22 Biggest Disappointments Of E3 2016

9. Eagle Flight Is Thoroughly Underwhelming

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Ubisoft showed off their new VR title Eagle Flight during their conference by way of a multiplayer demo. While it seemed like the participants were having fun up on stage, that enjoyment didn't really translate through to everyone else.

Though it's basically "VR Quidditch with birds", it really didn't seem as awesome as that label sounds. The graphics were thoroughly mediocre, the gameplay looked gimmicky (even for VR's standards) and basic, and it basically looked more like a tech demo than an actual, fully-fledged game you'd pay money for.

Perhaps the thrill is all in the playing, which with VR can't really be conveyed in a video, but as far as impressions go, this one just felt pretty limp.

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