My Five Most Anticipated Games For The Back Half Of 2024
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Talking about my most anticipated games for the rest of this year following the conclusion of all the mid-year announcement shows!
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00:00 Intro
01:39 New Arc Line
02:32 Bloodlines 2
04:30 Dragon Age The Veilguard
07:24 Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
09:18 Avowed
10:54 Wrap Up
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#gaming #gamereviews #2024 - Hry
You saying, "If Dragon Age Veil Guard winds uo having bad combat that I dint enjoy that will be the 4th Dragon Age game with bad combat that I didn't enjoy.", In the context of you loving these games is a really great nuance. Games are so much more than one system.
Its combat definitely looks better than inquisition. Inquisition had the worst combat In any rpg imo. I'd put final fantasy 1, and pokemon games even above it.
@@michaelh878 Why would you compare turn based games to ARPGs? They're not even the same genre.
I love how much exposure you give to Kingdom Come Deliverance and the upcoming sequel. I feel like it is the best RPG I’ve played in many, many years.
It's certainly quite good but the ending was too disappointing for me to call it the best.
@@shblade5984i thought the ending was a set uo for some dlc coming out but weve waited for a whole new game.
@@shblade5984 It's meant from the start as a trilogy, they just didn't know whether they would succeed so they didn't talk much about it. But as a guy who lives about 1hour drive from where KCD 1 and 2 take place, I can assure you it all leads to a huge climax in rising to the Hussite wars, one of the biggest and most epic periods in Czech history. First KCD was just a setting. 2nd will be in Kutna Hora, which was the biggest and richest city at the time besides Prague. I would bet 3rd will end in Prague during Jan Hus's speeches against the church and meeting Jan Zizka, who was kind of badass and a war hero. :)
Avowed is my most anticipated title as well. Hopefully it will be good considering it strays so far from the gameplay of Pillars of Eternity I and II.
Just throwing this out there, but Kingdom Come: Deliverance is currently on sale for eight bucks for the base game and all the DLCs o7 Sale goes on until the 27th this month
Thank you, missed the last time it was on sale but got it this time 🫡
Grabbed all the dlc for another run, years later and now with a good PC, it and runs very well maxed 4k balanced DSL.
Best 8 dollars you can ever spend.
Kingdom Come Deliverance was an unexpectedly enjoyable adventure for me this year. I've never been into difficult simulators of any kind, but I stuck with it and it was a great time.
KCD 2 is by far my most desired game of the year. The original is my favorite game of all time.
Kingdom come deliverance. I’m 22 hours in and I’ve just barely got into the story, the game has so many side quests and I love the training aspect where you get better by fighting
Curious about "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33". A turn-based tactical RPG that reminds me of the Final Fantasy games.
They said 2025 release though, so it's not for this video. It does look fab!
that game looks amazing, crazy to me that is made by ex ubisoft devs
I really appreciated your monologue about Dragon Age Origins. As someone who’s not that excited about Veilguard really at all, it’s easy to put Origins on the pedestal and act like it was ever this Baldur’s Gate / Wrath of the Rightcheous level CRPG when in reality it was much more simple gameplay.
But the world building with the Mages and class struggle angle of the story is the real draw
I love all the Dragon Age games but for different reasons. Veilguard is expect to be different but I believe will have its positives and I’m keen to try it out.
Yeah, i agree, change isn’t always bad.
I just wish we were given full control of our party members.
yes, Dragon Age is about the Lore and Companions for me
It was the best party based rpg for a while. Definitely nowhere near baldurs gate 1 and 2 though.
One of the reasons why I really love watching your video is that you didn't allow all these negative receptions of all these game affect your view on them. Feels like your one of the few game youtubers that didn't jump in the "This game looks like shit!" bandwagon.
Edit: Just tired of seeing negativity, if he likes it or not its up to him. Nothing more, nothing less.
So true. It really is professional, balanced, and objective of Mort.
Also doesn't try to compensate for negative perception trends by over-enthusiasm, excusing, nor pumping.
And I say that as someone who has a strong no-time-for-nonsense bias. (Which is very useful since I need to eliminate games from the Possibly list. Bonus: no money for nonsense I don't like. Nonsense is subjective and it's my money).
So this channel also gives me a chance to reconsider my filter/ignore/ain't-no-one-got-time-for-that view of certain high profile games.
Which is really great.
He stays neutral, and I've always respected him for it
This is stupid. A bad game is a bad game. You sound like you're coping because you don't like people saying games you like are bad.
Were you one of the people who defended Pokémon Scarlet/Violet ? "Everyone's just jumping on the bandwagon ! I'm having fun with the game ! How dare people criticize it for the horrible frame rate and bad graphics ! Pokémon is only a multi billion dollar company! What do you expect ! Bandwagon haters !"
You should always assume a game is going to be bad until proven otherwise. Worst case scenario you'll be pleasantly surprised.
He shared his opinion either way. Are you saying it's only good because he shares your same opinion? I don't understand
This is my year of longshots, games I never thought would get a sequel: Kingdom Come, Stalker, and Spacemarine.
If they had miraculously announced that Star Wars Republic Commando was getting a follow-up, I would have ascended
I only discovered kcd a few months ago and oh my god did it ever occupy my every free moment for those couple of months haha. Its so incredibly fun and gave me an appreciation for a historical time period and location I didn't really care about before. Its amazing so many of the characters and events in the game are historically accurate, of course except for the existence of our video game main character haha
for me its definitely Black Myth Wukong for this year, i hope it turns out amazing!
I can't wait to see what they did with KCD2.
KCD II,...that´s all I can think of after the trailer Warhorse released.
I'm most excited for KCD 2. I'm playing the first one now, and it's awesome. I'm really interested to see what they are cooking up, and I think it has potential to be an amazing game. It's not getting as much exposure as some other releases are (like DA: Veilguard and Avowed), but that actually might be a good thing. It might be able to sneak up and take the gaming world by storm. I hope so! It's a pretty unique game. I honestly can't wait to get some release dates on these games... I hope they don't all come out in the same month!
For the sake of my health I also hope they are spread out a little
I'm really excited for KCD2! I wish from it:
- runs on steam deck like the first game
- more impactful feeling weapon swings
- being able to interrupt fast travel
- a bit more lively facial animations
- improved lock on system
- stay in 1st person for herb picking and dialogue
So just some small things. The first game was already great, just having more of the same is awesome
Amen
i get so excited when i hear your beginning intro music . you make great content . another review but just wanted say thanks for giving happiness in these trying times . btw your voice has gotten even more soothing and amazing so professional through the years , i really enjoy it with the info on all kinds of games.
I can’t wait for Henry to come and see us again!
Finally someone says it about Dragon Age Origins. It's a great game but this reframing that it's a once in a lifetime crpg is so wrong. It's not particularly tactical either.
I also agree that I've never really liked the combat in the dragon age games. I play them for the story, the characters and the insanely detailed lore. Thedas is one of the best designed setting in fiction, let alone games.
After 15 years of the combat just not being super fun, I'm all in on them changing up the formula. Especially since this kind of action RPG is what put Bioware on the map basically.
Hopefully this is Bioware refining down to just what they do best, and the early previews from big sites have all come away saying this is great so far. Has me so excited to play it myself.
I'm pretty sure this will have the best combat of the series. It may not be as tactical (but with its combos system it will be tactical) but it'll be more fun and smooth overall. It's going to bring in a lot more casuals.
avowed really does look leaps better with every gameplay teaser. I was pretty skeptical at first, but it and KCD2 are among the highest on my list.
Man, I really appreciate all of your videos on this stuff. I appreciate that this isn’t five separate 8 minute videos. I enjoy you have your own opinions and rationale and don’t bandwagon. And I enjoy you don’t waste the time of your viewers. Thanks man
What I'm excited for this year:
1. Space Marine 2
2. Mech Warrior 5 Clans
3. KCD 2
4. STALKER 2
between those 4 games, I'll be busy all winter.
Veilguard and Avowed I'm interested in, but very skeptical. Honestly, if they end up bad, i won't even be mad. My back log is a mile long. If they took 2 years off from releasing video games, I'd be happy lol
For me in no order
- Path of Exile 2
- Avowed
- Space Marine 2
- Dragon Age
- Ara
With my most anticipated game being Monster Hunter wilds
I just hope Space Marine 2 won't disappoint. One of very few games I'm planning to play next.
No KCD2 😵
I sadly never finished KCD. I moved when I was pretty far into that game and then ended up moving again immediately after due to a hurricane. I then got a job on the road for almost a year and eventually when I quit that job I switched from console gaming over to pc gaming and just never picked the game back up. I am super excited for the new one and I straight up told my wife that she would probably lose me for a month if the game is as good as the first.
Indiana Jones, Stalker 2, KCD2 and Avowed for me.
I still have faith with Bloodlines 2, Veilguard, and Avowed. Been waiting for KCD2 for ages
Good news everybody!
final fantasy 12 mentioned!
Dragon Age Origins cribbed the Gambit system from that game, rebranded it as "tactics".
Damn it’s 4AM, I just got off work finally gonna sleep and mort out here dropping videos.
Night shift gang 👊🏽 Good luck
KCDII and Avowed are my top two
Your taste in games definitely differs from my mine, but I genuinely look forward to hearing your coverage of them.
Avowed and KCD 2 are my top two for the year. If Perfect Dark had a finalized release date for the year that too would be on my list but I am okay with waiting so that they don't rush it. I've been waiting for Avowed to release for YEARS, so this game (if it turns out to be as good as or better than other Obsidian games) will likely end up being my Baldurs Gate 3. KCD 2 on the othe hand, I just started KCD 1 a month or so ago and I haven't finished it yet. I have some difficulty with the combat system, but I'm still fairly early game so I'm sure it'll get much easier as I progress
Wow, there's an Arcanum inspired RPG and I'm just finding out about it NOW?!!!
This is a painful reminder that I lack a friend who is really big on story rich games(especially rpgs) who who tell about either really promising upcoming or recently released titles. I've never even heard the name before.
A good list! I'm very cautious about dragon age and vampires tho. Very excited about your reviews of those 😊
Great list! Off the top of my head, I’d add SW Outlaws to my list. I’m not expecting a 10/10 game, but sometimes a decent 7/10 scratches the itch. I’m hoping the stealth mechanics are good, cause I love that play style.
Yeah my list is pretty similar. I'm willing to give a chance to AC and Star Wars as well but KCD2 and Avowed are my most anticipated games of the year
I've been replaying KCD and holy moly, I forgot just how good of a game it is.
I played POE, and a little of POE2 (it just didn't click like the first one), so I'm cautiously optimistic. But if we're talking about Obsidian games, I'm actually looking forward to The Outer Worlds 2 (whenever that comes out); and I'd LOVE it if they made a Tyranny 2 (my favorite Obsidian game by far).
But, specifically in regards to you're list, I'd say DA:V: loved the series and am fine with the ever-changing style(s). I never got into KCD, even though I backed the game on Kickstarter (man did that take a long time to come out). May give KCD another try to see if I'd be interested in the second.
My biggest gripe with KCD was the jank involved in taking on multiple opponents at the same time, which the story liked to throw at you many times. It's doable when you know what you're doing, but it just wasn't fun. If they can retain everything else that made that game great but do something to address that one aspect to make it better, I'll be beyond happy with it.
I agree with this. I saw some people tried to say “well, fighting multiple people in real life is hard so it makes sense!” but that’s an awful excuse for not being able to snap between targets with the awful lock on. Also, the hits in the game rarely seemed to have that impact/crunch. I’m not saying it needs to be Mordhau but still i need a bit more impacts.
@@realhectorcastilloif I'm not mistaken the devs talked about this multiple enemy issue in an article or interview with a slew of other questions that were asked, so lets hope they found a good middle ground. (hope I'm not wrong please take what I said with a grain of salt I've been researching so many games recently I may be confused)
While I appreciate that in real life, a group of 6 peasants with makeshift polearms would absolutely kill a highly trained knight in real life, I agree that the lockon is absolutely terrible and the thing that bothers me the most is how every single enemy down to peasants and bandits are absolute masters at defense. They will block 90% of your attacks and do unblockable counterattacks over and over. For the love of God, I'm max level and unable to just bash through the most average of enemies lol
The enemies being such defensive masters is why I wound up using my bow for almost every encounter. Either the AI straight bugs out and the enemy will eat arrows while standing still, or you can easily just backpedal and shoot arrows as they keep flinching from getting hit
I'm doing a hardcore playthrough atm and god I feel this comment lol multiple enemies + pain in the ass dog = frustration
@@Weatherman4EvaYeah if it is realistic for 4 bandits to kill you every time then it makes no sense to force me to travel alone along bandit infested roads.
Already got my top hat on for New Arcanum Line. Nightingale EA is a great substitute.
I want Avowed yesterday but happy to wait until it is cooked :)
I've never heard of New Arc Line before, but from what you've shown here it looks like something I'd very much like to check out
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 for me. I've been waiting for that one for a long time, it seems.
Love your channel, it's so nice to have just a guy talking about games he likes. I trust your taste in games quite a bit too
I'm definitely interested in Avowed - I never completed either of Pillars games, but the lore and worldbuilding for them was fantastic.
This year must be the year of rpgs because we had a few notable releases for the first half of the year. I just hope Avowed is good Obsidian has made great rpgs.
I will wait for your review of Bloodlines; I am very skeptical of it. I started Dragon Age 15 years ago so I will play it regardless. Avowed is definitely my number 1 this year. I hope they deliver and it sells well so we can get more of Eora...hell, maybe even a POE 3?
It seems like no matter what kind of day I'm having or what time of day it may be.It's always a good time to watch one of your videos. I can't think of another content creator that I feel the same way about and I can't think of a better compliment to pay you. Thanks man.
For me
1. KCDII
2. Bloodlines 2
3.Stalker 2
4.SpaceMarine 2
5. Avowed
I am excited for these too! 🎉
I won't play Dragon Age or Bloodline, but the rest I am interested in. Especially Avowed.
Why are you not interested in Dragon Age, yet you are Avowed?
Genuinely curious.
Just because of your channel, I'm looking forward to several new games like Mirthwood.
Avowed is another I'm hyped for, even if combat didnt look amazing. It's an Obsidian RPG, of course it's going to be good.
Avowed, Indiana jones, and the new doom games are my most anticipated games.
Shattered space isn’t really a game, but it’s still I’m very excited.
Mine would have to be black myth wukong, star wars outlaws, ac shadows, and avowed
I share the top 3 with you as I have invested quite a lot in all their previous entry. Praying to god that all 3 of them are absolute blast
Great list. I don’t play video games anymore, but I still enjoy your videos. There’s nothing like listening to bright, eloquent people talk about stuff that they’re passionate about.
KCD 2 and Avowed look like they could be game of the year any year and so if both come out this year then we'll hopefully be happy gamers. I wonder if one might stagger the release due to this though to limit competition on themselves
Stalker 2!
Hi Mortym! I am super interested in New Arc Line. Loved Arcanum, and I hope this game is a solid spiritual successor.
The new DA trailer made go play Origins for the first time. I'm currently doing a franchise playthrough. Dying a lot, learning the ropes but the worldbuilding and characters have been stellar so far.
Origin is rough if you don't take the dlc character (shale?)
My most antecipated game is KCD2 for sure. Followed by Metaphor ReFantazio
I don't like how Bloodlines never shows off the city and adventure aspect. That's my biggest worry. That's it's more on rails like a Bioshock.
Rex, Familia et Ultio. Mort!
What a fall will be this year, can't wait to play all those amazing games!
Really hope Avowed lives up to the Hype, i don't want Eora to die.
7:13 Thanks man, finally someone said the truth! And yet we still love this series so much.
I'm quite optimistic about New Arc Line.
I don't know what's gotten hold of me, but I'm hyped.
Fingers crossed they capture what made me love the concept of pretty much every steampunk magic setting I've come across.
Arcanum I loved. I genuinely spent a decade and a half trying to find it, because I had a demo I think and definitely read an article on it but didn't catch the game on release somehow... so all I remembered was the visuals and concept from that magazine article.
I think what made Dragon Age feel like a proper RPG for me was that it at least felt like character choices made an impact, on the base story, on how you play, on what happens to the characters and the world... It didn't feel like a set hero and their party going through a bunch of entirely predetermined levels/events.
That's the thing we've lost with each release. Despite the way Inquisition was supposed to play.
This one, just doesn't look like they even care about that anymore. It LOOKS like another bland linear action game that just happens to be set in the Dragon Age universe. It's like a scaled up mobile game, but one of those ones that has very little replayability after the main story's run through once. I have zero hype. Inquisition at least gave me hype.
Oddly, that's what I didn't like about Bloodlines (I liked it, just less than most fans). It felt like a videogame compared to Redemption which felt more like the telling of a tabletop campaign in videogame form, despite really being far more linear (I think a ttRPG setting of WoD's magnitude released in 2000 would have to tie you down to a specific character and story to translate enough depth to the virtual world). I'm a big WoD geek, by the way... que me bragging about the 2/3" box of text in the V20 book I wrote. 😎
I don't like what Paradox have done with the whole setting of WoD. They've tried to add CoD mechanics to every game just to say CoD wasn't a waste of money and writing credits. CoD was a massive failure, they should just let it go and give us the games we love, from the writers we love, in the setting we love... I'm not a purist, change is inevitable, most edition releases I loved, I'm just anti "chuck stuff in that destroys what makes it so great and take out the remainder of what makes it so great". Bloodlines 2 is almost certainly going to be a continuation of this pattern... pretty, easy access, bland mulch, plus stupid mechanics that just make the experience less fun for anyone who likes depth or immersion.
The combat in DA Veilguard doesn't matter to me so much as long as the story and the companions are good, the only reason I'm not as hyped for Avowed is they chose to not add companion romance.
I thought that Orlan lady was romanceable?
replaying kcd right now. im so fucking pumped for kcd 2
Thanks for the video. I'm looking forward to two of these (Avowed and KCD2) - and afraid of one (Bloodlines 2). New Arc Line is now on my radar. I grow less excited about the next Dragon Age with every announcement. I'll be surprised if turns out well (and I always hope games do).
I'm most excited about Avowed. Fingers crossed it turns out well! I'm also hoping Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon, a project I own but is in development, turns out well.
Seems like most people are overlooking Metaphor Refantazio for some reason. Excited for the games on this list, but that's my number 1.
Saying DA: Origins has lackluster combat and tactics is probably the first time I've disagreed with an opinion of yours.
Would absolutely agree with DA2 and while Inquisition did try to find that happy middle ground between Origins and 2, it's also no where near the quality of combat and tactical options in Origins.
KCD 2 and Stalker 2.
We seem to have similar taste in games.i love kingdom come and was wondering what warhorse was doing but glad we don't have to wait very long
I feel the same way about Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Really loved the first one, turning Henry from a twat to a killing machine with heavy armor, also the ambience and the stories.
As you I also didn't like the ending, it felt forced and way too abrupt, pretty much during the climax of obtaining revenge for Henry's adoptive father. I mean, you can't even technically complete the "main quest" before the credits roll.
How have I never even heard of most of these games? They look really cool.
It's DLC rather than a new game (although likely a very hefty DLC), but I'm looking forward to Shadow of the Erdtree for Elden Ring.
Also, I'm looking forward to the game with the insane name, Metaphor: ReFantazio. I like the Persona games a lot and Persona 5 was a great iterative sequel. MR seems like its taking a lot of those sensibilities and applying them to a whole new setting and reworking the central hook (the personas).
There are other announced games that I have some interest in but I'm not sure which ones I'll end up playing and they'll have to compete with Skald: Against the Black Priory when I get around to that.
Yes!
I'm a tad underwhelmed for Avowed so far. I'll absolutely play it but something feels off with it and I didn't really enjoy The Outer Worlds as much as I hoped I would. I kind of wish Josh Sawyer was involved in it but he's holidaying in Europe currently.
Avowed And KCD2 are at the top of my list.
avowed is also my most anticipated. Cant wait
I'd love a remake of Vampire the Masquerade Redemption which would look like Veilguard
wait, where did you get that kcd 2 footage? I haven't seen it yet
Latest two trailers
The reveal trailer specifically
You are by far my favorite channel
Gundam Breaker 4. Megaton Mushashi Wired is an excellent type of that sort of game, but it lacked some features the original, numbered, Gundam Breakers did. Most especially in the form of Bits, Funnels, and Options, I.E. automatic guns that hit things around you, which makes for a fun build in the world.
Better, it WAS a serious story(up until Season 3 which was VERY odd, like pulling Celestial Butterflies out of Hyperspace kind of odd), and thus, was a darker overall tone and play, rather than Gundam Breaker, which is literally kids(and adults) driving RC Gundams against each other in simulated environments as a game.
This one looks to be a return to form too, as New Gundam Breaker was a MOBA, and designed as such, but everything about this one looks like it does all the good stuff, from letting you customize completely, including swapping moves, to letting you build some killer machines.
Next is Metaphor:reFantazio from Atlus. It looks like a new franchise using the same engine as Devil Survivor and STMV. That is a good thing, as Devil Survivors problem was more in how it expected you to play both games to understand its story(When game 1 was not multiplatform and didn't do well), and while I enjoy SMTV and its updated version, I can't say either has a great story, whereas this one looks good.
And of course, Cat Quest III. The first 2 are ADORABLE action RPGs with a surprising amount of things to do and numbers to make go up, which is always nice, but also has had an overarching plot, which I'm curious to see where it goes. Obviously we are not going to stop the A-paw-colypse from coming, but we SHOULD be able to do something about it when it arrives, as we HAVE the King's Blade, and it sounds like we're claiming the Northern Star in this one. That leaves on artifact to go, and then we can poke the giant eyeball out with a stick and call it good.
4:50
Finally a nuanced take, I had the same thoughts after reflecting on how different each title was so there's no need for people to be mad already.
I feel people are in the right to be concerned. But I agree that it needs a chance but its far its roots and badly marketed. I however will follow the game a fan of Dragon Age but I have very low expectations for the game overall.
There IS substantial reasons to be mad or at least concerned looking at the direction and the people behind the game ( DA doesnt have a good track record in recent memory) and its fair to hold judgment until its released but its just copium.
I do hope that they find their fans. I know that I'll not be one of them, because it have elements that I didn't liked in the previous games plus a little bit more comittee decisions on top.
And the reason people are already mad is called: pattern recognition. They already saw this game a more than a dozen times, and in the rarer cases they`re where wrong.
Its gonna be one of the best games of 2024 (People who like DA will buy and play DA nonetheless) I remember the backlash around Assassins Creed Shadows just because of shitty reasons, instead of arguing what really matter which is the insane price of videogames! Not worried because after AC and DA probably in the next months it really another videogame backlash... I'm guessing Star Wars... no wonder why the gaming industry is the bad state that it is.
plus it was already known that the game would be action based than tactical... only deluded people think it would go back to a Origins combat... (btw who the hell plays DA for the combat? there's plenty of better games concerning combat/gameplay!!)
My most anticipated game for the year is Ys X:Nordic and the one I'm excited for the most especially after playing the Japanese demo.
The others are Avowed, at first I didn't care but after the podcast with game director my interest peaked Hopefully we get a release date for this year!
Also Indiana Jones just because it has been a while since we got an interesting action adventure game!
At first ngl I didn’t like outer worlds but after starfeild came out and was a disappointment I went back and gave it another try and really liked it the second time so I am really excited for avowed i think they will deliver at least a fun narrative experience
Dragon age, avowed, and ac shadows r def the ones I'm looking forward to most this year
After learning DA Veilguard mages will only have 3 active powers I guess I am more excited about New Arc Line atm.
Avowed is the only one on this list I'm looking forward to.
Still confused about what the differences are with the Xrpgs:
What's a crpg, lrpg, krpg, jrpg, and so on.
Been playing since Pong and I still have no idea what these various rpgs are.
Goddammit I'm old!
I really can't think of the word here, but I'm both excited, yet anxious for most of these titles. I really want them to be good (yes, even Veilguard*) but I'm kinda worried they are gunna struggle on launch and it's not really going to recover.
Bloodlines does worry me the most. Bloodlines looks like it's gone through development hell and I don't think it's going to come out well, which is a shame cause nearly all media for it looks pretty decent in my eyes. But this change in direction really worries a lot of people, I hope it's good but it's going to be fighting a lot of tough reviews I think.
*Thinking about it more, Veilguard might actually be okay, if the story still holds up. I don't mind gameplay being different from the other games, despite it being 4 times they've changed it up if everything else around it works out. I'm going to give it a fair chance for sure, but I suspect it's going to be reviewed bombed with the same thought track of "It's not Origins therefore it sucks, gg Bioware" which if it happens, will be a shame. I'd probably have to wait till a Mort review of it before I consider buying it early or waiting for a sale though.
Well said about DAV! I'm not picky about combat when it comes to games as long as it has great story and characters!
Very interesting, the way you feel about Bloodline is the way I felt about Dragon's Dogma. While many like yourself were disappointed by the game, I was just happy they made another game as I loved the series. And now with Capcom saying the franchise has become a core series, hopefully they will put more people and resources during development so that DD3 will be a much better game.
There's quite a few amazing games coming in the second half of 2024 that I can't wait to play: Black Myth Wukong, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Avowed, Stalker 2, Space Marine 2, Life is Strange Double Exposure and KCD2 to name a few.
I'm also curious how DA4 will pan out, because I have been waiting a decade for a new DA game, but I am not "hyped" for it.
My most anticipated game, no question, is Streets of Rogue 2.
The first is one of my favourite games of the past decade, and if the second can successfully follow that up, I'll be one very happy gamer.
Playing Dragon Age II or Inquisition on higher difficulties proves that they definitely still require a lot of tactics. The difference is the embracing of cross-class combos, non-mages becoming much more versatile and fun. A lot of games that are called "dumbed down" just need to be played on higher difficulties.
I agree with your list, minus all the first-person only games. So happy that Avowed has a third-person mode.
The only things I’m looking forward to this Fall and next year are….
Dragon Age Veilguard
Chainsaw Man Reze Arc Movie
Season 3 of Spy x Family
Season 3 of Legend of Vox Machina
Season 2 of Delicious in Dungeon
Season 2 of Loser Ranger
Season 2 of Hell’s Paradise
Season 2 of Castlevania Nocturne
Season 2 of Zom 100 Bucket List of the Dead
Season 2 of X-Men 97
Season 2 of Chainsaw Man
The possible Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul Re: Reboot
Avowed is my must buy. I loved outer worlds so a pillars skyrim im all down for
I really do not get all the hate Outer Worlds is getting nowadays. The game's great especially with the expansions. Really loved Peril on Gorgon. Though, I wasn't really big on Murder on Eridanos but it was still decent.
People expected New Vegas but got KOTOR instead.
Only one currently on my list from these is KC:D2.
If it's just at level of the final patch of KC:D, going to great. That was an awesome game.
But I'll check out the coverage here for the rest too, for sure. So far, "meh", but too early for all of these of course!
Enjoy!