June 12th, 2018 by Kurt "Chet" Christel
Sony
Intro
- The show started off in a big church/tent with Shawn Layden talking about the company and making some jokes.
- Gustavo Hunter opened with yet another musical performance on Banjo. He just sat there and played while nothing game related happened.
Last of Us Part II
- Finally, Sony showed off. The tent they were in was a perfect recreation of the opening scene for their in-game cutscene video.
- A jaw-dropping gameplay demo ensued after a very romantic cutscene.
- The gameplay demo was long, brutal, savage, and featured all of the staple gameplay from the series and more.
Panel Discussion
- The PlayStation showcase title dropped after the demo and the show went to a panel show located separately.
- It was explained that the audience for the PlayStation Experience would be going to a different venue.
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- A quick trailer came on showcasing the preorder for the game with old maps remastered.
Some Game Teasers Delivered Rapid Fire
- They recapped a bunch of games already announced.
Destiny 2
- A teaser for the Forsaken expansion was shown.
- September 4th for PS4
Ghost of Tsushima
- We were treated to another musical performance on an old Japanese instrument.
- A gameplay demo was shown after, finally revealing the type of game.
- It resembled games like the Witcher 3 and the recent God of War.
- The game was gorgeous.
Control
- The new game by Remedy was revealed in a gameplay trailer.
Resident Evil 2
- It’s not a remaster but a genuine top-down remake of the game.
- January 25, 2019
Trevor Saves the Universe
- A teaser was shown from the Rick and Morty team that resembled the show a lot.
Kingdom Hearts 3
- We finally got a new trailer that showed us even more gameplay and locations.
- They also showed there was a complete package for PS4 featuring all the prior main entries.
Death Stranding
- Death Stranding finally had its big gameplay montage.
- It still defies explanation.
Nioh 2
- A short teaser was shown.
Spider-Man
- A new in-game trailer with gameplay and cutscenes was shown.
Outro
- Montage of all games covered.
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