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What did we learn from E3 this year, kids?

Well, we learned I'm a slut for Square and Marvel, but that hardly surprises anyone.

Aside from that:

WHAT WAS GOOD:
Next Xbox may have four-generation crossplay?
Phantasy Star Online 2 in English
SaGa
Ori 2
That game where you hug deer ladies to help them pass on
Doom Eternal
-Maybe- Age of Wonders Planetfall? This isn't usually My Thing being a 4X but ... dinosaurs
Watch_Dogs Legion
Giant soulful Khajiit eyes
The other SaGa
Crystal Chronicles
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Avengers
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: Now With Obscurities Only Sqrlmog Cares About
Smashy Smashy, Banjo Bashie. Also with Dragon Questers.
Panzer Dragoon!
Seiken 3 Remake
Animal Crossing New Horizons [provisionally, I'm watching you Nintendo]

WHAT WAS NOT SO GOOD:
Tom Clancy's Giant Fistfuls of Money
The Terraria trailer getting boned over
Star Wars looks real lukewarm
Saying nothing whatsoever about Baldur's Gate 3, but doing it conspicuously
For all the budget it's gotten, Cyberpunk 2077 looks like one stale ass whitebread dinner roll don't @ me.
Commander Keen mobile YEAHHHHHH I mean NOOOOOO
I'm never gonna catch up to FFXIV's plot, am I
STOP RELEASING GAMES IN NOVEMBER

I'll see you guys next year to do the E3 dance all over again. This year I felt like a lot of games... I dunno, they weren't for me. But there were games for me in the mix, and I hope there were games for you too. Video games are Still Good, and the people who make them and play them can get so much better. This hobby of ours is a deranged mess, with heavy crunches and a seriously toxic online culture robbing my will to go on, but I still love video games and I love sharing my excitement with all of you.

G'bye from E3, dears. May we meet again next year~