We are most of the way done with the year, only a few more games on the horizon to release, before we are set right into a full year of what I think could be some big titles. 2021 was pretty light for myself, like there was definitely a few good games, but I feel like for games I was excited for, it was mostly just Monster Hunter Rise, which was only okay, and Resident Evil: Village, which I did like, but some bugs kinda undercut my enjoyment. What are you folks looking forward to?
Elden Ring - This is probably my most anticipated general release of the year, there's a couple that are close, but I'm pretty amped for this. Taking Dark Souls and giving it a bigger open world to explore has me very excited and the recent gameplay showing they did that I lightly skimmed through looked great.
Breath of the Wild 2 - The first game is one of my top favorite Zelda games of all time, even with the issues I have with it, and I'm hoping Breath of the Wild 2 can greatly improve on the first one. I want more proper dungeons, better and more bosses, better all around soundtrack and some gameplay tweaks.
Dying Light 2 - The first game was a pretty fantastic take on the zombie genre, having a pretty great open world and its movement system is still to this day very good, it's so much fun running around and they added so much to the game post-release. I'm hoping the sequel can achieve something on the same level as I'm expecting it just to be a fun, wild, time.
STALKER 2 - A lot of "2's" here, though this is technically the 4th game in the series lol STALKER is a long dead series that I never thought would return, that the Metro series would be the only thing that hits in the same way, but here we are, 12 years later, about to get a sequel to a flawed, but super engaging series that I really hope is the game I want it to be.
Bayonetta 3 - I'm not a crazy fan of the series, I never beat the first one, the sequel is great, but third one was like "Oh, do you want sexy battle witch AND giant kaiju monster battles?" and I answered with a clear "Yes". I think this game is just gonna be some real damn good fun.
Honorable Mentions
God of War: Ragnarok - It's gonna be a continuation of the previous game, it's gonna be good, I'm just so use to games getting delayed anymore, I have no idea if it makes it out next year, so we'll have to see lol
Horizon 2 - I think this is gonna be a very good game, but I'm not super excited for it, like it's gonna be a big get for my PS5 for sure, but it's not a hype game in particular like the others. It's kinda the same thing with God of War, where it's gonna be a great game, but I don't have the same excitement as I do other games.
Monster Hunter Rise (PC) - It's weird to be excited for the same game twice within a year, but while I liked it okay enough on Switch, the gameplay is fun, but after playing Monster Hunter World, it's so hard to enjoy a game in the same series that doesn't look and play as smooth as the other. I did put like 60 hours into it the first time, but I'm gonna enjoy stuff more the second time around I think.
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - I'm a big TMNT fan, so getting a legit new beat 'em up game with classic show inspired pixel art is pretty awesome.
Evil Dead: The Game - I'm not like the biggest fans of asymmetrical co-op games, but it's Evil Dead and it's gonna have Evil Dead stuff from across all movies and series, that's just gonna be goofy and fun.
Saints Row - It sounds like a return to over-the-top, open world, crime sprees, and I'm definitely about that at this point. It's been years since GTAV released and Saints Row hasn't been like this Saints Row 3.
Hopefuls
Gotham Knights - I'm a big fan of the Arkham series, even Knight, so this sequel involving the Bat family could be cool, but it's looking more RPG like with co-op elements, so I'm not really sure on it yet.
Suicide Squad- Rocksteady is a good bet for games, though not sure on this one being a co-op title and that we haven't seen any gameplay yet, but I want to be excited.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus - After how poor of a game Pokemon Sword and Shield was, I don't know what to think. I want a more open world Pokemon game, but I don't think Game Freak is capable of creating the game it needs to be, but we'll see.
