Ended up watching this thing despite myself (had to do something whilst watching the nephew). Was it a better show than last years? Well, at no point did I cringe hard enough to turn the TV off, though the constant advertising of whatever-Defenders really started getting on my nerves, and the various 'musical performances' (save the last three) had me hit the mute button.
None of the 'world premiers' were particularly shocking or exciting, and most of the trailers (and especially the teasers) were boring as hell. Bloodborne, Banner Saga 2, No Man's Sky, King's Quest, and surprisingly enough Until Dawn all piqued my interest, the latter looking like a really fun rental. If only the entire awards show had been as interesting as the Sierra Games bit. Feels like Geoff has ideas on how to make a proper awards ceremony that wouldn't bore a modern audience to tears - notice how most awards got relegated to an off-stage interview "Hey, by the way, you won an award, Instead of letting you give a thank you speech, I'm gonna ask you a single question and cut away" - but things didn't quite fall into place.