The best of E3 2018

In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Charlie Hall, Dave Tach, Chris Plante and Allegra Frank look back at some of the best and most interesting games of E3 2018. We discuss Cyberpunk 2077, Rage 2, The Last of Us Part 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — plus a bit about what it’s like to be in the presence of Hideo Kojima. For more on the biggest video game show of the year, check out all of Polygon’s E3 2018 coverage — including the 15 most promising games from E3 2018. You can also read about the games we discuss in the following articles. Cyberpunk 2077Three things Cyberpunk 2077 gets right about the original tabletop RPGCyberpunk 2077 will include full nudity for a very important reasonCyberpunk 2077 dev would appreciate if you’d stop asking about The Witcher’s Ciri, pleaseRage 2Rage 2 feels like a mixtape of Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Elder ScrollsWhen I asked about Rage 2’s worst character, I got an unexpected responseThe Last of Us Part 2The Last of Us Part 2’s beauty is in the little detailsThe Last of Us Part 2’s creators said Ellie is the only playable characterThe question looming behind The Last of Us Part 2’s gruesome, provocative E3 trailerSuper Smash Bros. UltimateRidley is in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I’m freaking out38 things you should know about Super Smash Bros. UltimateSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate: 5 big changes that will dramatically alter the gameMetroid’s Ridley will be playable in Super Smash Bros. UltimateSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate will support GameCube controllers, amiiboSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate brings back every Smash fighter everSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceSekiro: Shadows Die Twice is definitely not a Dark Souls gameWhy FromSoftware showed up at E3 2018 with two surprises (and no Dark Souls or Bloodborne)21st Century Fox's James Murdoch on Recode Media with Peter KafkaApple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastPocket CastsStitcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices