E3 2017: 6 Ups & 5 Downs From EA's Conference

EA kicked off this year's E3 festivities with their annual EA Play conference, and though it was a typically mixed bag from the publisher, it did at least deliver a convincing argument about the state of one of the year's most anticipated games, suggested a flagging franchise might be back on track, and presented two compelling new IPs for gamers to pore over.

Still, there's little point denying that EA also padded out their conference with the usual nonsense and there were more than a few disappointing omissions overall. It wasn't a classic EA conference for the ages nor a total trainwreck, basically a middle-of-the-road effort like they typically deliver.

Still, with Microsoft and Sony due to drop their curtains over the coming days, it's surely going to get much better from here...

Downs...

5. No Star Wars Battlefront II Story Mode Gameplay

Though EA announced a while ago that Star Wars Battlefront II would feature an actual story mode campaign, it's rather disappointing that their lengthy half-hour slot devoted to the game didn't show a single scrap of campaign gameplay.

Yes, there was the briefest of glimpses at Janina Gavankar's character Commander Iden Versio in a cut-scene, but considering how many question marks surround the campaign, in terms of its depth and gameplay mechanics, it's a damn shame that EA didn't shed any more light on it.

Though it's not inherently a bad sign, it's not exactly a good one either, and hopefully EA might rectify this oversight over the course of E3 week. If not, fans won't be happy.