The video game industry suffered serious whiplash from the impact of COVID-19. Hardware and software sales skyrocketed in 2020 as people were stuck inside their homes with little else to do. But those same lockdowns hobbled the development of upcoming games, resulting in a barren slate over the last two years. There was a serious dropoff once you got past Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok.
Now, with the industry well past the COVID lockdowns and with development back to full steam, 2023 could mark a huge comeback year for gamers.
Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"There is a reason that the Castlevania franchise is so beloved and even is seen as part of what started the whole metroidvania genre, given that half of the franchise’s name makes up the genre of course. These titles see players explore vast, generally 2D limited locations where players will battle against all different manner of foes, unlocking new powers and weapons along the way that will help them gain access to previously unreachable areas or breach a barrier blocking their way. Throughout the years, these metroidvanias have each added their own unique takes and quality of life features to try to set themselves apart and make a mark of their own, but how about one that sticks almost as close to the original Castlevania as possible?
Chronicles of the Wolf happens to be just that as Migami Games has made sure to stick as close as possible to the original Castlevania elements for better or worse while putting their own lore on things. Does this retro approach that adheres heavily to the old-school formula work out well for this one or was this hero’s adventure better left for the wolves?"
Our first look at Battlefield 6's factions will assuage fears for now, as there are no goofy-looking specialists that will ruin the experience.
The Outerhaven writes: The DLC for the British post-apocalyptic action survival game Atomfall has arrived. See what we thought of our island tour in our Atomfall Wicked Isle DLC review.
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Sony and Nintendo are holding their end of the bargain.
A comeback? Where did they go? I've had plenty to play for years now
I get the intent of the article, but the title is kinda dumb. I do hope we actually start to see that next gen experience we're usually knee deep in by now in previous generations. So far all we've got are cross gen games where the best they can do is ad a layer of texture/resolution/fps enhancements and some minimal RT. We've barely seen any game designed from the ground up without the limitations of last gen hardware in mind besides R&C and the Matrix UE5 Demo, and they feel like nothing else out there IMO. These new CPUs especially could be doing so much more in terms of world interactivity and physics on a level we just couldnt see before. I get that has been delayed due to hardware shortages slowing down next gen hardware sales, but it seems we're past that, lets get to the new age of games already!
It never went anywhere. Sony PS has been satisfying my gaming needs with AAA exclusives along with AAA multi-plats & Indies for years now.