
Release Date: Novem| Developer: Resonair, Monstars Inc., Stage Games | IGN's 20. There’s something almost spiritual to the experience, which doesn’t do anything to majorly twist the Tetris formula, but enhances it in a memorably powerful way. Its Journey mode includes a couple dozen stages of memorable music, which melds to the blocks you move and place, with backgrounds that, quite literally, take you on a journey from the ocean depths to jungle and desert terrain to the reaches of space. Tetris Effect, even without its PSVR component, is a transcendent experience, making a stalwart of the video gaming medium fresh. How do you make Tetris, one of the best-selling and arguably perfect games, even better? You add in dazzling light shows, music that reacts to your moves, and one of the most blissfully zen gaming experiences of the generation. Release Date: Janu| Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | IGN's | IGN’s It'll be a direct sequel to Like a Dragon, set a few years later. Yakuza 8 is now in development at Ryo Ga Gotoku Studio. While its melee combat may lag slightly behind modern genre standards, Yakuza 0 still hits far more than it misses and is a big, bold and bruising tour through the Japanese underworld. Since it’s a prequel, it’s also unburdened by the series’ increasingly intricate backstory and thus supremely approachable for newcomers. Yakuza 0 is the high bar for SEGA's long-running open-world series, packed with an extraordinary amount of things to do and centered around a genuinely compelling crime story. Release Date: Febru| Developer: Respawn Entertainment | IGN's | IGN’s 22. With constant updates and new limited-time game modes being switched in and out, Apex Legends is a high-octane game that constantly leaves you wanting to go for "just one more match."įor more, check out our breakdown of everything new in Apex Season 12. Similar to how Overwatch operates, the roster of different heroes allows players to constantly change their playstyles in order to secure the win. In addition to its faster pace, Apex incorporates the use of specific "Legends" who all have different skills and abilities that create the need for teams to work together and synergize between the different characters. Set in the universe of Respawn's Titanfall series, Apex utilizes similar gameplay mechanics which give it a unique edge over other battle royale games. Apex LegendsĪmid the rise of the battle royale genre, Apex Legends manages to stand out, even as a later addition to the fray. Release Date: Janu| Developer: Capcom | IGN's | IGN’s | Buy It Here: 23. Monster Hunter World made our list of the 10 best co-op games.
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For a series that can take some learning to get the hang of, Monster Hunter World produced a fully realized, expansive world. The long-running Monster Hunter series broke through with the 2018 hit Monster Hunter World, which not only impressed us with its rewarding gameplay but also with how accessible the game proved to be. Release Date: Ma| Developer: PlatinumGames | IGN's | IGN's 24. There are few games that attempt what Nier: Automata does, and it’s absolutely worth checking out this Yoko Taro-directed adventure. Taking place in a futuristic dystopia, this “action-RPG” offers a roller coaster of different gameplay opportunities, wrapped up in a fascinating story that has many multiple endings that encourage poking into every corner of this engrossing world. There are few games like Automata, which bounces between game genres and styles with aplomb.
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Nier: Automata delivers a ridiculously entertaining journey full of awesome ideas that is equal parts strange and beautiful.
