10 Promising New Games Revealed at E3 2017

For more than 20 years, E3 – or the Electronic Entertainment Expo – has been ground zero for the year's biggest game announcements. And it's going on again.

But for now here our 10 most Promising games Revealed at E3 2017, and Please share your most Promising games in the comments, your opinion interest us.

1.ANTHEM

Platforms: Xbox One, PS4, PC

BioWare revealed the first full look at its ambitious new game, Anthem, at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. In Anthem, players will act as exosuit-wearing “freelancers” exploring a sci-fi open-world.

Anthem looks like BioWare's response to Destiny, providing a cooperative online experience in a sci-fi/fantasy world, complete with cool exosuits, plenty of gunplay, and probably loads of loot too.

There's still a lot we don't know about the game, but between who's making it and how spectacular it looks, we don't need much convincing. This is one of the most impressive things we've seen so far at E3.

Release Date: Fall 2018

2.SPIDER-MAN

Platform: PlayStation 4

Spider-Man: Homecoming hits cinemas next month, finally implanting the wall-crawler into the Marvel Cinematic Universe – but Insomniac's Spider-Man game won't be alongside it.

Unfortunately, we'll be waiting until next year for this standalone experience, but at least the first gameplay trailer at Sony's E3 conference was nothing short of dazzling. We see the webhead using every bit of his abilities in combat, navigating the city, and preventing catastrophes… even while enduring a rather large catastrophe all the while.

Will it play as good as it looks? Well, that remains to be seen. But at least it does look fabulous, so let's hope the rest pans out.

Release Date: 2018

3.A WAY OUT

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC

EA didn't announce everything ahead of time: A Way Out is a true E3 surprise, and it's not the usual big-budget fare we expect from the publisher. But we're not selling it short – this game looks incredibly original and deeply captivating.

It's a cooperative prison break game that must be played with a partner with a split-screen interface, whether you're sitting together on the couch or playing online, with each player often taking a different role to help your duo survive either behind bars or out in the open.

It has Uncharted and The Shawshank Redemption vibes and already seems like it'll be one of our favourite games of E3. Also, it's from the director of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, one of the most compelling co-op experiences of the last several years, so that's a sure plus.

Release Date: Early 2018

4.FAR CRY 5

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC

We got a solid look at next year's Far Cry 5 when it was announced last month, but at E3, Ubisoft took the wraps off of the gameplay – and it looks plenty exhilarating, of course.

Montana might not sound anywhere near as thrilling as the more exotic locales of past entries, but Far Cry 5's battle against religious American extremists should be packed with exciting action. In this trailer, we get a look at the look at the hired help, which lets you recruit allies (and a dog!) to assist you in your fight against these maniacs. And you can take to the skies in this one, as well.

Release Date: 27 February 2018

5.FORZA MOTORSPORT 7

Platform: Xbox One

Forza Motorsport 5 helped introduce the Xbox One to players, and now Forza Motorsport 7 will do much the same with the Xbox One X.

It'll work on standard Xbox One consoles too, of course, but you'll get the extra oomph of the native 4K graphics on the Xbox One X, along with rock-solid 60 frames per second gameplay.

Microsoft's E3 demo is dazzling, albeit very familiar: the sim-lite approach of the series remains very much intact with 700+ cars promised, along with backdrops that are more fluid and alive than ever before. Our man on the ground says it's the most impressive console game he's ever seen "by an absolute country mile," so it's definitely got that going for it.

Release Date: 3 October

6.SUPER MARIO ODYSSEy

Platform: Nintendo Switch

If you thought the original Super Mario Odyssey reveal was weird, just wait until you see the latest trailer for Nintendo's big autumn Switch anchor.

Mario's hat has gone magical, and Cappy (as it's called) can give Mario control over other things – whether it's a full-sized human being, an enormous T-Rex, a Goomba, a rocket ship, a car, or a ball of energy. It's madness, and it completely transforms the play experience.

Better yet, the worlds are hugely diverse, there's a wedding between Bowser and Koopa that Mario has to break up, and the theme song is an absolute delight. We can't get enough of it, honestly. Super Mario Odyssey releases on 27 October and given his track record with 3D games, you'd surely be silly to pass this one up if you have a Switch.

Release Date: 27 October

7.ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS

Platforms: Xbox One, PS4, PC

After a well-deserved (and much-needed) year off, Ubisoft's historical action giant is back with Assassin's Creed Origins, which – as you might surmise – offers a new starting point.

Taking place in Ancient Egypt before the time of the other games, Origins spotlights the beginning of the Assassin's order. You'll take the role of Bayek, along with his Eagle companion Senu, in an open-world game that keeps a lot of the old stealth, fight, and explore formula intact.

However, Game Informer suggests that there are more role-playing elements in play, along with a new emphasis on loot, so hopefully it makes Assassin's Creed feel fresh again. At the very least, the Xbox One X gameplay demo looked much prettier than any earlier entry.

Release Date: 27 October

8.DAYS GONE

Platform: PlayStation 4

Sony's new original franchise, which can't help but look very The Last of Us-ish, got another big spotlight at the press conference thanks to an extended gameplay demo.

As biker gang member Deacon St. John, you'll battle to survive amidst a zombie uprising, with loads of the so-called Freakers filling the screen at once at times. Dynamic systems allow for stronger or weaker foes based on the time or day or weather, and the Pacific Northwest forest environment is intriguing.

Unfortunately, with no release date mentioned, we're guessing this one is definitely out of 2017, and may well be intended for later in 2018.

Release Date: TBD

9.METRO EXODUS

Platforms: Xbox One, PS4, PC

The previous Metro games – Metro 2033 and Last Light – were cult favourites that never quite hit the mainstream, but after a big spotlight in the Microsoft presser, Metro Exodus might be the game that breaks through.

Metro Exodus continues the first-person adventure in a post-apocalyptic Moscow filled with gnarly-looking creatures, apparently, but now does so in an open world – and a ridiculously beautiful open world, at that. The claustrophobic tunnels and large outdoor spaces should provide an interesting contrast as this series expands in scale, but we won't see the results until next year.

But hey, if you missed the first two games, that's a good thing: now you have time to catch up with the current-gen Metro Redux remaster bundle.

Release Date: 2018

10.GOD OF WAR

Platform: PlayStation 4

Kratos took a few years off of the franchise grind, and the legendary warrior has never looked better than in the God of War reboot.

As we first saw last year, God of War has a new over-the-shoulder perspective, but it also has another new kind of perspective: fatherhood for Kratos, who must protect and teach his son as he battles the usual array of massive monsters with epic fury. We saw a bit more of the game at E3 2017, which still looks super impressive, but sadly it's not coming in 2017.

Release Date: Early 2018

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