be cool, but how is a minor change/addition the same as, say, a whole new IP like Splatoon with gameplay unlike anything seen before? 

Almost all sports games are virtually identical to their past iterations. Make a few tweaks, add a few tackle animations, push a marginally different mode...but then still have 95% of the actual gameplay identical to last year's model. At least racing games have new tracks and fighting games have new characters and open worlds have new maps to explore. A sports game will always have players faffing about with a ball on the same playing field doing nearly identical things ad nauseum. 

Final Fantasy's Blitzball had more variety to it than any football/basketball games. Sure, it was nowhere near as refined, but it was more interesting because it at least had some variety to it. 

My point is, I can't fathom how someone could be excited for 'sports ball 2018' when it's 90% the same game as 'sports ball 2017'. I get that it has that feeling like it's an excuse to return to an old favorite if you're into that, but to be super excited for it when it's basically the same thing? I just don't get that. 

All I get from these EA sports announcements is 'yep, it's another sports game, but this time it's slightly better'. 

When the internet is throwing a fit over Dark Souls Remastered just being Dark Souls with some performance tweaks and better online, it strikes me as odd to hear similar people buying the same football game once a year for a decade straight. 

True

A group at EA Vancouver are confirmed to be working on Visceral's SW game.

No unfortunately.

But at this point I just want EA to actually make something out of that SW license.

With EA as the publisher the odds are against us but for all we know, the game could end up being something worthwhile.

Because they don't make presentations for you, they make presentations for investors, stuff like Origin Premier announcing on stage makes investors happy.

They announced the Champions League that's HUGE. You don't like it that is fine but you are being Selfish for hating that they show it. 

I wasnt going to watch it until I was bored enough with nothing better to do. lol

welp thats an hour i will never get back. Nice C&C bastardized game to mobile, that was THE most disappointing. I can see maybe liking Anthem. BF5 will be talked about more tomorrow.

I would have liked to have seen Skate 4 and an ME trilogy remaster, 60fps 4k,

Now I am really looking forward to maybe ubisoft, but will be there to watch the MS presentation. The bar is very low with this start.

edit: also forgot about the new game from Respawn, I will be giving serious consideration for this game even if it is starwars, i really like Respawn.