- [Falcon] The game awards is always when we find out about a ton of new games. This game awards absolutely did not disappoint. Hi folks.
It's Falcon and today on GameRanx, the top 20 brand new games of the Game Awards 2024. Starting off at number 20, "Viking's Destiny", a survival strategy, role playing game, putting you in the role of a Viking Clan leader. Basically, your goal is to expand the settlement and lead everybody to prosperity.
You want to help all the other Vikings win at life. This game's gonna have a dynamic season system and the changing weather's gonna significantly impact gameplay, particularly in the survival direction. Looks like an interesting game.
"Viking's Destiny" is coming to PC in 2025. And number 19 is "Thick as Thieves", a co-op heist adventure where you assemble a crew of skilled criminals to pull off high stakes robberies. They're touting an adaptive AI system, which is interesting on account now that AI mania is happening, games are talking about their AI again.
Maybe NPC AI is about to get interesting again. That would be nice. "Thick as Thieves" doesn't have a release date, but it's coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox series.
And number 18 is "Stage Fright", an atmospheric horror game. Interesting concept. You're a theater performer.
No one more haunted than those, actually, I'm joking. They're usually some of the least haunted souls in the world, but this particular one is haunted by mysterious ghosties during rehearsals. But I think the claim to fame here is the fact that the game is going to integrate real time voice recognition, and it's not going to just extend a voice commands.
You're gonna have to sing. Horror games often force people to overcome their fears in certain ways. This is a new one, and if you play this with other people in the house, how many people are gonna play this game and be like, (quietly) here I go again, my, oh, going down the only road I've ever known.
(normal) I dunno, this is a cool concept. It doesn't have a release date, but it's coming to PC sometime in the future. And number 17 is "Screamer" a racing game, which is touting itself as having chaotic tracks filled with hazards and shortcuts.
Of course, the idea of a game called "Screamer" better be Speed and it apparently is, they're introducing something they're calling the Rage Boost Mechanic, which rewards aggressive driving with temporary bursts of speed, which I mean, I get a rage boost when I am driving in real life, typically doesn't mean that, but that sounds like a good mechanic. "Screamer" is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series in 2026. And number 16 is "Shadow Labyrinth", a dark fantasy RPG, in which players will be exploring a sprawling labyrinth, allegedly uncovering the mysteries of a Cursed Rome.
Oh, and it's a Pacman game, just so you know. It's kind of like a Pacman went Hollow night. I guess.
The Amazon Secret Levels anthology episode based on Pacman is actually based on this game, which has been in development for four years. Looks completely insane, honestly for a Pacman game. Also just looks like a pretty decent metroid venue.
Honestly, I like the style of the graphics. Shadow Labyrinth is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2025. And number 15 is "Dave the Diver: In the Jungle", the highly anticipated sequel to the hit indie game.
This time Dave trades the ocean for a lush jungle river system. I mean, it's not gonna be fundamentally a different game here, but I mean there's a lot of different stuff about jungle rivers versus the ocean. Plus it seems like there's gonna be some tree climbing as well.
So in some ways this may be a lot more varied of a game. "Dave the Diver: In the Jungle" is coming to PC, the PlayStation and Nintendo switch sometime next year. And number 14 is "Backfrosts: That Long Dark 2" the highly anticipated sequel.
Of course, the underlying concept obviously isn't gonna change a whole lot in Backfrosts. It's post-apocalyptic, it's frozen. You're gonna have to manage resources and navigate harsh conditions.
Obviously a big staple is the weather and ecosystems, but now you're gonna be dealing with multi-region expeditions where you're gonna have to survive across interconnected maps. There's also gonna be co-op gameplay and an expanded crafting system, so it looks like it's meaningfully building on the original. Backfrost is coming exclusively to PC in 2026.
And number 13 is "Solasta 2", the sequel to the highly acclaimed tactical RPG. Solasta, obviously not abandoning the adaption at tabletop RPG mechanics anytime soon. What they're intending to do here is make it so that there's deeper character customization.
They're thrown in some new classes, but probably what sets it apart is the overhaul dungeon creation tools, making it so that players can craft and share intricate, story-driven adventures with the community. And obviously with tabletop roots, that's the way you want to go, that's what you want to develop as you make sequels to your successful RPGs. "Solasta 2" is coming to PC sometime next year.
And number 12 is "Project Century" an Action Adventure Game, coming to us from the creators of the Yakuza series. This one, however, is not set in the, well, I guess semi present day. It is set in 1915 Japan, and it gives us a grittier and more visceral version of the real time Yakuza type combat.
I don't know. To me it looks cool as hell. I like it.
It looks like the intent is to explore the origins of Japanese organized crime during Japan's transition to modernity. We don't have a release date, but it is coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. At number 11, there is a new "Virtual Fighter" project, which is kind of fricking crazy.
Virtual Fighter's been dead for a long time for the most part, but then Sega is starting to realize that they literally own a mountain of gold in all of their various IPs. It's been over a decade, but it's just exciting to see that they're making a virtual fighter game with modern enhancements. This was a trailblazer as far as 3D fighting games go.
It set the tone, the pace, everything. It was pretty much this and Tekken, like that's how big Virtual Fighter was. I'm excited to play a new Virtual Fighter game in 2025 when it's supposed to come out.
We don't know what platforms. Moving on to number 10, it's "Rematch", a new football slash soccer game from the creators of Sifu, which is, I mean, not what I would expect for their next project. It is, however, a completely different take on soccer.
Like they're not trying to be super realistic. It's a very arcade-y looking game, honestly. I think it's really freaking cool looking.
It's hard to get me super excited about a soccer/football game. Not 'cause I don't like 'em or anything, it's just, they're usually just yearly update roster and minor visual change type games. This, it looks completely different.
I'm so excited for this. I'm definitely going to play it. We don't know exactly when, but it is coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and PC sometime next year.
And number nine is "Turok Origins", reimagining of the Dinosaur Hunter. It's a prequel. It explores the origins of Turok, which is, I always think it's really funny when the prequel is like way, way better looking than the original, but it does look like they're incorporating survival elements, crafting tools, setting traps, et cetera.
I don't know how far they're gonna drift exactly from the gameplay of the original. "Turok" is, it's a different beast, let's say, bit of a standout in more than one way. I'm interested to see how this one goes.
It's coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox series, sometime we don't have a release date. And number eight is "Ninja Gaiden: Rage Bound". Come on man.
We've been wanting a "Ninja Gaiden" for a while. Now "Rage Bound", of course, referring to the fact that they are leaning in to the high speed combat. They are re-imagining it, wanting to blend something classic with something modern.
Obviously that is sometimes a great idea and sometimes not the best, I'm guessing based on this trailer. They know what they're doing. I like the idea, "Rage Bound" is referring to the fact that you can build up rage through combat, which unlocks big old cinematic techniques and makes it look even that much more insane.
Like, "Ninja Gaiden" is a traditionally pretty insane game. I'm excited. This is coming to PC, the PlayStations, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch later in 2025.
And number seven is "Gendesign". A fairly mysterious project coming to us from the creators of "Shadow of the Colossus" and "The Last Guardian". We don't know the name of the game.
Gendesign is the name of the developer. I mean, at once, this trailer looks very familiar and completely unfamiliar. It shows an adventurer climbing up a robot and then blasting off with its head to escape some insane storm and maybe does, but kind of doesn't.
I don't know. It was really cool. That's all we know about it right now.
But yes, absolutely, 100%. We don't have a release date or platforms or anything. We just have this trailer and it's a good trailer, at least, if you know what "Shadow of the Colossus" and "Last Guardian" are, I imagine if you didn't know what they are, you'd just be confused.
But I think very familiar and yet very new looking. And number six is "Dispatch", a narrative driven game where you play as an emergency dispatcher. You make critical decisions that will either save or not save people's lives.
It's an interesting looking game. Definitely something different, like at once, it feels kind of like a telltale game combined with a management sim of some kind, but doesn't really look like either of those things, visually speaking. I'm super interested in where this one goes.
It's coming to PC sometime next year. And number five is "Onimusha: Way of the Sword" I swear, it's basically like we didn't have that great of a 2024 guys, let's announce a bunch of stuff that you guys want for the next two years. Stay involved guys.
It's about to get good. I mean, I don't really know what to say about this other than it's gonna be an Onimusha game with modern graphics and mechanics. It looks like they want some timing and technique type stuff.
Real integrated here. So a little bit of soul's influence, but I have a feeling that it's gonna be, you know, Onimusha. Onimusha is a pretty distinct game.
That's why everybody wants more of it. And they're gonna get it in 2026 on PC, PS5, & Xbox Series. And number four is "Split Fiction", a narrative-driven, action adventure game set in parallel dimensions where you're gonna be alternating between two versions of the protagonist, each frankly, with different abilities and story arcs, still the same person, of course.
The whole idea is this split reality thing that's gonna involve interlocking dimensions where like puzzles and events take place across multiple dimensions and affect each other. I don't know, it looks interesting. Split fiction is also the first game we're talking about today that has a release date.
It's coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series, March 6th, 2025. And number three is an "Okami" sequel as if Onimusha and Ninja Guide weren't enough. We're getting a new freaking Okami game.
A lot of information on this is under wraps. We just know it's coming at this point. But mythological storytelling, beautiful cell shaded art, and intricate ways of interacting with the environment wrapped up into a heartfelt and mystical story.
I'm all here for it. How could you not want more of this? Well, maybe you never played the original, it was a while ago, but man, was it a good game?
I'm excited for Okami sequel, let me tell you. And number two is "Elden Ring Nightreign". Let me tell you, missed opportunity to use the Guns N Roses song "Night Train", basically sounds like the same word, would've been a high octane trailer, especially for a roguelike, which is what this is, essentially a multiplayer roguelike set in an alternate version of the lands between, introducing an eclipse cycle, which is going to change enemy behavior, environmental hazards, even quest lines.
And it looks like a pretty interesting game to me. It's an expansion, obviously on the original. I assume it's gonna use a lot of the original's assets, but it's definitely a new twist on it and I'm excited for that.
It's coming next year to PC, the PlayStations, and the Xboxes. So stay tuned for more info on that. And finally at number one, a brand new game/IP from Naughty Dog.
A new sci-fi RPG called "Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet". Sounds pretty awesome, honestly. There's a big old interstellar theocracy.
Not always a good thing, often bad, often bad. You're gonna set that right though, or at least set it different, I guess. Sounds like a lot of moral ambiguity type stuff going on here.
But you're a renegade prophet and they're dropping you into this big player driven narrative type thing. You are gonna be the spark that lights the fire, so to speak. You're gonna cause some rebellion, my man.
It's a big old galactic oppressive institution that you fight against story. Let's go right? It's Naughty Dog.
We don't have any kind of a release date, but it is a PS5 exclusive. I'm excited for it. Can't wait to hear more.
I have a few bonus games for you, "Kura", an exploration adventure game where you're exploring this hand-painted world, unraveling the mysteries of an ancient civilization. Looks heavy on environmental storytelling, coming out to PC, don't have a date for that. Next is "Sonic Racing: Crossworlds", a cross platform, cross dimensional Sonic racer coming to pretty much everything, but we don't know exactly when.
And "Game of Thrones: Kingsroad", a narrative driven strategy game set in where else? Westeros, where you'll be focusing on building alliances and subverting political intrigue in order to gain control of the Iron Throne. This one, we don't know when, but it is coming in 2025, to what platforms?
I'm not sure. However, it does look pretty cool. I don't know.
The game awards, definitely a stacked presentation I think. I think pretty awesome slate of new stuff on the way. What do you think though?
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