Official Nintendo E3 2018 Thread

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Alara317 said:

Hiku said:

I feel very similar to you.
This is actually exactly what I wanted, realistically. But more than I dared to hope for.
I always said I wanted them to keep every character from Smash 4, but since they don't traditionally do that, I figured chances were slim to none, unless this was Smash 4 Deluxe. But it looks more like Smash 4 Deluxe Turbo Ultra Royal Edition+. It has pretty much everything I'd want from a traditional new Smash game, minus the fact that they put less focus on new characters and stages, and it seems to use the same engine.
Every character seems to have some tweeks to their moves, and Zelda even got what appears to be an overhaul to her character model and animations. She previously got one of her moves replaced when she could no longer transform into Shiek, but instead got a move from Phantom Hourglass. Now it seems like she can transform into Shiek again? (I hope not). Either way, her new makeover looks awesome.
I'm not sure how Breath Link differs from Twilight Link though. Need to re-watch the trailer.

There are tweeks to systems like air dodges, UI enhancements showing icons that indicate meter/items. New items, and new pokemons.
I was mainly worried that Lucina wouldn't return because she's a clone character, and may get replaced for the next new relevant Fire Emblem character instead, and Cloud because he's (probably) an expensive license to renew for a new I.P. 
But all of them are back, plus the stages from the 3DS version, and every character to have ever appeared in a Smash game. Even though none of them interest me personally, I'm sure that decision lead to some of my favorites from Smash 4 to still remain in this game, so I'm grateful for that. (Zelda, Lucina, Rosalina, Palutena, Marth, Zero Samus, Cloud.) And I know that decision will make a lot of fans happy.

On top of that, the fact that they added Ridley, dash canceling, punishment for rolling too much, perfect shield being more more risky/skill based, and omega battlefield shows that they seem to be listening to fans. (In fact Sakurai did say that Ridley was added because there was an outcry for him. In particular from western fans.)

This game alone makes me want to pick up a Switch in December.

And I also wanted to rate the E3 presentation highly because of Smash, but I can understand why a lot of people were upset at how much time it took up. For me I'd be fine if they spent the entire presentation showing nothing but Smash.

I'm really happy about Zelda's redesign though.

Do people forget that Breath of the Wild was the only game Nintendo brought to E3 2016 and many people said they 'won' E3 that year? Again, quality over quantity; that is why I hold Sony and Nintendo in such high regard despite Microsoft's colossal wave of new games and reveals. 

I do think Microsoft had the show of the year (Strange since they're the only of the 3 console makers I don't much care for), but that doesn't mean Sony and Nintendo didn't also come out swinging. Again, it's a comparison of quantity vs quality, and I think the three were very similar overall in the end. 

Well, to be fair, Nintendo had stated beforehand that Zelda was going to be the only game they would show off at E3. So, people knew to temper their expectations before E3 even started. And because Breath of the Wild was THE game everyone was asking about for 2 years up to that point, when they finally showed it and it looked absolutely incredible and breath-taking (pun intended) people gave them the win because they had the sense and feeling that "this game may be the best one they've ever made."
As for this year, it could have helped if Nintendo had stated beforehand that "this Direct will focus heavily on Smash, there will be a few new games we will show off as well, but mostly Smash." Then that would have tempered some people's expectations like Sony did beforehand. I agree that those people who are giving 1s, 2s, and 3s out of 10 and calling this shit, a failure, bomb, etc. etc. need to calm down and take a chill pill because this was nowhere near that bad. But, I can understand where they are coming from.