In short, The Midnight Walk looks fantastic with its unique presentation and horror atmosphere. While other games have been known to utilize clay as a visual medium, it's exceptionally executed here. That there's added PS VR2 support is an added bonus. I'm looking forward to this game the most, and I hope it's not limited to a digital release.
Being shown off directly after the aforementioned title, Hell Is Us is another horror title, albeit one with a focus on action. It seems promising, and my curiosity has been piqued with its modern, war-torn setting.
From a first glance, ArcheAge Chronicles looks like a mix of gameplay between God of War and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. After looking for more details, it seems to be a MMO. It seems great for those wanting to invest that sort of time commitment, but that kind of game is not for me. That's a shame.
It's difficult to assess Fantasian Neo Dimension from the trailer, as it's worth being skeptical as this is a port from a mobile game. From what I've read, there seems to have been given appropriate quality of life updates and features, so hopefully those are enough to remove it from its origins. I've only played one game from developer Mistwalker (The Last Story), and it didn't leave any significant impression on me, so hopefully there's more to offer with this game. After watching a different trailer, I can't say that this sort of turn-based RPG system looks novel despite how it's advertised. It doesn't look different from most other games in the genre. However, one part of the trailer mentions that over 150 dioramas were handcrafted as the game's explorable environments, which is the kind of effort I am impressed by.
I'd rather see time and resources being spent toward a new project, but I suppose Remedy Entertainment is going to keep adding onto Alan Wake 2, evident by its second DLC Lake House.
From what I remember, the difference in mood and atmosphere between the the two trailers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard is stark. It's not quite the game for me as far as gameplay, but this new trailer makes it look promising.
It was inevitable for Ghost of Youtei to be announced. It has opportunity, much like the first game had. For it to be successful, this second entry in what's now a franchise needs to severely improve its open-world aspects, though, as this element was underwhelming and, to be straightforward, rather dull.
Aside from only a few poor announcements like the heavily rumored remastered release of Horizon Zero Dawn, this State of Play was generally good, and I'd say it does well to gain attention from consumers with some of the most popular genres and themes of this time: action, RPG, and horror.
