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E3 2019: BETHESDA GIVES US COMMANDER KEEN, DENGE, AND IKUMA NAKAMURA

10/6/2019

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Something I'll give Bethesda credit for: the people they wheeled out onto their E3 stage were at least somewhat more relaxed than almost everyone at Microsoft's presentation.

There was a lot of being humble; admitting that the criticism they've received in the wake of Fallout 76 was "well-deserved"... there was a lot of thanking the fans, a lot of giving them credit for everything, and a lot of talking about their amazing global communities.

They couldn't exactly ignore the reception suffered by Fallout 76, so all credit to them for acknowledging it, even if they did try to put a positive spin on it. The big news? Human NPCs are coming back to Fallout 76.

Thanks for that, everyone!!!! You're all so amazing, and it's all down to you!!!!!!?!!!!

<WHOOPING, CHEERING, FOAMING AT THE MOUTH, ROCKING BACK AND FORTH>

Here are the other big Bethesda announcements.
DEATHLOOP
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The trailer for sci-fi actioner Deathloop, from the studio behind Dishonered, threw me off, because it featured the Denge Sound Mirrors - WW2-era early warning devices on the south coast of England, here transplanted to an alien planet. 

By chance, the real ones happened to be located right behind a caravan park I spent a wet weekend in last summer.

Look now: 
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The game had a nice, stylish, gritty, trailer - but no actual gameplay was shown. So who knows? It had a bit of a Death Stranding-meets-Escape From New York vibe.
DOOM ETERNAL
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The Doom reboot was great. Doom Eternal looks to be more of the same. Which is no bad thing, really if - as I did - you enjoyed the previous one.

The main thing Bethesda wanted to crow about as E3 was the new battle mode, creatively titled Battlemode, which will see two human-controlled demons face off against a human-controlled Demon Slayer. Okay.

They were also keen to announce that the game will ship with a special edition that includes a full-size wearable helmet.

OKAY.
GHOSTWIRE: TOKYO
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The people behind The Evil Within have another new horror game on the way. Ghostwire: Tokyo finds Japan's capital overrun by a supernatural threat. Beyond that? There was little to take away from yet another gameplay-free trailer. 

In fact, the main thing people were talking about after the showcase was Ikuma Nakamura, the creative director of Tango Gameworks, who sort of adorably admitted to being nervous, and gave E3 its most human moment of the show thus far.

Beneath her sing-song broken English and funny poses - she reminded me of a human Pikachu - she talked about the player needing to investigate the conspiracy behind why people are disappearing. 

<DABS, CHIRPS, BURBLES, BREAKS HEARTS>
EVERYTHING ELSE
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Bethesda is getting into streaming, with something called Orion; the demo will be available initially for members of its Doom Slayer's Club - following "years of research and development". It aims optimise games to allow players to run them at "max settings" even if bandwidth is being chewed up elsewhere in your house. 

See now? Whether you like it or not, streaming is coming, so you might as well clamber off that high horse and stick your nose in its trough.

Bethesda also whizzed through Wolfenstein: Youngblood, a new, dragon-heavy, addition to Elder Scolls, Elder Scrolls: Blades for the Switch, a Rage 2 expansion, and a brand new Commander Keen game for mobile. The latter seems to be some sort of cartoon-y puzzle game thing. 

And that was it. I can only hope that as we learn further details of Bethesda's upcoming games we'll discover that they feature more places I've visited on my holidays.
9 Comments
Reversible Sedgewick
10/6/2019 11:22:07 am

The realisation that "sci-fi auctioneer" above is most likely an accidental autocorrect is a crushing disappointment.

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Mr Biffo
10/6/2019 11:52:03 am

Plus I've corrected it now to further fuel your disappointment.

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Reversible Sedgewick
10/6/2019 12:19:21 pm

I'll never forget you, space gavel...

Geebs
10/6/2019 01:17:29 pm

I read that headline as "Bethesda gives us dengue", which is at least a more appetising proposition than Fallout 76.

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Meatballs-me-branch-me-do
10/6/2019 01:37:20 pm

Of course there’s a female Commander Keen added, and they both have snarky attitude and permanent Dreamworks expressions.

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JamesD.
10/6/2019 02:25:24 pm

That photo of you on holiday looks like a still from a 1980s Public Service Announcement.

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sonicshrimp
11/6/2019 06:14:29 am

Could you do a mini video series, visiting coastal war installations of Britain and Normandy, ‘Biffo’s Battlements & Bunkers’?

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Chris
11/6/2019 10:35:10 am

Elder Scrolls: Blades is entirely set in Croatia and features the main character feeding TUC biscuits to dragons.

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jack
5/4/2020 12:57:15 pm

how the hell did you not write about how they completely massacred commander keen? probably born in the 2000s smh

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