Summary: Next week is going to be a big week in video games: The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as <a href="https://www.e3expo.com/">E3</a>. We brought in Stephen from <a href="http://engagedfamilygaming.com/">Engaged Family Gaming</a> to tell us what to expect.<br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2xKpkEg" rel="nofollow">Viral</a> (the two-player variation. A great area-control game, but in our opinion, it’s better with more players.)<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2sHbAUX" rel="nofollow">PDQ</a>: the Pretty Darn Quick word game, from Gamewright. Here’s <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/pdq-pretty-darn-quick/">our review</a>.<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2Jji03M" rel="nofollow">The Tea Dragon Society Card Game</a> – we debate whether or not this is the cutest game ever… and school Stephen on the inclusion of the Pichu pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Melee.<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2LmPYFo" rel="nofollow">My First Carcasonne</a> – just fantastic.<br> Since we’ll be talking a lot about video games this episode, we also discussed video games we’ve been playing:<br> <a href="https://mariotennis.nintendo.com/aces/" rel="nofollow">Mario Tennis Aces</a> (demo)<br> Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (if you want the full Kingdom Hearts experience, you should buy these two PS4 packages with ridiculous names: <a href="https://amzn.to/2sCk9QU" rel="nofollow">Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2JhT111" rel="nofollow">Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue</a>. It’s something like 300 hours’ worth of gameplay.)<br> We find out that “flossing” (known from Fortnite) started as “the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiFyeydwrvbAhWM54MKHRhRAfQQtwIITzAJ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHPJM6ww5hNU&usg=AOvVaw28C9lF1dzz8uwnDyX81YbZ">Backpack Kid dance</a>“.<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2M0sSFt">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> – we discuss the storyline and the DLC, which could have been so much better.<br> Predictions<br> Nintendo is going to be the strongest with games that are fun for all ages. Not “family” games, not “hardcore” games.<br> Microsoft: There will be something with Minecraft, and something with Forza.<br> If you have an XBox, pay attention to the third-party developers (EA, Activision, Ubisoft, etc.)<br> All the usual sports games will be coming out, of course.<br> Square Enix will be releasing a Kingdom Hearts for XBox.<br> Star Wars fans: Possibly look for a new Battlefront (or just buy one of the old ones, they’re cheap and appropriate for most ages). Unfortunately, Star Wars is diverging into two camps: some which is kid-appropriate, and some which is definitely NOT. Follow EA for more.<br> EA will also be announcing Anthem: “Basically Destiny, but everyone is Iron Man”<br> We spend some time on the difference between games rated M versus games rated T. The newest Halo game(s) are T. Destiny is also a T-rated game.<br> Andrew and Stephen are really hoping for a new Ori game (the first was <a href="https://www.orithegame.com/">Ori and the Blind Forest</a> in 2015). Maybe this one will have “assists” to dial down the difficulty.<br> Anitra is excited for Fable, which might be a T, but more likely an M.<br> Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed: Origins had a “discovery mode” which removes the NPCs (basically a museum / tour of ancient Egypt). The next one will be set in ancient Greece! We’re hoping “discovery mode” release date will be announced. Stephen wrote last year bemoaning how <a href="http://engagedfamilygaming.com/reviews/book-review-assassins-creed-history/">Assassin’s Creed could so easily be used to m...</a>
