For me, 2023 is separated into the earlier than and after: Earlier than being run over by a gazillion big-hitting sport releases, and after being run over by a gazillion big-hitting sport releases.
Whereas there have been some certifiable bangers within the early half of the 12 months—a few of which you could have forgotten about, contemplating 2023 feels prefer it lasted for six months longer than it ought to’ve—the latter half of the 12 months got here out swinging. Diablo 4 actually kick-started the unending launch practice, earlier than Baldur’s Gate 3 adopted eight weeks later. That seems like numerous time, however in GMT (Video games Media Time) that is like, 4 days. After which, earlier than the mud had even settled on Larian’s RPG, Starfield got here barreling down 5 weeks later to actually seal the deal on all of our money and time.
Even between these video games we had releases like Dave the Diver, Road Fighter 6, Amnesia: The Bunker, Remnant 2, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Aside, Viewfinder, Oxenfree 2, Aliens: Darkish Descent, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Sea of Stars, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, AND Armored Core 6. And that was simply on PC! Hahaha, what the fuck?
We have been consuming good (maybe too good), however issues have mercifully began to wind down because the 12 months involves a detailed. Don’t remain too snug although, as a result of we’re all about to get smacked with one other slew of releases in January and February. What’s that? You thought we had been previous the pandemonium of top-class sport releases? Psych! Open your wallets and suppose once more, nerds.
It goes on and on and on…
The record of 2024 PC video games is trying, uh, fairly rattling juicy. Particularly if you happen to’re a combating sport and RPG goober like myself. Mercifully we’re saved to start with of January as all of us attempt to keep in mind learn how to do our jobs after a bit of an excessive amount of turkey and eggnog. However then—oh boy after which—it begins. The top of the month sees Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth releasing on January 25, however not earlier than anime fighter Below Night time In-Start 2 does an absolute quantity on my checking account the day prior to this.
Then a mere day after Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8 wave dashes its method onto Steam, earlier than yet one more sport releases on February 1 with Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Conflict. Do not forget about Granblue Fantasy Relink releasing the identical rattling day, although. Thought it was over but? Nope! Persona 3 Reload is out a day later—a sport I am personally tremendous excited for—in addition to the long-delayed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. You have obtained round per week to take pleasure in these unhealthy boys, after which Helldivers 2—the sequel to certainly one of Morgan Park’s favorite coop shooters—is touchdown on February 8.
Lemme do some counting actual fast. That is eight whole-ass video games which have the potential to be bangers releasing in simply 15 days. That is a sport each different day, child. Now I do know not all of y’all are gonna be struggling the identical anime mind rot that I am topic to, however even then there’s the true neat-looking Enshrouded hitting early entry on January 24, with the equally fascinating Unforetold: Witchstone following up two days later.
After I first noticed all of those video games and the way shut they had been releasing to one another, an audible “oh no” left my mouth fully involuntarily. That is a stacked fortnight, if you happen to ask me. Whereas none of them could also be fairly Baldur’s Gate 3 or Starfield ranges of scope and hype, they’re nonetheless some extremely promising video games that I am going to little question a minimum of try to dedicate a bit of little bit of time to. There’s a bit of little bit of every little thing, too—2D fighters, 3D fighters, JRPGs, open-world motion, survivals, CRPGs and shooters.
That is additionally completely ignoring the truth that only a week later may be the fated launch date of Ubisoft’s Cranium and Bones, offering it would not one way or the other get delayed even additional into the abyss. Plus Nightingale on the finish of that month, a survival sport heading into early entry that we have additionally been loving the look of on-team.
It is form of thrilling to enter the brand new 12 months with a bang, although. As tiring as it has been having so many improbable video games launched during the last a number of months—a wild factor to complain about, I do know—it is type of good realizing that the flood of neat issues to play is not going to be over anytime quickly. I will be combating for my life, certain, however I am going to hopefully be having a complete lot of enjoyable whereas doing it.