Ubi:I was thinking dude how on earth was Avatar the best reveal for you, it was just an okay teaser trailer. But then I was thinking, well what was a better reveal? So yeah, maybe.
Rainbow 6 Extraction looked better than I expected, but still just ok.
Mario+Rabbids was nice.
Avatar was amazing.
Xbox:
Starfield was short but left me excited.
Forza Horizon 5 looks great.
The Outer Wilds 2 had a great trailer.
Stalker 2 looked interesting.
Atomic Heart looked interesting.
Contraband looked interesting.
Plague Tale 2 is great.
Redfall was extremely disappointing.
Nintendo:
Metroid Dredd looks great.
BOTW2 was extremely exciting but has left me feeling nervous.
Xbox had the best show imo. They felt like a non pandemic year which is disappointing because of the Xbox+Bethesda potential, but a solid 6 or 7 out of 10.
Ubisoft had the best reveal with Avatar imo. I'm biased but when comparing it to Starfield, The Outer Worlds 2, and BOTW2, it actually showed a lot. Don't think it makes up for the rest of the show. Solid 5 or 6 out of 10.
Nintendo had what will end up being the best game, but I don't think it was a good showing. Solid 5 or 6 out of 10.
TLDR: yeah very bad year but I'm glad the companies still put these shows together.
Forza Horizon 5 was far and away the best reveal for me, but if you're not into racing games and super into Avatar maybe Avatar was the best. Here's how I'd rank the new game reveals that I can remember:
Forza Horizon 5
Avatar
Guardians of the Galaxy
Metroid Dread
Advance Wars 1+2 Remake
Mario + Rabbids 2
Redfall
The Outer Worlds 2
Warioware
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Jurassic World Evolution 2
CHAOS
Oh, oh man. What a bad e3.
Elden Ring had the best trailer. Forza Horizon 5 game of the show. Only really those two games that got me super excited (plus BOTW2, but that was more because I'm incredibly hyped for it anyway rather than on merit on what was shown).