My Totally Biased Top 10 Game Trailers From E3 2019

By: Bryce L. Jackson

10. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2019

Coming 2020, Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and stunning aircraft in an incredibly realistic world. Create your flight plan and fly anywhere on the planet. Enjoy flying day or night and face realistic, challenging weather conditions.

When I’m not doing real life things or have a controller in my hands, I am fascinated with flight. So when this I saw this trailer, I was hooked by the beauty of the various aircrafts and the locations. I may never play a flight sim because this is a pure super niche PC title, but it still spoke to me.

9. Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

New Nightmares have emerged from the shadows of our forgotten Moon. Called forth by haunting visions from her tormented past, Eris Morn has returned and unleashed something that once slumbered beneath the lunar surface - a long dormant power even she cannot control. Return to the Moon.

I am a Day One Guardian and even at its worst I defended and loved Destiny 2 because I knew Bungie would bring it back around. They did that with the Forsaken Expansion. Now, with the Activision weights off, Bungie aims to further expand the Destiny lore with the Shawdowkeep expansion and give fans content in a way they couldn’t before.

8. Final Fantasy VII Remake

The world has fallen under the control of the Shinra Electric Power Company, a shadowy corporation controlling the planet's very life force as mako energy. In the sprawling city of Midgar, an anti-Shinra organization calling themselves Avalanche have stepped up their resistance.

I never played Final Fantasy VII. I know of its standing in its genre and in the gaming culture as a whole, but I don’t have the connection to this game. That being said, the trailer did grab me. I did watch the entirety of a FFXV playthrough and was intrigued by the game and (most) of the story it told. Maybe I’ll take the leap with this title. Time will tell.

7. Ghostwire: Tokyo

Teased at the 2019 Bethesda Showcase, watch the trailer for GhostWire: Tokyo, a new action-adventure game brought to you by the team at Tango Gameworks. After strange disappearances hit Tokyo's population, it's up to you to uncover the source and purge the city of a strange, new evil.

I may be a bit simple here, but if you put an intricate mystery in front of me like this game trailer did, you kinda got me hooked. There was no gameplay or release date for this game but I will keep my ear to the ground in anticipation. Plus, how can I not support Ikumi Nakamura after her presentation?

6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Prepare to go dark, Modern Warfare® is back! The stakes have never been higher as players take on the role of lethal Tier One operators in a heart-racing saga that will affect the global balance of power.

Am I going to count this? It was a week before E3… Yeah I’ll count it. Call of Duty lost me after the half-hearted appeals to give fans an “authentic” experience with WWII, followed up with gutting the campaign in lieu of adding a Battle Royale mode, gaming’s hot trend in 2018. Activision is going the Hollywood route and rebooting old material and I see right through their tactics. But I’d be lying if I said the new gameplay style along with how game journalists and COD YouTubers reacted to close-door gameplay and how “gut wrenching” and “brutal” this game could be didn’t intrigue me. I’ll fully admit, I’m a sucker. One ticket for the COD Hype Train please.

5. Astral Chain

Work together with the Legions to fight back against the invading Chimera and save humanity when PlatinumGames' ASTRAL CHAIN arrives August 30th! Official Website: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/ASTRAL-CHAIN--1513766.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=AstralChain%7CTrailer%7Co1%7C1513766%7Cw24 Facebook Nintendo Switch: https://facebook.com/NintendoSwitch Twitter Nintendo UK: https://twitter.com/NintendoUK Twitch Nintendo UK: https://twitch.tv/NintendoUK Instagram Nintendo UK: https://instagram.com/NintendoUK YouTube Nintendo UK: https://bit.ly/2cREWfu #ASTRALCHAIN #NintendoSwitch #NintendoE3

The gameplay reminds me of Nier: Automata, and like N:A, it seems to have this dual perspective storytelling style. Along with an art style and gameplay reminiscent of N:A and Bayonetta, Platinum Games is carving out a special corner for itself in my gamer soul.

4. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Relive the story of Goku in DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT! Beyond the epic battles, experience life in the DRAGON BALL Z world as you fight, fish, eat, and train with Goku. Explore the new areas and adventures as you advance through the story and form powerful bonds with other heroes from the DRAGON BALL Z universe.

Full on nostalgia trip with this one. The game’s art style is beautiful and true to how I remember the DBZ anime. They even recreated classic moments that still give me chills. Doesn’t matter if I know how each saga goes, bringing it to a new medium will immortalize it further.

3. Pokemon Sword and Shield

Finally, a console version of a main-line Pokemon RPG game. With the Switch’s hybrid console, I’ll still feel the nostalgia of carrying around and playing a Pokemon game in bed or away from home but also get the relaxed feeling of kicking back and playing on a large TV.

2. Jedi Fallen Order

The Jedi have fallen. Now you will rise. In STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™, hone your Force powers, master lightsaber combat, and learn to fight like a Jedi. Become a Jedi on November 15, 2019. Pre-order now: http://x.ea.com/58682

Fully canon original Star Wars story, aftermath of Order 66, single-player story, made by Respawn Entertainment and their wall running and traversal? Shut up and take my money.

1. Watch Dogs Legion

Watch the world premiere trailer of Watch Dogs: Legion. In the near future, London is facing its downfall: the people are being oppressed by an all-seeing surveillance state, private militaries control the streets, and a powerful crime syndicate is preying on the vulnerable.

E3 2019’s worst kept secret is also my favorite trailer coming out of the week long expo. A fan of the series from the start and speaker of high praises for the massively underrated second installment, Watch Dogs: Legion’s ambitious game mechanic of opening all of London’s citizens as playable characters offers the possibility of having your own personalized crew of DedSec members is bloody awesome.