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A Look Back at E3 2014 (with graphs!)
- Thread starter timetokill
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Maybe this guy is really Nogylop, the reincarnation of polygon making his presence known at the Tenkaichi Neogaf.
MrCunningham
Member
Each game had a "type" associated with it, including whether shooting was a main or primary mechanic. I put together these graphs to show if a game's gameplay was primarily "about" shooting or about something else.
This one is actually quite shocking. Microsoft showed off less shooting games than Sony?.... The 360 was the quintessential dude-bro machine, last generation.
And finally, exclusivity of games to the platform. I tried to be accurate but I'm sure there will be a game or two that is actually multiplat when I though it was exclusive or visa-versa.
And this chart? It's great to see NIntendo with so many exclusives... but man, they really have nothing to lean on when it comes to third party content. Good and bad at the same time. .
whateverblah
Neo Member
So for exclusives its:
1. Sony
2. Nintendo
3. Microsoft
1. Sony
2. Nintendo
3. Microsoft
timetokill
Banned
Well, it's "2015+", so yeah, 2015 and beyond.
ryutaro's mama
Member
Good job, OP.
timetokill
Banned
Oh man that sounds like a great lovecraft monster
timetokill
Banned
Yeah if the game is available on a competitor's platform I put it as multiplatform.
Michael Armbrust
Member
Microsoft 2014 vs 2015+ seems off.
I think it's correct, but that's just not the impression you'd get from watching the show.
I think it's correct, but that's just not the impression you'd get from watching the show.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
That's pretty cool.
Maybe you could let people take a look at the data you used to make this stuff, so people can help you correct any mistake?
Maybe you could let people take a look at the data you used to make this stuff, so people can help you correct any mistake?
timetokill
Banned
yeah I will when I get a chance, I'm busy watching the kings game right now
Nice work on all the graphs, very interesting data. Got me curious on what exactly were the exclusives shown at each conference.
Sony Exclusives
1. The Order 1886
2. Entwined
3. LittleBigPlanet 3
4. Bloodborne
5. Let It Die
6. The Last of Us Remaster
7. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
8. Ratchet remaster? (mentioned but not shown)
9. Guns Up!
10. Grim Fandango Remaster
11. Magicka 2
12. No Man's Sky (timed console exclusive)
13. Abzu (timed console exclusive)
(your graph has quite a few more, I assume mostly indie stuff? I don't remember which ones were shown off the top of my head)
Nintendo Exclusives
1. Yoshi's Woolly World
2. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
3. The Legend of Zelda Wii U
4. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
5. Mario Maker
6. Bayonetta 2
7. Xenoblade Chronicles X
8. Super Smash Bros
9. Hryule Warriors
10. Splatoon
Microsoft Exclusives
1. Forza Horizon 2
2. Sunset Overdrive
3. Fable Legends
4. Project Spark
5. Ori and the Blind Forest
6. Dance Central: Spotlight
7. Halo Master Chief Collection
8. Halo 5: Guardians
9. Inside
10. Phantom Dust
11. Scalebound
12. Crackdown 3
edit: thanks Nightengale
Sony Exclusives
1. The Order 1886
2. Entwined
3. LittleBigPlanet 3
4. Bloodborne
5. Let It Die
6. The Last of Us Remaster
7. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
8. Ratchet remaster? (mentioned but not shown)
9. Guns Up!
10. Grim Fandango Remaster
11. Magicka 2
12. No Man's Sky (timed console exclusive)
13. Abzu (timed console exclusive)
(your graph has quite a few more, I assume mostly indie stuff? I don't remember which ones were shown off the top of my head)
Nintendo Exclusives
1. Yoshi's Woolly World
2. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
3. The Legend of Zelda Wii U
4. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
5. Mario Maker
6. Bayonetta 2
7. Xenoblade Chronicles X
8. Super Smash Bros
9. Hryule Warriors
10. Splatoon
Microsoft Exclusives
1. Forza Horizon 2
2. Sunset Overdrive
3. Fable Legends
4. Project Spark
5. Ori and the Blind Forest
6. Dance Central: Spotlight
7. Halo Master Chief Collection
8. Halo 5: Guardians
9. Inside
10. Phantom Dust
11. Scalebound
12. Crackdown 3
edit: thanks Nightengale
Nintendo would definitely dominate that.
All but 2 games has you murdering everything.
Nightengale
Member
You missed out Guns Up, it was announced in Shawn Layden's section. First-party exclusive.
As for timed console exclusives:
No Man's Sky
Abzu
Console exclusives:
Grim Fandango Remaster
Magicka 2
Interesting stuff, I love graphs!
Not to mention a lot of people complaining on Microsoft for "showing nothing but CG trailers" in the OT to the briefing.
Not to mention a lot of people complaining on Microsoft for "showing nothing but CG trailers" in the OT to the briefing.
Baron_Calamity
Member
These graphs are sexy and informative.
SwiftDeath
Member
It'd be cool to see your data sets used to create these if you have the time OP
timetokill
Banned
I updated some of the charts to fix a few errors. I also put a link to download the excel file in the OP, if you quote it.
Glad you guys are liking them!
Glad you guys are liking them!
SpecialAgentZ
Member
I really think post-Digital Event games should be included.
Nintendo's E3 wasn't only DE.
Nintendo's E3 wasn't only DE.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
Interesting!
Y0j1mb0
Member
An episode of Lost makes more sense than a Polygon article.
timetokill
Banned
True, but I don't think anybody's conference was their entire E3.
Doing it this way helps compare how the digital event compares to the traditional press conference model and also limits the scope to something reasonable for me to work with.
DemonCleaner
Member
This was how games were revealed or discussed at the shows. If they showed gameplay or even simulated gameplay, it went in the gameplay category. If they showed only cutscenes or straight-up CG, it went in the "nothing like gameplay" category. Talking was when they just mentioned a game, and possibly a logo or concept art, with nothing to show for it.
man that one can't be right
According to the graphs the following games are all feature shooting:Wow more percentage shooters at Sony's conference
Fable Legends
Dragon Age Inquisition
Scalebound
Cuphead
Kingdom under Fire
Uncharted 4
While the following games do not feature shooting:
Yoshi's Wooly World (Throwing I guess)
Zelda Wii U uses a bow and arrow fall towards its target
(Hyrule Warriors the same)
Xenoblade X they might have assault rifles but it's in space so that doesn't count
Bloodborne
Way too inconsistently applied. Sometimes projectiles are shooting, other times a gun is shown and that means it showed shooting and other times a gun is shown and it wasn't counted
Fornaximus
Member
*sigh*
I guess I should buy a Wii U to complement my PS4 and PC. Too many Nintendo exclusives.
I guess I should buy a Wii U to complement my PS4 and PC. Too many Nintendo exclusives.
Hard to classify some games. I'm glad the OP did the graphs although we should all realize that it won't be 100% accurate.
This is only covering the conferences/Digital Event because those are (more or less) comparable. Nintendo did like 24 hours of Treehouse content, but that's obviously not comparable to a 1.5-2 hour press conference.
MikeE21286
Member
Polygon will be calling you soon...
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Numbers OP.....not percentages.
sixteen-bit
Member
It's ironic how much Nintendo's exclusivity chart resembles Pac-Man
Majmun
Member
MS' and Sony's offering will look WAY more impressive when shown in numbers. They showed more games and more gameplay and they have more exclusives than Nintendo.
While percentages work in Nintendo's favor.
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Not always
GingerOfEden
Member
Awesome graphs! Overall, I think Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo did pretty well this year.
What multiplatform game was shown at Nintendo's? Are you counting Bayonetta 1?
It'd be interesting if someone added the games that Nintendo featured outside of their DE (and for the other companies too, but I'm not sure if they revealed many games outside of the conferences). Nintendo showed some exclusives and put a lot of trailers in their YouTube channel.