E3 2015; Square Enix

Square Enix also spoke on the Final Fantasy VII remake as well as Tomb Raider that we discussed in the Sony overview, but because of that I won't touch on it again. There is plenty more to speak on from Square Enix who put most of their focus on old favorites making their appearance once again. Square Enix did not follow the trends of the year. They weren't as elusive and private as other developers, giving us a lot more to work with in regards to plots and what exactly we had to look forward to. Alternatively they also did not make the switch to a main female playable option, but due to the nature of some of these classics that would have been lot to expect. Regardless of that fact the games will be excellent. 

The Big News

Kingdom Hearts 3
Let me just go ahead and take the fall here but I actually love these games. I love Final Fantasy and I love Disney so how could I not? My husband makes fun of me for it but whatever, I like it.

We follow our familiar hero through the disney universes that we know from the earlier games as well as new worlds such as that of the movie Tangled. There are also new abilities such as transformation of the key blade to things like dual pistols or a double bladed sword. The game is part of the main series and will have both Sora and Roxas and their accompanying characters. The game seems to take place immediately after Kingdom Hearts 3D, and in regards to the story, I actually have direct quotes for you from the Square Enix conference. The following is taken from IGN's notes.

"Believing light and darkness must remain in balance, Master Xehanort seeks to spark war against the ‘tyranny of light’ to restore equilibrium. In an effort to undermine Xehanort’s plot, Sora, Donald and Goofy search for seven guardians of light and the “Key to Return Hearts,” while King Mickey and Riku search for previous Keyblade wielders. The game's director, Tetsuya Nomura, said the following in an interview with Famitsu: 'We're proceeding along with which worlds we'll be selecting for the game,' he said. 'It's the final episode in the 'Dark Seeker' saga that began with the original Kingdom Hearts, and it'll depict the final battle with Xehanort.'"

Hitman
December 8, 2015 get ready for what could be the greatest installment to this compelling series yet. This time you will have much more control of your job as it seems that to an extent the player will have the ability to pick and choose targets as well as take many different routes to kill your target without putting yourself in a position that will force a harsh penalty on you as opposed to past games that had a right way and a few wrong ways. However act quickly as certain targets will only be available for a set time duration. And while this is one theme that Square Enix did follow up on, Bethesda gave us an interactive real life Pip-Boy, Ubisoft gave us an interactive environment, and for a hint of realism Square Enix is now making the disguises not as cut and dry. You can't fool everyone so you have to choose carefully how you disguise yourself and who sees you in that disguise. Our artificial intelligence are beginning to show intelligence people.

In Other News

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
The year is 2029, the Human Revolution has been over for  2 years and the mechanically augmented are now looked on as terrorists and are cast aside. Adam Jensen is now investigating and preventing terrorist attacks with Task Force 29.

World of Final Fantasy
I don't know a lot about this one beyond the fact that these teeny tiny chibi characters will be wandering around and engaging in the always frustration turn by turn battle system.