henke on 13/1/2022 at 11:21
2022 HYPE
So what is there to be hyped about this year? For me I think it's mostly the same games as last year.
Gloomwood
Skin Deep
System Shock
Lorn's Lure
That new Zelda
POTENTIAL HYPE
A new studio called Lifetap Studios has 2 games in the works and they aim to release both this year. One is an isometric post-apoc action/driving game with very nice looking vehicle handling called (
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637920/Wasteland_Vacation/) Wasteland Vacation.
[video=youtube;LGMSdujdcWE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGMSdujdcWE[/video]
The other one is [video]https://store.steampowered.com/app/1636710/The_Brew_Barons/[/video], which is a Porco Rosso / Crimson Skies inspired thing about flying planes and brewing beer?
[video=youtube;-ygOuV-T9cU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ygOuV-T9cU[/video]
I dunno, could be good?
Renault on 13/1/2022 at 14:44
I'll add a few from my list:
Dying Light 2 (Feb 4th)
Elden Ring (Feb 25th)
Stalker 2 (April 28th)
Starfield (Nov 11th)
Redfall
Hollow Knight Silksong?
Metroid Prime 4?
faetal on 13/1/2022 at 15:18
I'll second the fuck out of these:
Quote Posted by Brethren
I'll add a few from my list:
Dying Light 2 (Feb 4th)
Elden Ring (Feb 25th)
Stalker 2 (April 28th)
Especially Elden Ring.
faetal on 13/1/2022 at 15:19
I'll second the fuck out of these:
Quote Posted by Brethren
I'll add a few from my list:
Dying Light 2 (Feb 4th)
Elden Ring (Feb 25th)
Stalker 2 (April 28th)
Especially Elden Ring.
Thirith on 13/1/2022 at 16:14
Ah, the dreaded second second.
faetal on 13/1/2022 at 21:44
Worth noting that Stalker 2 has been pushed back to December, so not a dead cert for 2022.
Renault on 14/1/2022 at 15:25
I think I am most hyped for Dying Light 2. The first game was amazing, and this one sounds even better. One of the devs recently said it would take 500 hours to 100% the game, which definitely has good and bad connotations, but at least it indicates the game world is huge. And they're apparently implementing a stealth component as well. The environments have a great overgrown Last of Us kind of feel, which look amazing. I foresee spending a lot of time in this game in 2022.
[video=youtube;UwJAAy7tPhE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwJAAy7tPhE[/video]
Nameless Voice on 14/1/2022 at 16:20
Will they be making the protagonist less of a fool?
Renault on 4/2/2022 at 15:56
DL2 reviews so far have been just OK to very good. (PC Gamer gave it an 84, Destructoid gave it 7.5/10, Steam has it at 77%). Early consensus sounds like the gameplay and parkouring are fun, but the story is awful. Trying to decide if I want to jump in now, or wait until they've squashed all the bugs first. I'm picking it up either way. Dying Light 1 got a lot of support from Techland several years after its release, and I'd expect the same here, so the game will only get better.