Horizon Forbidden West
Release Date: Feb. 18, 2022
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
I remember sitting in an E3 demo of Horizon Zero Dawn in 2016 and feeling singularly unmoved by almost everything about it. Everything about the post-apocalyptic action game seemed uninspired and overly familiar, and the lackluster track record of its developers, who were behind the Killzone series, didn’t really help. Our initial review for Paste reflected some of my concerns, and so I never bothered to play it myself. As the years passed, though, Horizon’s stature started to grow; even our critic came to like it more than her original review indicated. I’m finally giving Zero Dawn a shot in advance of its upcoming sequel, and I can confirm that it’s an exciting game so far. Horizon Forbidden West should be out in the middle of February—one week before Elden Ring—and I’m far more interested in this one than I was Zero Dawn when it came out.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
Release Date: TBA
Platforms: Switch
Will Breath of the Wild 2 actually come out in 2022? We have no idea. That’s Nintendo’s current goal, but they’ve never been shy about delaying games in hopes of getting them just right. The follow-up to one of the greatest and most influential games ever made is the rare Zelda that’s a true sequel, picking up on the same Hyrule and the same versions of Link and Zelda that we met when the Switch launched five years ago. The original struck a perfect balance between action, mystery, and exploration; it’s a true epic that lets you dictate the pace, never pushing or cajoling you into any specific direction, and content to let its story gradually unravel for you at your own time. I can’t imagine the sequel will feel as ground-breaking as the original, but I also have no doubt that it’ll be as fun and fascinating to play as the first one. Hopefully Breath of the Wild 2 comes out in 2022, and if not, well, I’ll be doing another one of these columns this time a year from now, and will have no problem writing about this one for a third year in a row.
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
Release Date: TBA
Platforms: Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC
It’s been several years since the release of Oxenfree, an adventure game that was inspired equally by YA lit and mystery series like Lost. Most of its designers have returned to work on the sequel, Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, which more deeply explores the core mystery of the original. Its characters, slightly older than the original’s high school students, are researching unexplained phenomena in a town near the island setting of the first game, and come into contact with a forbidding group of masked cultists who are deliberately trying to open the same kind of temporal rip that threatened Oxenfree’s characters. The first game with legitimate emotional depth.Thank you and Welcome all
GTA
t's almost a shock that GTA 6 is officially happening. Earlier this year, developer Rockstar Games confirmed that "active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway." However, it was a tiny note in a recent blog post, rather than a full-blown reveal.
For years now there's been so many GTA 6 rumors and gossip doing the rounds that it feels surreal to have anything officially confirmed. We've had leaks suggesting elements of the game's story, setting, features, and other details, so it will be exciting to see what's revealed next by Rockstar.
The last bit of info fans got was from a Rockstar job listing, which hints at incredible detail and "large-scale destruction" for GTA 6. That could be quite the upgrade from what you can currently experience in GTA 5 and GTA Online. Plus, interestingly, GTA fans think this San Andreas easter egg is their first look at GTA 6, so potentially some kind of official reveal might come later this yea
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