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Ace attorney tokyo gameshow 201512/26/2023 I thought this was hilarious but then I went around the corner and it had a huge section all to itself. I had to zoom right in to see the details. I went looking for Umbrella Corps - the big new shooter announce - and found a single banner. No Dark Souls on Bandai Namco's booth - Sony had it on showĬapcom had a large booth with Ace Attorney and Monster Hunter out in force Sega had a pretty strong presence for a "dying" console publisher And also very hot, because a dozen sweaty gamers, straining PS4 consoles and VR headsets fills a space quickly.Įveryone seemed very excited about the Trico wall but after watching for a few minutes I concluded that it was either rubbish AI or thoroughly confused by the dozens of people waving at it at any given moment. The queue system for demos was esoteric, but I had a queue jump pass so I just helped myself. The booth was double sided there are dozens of demo stations here. PlayStation had its usual sprawling demo lounge And yet three seconds after you were allowed in a bunch of people wanted to play Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward, an expansion you have been able to play in your own home for months. Most of the attendees wandering about are exhibitors, press and industry insiders. This was just after the doors opened on the business days. The only booth babe photo I took, and only because she wouldn't go away. This has been the case all three years I've attended the show. It smelled of the sea, which was a fine relief after days of plane, airport and hotel air conditioning.īethesda never seems to have any coverage opportunities, but it slathers the Mezze in advertising. I took these as the business days ended as it was absolutely wazzing it down when I arrived on the first day. The first thing you see at Tokyo Game Show is Bethesda Maybe if you click on this a lot Pat will let me expense a Fuji X10 and next year's will be brilliant because I enjoy fiddling with the retro-style buttons and dials very much. These are all awful and completely unedited. This year nothing awful happened at all! I remembered to eat I came in ¥73 under budget I didn't get drunk enough to cry in the bathtub and I even took some photos as per Pat's only instruction for this year's trip. The time before that I had a terrible experience on a boat and nearly got divorced. Most of the big companies were putting on huge façades, although some of the smaller booths did contain some gems.Pat keeps sending me to the Tokyo Game Show "because it's cheap" even though all I do is get lost and interview Omega Force over and over again. There was a lot to look at, but often nothing to really see. Granblue Fantasy had a giant airship, Ace Attorney 6 had a full courtroom (pictured above), and Konami had … well, a full pachinko parlor, basically. The whole thing was at least visually appealing. There were a lot of lights and fluff, but very little in the way of gaming substance ( Metal Gear or otherwise).Ī few things did stand out about the experience. One of the biggest booths at the event was for Granblue Fantasy, a game that has already been on the market for nearly a year. Few of the announced projects actually translated into working demos or large-scale displays. None of the major developers had much of anything new to show off at the conference. Some of this slow decay feeling could easily be written off as me just having a cold, but other people who weren’t sick said similar things. But during the public day, as you walked around the floor, there was a general feeling of an industry in slow decay. The press days were filled with announcements, many of which were for interesting new titles and promotions. Many people I talked to about the event said the same thing: there was a lot talked about, but very little actually shown. But one of the biggest reasons is because, well … there doesn’t seem like a lot to talk about. There are many reasons why, including a busy schedule and having gotten a cold during the conference. This year, I was lucky enough to be one of those gamers who got the chance to see this massive event in person.Ī month has passed since I went to TGS, and I’m only just now sitting down to write about it. The four-day event is split into press days for big announcements and general public days for showing demos and promotions. Perhaps the second largest gaming conference in the world, this industry-wide event is a big chance for companies to hype and push their newest games. For years-or even decades-many gamers have longed for the chance to see the famous Tokyo Game Show.
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