Sure, this list has had more remixes than a Calvin Harris and Rihanna dance song. But after several wildly successful Bible Scale articles thanks to YOU (18 games broke down in 8 articles in 3 days by 4 clergygeeks), and a call for a final Top 33 Games of E3 2016 list on social media, we decided to put the nail on this wonderful, yet tiring video game conference coffin.
Well, at least ’til Gamescom.
Notes:
(To read about the games down below in more detail, just click the title to link to our snazzy coverage)
* = denotes games we had actual hands-on time with, be it behind closed doors (BCD), the showroom floor, or Xbox Party
$ = denotes games not available to demo or watch BCD, but were shown during one of Sunday/Monday’s media briefings
Yes = we count EA Play as part of E3
33. ReCore “While there wasn’t much exploration ala Metroid Prime, the dash-and-blast style of battle from Mega Mean is there.” – Travis Moody (2 Bibles)
32. Resident Evil 7 “Although Capcom seems to be going back to the original roots of RE, this definitely felt more ‘Silent Hill’ than anything.” – Lance Paul (2.5 Bibles)
31. Pac-Man 256 “The feels of classic arcade Tron-meets-Nintendo’s Paperboy.” – Richard Zom (3 Bibles)
30. Madden 17* / NHL 17* / FIFA 17
29. Steep* “Virtual snow bunnies are no longer relegated to linear speed-and-trick segments.” – Travis Moody (3 Bibles)
28. [TIE] Detroit: Becoming Human$ / Tales of Berseria “You can swap between several strikingly different characters and mesh together combos.” – Richard Zom (3.5 Bibles)
27. [TIE] Days Gone / Dead Rising 4
26. [TIE] LEGO Dimensions: Wave 6 Expansion* “Capture the Flag was a ton of fun.” – Lance Paul (3.75 Bibles) / Persona 5$
25. Halo Wars 2
24. [TIE] Prey$ / Fe$
23. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided*
22. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands*
21. Sea of Thieves* “Rare intends on listening to fan feedback through various development stages to get things right.” – Travis Moody (3.75 Bibles)
20. Watch_Dogs 2* “No longer does the multiplayer portion of the game feel like a detached annoyance.” – Travis Moody (3.75 Bibles)
19. Tekken 7* “Fight mechanics, smooth as the days of liquor store Arcade cabinets, don’t need to rely on any flashy fatilities to ham up the fanbase.” – Richard Zom (4 Bibles)
18. For Honor* “There were far more cinematic experiences that came into play than expected.” – Travis Moody (4 Bibles)
17. [TIE] Cuphead* / Scalebound$
16. Batman: The Telltale Series “The first Batman game to play both sides of the coin with the Caped Crusader and Bruce Wayne.” – Lance Paul (4 Bibles)
15. Agents of Mayhem* “Fans of comic books and superhero movies will especially enjoy this game!” – Travis Moody (4 Bibles)
14. Injustice 2 “Seems to have improved leaps and bounds from the prior edition.” – Lance Paul (4 Bibles)
13. Titanfall 2*
12. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare “Stepping away from rogue agents and terror cells might be the smartest move CoD has done in years.” – Lance Paul (4.25 Bibles)
11. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
10. The Last Guardian$
9. Spider-Man$
8. Mafia III
7. [TIE] God of War$ / Gears of War 4*
6. Dishonored 2$
5. Final Fantasy XV* “The world seems filled with many splendid things to do.” – Travis Moody (4.25 Bibles)
4. Horizon Zero Dawn
3. Forza Horizon 3* “For the first time in a long time, players can listen to their own crazy tunes as they race and cruise around the varied, natural wonder of Australia.” – Travis Moody (4.5 Bibles)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* “A custom open world RPG that literally links up the feel of Zelda gameplay with the likes of Fable.” – Richard Zom (4.5 Bibles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWAQI0Q_nw
***GHG’S “BEST IN SHOW” at E3 2016***
1. Battlefield 1* “The game is everything we love about Battlefield in a new–or would that be old?–time period.” – Patrick Obloy (4.75 Bibles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfCoi4J3jqQ
***GHG’s “BEST PUBLISHER” at E3 2016***
- Sony – 7 Games (#4, #7, #9, #10, #26, #27, #28)
- Microsoft – 8 Games (#3, #7, #17×2, #21, #25, #27, #33)
- Electronic Arts – 6 Games (#1, #13, #24, #30×3)
- Ubisoft – 5 Games (#11, #18, #20, #22, #29)
- Bandai Namco – 3 Games (#19, #28, #31)
- Square Enix – 2 Games (#5, #23)
- Warner Bros. – 2 Games (#14, #26)
- Bethesda – 2 Games (#6, #24)
- Nintendo – 1 Game (#2), 2K Games – 1 Game (#8), Activision – 1 Game (#12), Deep Silver – 1 Game (#15), Telltale – 1 Game (#16), Capcom – 1 Game (#32)