Best of E3 'gameplay' demos

[BoJack]

I like re-watching my favorite E3 'gameplay' demos once in a while. It's actually my favorite part of E3. I love how devs play their own game and try their best to show off the best part of their games. So show me your favorites. I wanna watch them. But remember, it has to be 'gameplay' demo.

Here is mine:

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And please, link them if you can.

 

[SeriousGoku]

Uncharted 2 changed the game.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Miyamoto and Skyward Sword on stage.

 

[Seahawk64]

Halo 2.

 

[Thera]

Uncharted 4 jungle level

 

[Makeno]

Gotta be the two Last of Us videos.

Pure, crystallised hype.

 

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[Temtastic Muns]

Yup for Metal Gear Solid 2 E3 2000 and the E3 gameplay presentations for The Last of Us and Part II.

 

[RevengeTaken]

This changed everything!

 

[tetopeto]

 

[Lifejumper]

The recenf ffvii demo was mindblowing to me.

 

[TheRulingRing]

It's the Destiny demo by a mile.

The way random people dropped in to an event in a public free roam space was great, and I'd never seen that before.

Also even from watching the demo I could tell the shooting was going to be satisfying.

The variety of guns, the loot dropping at the end, the art-style - it was all so damn good.

 

[cb1115]

Uncharted 2 changed the game.

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This changed everything!

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yes to all of this

i doubt this will get much mention due to how the final product turned out but the AC Unity singleplayer demo was unbelievable

 

[AegonSnake]

I think that Last of Us 1 demo was something special. The A.I both for Ellie and enemies was something we just dont see in a video game. the melee takedowns were violent but not cartoonish gory like they are in most games.

The Uncharted 2 demo was an amazing spectacle too. It was the first time where i could hear the crowd reaction during a demo and it going wild.

The Killzone 2 demo was absolutely wonderful simply because of how close they came to the original CGi trailer but i dont remember it watching live.

GoW reboot, Horizon and the last of us 2 demos were fantastic too. next gen as fuck.

 

[John Frost]

I like re-watching my favorite E3 'gameplay' demos once in a while. It's actually my favorite part of E3. I love how devs play their own game and try their best to show off the best part of their games. So show me your favorites. I wanna watch them. But remember, it has to be 'gameplay' demo.

Here is mine:

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And please, link them if you can.

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So good.

 

[Memento]

Naughty Dog the thread

Uncharted 2 E3 2009, Uncharted 4 E3 2015, The Last of Us E3 2012, The Last of Us 2 E3 2018

Nod to God of War E3 2016 because of that fucking perfect orchestra and how well paced the demo was

 

[ASilentProtagonist]

Uncharted 2, and TLOU 1

The visceral nature of TLOU combat was crazy to see at the time

 

[DetectiveKenobi]

Didn't the Uncharted 4 E3 Demo when he jumps off the bridge? The extended portion came later right?

 

[djplaeskool]

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The Shotgun Blast Heard 'Round The World.
Man, that TLOU demo was something else.

 

[DrKelpo]

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My jaw was on the floor when I saw this.. I said to the person next to me "are you seeing this?"

 

[DCBA]

My favourite E3 moment

 

[Toriko]

Uncharted 2 for sure as well as the first Last of us demo

 

[Blackbird]

I like re-watching my favorite E3 'gameplay' demos once in a while. It's actually my favorite part of E3. I love how devs play their own game and try their best to show off the best part of their games. So show me your favorites. I wanna watch them. But remember, it has to be 'gameplay' demo.

Here is mine:

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And please, link them if you can.

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Really love TLoU's Part II gameplay, but here's my contribution to the thread:

 

[jakomocha]

I remember the Watch Dogs reveal gameplay demo blowing my mind


Of course, the actual game was a huge letdown, but still, that demo was one of our first tastes of next-gen and boy it got me hyped

 

[lord_of_flood]

Mine would probably be the demo for Astral Chain from this year's E3, actually. Specifically part 2 from Treehouse Live when the director (Takahisa Taura) took over and started fighting a couple of bosses in the game. I already wanted to play it because it's an original Platinum title, but the high level gameplay being showcased sold me even harder on the game because it just looks like so much fun to play. The video should be timestamped but in case that doesn't work, the gameplay in question starts around 24:20.

 

[samred]

I in no way want to derail the glory that this thread will surely include, but as a recent E3 judge, I'd like to point out: those official "Best of E3" awards that Geoff Keighley manages are all based on games that participating judges go hands-on with. Any game that judges aren't allowed to put their hands on and play for a certain amount of time are automatically disqualified from contention. We're further encouraged by Geoff to be mindful of the difference between preview hype and how a game may very well turn out both when nominating and voting. That's been the case for at least three years of the official noms/awards.

Now back to the good stuff.



EDIT: Huh, you're all linking to apparently legitimate/good "live gameplay" demos. I didn't expect that. Carry on!

 

[Zetta]

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Man this theme is never going to get old for me, this is my pick with PS4 God of War being second.

 

[Deleted member 5593]

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Nothing ever came close to this.

 

[JINX]

Pretty much anything Naughty Dog, God of War 2018 and Halo 2

 

[Deleted member 56449]

Man this theme is never going to get old for me, this is my pick with PS4 God of War being second.

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Nothing ever came close to this.

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19 years later, nothing even came close. I salute you men of culture

 

[Joris-truly]

Half-Life 2


The fidelity jump in physics and facial animation was crazy at the time. Even on the rendering end with there smart use of dx9 shading.

How many literal "wow"s where dropped by the press.

Still my favorite demo on the promise what dymamic reactivity can do for games. Some small examples like dynamically blocking a door with physics without the use of context sensitive prompts or states, still hasn't been done to this day.

(eventhough their pitch on "non-scripted AI" hasn't aged well, their art direction definitely did)

 

[Samy]

Obligatory

 

[Mathieran]

Horizon Zero Dawn - everything about that demo blew me away. And the combat looked awesome (and it was)

FFVII remaster - I was highly skeptical of this game, but the demo from this E3 completely turned me around into being highly hyped

 

[Magic-Man]

Does Cyberpunk 2077 count? I know the demo from last year didn't get uploaded online until months later, but it was still shown at E3.

 

[Keasar]

Not a single mention of the best one ever.



One of the most "Holy shit this is real!" moments for me in gaming.
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"Holy shit that's a mech!"
"We can double jump!?"
"This is a multiplayer map filled with NPCs?"
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