The E3 press conferences are done. So, let's go through some thoughts, see how well my predictions did, etc.

E3 was good this year I thought. Some good games. Hard to pick a "winner" per say. There was some good PC stuff, some good Sony stuff, some good Bethesda stuff. The EA show was pretty cringey. I'll get into the games themselves later. But personal highlights were the Resident Evil 2 Remake, getting to see more of Cyberpunk, Tunic, and that Samurai game were all impressive too. Metal Wolf Chaos, and the Sega ports were interesting to see as well.



---Prediction Results---
So, how did my pridictions fare? Let's go through them.


-Presentations-
-EA will waffle on for 20 minutes about sports games no one cares about. This would be the free space if it was a bingo card.
Got. Though this was a no brainer.

-Nintendo will show a logo related to a classic IP. Nintendo fans will go bananas and declare Nintendo winner of E3 for what is essentially a .jpg.
Not really. Nintendo didn't do this, but it could be argued that Bethesda did this with Eldar Scrolls 6.

-There will be a lot of battle royal games and other PUBG clones. Yep. Battlefield 5 was revealed to have Battle Royale. Mavricks Proving Grounds is a straight up PUBG clone. Realm Royale. Scum could also arguably be classed as a battle royale game.

-There will be some PR guff trying to spin loot boxes as a good thing, and completely side step the controversies around them. They'll have learned nothing from the backlash, and possibly brag about how much money they're making.
Got this one. EA started going on about it.

-Long shot prediction. A major publisher bastardises a beloved franchise so much as to get audible boos from the crowd. Bonus points if it's loot boxes or battle royal related.
Close. The Battlefield 5 battle royale announced got an "Aaaaaw" groan, but not quite a boo. There was also some trailers the audience didn't applaud. The new Command and Conquer looked ...ok to be honest, but it pissed off a lot of fans. Check out the like-dislike ratio on the trailer.
https://youtu.be/fyNXQpAFQJc

-Someone dropping phrases like "diversity" and other social justice buzzwords like it's 2014.
Diversity Get, with Bethesda's show opening with a trailer prominently featuring various Tumblr stereotypes and talking about how diverse their team was.


-Press and Post Show-
-Some game will be considered "problematic" and be smeared by the likes of Polygon, Waypoint, etc. Bonus points if evidence that one dev once retweeted gamergate/alt-right/Jordan Peterson 3 years ago.
This one was a maybe. Metal Wolf Chaos has been deemed "problematic" on Twitter and comments sections because of the url/hashtag to promote the game was "mech america great again".
Though major game journalism sites didn't write articles.

-Drama when someone doesn't get the special treatment their inflated ego thinks they deserve. For example, someone is snubbed for a behind-closed-doors preview, or "riff-raff" youtubers/twitch streamers being allowed into a press only area.
Nope. Though the show proper is still going on at time of writing.

-Outside prediction. Baseless accusation of sexual assualt, giving the press the chance to write lots of articles about #metoo
Sort of. In a way what happened was the complete opposite.
Around the start of E3 James Portnow, the writer for Extra Credits, was accused of sexual abuse/harrassment. As always, these vague accusations and trials by social media are sketchy, and I personally would wait for a conviction.
However, if you preach "Listen and Believe", and are ok with smearing people that cross you, you can't really complain when you get #metoo'd.
Of course, the male feminist allies and game press lept to defence of the innocent victim by ...turning a blind eye and trying to pressure her to retract her accusation.


-Games-
-Fallout 76 is either going to be a MMO, or Bethesda's answer to Destiny and Anthem.
This one is a question mark. It was confired to be a multiplayer game with base building and quests, and could be played solo. But nothing concrete was stated.

-Resident Evil 2 remake will be a no show again. If anything is shown, then maybe a FMV trailer? I'm not expecting actual gameplay.
Called it. ...kind of. It was technically an in engine cinematic trailer, but there was little actual gameplay so I'm putting this one in the win column. Great trailer though, especially the surprise reveal. Graphics are great too, if the full game actually looks that good...

-Cyberpunk 2020 with be a no show, or FMV only.
Again, a maybe. It was again technicaly an in engine cinematic, but no actual gameplay so I call that a win.

-The new From Software game will turn out to be a Shadow Tower sequel.
Completely wrong. It's another Souls-esc game, this time about a samurai with a bungee cord.




---Some specific thoughts and opinions---
I'm not going to go over everything, but there was a few things I want to talk about.

Just Cause 4 - I'm not a fan of "cinematic" trainers. They look cool, but the lack of gameplay, or a reasonable portrail of gameplay, isn't a great sell. With that, Just Cause 4 looked fun, and it explained what was different, and some of the new stuff including the new AI and enemy types that actually pose a reasonable threat.
Death Standing - Still don't know what that is. Bag carrying sim? I joke, but the guy is named Porter...
Sega re-releases - I've wanted to play Yakuza games for a long time, but there's always some hurdle, or I just never get around to it. So Yakuza PC ports are a good thing. Also, Valkyria Chronicles 4. Most people seem to not care though.
Maneater - I dunno why, but it seems like good dumb fun. Reminds me of that flash game back in the day where you started off eating fish and divers, until eventually you were eating planes out of the sky and causing huge explosions.
Stormland - A VR robot game. It looked cool. I agree with Gaben that if VR is going to be more than a passing fad, people need to make quality, original games for it that aren't silly mini game collections. There was a multiplayer VR mech game that, while not my thing, is at least trying to make VR more than the Guitar Hero of 2017.
Resident Evil 2 Remake - Amazing. Don't mess this up Capcom!
Metal Wolf Chaos - Hell Yes! Even if the game is only getting an English release because some YouTubers made it a meme. I don't care. I want to play it.
Gears of Funkopop - People asked for this?
Uber SJW Simulator - A taxi game where you play as a purple haired tumblrina who is worried that her girlfriend isn't answering the phone. You can't drive to her house though because I guess Uber is really strict about those quotas. Although the most unrealistic thing is a SJW getting a job that doesn't involve tweeting #woke takes all day. The trailer even spoils it's own plot twist by saying the gf was part of the #resistance.
Satisfactory - Goodbye friends with OCD tendancies. I will press F to you come release day.
Starlink - A toys-to-life game featuring a cameo from Starfox. Not my thing, but brought it up because I know a bunch of SF fans.
Pokemon Pikachu/Evee - Not a fan, and the whole business practice of 2 different games and an accesory sold seperately containing a powerful pokemon. Let's be honest, if this EA or Ubisoft doing that, people would complain about how shady it is, but because it's Nintendo, they get a free pass.
Smash Bros Ultimate - I'm not a Smash Bros fan, but damn, they really tried with that.

Finally, there was Ghosts of Satsuma (the arkham esc samurai game), Tunic, Sonic Team Racing, Daemon Ex Machina, Rage 2, and likely some I'm forgetting. They all looked great. I've not got much to say about them other than "I'm on board.".

Thanks for reading. I know this was a long one, but this is the short version believe it or not. If you're interested in a longer version, let me know and I can post that.