Hellblade
Gamers have been spoiled in recent years. Not only do we continue to get a ton of different games to play each year, but there have been a good few that have gone above and beyond our wildest expectations. Despite the massive volume of games hitting both physical and digital stores, though, there are still those that have gone quiet. Those that, no matter how hard we try, we just can’t get off our minds. As a result, we’re taking a look at those games we haven’t seen or heard from in a while and miss dearly.
Hellblade’s Creative Director Tameem Antoniades may have recently taken part in a rather lengthy interview with Game Informer regarding the upcoming title, but it still remains one of the lesser known upcoming games coming to the PS4. While Ninja Theory has been updating fans via Developer Diaries, the team hasn’t been sharing too much information regarding Hellblade’s story or exactly how the game will play out.
While we’re all for a bit of secrecy and keeping things under wraps, it’d be nice to see a little more of Hellblade perhaps at this year’s E3 to bring it to the forefront of player’s memories. After all, with the game set for a rough 2018 release, there’s still quite some time to go until we’ll get our hands on it. With a bit of luck, Ninja Theory will share more information and gameplay footage throughout the rest of this year.
Wild
Wild Sheep Studio’s WiLD is another title that has seemingly gone off the radar after it did the rounds at a number of trade shows back in 2015. In fact, you probably recognize the image above from the gameplay walkthrough shown at Paris Games Week back in October 2015. For those unfamiliar with the game, players can assume control of the other living creatures that inhabit the world in order to survive and take down enemies wandering the huge, beautiful world.
What makes WiLD look so great, however, is the freedom the game allows. Sure, you can run into a camp on your own and take the enemies down single-handed, but you could also use an eagle to scout the place out, find a giant bear and ride in on the back of it instead. Plus, the game’s world looks huge, lush, incredibly interesting to explore.
Unfortunately, WiLD hasn’t been seen in quite some time and neither Wild Sheep Studio or Sony have provided any major update on how the game is shaping up or when we can expect to get our hands on it. Hopefully, we’ll see more of the title next month at E3 on Sony’s stage.
Dreams
Dreams got a lot of attention when it was first officially announced at Sony’s press conference at E3 back in 2015, but last year saw the title seemingly go silent. Its beta, due to release last year, was delayed into 2017 though no announcement has followed since. Adopting the freedom and creativity of Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet series, Dreams allows players to explore and play inside people’s dreams and create their own. If you can think of something and have the skills to mold it with your DualShock 4 or Move Controllers, it can go within your world. It’s an ambitious idea, but we can’t wait to explore the weird and wonderful worlds players make in Dreams in PlayStation VR.
With PSVR’s initial flurry of launch titles now out of the way, Dreams would be the perfect title to reignite interest in the peripheral. Exactly when Dreams is set to hit store (and digital) shelves remains to be seen, but we’ll be hoping to get another glimpse of it at E3 next month.
Crackdown 3
Crackdown 3 may have been announced back at E3 2014 for the Xbox One, but that’s about all we’ve really seen or heard of the game since. Sure, Phil Spencer was quick to reassure players that development on Crackdown 3 wasn’t set to go the same way as the now-canceled Scalebound, but it’s been a while since we saw the title in action for ourselves.
With Microsoft’s 4K-capable Project Scorpio on the horizon, there’s a good chance Crackdown 3 will be a launch title for the system and we’ll finally get a closer look at the game in all its glory at E3 2017. At least we hope so, or that kind of lengthy absence would certainly be cause for concern.
Why are we excited and also concerned about Crackdown 3? The team was using “the power of the cloud” to allow for completely destructible multiplayer environments. What that means is plenty of chaotic explosions and action when playing with friends on a scale bigger than we’ve seen before. If it works well, it’ll make for one of the most enjoyable multiplayer playgrounds to date. Let’s just hope we see more of it sooner rather than later.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
South Park: The Fractured But Whole looks set to develop on its predecessor in every way you can possibly think of. Initially announced back at E3 2015, the game was originally set to release in December 2016 but was delayed into Q1 2017 just a few months before. Unfortunately, just a couple of months ago, the game was delayed once again to sometime between now and March 2018, raising concerns over the title’s development. These concerns were only further compounded when pre-orders for the title on PSN were refunded a few weeks later.
Ubisoft hasn’t provided any explanation for why The Fractured But Whole has been delayed again, but here’s hoping the title will get some stage time and a new, concrete release date during Ubisoft’s E3 show this year.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar Games don’t often share a ton of details regarding their upcoming games, but Red Dead Redemption 2 takes things to a whole new level. After being revealed last October, we literally got a minute trailer and then silence.
There have been no screenshots, gameplay trailers, or even minor details shared with fans. The game is set to release at the end of this year, too, leaving Rockstar with very little time to blow the lid off the title prior to its slated release. What’s more, the developer doesn’t tend to show up at E3 either. Unless they break that trend this year then, we may still have a few months to wait until we hear or see anything more. Here’s hoping that’s not the case.
Final Fantasy VII Remake
You knew it was coming and there’s good reason that Final Fantasy VII Remake gets the final spot on this list. Ever since it was revealed and blew everyone’s minds back at Sony’s E3 2015 conference there’s been a lot of confusion surrounding the development. Heck, the game’s Director, Tetsuya Nomura didn’t even know he was in charge of the project until he saw is name in an internal presentation. Oh, and don’t forget that the Remake will be multiple full-sized games, too.
Exactly when we’ll see the first part of Final Fantasy VII Remake remains to be seen, but after the lengthy development cycle of Final Fantasy XV, we don’t expect to have our hands on it for quite some time. Still, it’d be nice to see how the game is shaping up sometime soon. If only to settle the concerns of some fans following its rather turbulent announcement.
