I thought that 2023 would be a rare game year, but I didn't know that 2024 has only passed a little more than a month, and excellent masterpieces such as "Like a Dragon 8" and "Persona 3 Reload" have been born, and then there will be more popular game masterpieces one after another, so this year's game lineup is no less than last year. Among so many games, I have also selected 9 of the most anticipated games, which can be regarded as a must-play game for single-player players, let's take a look.
1.Final Fantasy 7 Reborn
Final Fantasy 7, the most popular part of the Final Fantasy series, has made it clear for many years that the remake will be launched in the form of a trilogy, and after the first part of the remake 4 years ago was a huge acclaim, the second part of this year's trilogy, Final Fantasy 7 Reborn, will also be released on PS5 on February 29. At present, all PS5 players can play the demo version released by SE, judging from the performance of the demo version, the game's graphics, battles and plot performances have maintained an excellent level, combined with the open world gameplay shown in the previous trailer, and even vehicle gameplay, it can be said that "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth" will be the most anticipated blockbuster game in the first half of this year.
2.Dragon's Creed 2
Dragon Dogma used to be one of the most underrated games, and this ARPG from Capcom's hand didn't make much of a splash back then, but was dug up by players in recent years. The rich class system and free class transfer system, the industry's top sense of attack and a variety of huge bosses full of oppression all make players who like ARPG regret not being able to notice this game back then.
After more than ten years, the new work of this underrated masterpiece "Dragon Dogma 2" is about to be released, "Dragon Dogma 2" has comprehensively improved the game screen on the basis of the 1st generation, the game profession has also increased by several times, and the game mode will also become an open world mode, which also means that there are more maps to explore and more tasks to complete, and players who missed the 1st generation can not miss the 2nd generation again this time.
3.Metaphorical fantasy
When it comes to "Persona Fantasy", you may not know what game it is, but if you mention "Persona 5", RPG fans must know it, and this "Metaphorical Fantasy" is a new game developed by the team of "Persona 5". Judging from the trailer, the world of "Metaphorical Fantasy" is a steampunk-style world, and the combat mode also adds some real-time combat mechanics to the traditional turn-based combat, and the daily development gameplay unique to the Persona series is also inherited in this new game. At the beginning of this year, Sega has already handed in two excellent answer sheets for "Like a Dragon 8" and "Persona 3 Reload", and I believe that this most blockbuster RPG game will definitely live up to the expectations of players.
4.Hades 2
Meat pigeon games have also been regarded as one of the most popular game genres in recent years, and "Hades" is also one of the best meat pigeon games, which is stronger than most meat pigeon games "Hades", which also won him the 2021 Game of the Year honor from GDC, one of the three major game awards. Such an excellent indie game will naturally have a sequel, and this year, the new sequel to this indie game with a sense of blow, plot and gameplay is very good, "Hades 2", will also meet players, meat pigeon players should not miss it.
5.Frostpunk Age 2
Among the construction simulation games, Frostpunk is a special game, because the game is set in the apocalyptic world, and there are almost no good weather and environments throughout the game. Unlike other construction games, where people live comfortably, people in Frostpunk are constantly battling disasters with the ultimate goal of survival. This game mode also keeps the player's nerves tense, unlike other construction games that are basically boring idle moments after the middle stage. This year's upcoming sequel, "Frostpunk 2", also adds Chinese dubbing, and I believe that it will be another exciting post-apocalyptic survival journey waiting for players.
6.Elden Ring** Shadow of the Tree
Elden Ring's large DLC ** Shadow of the Tree is also the game I am most looking forward to this year, what is known is that the development time of this DLC has been more than 1 year, referring to the development time and volume of the previous DLC of "Dark Souls 3", this ** Shadow of the Tree I personally guess that the volume will be much larger than the two DLCs of "Dark Souls 3" combined. It is likely to be half the size of the base game, which will also mean that there will be at least 10 heavyweight bosses and dozens of hours of main story in the DLC. For Souls-type players, this massive DLC, which could be enough to play for months, is the best gift of the year.
7.Star Wars Outlaws
In June of last year, when all players were attracted by the actual demo of Starfield, few players noticed that Ubisoft also released a space RPG set in Star Wars, Star Wars Outlaws. After Starfield surprised players, players gradually noticed that this game of the same genre may be stronger than Starfield in every way.
The main reason why I dare to say that the overall experience of "Star Wars Outlaws" must be better than "Starfield" is that Ubisoft is too experienced in the production of open-world games, and the upper limit may not be particularly high, but the lower limit of the game will definitely guarantee you. From the trailer of the game, it can also be seen that whether it is the spaceship battles in the universe, or the vehicle gameplay on the planet and the open world exploration, it is a level that Ubisoft has long had, which is very reassuring. For Star Wars fans, the IP adaptation game from Ubisoft should also be the most reassuring, it may not be a masterpiece, but it must be a masterpiece.
8.Black Myth Goku
Black Myth Wukong, as the first domestic game comparable to a 3A masterpiece, has attracted the attention of domestic players since the release of the first trailer, and now this highly anticipated domestic stand-alone masterpiece will also be released on August 20 this year. Judging from the public trial released last year,The quality of the game can be said to be completely not inferior to the first-line 3A masterpieces,Although there are still a lot of small flaws,But the main core gameplay combat can reach the level of mainstream masterpieces。 The rest is the polishing of the details, and I believe that our domestic players can also play our own 3A masterpieces this summer.
9.Ronin Rises
Glorious last year's highly anticipated masterpiece "Wolong Skyfall" failed to meet players' expectations, so this PS5 exclusive "Rise of the Ronin" released on March 22 this year can be seen as a glorious turnaround, judging from the latest release of the actual machine demonstration, at first glance it looks a bit similar to "Ghost of Tsushima", of course, the combat part is still very different, the combat part of "Ronin Rise" is still familiar to us after the fight and execution, of course, this set of gameplay is really good. In addition, in the exploration part, you can even use a glider to glide on the map like "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", which can be regarded as borrowing a lot of excellent gameplay, and I hope that this game can make a comeback for glory.
It's not hard to see that this year's game lineup is also quite large, and just to name it is so many good games to look forward to, but it is also a huge pressure on players' wallets and schedules. And this year's Game of the Year is likely to be born among the above games, which game are you most looking forward to?