Both sucked.
But State of Play had the Final Fantasy VII Remake upgrade and DLC episode, so it wins by default.
But State of Play had the Final Fantasy VII Remake upgrade and DLC episode, so it wins by default.
So Era, Which Was Better The Latest Nintendo Direct or State of Play?
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This with a side of "it sucked because it didn't have the commercial I wanted!"
Personally I enjoyed both, and am looking forward the alleged MS event next month. 2021&2022 will continue to abuse my wallet.
I wasn't expecting anything big from a 20 minute state of play. I was expecting something of value from a 50 minute direct after a long ass hiatus...
There were more games I have an interest in in the state of play though. Pretty much everything besides crash and that crappy dodgeball multiplayer game (that was also in the direct)
There were more games I have an interest in in the state of play though. Pretty much everything besides crash and that crappy dodgeball multiplayer game (that was also in the direct)
Is there an option for both were bad?
I'll say Nintendo Direct was better simply because we saw more new stuff than today's SoP. I even went in with low expectations and still came out saying "if this is what they had to show at a SoP, the state of things for this year aren't great".
I'll say Nintendo Direct was better simply because we saw more new stuff than today's SoP. I even went in with low expectations and still came out saying "if this is what they had to show at a SoP, the state of things for this year aren't great".
They were both commercials and both did their job. But I can't imagine a world in which the SoP was considered better. It was fine--exactly what it was advertised to be--but the Direct had substantial game announcements and had a much better flow.
Edit: To be clear, I enjoyed both.
Edit: To be clear, I enjoyed both.
Even though I'm much more of a playstation guy then a Nintendo guy I enjoyed the Nintendo direct much more, and I went in without any expectations of either.
Triangle Strategy and Neon White vs Kena and Solar Ash. i'll give it to the direct as those were both new announcements but each had two standout games to me (didn't pay attention to the Deathloop or Returnal trailers today as i've seen more than enough of both)
To me when you have a small amount of games they need to be absolute BANGERS. Either AAA games or games with massive fanbases. You sneak in 3-4 smaller titles but the other 5 need to be monster hits. In that respect, Sony's show fell flat to me. Smaller AA titles should be grouped together. Nintendo's showing had far more variety so even if you only like a few games you do have those few.
If this show didn't have FF7 and someone told you what was in it, most people wouldn't have even bothered to tune in.
If this show didn't have FF7 and someone told you what was in it, most people wouldn't have even bothered to tune in.
Neither were that great, but the Nintendo Direct was easily better because new high profile game (Splatoon 3) and more new announcements.
in a vacuum, the direct was better because it had a major new announcement (splatoon 3), however in the context of 2020 where playstation had a better lineup than the switch and there were two good major PS5 showcases, the state of play was more enjoyable relatively. I think Nintendo is saving their big guns for E3/Switch Pro reveal though.
I voted for Thor 2: The Dark World because both events were crap.
I guess the direct was marginally less so, though.
I guess the direct was marginally less so, though.
Who is the one controlling the camera LOLWill we do the same with game company execs?
State of Play benefited from lower expectations. And probably a higher percentage of games I'm somewhat interested in? Though the Direct did have more new announcements.
State of Play wins easily. It certainly wasn't great, but it it had a few games I'm interested in. I had zero interest in anything from Nintendo Direct.
I guess overall the Direct? They were both pretty mediocre but dang Square was the saving grace of both of them
You take Mario Golf out of the equation and the Nintendo Direct was still much better overall. You include Mario Golf, though, and it's a blowout in favor of the direct.
They were both bad but if you forced me to pick, I'd say the SoP was better because there was more that interested me at it.
Both were disappointing, but I'd give the edge to the Direct for at least offering more variety.
I'm going to abstain due to them both feeling anticlimactic and somewhat pointless. If I HAD to pick, Sony, if only because there's some actually new stuff there. Nintendo is just Smash character, Mario, Zelda, and one other - rotate your fire emblem, animal crossing, splatoon thing here - and then that's it until the next one. When it's Smash, Mario, Zelda and ... There are over 400 games with Mario in it. I just don't care any more. I'm been jumping on goombas and having Mario play sports for 30 years. It's just not exciting any more, no matter how well the games are crafted. I feel the same about Sony first party. Great games. Enjoy many of them. But showing me yet another 3rd person action game or another platformer is just like "Ok cool."
I wanna see a Nintendo Direct with a new IP that gets 75% of the TLC of their core franchises. Something new. And Sony 1P? Gimme anything else, just once in a while. A WRPG. Anything first person. (Or make my year with a first-person WRPG, please!) And again, give it the same level of craftsmanship. Then I'll get excited.
just effin surprise me once.
I wanna see a Nintendo Direct with a new IP that gets 75% of the TLC of their core franchises. Something new. And Sony 1P? Gimme anything else, just once in a while. A WRPG. Anything first person. (Or make my year with a first-person WRPG, please!) And again, give it the same level of craftsmanship. Then I'll get excited.
just effin surprise me once.
For games that appeal to me, the Direct was better by far.
Nintendo Direct-
-A new Mario Golf title.
-Splatoon 3 announced.
-Famicom Detective Club 1&2 are getting localized.
-Zelda: Skyward Sword HD announced.
-Project Triangle Strategy announced and there's a demo.
-Legend of Mana HD announced.
-No More Heroes 3 release date.
-World End's Club release date.
-A new Crayon Shin-chan game by the Boku no Natsuyasumi team (JP Direct)
Playstation State of Play-
-Kena: Bridge of Spirits release date.
-FF7 Remake DLC -that's PS5 exclusive.
Nintendo Direct-
-A new Mario Golf title.
-Splatoon 3 announced.
-Famicom Detective Club 1&2 are getting localized.
-Zelda: Skyward Sword HD announced.
-Project Triangle Strategy announced and there's a demo.
-Legend of Mana HD announced.
-No More Heroes 3 release date.
-World End's Club release date.
-A new Crayon Shin-chan game by the Boku no Natsuyasumi team (JP Direct)
Playstation State of Play-
-Kena: Bridge of Spirits release date.
-FF7 Remake DLC -that's PS5 exclusive.
I just finished the State of Play and it was bad bad not good. Nintendo is plain better when presenting their Directs. They started this whole small bite presentation style and you can tell they are 5 - 10 steps ahead of Sony.
SoP opened up with a long trailer for a game that came out in October of last year. That should tell you which one was worse. Also Direct had the bigger final announcement with Splatoon 3
Even removing the actually content from both, the direct despite being longer was paced much better
Even removing the actually content from both, the direct despite being longer was paced much better
