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Every year at E3 there are announcements that actually don't leak ahead of its scheduled reveal, or teased before the big event to generate hype. These games form up to be the most shocking and surprising moments of every E3, something as a gamer we all look forward to every year.
Even though this year's E3 received a pretty lukewarm reception in contrast to the previous years, there were pretty big reveals and announcements spreading across from Microsoft to Ubisoft and even Nintendo which had their own thing going.
These were some pretty big reveals and I'm pretty sure none of us was expecting.
Here are the top 5 biggest surprise announcements of E3 2019:-
#5. Blaire Witch:-
One of the biggest highlights of Microsoft's E3 2019 conference was the announcement of the returning Blaire Witch game. Something none of us were expecting.
The latest game is to be a completely original story and is being developed by the group of very talented people at Bloober, a Polish-based game company most notably known for the horror game series-Layers of fears.
The story of the game takes two years after the student filmakers took off into the Black Hills forest to make a documentary on the fabled Blaire Witch.
What stood out the most in the announcment trailer was how visually stunning the game looked. This new entry in the Blaire Witch series looks to be the most picturesque game till date and thankfully, we won't have to wait very long to get our hands on the game.
Blaire Witch launches on August 30, 2019 for PC and Xbox One. The game will also be available on the Xbox game pass at launch.
Where you as much as shocked and happy with the announcment of the return of this iconic game? Do tell us about your thoughts regarding the same down below.
#4. Deathloop:-
We all were hoping for the announcement of Arkane Studio's next big title. But what that game would be all about was expected by no one.
The recent rumours and listings seemed to point that Arkane Studios was hiring for an online service based game. This particular news disappointed many of the die-hard fans of the studio which is well known for immersive first-person sims with meticulously designed levels and freedom to play as you like.
Surprisingly enough Arkane Studio Lyon( One of the two branches of Arkane who previously worked on 2016's Prey) took the E3 stage and announced something similar to what we have learnt to love and expect from this studio.
Deathloop seems to throw us into the shoes of two rival assassins-Colt and Juliana stuck in an unending cycle on the frozen island of Blackreef; whose atmosphere and level design aligns very much to Dishonored 2's fictional city of Karnaca, which is a good thing.
Deathloop is promised to be as an immersive first person sim "with Arkane's signature style gameplay" and complex level design and the ability to play the game whatsoever way they like.
Both Colt and Julian seems to be polar opposite as one wants to end this never ending cycle while the other wants to protect the same, hence the only solution is to kill themselves. It seems as though the players will be given the freedom to choose the character they want to play as, similar to how things were in Dishonored 2.
The reveal trailer of the game also gave us a deep insight about how the combat of the game is going to work. The player can equip Shotguns, Sniper rifles, as well as use telekinetic abilities and many other which are yet to be revealed.
Deathloop currently doesn't have a release window and is most likely to release at the fall of 2020.
#3. Gods & Monsters:-
What seems to be the most unexpected announcement of this year's E3 was a game called Gods & Monster from Ubisoft Quebec-the team behind 2018's phenomenal Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Set in a Greek fantasy island, Gods & Monsters puts into the shoes of a character called Phoenix (male or female depending on what you choose). The main story will revolve around Phoenix helping the Olympians, venturing into the Underworld and defeating Typhons and his minions.
The game is supposedly light in narrative and will have a huge emphasis on world exploration, puzzles, traversal set pieces( something akin to Breathe of the Wild) and explore long lost dungeons.
The game will also feature light role-playing mechanics and indulge in combat encounters with creatures such as Harpes, Cyclops, etc, all of which are a major part of Greek mythology.
According to the devs, the idea for Gods & Monsters occurred to the Quebec team during the development of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Dumont, who serves as the Creative Director for the game stated that "the team found such a rich array of stories to tell from ancient Greek mythology, but they couldn't include all of it in Odyssey."
#2. Ghost Wire: Tokyo:-
When Shinji Mikami, the man who is known as the father of survival horror, most notably known for creating the Resident Evil and the most recent The Evil Within series took the stage during Bethesda's E3 showcase, many of us were expecting the announcement of the third entry in The Evil Within series.
Surprisingly though, he ended up announcing a completely new IP called Ghost Wire:Tokyo which is currently in development at Tango game works.
Ghost Wire is an action adventure game set in a stunningly realized version of Tokyo where people are mysteriously vanishing due to unknown reasons. The game will feature occultist themes, urban Japanese legends, unsettling environments and the main character who supposedly can equip a bow and even use supernatural abilities.
Even though Ghost Wire is a drastic shift from Mikami's previous, the game is described to be as "spooky" by the adorable Creative Director Ikumi Nakamura.
Ghost Wire currently doesn't have a release date or a release window.
#1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel:-
Nintendo doesn't hold an E3 showcase, rather have their own Nintendo Direct event at the same time of the year so we can count that under E3 as well.
Just like every year, Nintendo stole the show with their incredible game-lineups as well as release date announcements of the previously announced ones such as that of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake and Animal Crossings: New Horizons.
But the biggest surprise of them all came at the very end. Nintendo announced at the closing moments of the Nintendo Direct that 2017's critically acclaimed open-world action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel is now in development.
With a crpytic one minute teaser of the same, fans were left gasping for breath in excitement as the long wait for the next entry in the Zelda series begins.
These were the five announcments that I personally felt were the biggest at this year's E3. What were yours? Tell me in the comments down below. Also for more such pieces and reviews for your upcoming favourite titles, stick to Sportskeeda and follow me for constant updates.
