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The Surge Pre-Order Bonuses

The Surge is a sci-fi themed action RPG developed by German studio Deck13 and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in a dystopian world ravaged by war and global warming, and takes place in an automated industrial complex of mega-corporation CREO which has gone rogue. While the hostile mechanical monstrosities prowling the complex pose a lethal threat, the protagonist is an augmented, exo-suit wearing human who is up for the challenge.

The developers promise a hardcore and unforgiving, Souls-like experience where even the weaker enemies are deadly if the player isn’t aware of their attack patterns and weaknesses. Innovative combat system allows the player to lop limbs off enemies in combat, and use the tech scrap to upgrade and modify their own gear.

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Dragon Quest Heroes II Pre-Order Bonuses

Dragon Quest Heroes II is a hack-and-slash action RPG which combines the world and characters of Dragon Quest with combat mechanics from Dynasty Warriors. Players will set out on a new adventure to protect the Seven Realms, battling hordes of monsters and exploring diverse and expansive environments. The playstyle is said to be more customizable than in the first installment thanks to the ability to change vocations (Warrior, Priest, Mage, and so on). The game supports online co-op for up to 4 players.

Dragon Quest Heroes II is developed by Omega Force and published by Square Enix. The Western release is limited to PlayStation 4 and Steam platforms.

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Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is an action RPG developed by French indie studio Enigami, and published by Focus Home Interactive. The crowdfunded game features manga-style art, and in fact has a companion manga series, which offers clues towards discovering hidden quests.

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom follows the adventures of protagonist Chado and his companions in a fantasy universe doomed to destruction because of the fragmentation of the planet Mahera.

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LEGO City Undercover

LEGO City Undercover, the open-world action-adventure game which had a rather successful launch on the Wii U back in 2013, is getting ported to current-gen consoles including the new Nintendo Switch. The title is developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros.

Taking place in the sprawling Lego City, the game follows a cop named Chase McCain whose many talents include piloting every possible vehicle, using loose bricks to build various objects, and disguising himself to infiltrate criminal gangs. Due to its cartoonish, action-filled gameplay and easy humor, LEGO City Undercover has been called a “kid-friendly Grand Theft Auto” by VentureBeat.

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Vikings: Wolves of Midgard Pre-Order Bonuses

Vikings: Wolves of Midgard is an isometric action RPG developed by Games Farm and published by Kalypso Media. The game’s world is based on Norse mythology, with mighty Jotan and terrifying undead monsters roaming the lands. As deadly Fimbulwinter winds blow across Midgard, and Ragnarok seems all but inevitable, a band of notorious Viking warriors – the eponymous Wolves of Midgard – stand defiant against the oncoming armies of Frost Giants. The player takes on the role of the clan’s chieftain, as either a warrior or a shieldmaiden.

The game can be played solo or in a two player online co-op. The “New Game+” feature provides a measure of replayability, and a special challenge mode called “Trials of the Gods” rewards the best fighters with powerful equipment and runes.

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Mass Effect: Andromeda Pre-Order Bonuses

Mass Effect: Andromeda puts the player into the shoes of Ryder, a Pathfinder tasked with finding new worlds to colonize and ensure the survival of humanity. The game starts with the main character arriving in the titular Andromeda galaxy after a six hundred year long cryosleep. Representatives of other major Milky Way civilizations are also making the journey on their own Ark ships, and Andromeda itself is home to at least two new alien races: the warlike Khet and the mysterious Remnant.

Andromeda retains most of the gameplay elements seen in the previous Mass Effect installments. Nexus, the Flagship of the fleet, serves as a Citadel-esque central hub, whereas Ryder can explore the new galaxy on Tempest, the successor of Normandy. Guns and biotics, the dialogue wheel, romance sub-plots, and multiplayer co-op all make a reappearance. In a departure from the original trilogy, however, Mass Effect: Andromeda is open-world and features a classless character advancement system, allowing the player to freely mix-and-match different abilities.

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Toukiden 2 Pre-Order Bonuses

Toukiden 2 is an upcoming action RPG developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. Set two years after the events in Kiwami, it follows a Slayer who fought in the defense of the city of Yokohama and was swallowed by a portal, emerging in Mahoroba Village ten years later with no memories of the past.

One major change from its predecessors is that Toukiden 2 now features an open world, with Mahoroba Village serving as the game’s main hub. The entire cast of Slayers, as well as non-combatant NPCs, make a return in the upcoming title. There also are new characters, Oni, and Mitama.

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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †

The Binding of Isaac, a popular 2D action RPG with roguelike elements, is about to see a release on the upcoming Nintendo Switch platform. Made by independent developer Nicalis, the game has enjoyed great popularity on the PC, consoles, and handhelds so far.

The version that will be released on Switch, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, essentially includes all DLC expansions so far (Rebirth, Afterbirth and Afterbirth+) in one package. It will be available at retail and on the Nintendo eShop for $39.99. It is the physical version which interests us, as it comes with a number of bonuses.

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Styx: Shards of Darkness Pre-Order Bonuses

Styx: Shards of Darkness is a fantasy-themed action RPG with a focus on stealth. Like its predecessors Of Orcs And Men and Styx: Master of Shadows, it is developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive, both French companies. The game runs on a new engine (Unreal 4) and offers many improvements thanks to its bigger budget, according to the publisher.

Shards of Darkness picks up where Master of Shadows left off. After the fall of the Akenash tower, the eponymous goblin assassin, Styx, is forced out of hiding to infiltrate Körangar. While this city of the Dark Elves is supposedly impregnable, a diplomatic summit offers Styx a chance to slip in unnoticed. There, he learns that elves and dwarves, who are enemies of old, are joining forces against the goblins.

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NieR: Automata Pre-Order Bonuses

NieR: Automata is an action RPG developed by Japanese studio PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is set in an open world and contains three playable characters, which are unlocked after clearing the previous protagonist’s story route.

Plot-wise, the game takes place an unknown number of years after the events in the original Nier. In an ongoing war between the remnants of humanity and machine invaders from another world, the players control humanity’s strongest weapons, combat androids called YoRHa. NieR: Automata retains the series’ traditional branching storylines and dark atmosphere.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is Nintendo’s highly-anticipated action-adventure game which takes players back to Hyrule. The game begins with the series’ protagonist Link awakening from a long slumber by a mysterious voice that guides him to fight Calamity Ganon, who has been sealed in the Hyrule Castle for a century.

The upcoming title brings numerous changes from its predecessors, including a more open world, voice acting, an advanced physics engine, and, of course, HD graphics.

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Horizon Zero Dawn Pre-Order Bonuses

Horizon Zero Dawn is a PlayStation-exclusive action RPG developed by Guerrilla Games, the makers of Killzone. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by dinosaur-like machines which have evolved to become a part of the planet’s ecosystem. The remnants of humanity now live in primitive tribal settlements, hunting the robotic wildlife for their components.

The main character of the game is Aloy, a young woman who seeks to uncover the truth behind the fall of the ancient civilization. The game features a vast open world with no loading screens, and plenty of side-quests in addition to the main story.

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Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Pre-Order Bonuses

Adapted from the popular manga series Berserk, this M-rated hack-and-slash game follows lone mercenary Guts in his quest to take down every last one of the demonic Apostles. Armed with a vast array of different weapons, players can utilize them to their full potential against hordes of enemies in Dynasty Warriors style, one-vs-many battles. Berserk and the Band of the Hawk includes as many as eight playable characters (such as Griffith, Casca, and Schierke), each with their own different fighting styles.

The game is developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo for PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and Windows in the West. The Japanese version, titled Berserk Musou, also received a PS3 release. It follows “Golden Age” through “Hawk of the Millennium Empire” arcs of the Berserk manga.

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For Honor Pre-Order Bonuses

For Honor is a hack-and-slash title developed by Ubisoft Montreal for Windows and current-gen consoles. The game has three factions – the Knights, the Samurai, and the Vikings – with four classes each, wielding authentic weapons and possessing distinct combat abilities.

There is a story campaign as well as different multiplayer modes including PvP, which appears to be the focus of the game. In particular, the developers laud the “Art of Battle” system which gives the players finer control over their character during duels, allowing them to react to the moves of their opponent by parrying and counter-attacking.

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Nioh Pre-Order Bonuses

Nioh is a samurai-centric action RPG developed by Team Ninja and published by Sony in the West. The game is set in a dark fantasy version of feudal Japan, where vile beasts and grotesque yokai roam the lands, and the country is torn by warring daimyo factions. The protagonist of the game is a Western swordsman William (inspired by the real-life story of William Adams) who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy, and is recruited to battle yokai by the fabled ninja Hattori Hanzo.

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Diluvion

According to its developer Arachnid Games, the Kickstarter-funded Diluvion is a Jules Verne inspired undersea adventure, where you play as a captain of your own submarine. Besides exploring the beautiful flooded world, the player’s duties include growing their crew and keeping them happy, as well as upgrading their vessel to overcome the dangers of the deep. Diluvion is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where most of the planet and the leftovers of the old civilizations are underwater.

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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Pre-Order Bonuses

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is a Kingdom Hearts series collection which contains a Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance HD remaster, as well as two pieces of brand new content. The first one is a CG movie titled Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover, which focuses on the five Foretellers. The second one is Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep–A Fragmentary Passage, a short game which takes place after the events in the original Birth by Sleep title, and is told from the perspective of Aqua. Like its predecessors, the game is developed and published by Square Enix.

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Yakuza 0 Pre-Order Bonuses

Yakuza 0 is an open-world action-adventure game from Sega. The title is a prequel to the previously released Yakuza games, taking place in fictionalized Tokyo and Osaka areas in 1988. It follows younger Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima in their rise through Japan’s criminal underworld.

New in Yakuza 0 is the ability to switch between three fighting styles on-the-fly, with Kiryu having access to Brawler, Beast, and Rush, whereas Majima has Thug, Slugger, and Breaker. Each style has its own advantages and weaknesses. In addition, players are able to unlock a fourth style for each character by advancing through the game.

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Gravity Rush 2 Pre-Order Bonuses

Gravity Rush 2 is an action-adventure game developed by SIE Japan Studio and Project Siren, and published by Sony. Like one might guess from the title, the player’s ability to manipulate gravity is at the core of the gameplay, allowing for unique navigation and movement.

This mechanic is further expanded from the original Gravity Rush, with Kat now able to use two additional gravity styles: Lunar and Jupiter. The former increases Kat’s speed and allows her to jump higher, while the latter makes her heavier, lending more weight to her attacks in combat.

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The Last Guardian Pre-Order Bonuses

The Last Guardian is a fantasy action-adventure game with puzzle elements developed by genDESIGN and SIE Japan Studio. Its director and designer is Fumito Ueda, who is known for his work on Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. The Last Guardian is said to be heavily influenced by these two titles in terms of style and gameplay elements.

The game follows a young boy who befriends a huge winged beast called Trico. The two work together to escape a giant castle where they’re both held prisoner. The players will have to take care of Trico and also use him to complete puzzles. For example, they might throw a barrel to gain Trico’s attention and make him move to a specific location.

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