Welcome to Tokyo Game Show 2017
Japan’s biggest video game show returns in 2017 with big, spectacular booths and weird, head-scratching oddities.
Never been before? Well let us be your experienced guides on this magical journey.
Here we are at the main gates, where Psycho Break 2 (aka The Evil Within 2), dominates the banner advertisements.
The Show Floor
Tokyo Game Show was spread out across eleven halls this year. This is just one of them.
(Disclaimer: If you’re wondering about the relatively small amount of people in these photos, please note that we took them on the Business and Media days of the show, prior to public access)
Konami
Let’s start with everyone’s favourite Japanese video game publisher probably, Konami.
Zone of the Enders VR
They have themed demo stations showing off one of the surprises of the PlayStation TGS 2017 conference, Zone of the Enders VR.
And here’s one of the Konami attendants cosplaying as Ken Marinaris from the very same game.
If you’re looking for more cosplay, stay tuned for our Tokyo Game Show Cosplay gallery!
PlayStation Booth
PlayStation always have one of the biggest booths at Tokyo Game Show, and this year is no exception. We couldn’t even fit it all in one picture.
Detroit: Become Human
Okay, here’s the first bizarre thing we saw at the show: They had real people standing around in this glass cabinet all day pretending to be androids. They stood perfectly still, but if you waved at them they would wave back in a real creepy manner.
Detroit: Become Human
Here’s a closer look at one of the androids. Notice the ‘For Sale’ signage which imitates some of the sets from the game itself.
Detroit: Become Human
Another look at one of the androids.
Monster Hunter: World
Japan loves Monster Hunter, so Monster Hunter: World also had a huge presence. This isn’t the main booth for it (we’ll get to that later), but Sony had a portion of space devoted to it as well.
Monster Hunter: World
They had this replica campfire setup which will be instantly familiar to anyone who has played the game.
Gran Turismo: Sport
There were multiple rows of Gran Turismo: Sport demo booths. Kind of a big deal, right?
Gran Turismo Limited Edition PS4
The Gran Turismo-themed PlayStation 4 was on display at the booth.
Gran Turismo Limited Edition PS4 Controller
…and here’s a look at the controller.
PlayStation
Here’s the back of the PlayStation booth.
GT: Sport
There were a lot of VR experiences at Sony’s booth, but no-one looked happier than this person playing Gran Turismo Sport.
Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco has one of the other huge booths at TGS since they have tons of games based on popular anime and manga series. Here’s the side of their booth with a small section dedicated to Dragonball FighterZ.
Code Vein
Code Vein is the newest game from the God Eater team and has definite Dark Souls influences. The wait to play it (on a Business day, without public attendance) was over 90 minutes!
Code Vein
Namco were also showing off some of the collectable figurines based on the game’s characters.
If you’re interested in more collectables or merchandise, stay tuned for our Square-Enix collectables gallery and Tokyo Game Show Merchandise gallery.
Secret of Mana
The Secret of Mana remaster took up a small portion of Square-Enix’s booth. Here’s a look at the glass cabinet displaying the upcoming special edition of the game.
Secret of Mana
…and here’s a closer look at the figurines.
Secret of Mana
You could also get your picture taken with a presumably life-sized Rabite. Aw, how cute!
Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary
A bunch of very excited fans play Square-Enix’s crossover Monopoly-like board game, Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary. This series has previously been released in the west as “Fortune Street”.
Virtual Reality
I, uh. I’m not really sure what’s going on here. That is to say I don’t really want to know what’s going on here.
Virtual Reality
From what we could make of it, these people were some kind of virtual classroom game. Because why not, right?
Let It Die
SUDA51 and GungHo’s Let It Die had a surprisingly huge booth this year.
Let It Die
They were also handing out branded fidget spinners to those who played, because the world has truly gone to hell.
Esports
There was a big portion of the show floor dedicated to an esports stage. Who doesn’t love esports, right?
Esports
There was a Street Fighter V exhibition happening while we were there.
The Show Floor
Here’s another look at another hall, with Metal Gear Survive hanging out at the front.
Earth Defence Force
D3 Publisher had a big booth this year, with multiple Earth Defence Force titles to show off.
Additionally, if attendees were able to ride that bike down the bottom left hard enough, you could make the giant mech move!
Earth Defence Force
A closer look at the giant mech.
The Second Building
Let’s pop over to the other building for a bit.
The one you see here housed the cosplay area, merchandise booths, and the huge indie and vr game areas.
Arc System Works
Here’s a glimpse at the Arc System Works booth, selling all sorts of Blazblue and Guilty Gear merchandise.
Square-Enix Music
As always, there’s a booth dedicated to Square-Enix soundtracks. These folks are perusing this year’s selection.
Indie Games
The Indie Game section this year was huge, bigger than any other year.
Rez: Infinite
Everyone’s favourite VR title, Rez: Infinite, had a small demo station where you could wear the famous light-up body suit.
VR
These guys are having a virtual snowball fight. I think.
VR
Meanwhile, a handful of people are going on a virtual spelunking tour, and are currently riding a physical (and virtual) minecart. Sure, why not?
VR
Not content in the regular amount of VR sickness, this pair decided to take things up a notch with a physical rollercoaster thrill ride contraption. I’m getting sick just looking at them.
VR
And uh…
VR
At least he’s having a good time?
VR
Nevermind, that’s it. I’m outta here. Let’s go back to the other hall.
Sega + Atlus
Ah, Sega! They’re huge at TGS this year. Here’s Yakuza director Toshihiro Nagoshi speaking on stage.
Finally, a booth that doesn’t have anything strange happening in it at all.
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Anyway, here’s a couple of women they’ve hired to stand around and be photographed all day to promote Yakuza Kiwami 2.
Fist of the North Star
This promotional worker’s job is to spend her time fondling the plastic biceps of this Kenshiro statue for Fist of the North Star.
Sega + Atlus
Look at how big this booth is! You can see their three biggest titles advertised here: Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza Online, and Fist of the North Star
Sega
On the other side they have demos of many other titles.
Where’s Atlus?
Sonic’s all like “Sega + Atlus? I dunno dudes, I don’t see no Atlus games here”.
Shin Megami Tensei
Just kidding, here’s a sweet replica of the helmet from Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey to promote the upcoming redux version.
Sonic
But Sonic’s all like “Whatever dudes, Sonic Mania was dope and now everyone loves me”
Counter-Strike Online 2
Actually, online is my favourite way to play Counter-Strike.
Capcom
Alright, I love these guys! Here’s the stage at the Capcom booth where they would show off their gameplay demos of the new Resident Evil 7 DLC. Chun-Li is on it right now for some reason.
Not A Hero
Speaking of Resident Evil, here’s a photo booth they set up so you can tell all your friends back home that you are in fact, not a hero.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil is still a big deal for Capcom, as you can see.
Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite
But they also dedicated space to promote their latest titles lime Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite.
Resident Evil Shooting Range
But never mind Marvel Vs. Capcom, back to Biohazard! The BB Gun shooting range from past years returns again.
GUNS
Those replicas are intimidatingly true-to-life.
Shooting Range
Would you want this guy by your side in a zombie apocalypse? Judging by his paper target, probably not.
Monster Hunter: World
Okay! Here’s a look at the giant Monster Hunter: World booth. There must have been up to fifty demo stations in here easily, and the line was massive even on the business day.
Monster Hunters
They had some really great cosplayers out front hanging out with an impressive monster statue.
Monster Hunter: World
Here’s a look at the other side of the Monster Hunter booth.
Monster Hunter: World PS4
They were even showing off the special limited-edition Monster Hunter: World PS4 console. Looks pretty good, right?
Here’s a close-up of the controller. Now let’s turn around and go over…
Final Fantasy XV
OH MY GOD THAT TITAN JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE
Final Fantasy XV PC
A lot of Square Enix’s booth was actually devoted to the various Final Fantasy XV spinoffs, but here’s the one that you probably care about most–the PC port.
Final Fantasy XV PC
They built a special “Lunafreya” gaming rig made of white components. But… isn’t this a Japanese game?
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Not even the Japanese can resist the allure of a 100-player LAN setup for PUBG
And that’s it! That’s your taste of the sights of Tokyo Game Show. This isn’t everything though, we’ve got galleries coming soon on the cosplay and merchanise of the show, so stay tuned!
