If Los Angeles does not whisper with the usual atmosphere of E3, the great video game fair that will not open its doors this year either, Geoff Keighley, the current faithful to video games, has nevertheless taken control of the summer of video games.
This Thursday, the creator of the Game Awards presented the inaugural conference of the Summer Game Fest, the event that took the vacant place -and slightly gave it up- to promote the games that will animate the end of the year. The first half set the bar very high between The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hogwarts Legacy, Street Fighter 6 either Devil IV. The end of the year will not be left behind, we can deduce from the announcements of the day.
If the presentation did not shine as before with surprises at the height of the first images of the game ofelden ring or of the last of us part 2 However, Geoff Keighley had his share of announcements, mostly gameplay footage and some official release dates. And the stage presence of Nicolas Cage who appears in an expansion of the game Dead by daylight.
So what spider man 2 entitled to a good quarter of an hour of images of the game -in slight repetitions on Thursday-, the Summer Game Fest had the privilege of revealing the game’s release date: it will be available on October 20, 2023, to weigh a month already Bussy with alan Wake II, that appeared in a game sequence (October 17), or even Assassin’s Creed Mirage (October 12).
Games to Remember from Summer Game Fest
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
We expected a remake of Prince of Persia. Ubisoft has presented a new action and adventure game in the universe of the saga, with new characters and game mechanics. prince of persia: the lost crown the player will play Sargon, a young saber-wielding warrior who must save Prince Ghassan. We find the habits of the license platform game that is going to explore Persian mythology. Sargon will have the support of The Immortals, an elite group, to rebalance the order of the world. In view of the images, we understand that giant bosses will stand in their way, creatures of all kinds, all in very diverse environments, with powers over time and other talents to defeat their enemies. We will have to wait for Ubisoft Forward on June 12 to find out more.
Available January 18, 2024 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X⎜S, and PC.
lies of p
Since last summer, lies of p, announced future blockbuster, was missing. Not only did it sign its return with a magnificent trailer to show its particular setting and its Dark Souls inspiration, but the game inspired by the more than revisited story of Pinocchio also started from a demo already available on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. He will offer to get acquainted with the universe during the first two chapters that will introduce the key characters of the game and the city of Krat. With its deadly puppets, nightmarish Belle Epoque atmosphere and the lurking plague, you play as P, a puppet who fights to find Geppetto and become human.
Available September 19 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X⎜S, and PC.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
It was a long-awaited surprise, it was entitled to the closing of the Summer Game Fest conference. Square Enix had recently announced the progress of this new remake, the 2nd part of the Final Fantasy VII trilogy, there it is and it has shown its first gameplay images. Cloud and his people are back on the road, away from Midgar, and now they seem capable of fighting together. The Japanese publisher didn’t say anything about it, but it did seem to see more playable characters, sometimes at the same time, like Red XIII.
Available on PS5 in early 2024.
sonic superstars
Back to basics for Sonic. The famous blue hedgehog falls in 3D from sonic origins to return to 2D in the next sonic Superstars, but in a more modern version. Those who are nostalgic for the beginnings will appreciate seeing it roll sideways at full speed. But this time, he can cooperate with Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose (up to four at the same time) and take all of his friends to the North Star Islands, with several new environments. For the rest, the Machiavellian Dr. Eggman returns to service, as well as the famous rings to recover.
Available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC this fall.
Banishers: Ghosts of the New Eden
An action role-playing game with a supernatural atmosphere from Don’t Nod and Focus Entertainment. The player embodies Antea Duarte and Red Mac Raith, a couple of Banishers (ghost hunters who protect the living from ghosts and ghosts) from New Eden in North America. But Antea dies and becomes one of the spirits she was fighting against. Red will try to free her from supernatural creatures and ancient secrets to stop her tragic fate. All decisions have an impact on the fate of the living and the ghosts, and you will also have to choose which character to play depending on the situation, his weapons, his magic or his spiritual powers.
Available at the end of the year on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
The game had already made a strong impression at the last Gamescom, revealing a bit more of its style at Summer Game Fest. And what we could take for a simple ecological walk on the seabed (in collaboration with Surf the Ocean) It turns out to be a beautiful underwater adventure narrative game signed by the French studio Parallel Studio. Stan is a grieving professional diver who goes to the depths of the North Sea to forget. Working for an oil company, he inspects the bottom of the seas until strange events surprise him. Between hitting bottom or resurfacing, he will try to reach the end of his personal questioning and the mystery that surrounds him, in the heart of fauna and flora, with fins or underwater. An ode to the sea and its beauty.
Available August 29 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC.
sand land
Adapted from the manga by Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z), Sand Land is presented as an action role-playing game where monsters, humans, tanks meet, all peppered with many adventures. Players must face the scarcity of drinking water and find solutions to avoid the dangers, growing sometimes hostile, sometimes friendly characters. The Prince of Demons Beelzebub, Sheriff Lao and the Demon Thief go in search of the Mirage Spring, a legendary water source hidden in the desert. In visual style between manga, comics and animated movies.
Available on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC at a later date
mortal kombat 1
Violence, strategy and fatalities. The explosive cocktail that made the success of mortal Kombat for decades cannot be denied. Announced for the end of the year, mortal kombat 1 He takes his fights of all kinds to ultra-realism, with fighters who can fight alone or call in reinforcements. The gameplay footage shown pushed the gore slider (skull ripping, ribcage exploding, slashing, etc.) to the max to thrill American viewers at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, always quick to turn on the fans. Bloody games. Pure Mortal Kombat and now in very high definition.
Available September 19 on PS5, Xbox Series X⎜S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name
If you have followed the saga Yakuza-Like a dragon, You’ll be delighted to meet an old hero, Kazuma Kiryu, in this spin-off that puts the legendary yakuza back in the saddle, in Yokohama and Sotenbori. He had pretended to be dead to protect his family from him, but he is forced to reappear to stop a mysterious enemy who wants his skin. The game takes up the keys to the saga: ruthless fights, lots of gadgets, but also karaoke, pocket circuit races and drinks in the cabaret.
Available November 9 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC.
Also to follow…
Student game crowned at Pegasus 2022, Lysfanga: The Warrior of Time Change (late 2023) offers a hack’n’slash with a good tactical find. The main character can clone himself to overcome waves of opponents. He just has to go back in time to revive his first action at his clone and launch a second at the same time to perfect his strategy.
fairy farm is a nice little game for Nintendo Switch and PC (Sep 8) that lets you discover a mysterious island alone or with three friends. The spirit of Animal Crossing and farming simulation gameplay is guaranteed daily to make your farm and animals prosper, while you bond with the locals.
Source: BFM TV
