But what of our own personal pick of EGX 2014? It's been a tough call - Elite Dangerous embodies all that's great and good about games right now, plus it's got more than a little of that stirring British spirit these walls were once so used to hosting with the Royal Tournament, and Splatoon's another reminder that when it comes to pure unbridled fun Nintendo's hard to top. Our ultimate pick, though, probably won't come as too much of a surprise, but its quality was hard to resist.
[h2]Eurogamer.net editor's choice: Bloodborne[/h2]
Seeing as Bloodborne takes some of its inspiration from the dark, dirty streets of London, it's fitting that it's the star of this weekend's show. For all the bleakness, there's something charming about Bloodborne's city of Yharnam has a thread of wonderfully black humour; the voice actor's spot-on accents and gleefully mundane delivery, the top hats that litter the streets and, of course, the slapstick in seeing your character torn to shreds from a well concealed enemy. Bloodborne, like the Souls games before it, has a lightness of touch to complement the weight of its combat.
And what combat it is! There's a new pace to Bloodborne's encounters, faster, with more fury and, conversely, a more immediate sense of danger. It's a new wrinkle in From Software's design that's more than welcome, and proof that Bloodborne won't be content treading the same ground as its predecessors. If it carries on From Software's legacy - as the playable demo on the show floor at EGX suggests it will - it's hard to see there being any better game in 2015.