A selection of promising releases of the year and does not think to end. Part is third – and still not the last!
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Broken Age: Act 2
Publisher: Double FinE Productions
Developer: Double FinE Productions
Platforms: PC, PS4, Android, iOS
A new adventure from Tim Shaffer, contrary to fears, met the expectations of fans – in Broken Age Well literally everything. It looks great, sounds remarkably, adders to the head, and the puzzles, on the one hand, have not gone anywhere, and on the other, it’s not at all such as to get stuck for two weeks, sorting through the items in the inventory and laying them with each pixel of locations. There is only one critical drawback-it is simply not finished.Still.
Despite the phenomenally high fees – they asked for four hundred thousand, and gathered eight times more – at Double Fine the money ended all the same, and, as usual, at the most inopportune moment. The game was divided into two parts to finance the development of the second sales of the first … and since then everyone has financed and finance – for more than a year now.
Fortunately, the project was not frozen and turned off, which means that the adventures of Shei and the Wells will continue – albeit late. And in the beginning or middle of the year we are waiting for the completion of one of the most beautiful adventures of recent years.
Exit date: First half of 2015
H1z1
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
Platforms: PC, PS4
H1z1 -This is another survival simulator in the conditions of a zombie apocalypse, this time from Sony. He clearly claims to be laurels Dayz: Your hero has to find a weapon, food and home in a huge and mainly lifeless territory, trying not to die at the hands of other players and fangs of predatory zombies. But there is one significant difference from a string of similar “survival” – in H1z1 you can play for free.
It is not yet clear what else, besides the distribution model, will attract a project from Sony. H1z1 It is already available as part of the Early Access program in Steam, and the reviews of the players, to put it mildly, are ambiguous: many scold the game for untidy graphics, abundance of bugs and not the most convenient management. However, this is a reasonable explanation: before us is an alpha version, which will have a long development and improvement.
We want to believe that Sony It will be possible to overcome all difficulties and make an excellent survival simulator. And do not get stuck in the stage of endless beta testing (you understand who we are about).
Exit date: Somewhere in 2015
Chaos Reborn
Publisher: Snapshot Games
Developer: Snapshot Games
Platforms: PC, Mac
One of the founding fathers of tactical games is Julian Gollop, the game designer of the famous Laser Squad And X-Com: Ufo Defense, – I decided to shake the antiquity thoroughly.
A year ago, he lit up on Kickstarter with the announcement of his new project, easily collected the right amount, quickly received a “green light” from Steam, and now Chaos Reborn , The spiritual heiress is older Chaos: The Battle of Wizards , confidently comes to readiness in "early access". This is a beautiful, bright and through and through magical step -by -step tactics about the battles of the sorcerers: pronounce spells, call for magical creatures, command them on the battlefield.
The cards are small here, and six players can participate in the battle, so you should not wait for large -scale maneuvers. "Chaos" takes others – uncertainty. Any spell may not work, any attack can fail, any movement can set the fighter under attack. Therefore, despite the small size, the fighting fights cannot be called – each move needs to be calculated, providing for a mountain of options, almost like in the tests.
The game is moving rapidly to release – now Snapshot Games finish the campaign, polish the interface and remove bugs. In the spring, we will be able to evaluate the stocks of gunpowder in the powders of the legendary author.
Exit date: May 2015
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
The famous series of tactical militants about special forces, Rainbow Six , worries about the best of times – its last representative was called Vegas 2 and appeared on the screens as much as seven years ago, and Rainbow Six: Patriots announced only in order to completely completely change the concept, and as a result, generally cancel. Replaced by "patriots" came Rainbow Six: Siege, which will immediately step on a new generation of consoles.
Continuation will maintain key features of the series – marginal realism and constant need for teamwork. No dashing post -shooters, only thought out operations, with the study of the area and the development of an action plan.
But, unlike predecessors, the “siege” is designed primarily for multiplayer – five by five by five, with an asymmetric balance of teams. On the side of special forces – special equipment like reconnaissance drones and explosives for the removal of doors and windows. Terrorists, however, play in the hands of knowledge of the level and the opportunity to build barricades and strengthening.
In a word, if the final result is not very different from what they saw at the presentations, we will find the most serious action movie of the last decade.
Exit date: Somewhere in 2015
Mad Max
Publisher: Warner Brothers Games
Developer: Avalanche Studios
Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Pro Mad Max We know a little to the offensive – especially considering that it was announced a year and a half ago. Creators Just CAUSE make their first game in post -apocalyptic scenery, where there will be an open world, an advanced combat system, the creation of weapons and races. Well, the branded atmosphere of Mad Max – judging by a few trailers.
We could not be worried if the developers did not confirm repeatedly that everything was fine with the project. Although this did not stop them to switch to Just Cause 3, widely designating the release date Mad Max as "2015". But this is the case when you can tolerate – suddenly Avalanche It will be possible to manage at one time to do ID Software With his own Rage?
Exit date: Somewhere in 2015
Galactic Civilizations 3
Publisher: Stardock Entertainment
Developer: Stardock Entertainment
Platforms: PC
The continuation of one of the most thoughtful, meticulous and detailed cosmic global strategies has long been walking on the “early access” Steam. The third Galactic Civilizations promises to be even more thoughtful, detailed and meticulous than all its predecessors, and will find where to https://duelz-gb-casino.co.uk/ apply modern computer capacities. And she also acquired new details in the last fashion-for example (finally!), multiplayer and a hexagonal card, as in the best houses of London and Paris.
Otherwise, all the same awaits us Galactic Civilization 2, only more beautiful, more and better. With an expanded technology tree, with a very powerful designer of ships and with moral elections that form the ideology of the empire. Cultural expansion will be easier for benevolent rulers, pragmatists will easily put trade relations with neighbors, and a merciless leader will achieve world domination by military methods.
Beta version from Early Access is still actively gaping holes, but also pacling them with whole packs, so a wonderful global strategy in the best traditions will most likely reach the release Stardock.
Exit date : April 2015
Doom
Publisher: Bethesda SoftWorks
Developer: ID Software
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Does not need performances – John Karmak and ID Software For many years they have been working on the return of the famous action movie and last year they finally reminded of themselves. True, the information is divided very reluctantly-the facts about the game once or twice and the gaming processed, and the gameplay was shown only at a closed show.
It is known that the series intends to return to the roots: if Doom 3 He rolled towards horrors, then Doom (without a number) will be a cruel and bloody action movie. And without any health regeneration – we collect first -aid kits, as in the good old.
From the New Age, the game will take a close battle, which will join regularly … And yes, it will also be very cruel and bloody – up to ruthless reprisals in the spirit of the fighting. We will tear cyberdemons with bare hands?
Multiplayer will be – and that's all that is known about him. They are in no hurry to report the date of release – they say that it will come out this year, but neither the developer nor the publisher have neither confirming or refuted rumors. Well, we will wait – and hope that the ID Software will not be stuck in the swamp of transfers, deposits and restarts of development.
Exit date : 2015 (?) year
Hellraid
Publisher: Techland
Developer: Techland
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Soon after the release of the notorious Dead Island Three developers decided to twist the game engine and make some modification "under the fantasy". It turned out even better than they expected: the idea attracted the attention of the authorities, the authors gave some time and resources to create a prototype … Word for word, and a small addition turned into a big game, and the team of developers increased ten times.
Hellraid – This is a first -person slasher in gloomy fantasy surroundings. A sort of cross Left 4 Dead (because a cooperative for four players), old Hexen (because with fencing, magic, undead and demons) and not so old Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (because with role -playing elements). Linear, but with randomly generated tasks.
The game was supposed to be released last year, but Techland I decided to release it immediately on the consoles of a new generation, so the release was postponed for another year. But it looks Hellraid great – the latest gameplay notes confirm that the development process did not stand. If everything goes according to plan, this year we will begin to crush skeletons with hammers and cut in half demonic knights.
Exit date : 2015
The Legend of Zelda
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Platforms: Wii U
Nintendo – terribly conservative company that does not like to experiment with its series. It is understandable: the best game designers work for it, whose ideas even within the framework of a strictly given gaming formula are enough for a long time. But “for a long time” does not mean “forever”: for any series sooner or later it is time to change. This time the queue reached The Legend of Zelda.
A key innovation is a huge open world through which you can move freely: this is a long -studied area for many other developers, but a completely new field for the creators of Mario. There will be no more inaccessible territories, as well as clearly marked dungeons – riding a horse on a horse can go on all four sides and find a suitable lesson, side or plot. The lack of information does not yet allow us to draw unequivocal conclusions regarding the gameplay, but another pleasant fact is obvious: the new “Zelda” looks very impressive even without looking back at the modest technical capabilities of WII U.
Knowing the meticulousness of Nintendo, we expect a surprise, revolution and the opportunity to re-open for ourselves the “sandboxes” games. And they are almost completely sure that we will get all this in full.
Exit date: Somewhere in 2015
Hearts of Iron 4
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: Paradox Interactive
Platforms: PC
“Global strategies from Paradox “We have long stood out in a separate genre – no one else in the world makes so deep, rich in details and at the same time fascinating strategic“ sandboxes ”. Alas, they have another business card: to understand the intricacies of mechanics, without drowning in numerous windows, pictograms, indicators and parameters, more than one batch and more than a dozen hours of playing time leaves. But Paradox themselves are well aware of this and little to solve the problem-over time, their games become more convenient and clearer than.
The simulator of the Second World War Hearts of Iron 4 also keeps a course for the convenience of the player. It is not necessary to manually give orders to dozens and hundreds of brigades – you can operate with whole armies or fronts. No need to coordinate air raids for specific cities and regions – the map is divided into huge areas of half a page. The time of day, relief and weather in these areas are perfectly visible on the global map without any special visualization modes – and look very beautiful. And all this does not damage deep mechanics, which still makes you pay attention to production capacities, logistics, to the supply line and the political situation.
Of course, there are warned questions-mainly from the category “what if I still want to bomb one specific fortification or move only one unit?". But we have no doubt that Paradox will find worthy answers to them – they are always located. But it was not long to wait.
Exit date : second quarter of 2015
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Monolith Soft
Platforms: Wii U
Could anyone think that Xenoblade Chronicles for WII will become one of the main JRPG recent years? The ridiculous screenshots with muddy textures and models of characters from the DreamCast forced to think that the creators of the legendary Xenosaga this time decided to cheat.
In contrast with this sensation, the magnificence of their creation turned out to be even more striking: a huge and living world without recruitment, a deep combat system, enchanting music and hundreds of gameplay hours have become a long -awaited medicine for melancholy for admirers of Japanese role -playing games, all the past generation of consoles sitting on a hungry ration.
Now, the continuation of the legend for Wii U is expected no less than the license plate Final Fantasy. The foundation will remain untouched, just the world will become even larger, the monsters are larger, the soundtrack is more diverse, and the picture is more beautiful. And it will also be possible to pilot combat robots – before us is the Japanese game, have not forgotten?
We do not know what should go wrong that Xenoblade Chronicles X I did not live up to expectations. It remains just to wait for her exit in the West. And hope that the temporary difference with the Japanese release will be minimal.
Exit date: April 2015
Armikrog
Publisher: Pencil Test Studios
Developer: Pencil Test Studios
Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Wii U
First of all, Douglas Tenn-Nepel is known as the creator of the Jim worm, and in the second-as the author of a wonderful “plasticine quest” Theenewerhood. But do it The Neverhood 2 they did not give the designer – the rights to the series tightly grabbed EA Games. Ten Nepel acted simply-he took and renamed the game and heroes. Instead of Neverhood – Armikrog , Instead of Claimen – Tommymin, and in the role of the sponsor – Kickstarter.
New characters, new adventures – but the old style and old team, including Terry Taylor in the composers. Well, of course, manual work in the very same sense: all the characters are sculpting from plasticine manually and are also set in motion – on the camera, one frame.
We will find a mountain of unobtrusive humor, a new interesting world and, of course, puzzles – classic, quest, only without hunting for pixels and enforcement of objects. And also, for once,-the full-fledged voice acting of characters, who used to only have to mutter their own name. In a word, another immortal classic intends to return – only newer and better.
Exit date: Somewhere in 2015
Ori and the Blind Forest
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Moon Studios
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360
Employees Moon Studios For the first time they saw each other live in last year's E3 – before the team worked remotely from different parts of the earth. And their platformer Ori and the Blind Forest became one of the most beautiful exhibits of the exhibition.
The game looks really magical and at the same time reminds the animation of Hayao Miyazaki and Disney classics, which designers were inspired. The game world was created exclusively by hand – nothing is generated, not copied, and by locations do not find two identical pebbles.
But the project is interesting not only and not so much visual style – the adventures of Ori, by the gameplay, promise to become a standard for all platformers of the future. The developers looked back at the classic series Metroid And Rayman, And it took a detailed study of game mechanics a year and a half. Moreover, during this time, the authors worked only on mechanics, not being distracted by the plot, graphics and other elements of the game.
To play a demo version ORI At the exhibition, visitors lined up in large queues. And those who nevertheless reached the console did not remain disappointed with the result. We will not have to stand in lines: the version for the PC and the new Xbox will be released in March, the version for Xbox 360 is a little later, but also this year.
Exit date: March 11, 2015
Until Dawn
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Supermassive Games
Platforms: PS4
Interactive cinema in the spirit of the classic already picture " Friday, 13th»It has not yet happened, but fate managed to pat it – initially the game was developed under PS Move, then spat and began to adapt to PS4. The authors announce a typical horror about adolescents, an abandoned house and a killer maniac, but in every possible way hint that in reality not everything is so simple and the story may not be so typical.
We did not see anything at any of the presentations that we would not see before. The demonstrated "scarecases" came from youth horror films, and game techniques – from David Cage and the games Telltale Games..
… However, the developers do not get tired of smiling slyly and say that not everything show.
Exit date: Summer 2015
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