Every year became a competition, and it was unsustainable. Companies could spend millions on their presentation only to “lose” and get their reveals drowned out because Sony announced FF7 or Microsoft got Elder Scrolls etc. On all sides there was a rush to be the winner of the year, and it led to more and more CGI trailers of things 5+ years away just for the big reveal moment. I imagine both Sony and Microsoft would prefer to announce individual games as they come throughout the year, so their reveal is the only big gaming news of the week and everyone is talking about it.

It still feels weird to class the 360 era as retro, even though the launch is approaching 20 years ago. I’d say anything PS2/GC and earlier.

Do you remember the genre or visuals at all? Like perspective, artstyle etc?

Thanks for all the recommendations. It’s always nice to have new stuff to watch.