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What games are you looking forward to next year? Anything you plan on playing? Or just hope to hear more on?
Gaming for 2021?
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I hope to hear some more news from Nintnedo, my Switch needs some love.
Read Pushsquare Editors' predictions on 2021:
Final Fantasy XVI gets a November 2021 release date, then it's delayed into 2022. Look, I don't want to be a downer, but Square Enix is totally going to sell us a Final Fantasy XVI release date that ends up being way too early. While reports have said that the game's been in some form of development for at least four years, I think it's still a while off. But that won't stop the publisher from pumping out trailers and showing us gameplay well into the summer, before telling us all that it's arriving in November 2021. A few months later, it'll get delayed to Spring 2022, and we'll all shake our heads in unison. Can't wait to see more of the game, though.
It's a big year for Uncharted. Oh, you think Sony’s done with Uncharted? You’re absolutely off your rocker. This is one of PlayStation’s most popular intellectual properties, and it’s not like there’s a new one every year – heck, the previous instalment launched in 2017, which is a lifetime in this industry. A new Uncharted game is definitely going to be announced this year for both the PS5 and PS4, and I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it launched in time for the holidays. I expect its marketing to be closely associated with the Uncharted Movie, which will have a rating below 50% on Rotten Tomatoes but will be relatively well-received by fans. Speaking of the movie, by the way: don’t be surprised if it’s available to rent exclusively from the PS Store at the same time as it’s showing in cinemas.
E3 is over. Who knows what the state of the world will be next summer? Not me, that’s for sure. Nevertheless, even if it is safe to hold conventions in June – I don’t think it will be – I think E3 is done. You may recall, before the coronavirus pandemic ultimately pulled the plug, that many companies were backing out of E3 2020. I argued at the time that it may have been a blessing in disguise. But now I think the show is done for good: publishers have proven this year that they’re better off announcing games on their own terms, and there’s just no real purpose for this event anymore. COVID-19 will ultimately determine whether there’s a show in 2021, but I think moving forward this annual industry bonanza has had its day.
Spyro gets his turn with a brand new game. Activision has been pumping out gorgeous remakes of its beloved franchises, but in 2020, it went a step further with Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. Given that Spyro's retro remake collection followed the N. Sane Trilogy, I think a brand new title starring the little purple dragon is up next. I'd expect it to follow a similar pattern. This will be a numbered sequel following the events of Year of the Dragon, and its gameplay and structure will be akin to the original trilogy, albeit with some new features. I reckon Activision will announce this new Spyro game at some point in 2021.
Final Fantasy XVI gets a November 2021 release date, then it's delayed into 2022. Look, I don't want to be a downer, but Square Enix is totally going to sell us a Final Fantasy XVI release date that ends up being way too early. While reports have said that the game's been in some form of development for at least four years, I think it's still a while off. But that won't stop the publisher from pumping out trailers and showing us gameplay well into the summer, before telling us all that it's arriving in November 2021. A few months later, it'll get delayed to Spring 2022, and we'll all shake our heads in unison. Can't wait to see more of the game, though.
It's a big year for Uncharted. Oh, you think Sony’s done with Uncharted? You’re absolutely off your rocker. This is one of PlayStation’s most popular intellectual properties, and it’s not like there’s a new one every year – heck, the previous instalment launched in 2017, which is a lifetime in this industry. A new Uncharted game is definitely going to be announced this year for both the PS5 and PS4, and I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it launched in time for the holidays. I expect its marketing to be closely associated with the Uncharted Movie, which will have a rating below 50% on Rotten Tomatoes but will be relatively well-received by fans. Speaking of the movie, by the way: don’t be surprised if it’s available to rent exclusively from the PS Store at the same time as it’s showing in cinemas.
E3 is over. Who knows what the state of the world will be next summer? Not me, that’s for sure. Nevertheless, even if it is safe to hold conventions in June – I don’t think it will be – I think E3 is done. You may recall, before the coronavirus pandemic ultimately pulled the plug, that many companies were backing out of E3 2020. I argued at the time that it may have been a blessing in disguise. But now I think the show is done for good: publishers have proven this year that they’re better off announcing games on their own terms, and there’s just no real purpose for this event anymore. COVID-19 will ultimately determine whether there’s a show in 2021, but I think moving forward this annual industry bonanza has had its day.
Spyro gets his turn with a brand new game. Activision has been pumping out gorgeous remakes of its beloved franchises, but in 2020, it went a step further with Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. Given that Spyro's retro remake collection followed the N. Sane Trilogy, I think a brand new title starring the little purple dragon is up next. I'd expect it to follow a similar pattern. This will be a numbered sequel following the events of Year of the Dragon, and its gameplay and structure will be akin to the original trilogy, albeit with some new features. I reckon Activision will announce this new Spyro game at some point in 2021.
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Just gonna backlog this year's games I bought from Steam. Definitely gonna try out what Inti Creates has in development when it comes out though
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I hope to hear more news related to Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and other RPG games in 2021.
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Mainly get through my backlog. Hopefully get a PS5 so I can play these games in at least in better performance than my first edition PS4.
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I'm looking forward to Persona 5 Strikers. I actually just beat Persona Q2 today which means I've officially beaten all Persona games after Persona 3. Speaking of which, I hope for Persona's anniversary this year that they remake Persona 1 and 2 or port Persona 3 Portable over to Steam like they did with Persona 4 Golden so that I can play the feMC route.
I'm also hoping to hear some Nintendo news, but I'm also content on trying to catch up on all the games that I still haven't played.
I'm also hoping to hear some Nintendo news, but I'm also content on trying to catch up on all the games that I still haven't played.
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I don't blame you wanting to get the PS5 with that reason.
You don't want P3P, that game took steps back from the PS2 version.
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Yeah less of an upgrade for you with the pro, but a decent upgrade for myself on the base console.
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I'd say it's more like like a one step forward two steps back kind of thing. The one thing P3P does that is a saving grace is that you can actually control your party members and they don't just use whatever they want. However, the cost of that was having daily life be in VN form and them taking out The Answer. And while The Answer is really hard and really draining, especially after the main game, it's the reason I like 3 as much as I do. So Idk. It's one of those thing that if they release P3P, I'll play it, but P3FES will definitely always be better.
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I don't remember having issues with the Answer.
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To be fair, I played on easy because of how notoriously hard I heard 3 was compared to 5 and 4 and The Answer just defaults to normal difficulty.
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ah yeah, I played all of P3 on normal. You just got to grind... or did I use code breaker? I forget.
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Idk what code breaker is, but I also just grinded a lot, even on easy.
So, I was looking forward to Monster Hunter Rise later this year, but I played the demo last night and honestly, I just wasn't a fan. I thought the reason I didn't like MH3 was because it was on the 3DS, but Idk. The controls just didn't feel great and I wasn't feeling the game at all.
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cheat device for the PS2.
Isn't MH a big PC game series? Why is the next big version heading to Switch?
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No, it's been on other consoles as well. Monster Hunter Ultimate was on PS4 and came out last year or the year before.
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I knew it was on PS4, but still they went from PS4 to Switch only?