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How do you rate Summer Games Fest 2024?
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foamdino
Member
Lot's of games shown - however every single one is in a niche I personally hate:
F and I'm being generous because there was a fun looking lego game *at the start*
(edit: and there was way too much emphasis on splashy cinematic rather than gameplay)
- soulslike
- "roguelike" (no you're fucking not a roguelike - that term means based on Rogue, the ascii dungeon crawler stop it)
- PvP
- Open world / Survival
- Horror
F and I'm being generous because there was a fun looking lego game *at the start*
(edit: and there was way too much emphasis on splashy cinematic rather than gameplay)
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HerjansEagleFeeder
Gold Member
I was surprised at how much I liked it, I thought it was the best SGF in a long time. Didn't miss any of the big three at all. My favourites from the show we're all indie.
Zathalus
Member
It was announced ahead of time that no major bombshells would drop. So looking at the show itself we had a number of trailers for some great upcoming AAA games, plenty of great looking indies, announcement of Alan Wake DLC, and a potentially cool horror collaboration. Oh and Valorant is coming to consoles.
So with the majority of the focus on indies, no wonder it wasn't popular here.
So with the majority of the focus on indies, no wonder it wasn't popular here.
Dazraell
Gold Member
If this would have been announced this year, I would expect the announcement on The Game Awards. Out of other possibilities, I guess upcoming Xbox Showcase might be another one
foamdino
Member
I love indies - I play lots of them.
Indies are going through a shite genre phase right now - they're literally doing what the big publishers did, trend chasing. We're not seeing the variety, the total breakout of genre tropes, that indies used to do.
Here we had a whole batch of indies that were so similar to each other that they merged into one amorphous blob of "roguelike, survival, pvp <snooze>"
The start where Geoff showed those 10 games and mentioned that 8 were indies - that had variety - the stuff revealed in the show did not.
Hypereides
Gold Member
'Uninteresting'. It was hilarious how a couple of blatant advertisements were in there.
There were a handful of cool things though. Like, snippets of Blumhouse's FPS/Bioshock-esque game and the Power rangers game looked kinda neat. But, otherwise, wasn't much worth of a watch. In comparison, Guerrilla collective had a much more interesting and enticing showcase.
There were a handful of cool things though. Like, snippets of Blumhouse's FPS/Bioshock-esque game and the Power rangers game looked kinda neat. But, otherwise, wasn't much worth of a watch. In comparison, Guerrilla collective had a much more interesting and enticing showcase.
Shifty1897
Member
My thoughts exactly. Pretty standard SGF. People always have insane expectations for these things even with Geoff says not to.
- Metaphor
- Killer Bean
- Power Rangers
- Civ 7
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Phantom Blade Zero
makaveli60
Member
Be like me, expect absolutely nothing from any of these shows nowadays and be surprised when you see a couple of nice things. Because of this I rated it “D”
King Dazzar
Member
I'm fairly sure the show will go well. In recent years, I've thought the shows themselves are usually pretty good. The problems always seem to come after the shows. Usually in terms of timelines and/or delivering with quality. Problems with console sales, management of the brand etc etc. But the shows themselves, usually good.Xbox is set up at the one yard line after these last 2 shows but knowing Xbox...
I'm wondering if there will be any hardware refresh of the X and/or S, aside from a potential glimpse of the handheld.
Team Andromeda
Member
Utter shit.
Killjoy-NL
Member
To quote my son:
"only old people go onto forums"
Going by Gaf's reaction to any gaming event in recent years, I think he's right.
Forums start to sound more and more like nursing homes.
As for the Game Fest, didn't watch it.
"only old people go onto forums"
Going by Gaf's reaction to any gaming event in recent years, I think he's right.
Forums start to sound more and more like nursing homes.
As for the Game Fest, didn't watch it.
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
P for pants
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I ended up playing like a dragon infinite wealth all night, so it looks like I didn't miss anything.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
The era of showing things years in advance and lose months to prepare polished vertical slices/showpieces specifically for a gaming showcase is pretty much over for most publishers.
It sucks for the impact of these shows but it is what it is, games are still coming regardless, mainstream public doesn't even care.
It sucks for the impact of these shows but it is what it is, games are still coming regardless, mainstream public doesn't even care.
SJRB
Gold Member
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Killjoy-NL
Member
All these events are the same and you can easily catch up on Gaf for announcements.
It's just that Gaf seems to hate everything that younger audiences like.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Nice to see I missed nothing of note 
captainpat
Member
I was going to say F but with all the major layoffs and turmoil in the industry and the fact that it did at least have some games that interested me. I'll throw them a bone and give it a C
Audiophile
Member
Two mouldy buns and a rusty nail /10
Nintendo's Witch
Member
10/10 just for the SF6 reveal. The rest meh.
touchfuzzy
Member
Some games looked good but this is definitely not enough to build a special showcase around. It used to feel like the ads were there to fund the show, now it feels like he sells the ads first and then desperately tries to figure out trailers to show in between them. Why bother?
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Cuffbust automatically raises the show to a C. The rest of the announcements turn it up to a B. Great show with 4 or 5 games I'm genuinely interested in is a rare feat.
Geoff turned water into wine. No wonder he's the GOAT.
Geoff turned water into wine. No wonder he's the GOAT.
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Edgelord79
Gold Member
Pass at 50%. D.
I anticipated better. Went from an F to D only because of Civ 7.
I anticipated better. Went from an F to D only because of Civ 7.
Draugoth
Gold Member
Yeah,both you andDraugoth are doing God's work with all the threads you guys are putting up.
Thank you!
I always find funyn how me and
Thick Thighs Save Lives
make the bulk of news here
King Dazzar
Member
Yeah for the next one I'll be ensuring my fast forward button works again! Infact it was so bad, I likely wont watch the next one at all. And just catch any worthy bites from here afterwards. GAF's live commentary was the only enjoyable bit for me. Terrible show.
FeralEcho
Member
I'm sure everyone here on GAF appreciate your efforts!I always find funyn how me and
KXVXII9X
Member
I can relate heavily to not being in these genres and it seems like that is 90% of what comes out these days. There are exceptions, of course, but at this point I find it refreshing when a game isn't catering to these genres.
ProtoByte
Gold Member
Anyone who gives above an E is insane. A truthfully terrible show that offered nothing of value.
A whole wash of D-tier indie trash with absolutely no creative direction, a peppering of news of previously announced expansions or remasters that could've been revealed in a blog post, and the longest segments going to overexposed games thay are already out.
Knowing the fees Keighley's charging puts everything in perspective. Summer Game Fest is a dumping ground for whichever random dev can pony up the 250k per minute. That's it. There's no curation beyond that. Why would big publishers want to get mixed in with this shit?
A whole wash of D-tier indie trash with absolutely no creative direction, a peppering of news of previously announced expansions or remasters that could've been revealed in a blog post, and the longest segments going to overexposed games thay are already out.
Knowing the fees Keighley's charging puts everything in perspective. Summer Game Fest is a dumping ground for whichever random dev can pony up the 250k per minute. That's it. There's no curation beyond that. Why would big publishers want to get mixed in with this shit?
semiconscious
Gold Member
& yet another showcase featuring a host of even more games to not look forward to. thanks to all involved...
Mozzarella
Member
F
Utter garbage
Utter garbage
sachos
Member
I voted D overall because lack of big AAA surprises but there were a lot of cool indie looking games plus the return of CvS, Garou, that MMPR Beat em up, Alan Wake's DLC. I think people are being too harsh on the show, we can't keep asking for more game variety and smaller budgets/scope and then complain when we get exactly that in this show.
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