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GreedFall

GreedFall is a single-player fantasy RPG from an independent French studio Spiders. The game’s art direction is inspired by 17th century Europe, and it takes place on a fictional continent of the Old World that is plagued by overpopulation, pollution, and an incurable epidemic. The only hope is a newly discovered land, Teer Fradee, where the game’s protagonist sails off to establish a colony – yet the island is teeming with fantastical creatures and magic-wielding locals.

GreedFall promises a high degree of freedom both in character progression and the way players can approach their objectives. Quests can be accomplished through combat, diplomacy, or deception, and choices made throughout the game influence the story.

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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Iceborne is the first major expansion to Capcom’s action RPG Monster Hunter: World. It delivers significant amounts of new content including an all-new story, a new locale – the Hoarfrost Reach – that is said to be the largest in the game yet, and a Master Rank difficulty tier that is equivalent to the previous installments’ G-rank.

The elements themselves will prove a threat in the snowy Hoarfrost Reach, with the players having to consume hot drinks to stave off the cold. Naturally, there are many returning and new monsters to hunt, including the brand new Elder Dragon Velkhana featured on Iceborne‘s box cover.

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Control

Control is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by 505 Games. The game centers around a secret government agency – the Federal Bureau of Control – that deals with supernatural threats, and takes place entirely within a massive skyscraper that houses its headquarters.

The players take on the role of Jesse Faden, who is put in charge of the Bureau right after the previous Director is killed. Imbued with supernatural abilities and wielding the Director’s transforming weapon, she must face an otherworldly force known as the Hiss and retake control.

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Oninaki

Oninaki is a hack-and-slash RPG developed by Tokyo RPG Factory and published by Square Enix. Like the studio’s previous titles, it draws inspiration from classic JRPGs, albeit this time we’re getting an action RPG with anime-style visuals.

The protagonist of Oninaki is Kagachi, a young Watcher whose duty it is to send wandering souls known as the Lost onto the next world and keep the cycle of reincarnation going. He is aided on his journey by Daemons – a type of lost souls used as weapons.

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Remnant: From the Ashes

Remnant: From the Ashes is a third-person survival co-op shooter developed by Gunfire Games (best known for Darksiders III). The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth ravaged by an ancient interdimensional evil known as the Root. Humanity’s only hope is the technology to open portals to other worlds, allowing them to scavenge for resources and carve out new footholds as they seek to defeat the Root.

These alternate worlds feature unique biomes and are generated dynamically, resulting in new maps, encounters, quests, and world events each time. The game offers gear and weapon crafting, character progression, and epic boss fights. There are three classes, or archetypes, that only affect the starter loadout; accordingly, up to three players can join forces in online co-op.

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Death Road to Canada

Death Road to Canada is an indie action-adventure roguelike developed by Rocketcat Games and Madgarden. The game is described as a “randomly-generated road trip” inspired by Oregon Trail, and has one to four players travel across a zombie-infested East Coast exploring cities, recruiting survivors, and making tough choices.

As the game is already published on all major platforms, this article is concerned specifically with the upcoming physical release for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 handled by eastasiasoft. Switch is getting Standard and Limited editions, while PS4 is only getting the Limited one. These are available for pre-order exclusively from Play-Asia with free worldwide shipping.

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a co-op shooter developed by MachineGames in conjunction with Arkane Studios, and published by Bethesda. It can be played solo or by two players each taking control of one of the protagonists.

Timeline-wise, the game is set between Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and the future third and final installment of the trilogy, taking place nineteen years after the events of the former. It serves as a side-story featuring the Blazkowicz sisters, who set out to Nazi-controlled Paris in search of their missing-in-action father.

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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is an action RPG developed by Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja and published by Nintendo. It features a large cast of characters from the Marvel Universe including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Defenders, and the X-Men, all of whom unite in a quest to stop Thanos and his Black Order warmasters from acquiring the Infinity Stones.

The game supports online and local multiplayer with up to four players. Unlike its predecessors from the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series, it is exclusive to Nintendo Switch. Only a standard edition will be released, priced at $59.99.

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God Eater 3

God Eater 3 is an action RPG developed by Marvelous and published by Bandai Namco. It centers around the titular God Eaters, a group of super-soldiers wielding biological weapons, who are humanity’s last line of defense against powerful monsters known as Aragami that have devastated the world.

God Eater 3 was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC to generally positive reviews back in February 2019. This article is in regards to the upcoming Nintendo Switch launch, and the associated pre-order bonuses (detailed after the jump). New to the Switch version of the game is local co-op and the ability to play with up to 8 players online.

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building RPG from Square Enix that is set in the same universe as the main Dragon Quest JRPG series. It combines the gameplay elements of building, exploration, battling, and completing quests. Story-wise, the game begins with the player washing up on the shores of the deserted Isle of Awakening, befriending a mysterious youth with no memory of his past, and embarking on a journey to defeat the Children of Hargon who worship destruction.

Compared to its 2016 predecessor Dragon Quest Builders, multiplayer is a major addition to the game. Up to four players can play cooperatively via internet or Switch local wireless. It is possible to change the characters’ gender and customize their appearance, visit the other players’ Vacant Islands and invite them to your own, and ride vehicles together.

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Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle

Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle is a major expansion to Omega Force and Koei Tecmo’s 2018 title Attack on Titan 2, which is based on the worldwide hit anime series. The expansion adds a new Territory Recovery Mode, in which aspiring commanders form their own corps, complete with a unique name and emblem, and battle to reclaim the land outside of the walls. Any playable character, including the custom-made Scout from the last year’s AoT2, can be assigned as the leader. There is also a new Shooting Gear where the traditional blades are replaced by weapons.

Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle can be purchased as a standalone game for the standard price of $59.99, or as an Upgrade Pack for $39.99 if the player already owns the original. In either case, there are pre-order bonuses to be had, as detailed below.

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The Sinking City

The Sinking City is an action-adventure game with an investigative slant set in an open world haunted by Lovecraftian horrors. Taking on the role of a troubled detective Charles W. Reed, the players will depart for a 1920s city of Oakmont, Massachusetts to investigate a mysterious flood and the darkness corrupting the minds of the citizens.

The game’s world can be explored on foot, by boat, or a diving suit. The investigation system is non-linear, meaning each case can be solved using different methods, and there are different endings depending on the choices made. Digging for clues aside, combat is also on the menu, as is managing the protagonist’s sanity after confronting otherwordly horrors.

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night is a gothic side-scrolling action RPG produced and written by former Castlevania series producer Koji Igarashi. It is co-developed by ArtPlay, DICO and WayForward Technologies, and published by 505 Games. The game was successfully crowded on Kickstarter back in 2015, but had to be delayed until this year to raise the quality level.

The protagonist of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist’s curse which causes her body to slowly crystallize. To save humanity and end her curse, she has to battle her way through a demon-infested castle and defeat their summoner.

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Warhammer: Chaosbane

Warhammer: Chaosbane is a hack-and-slash action RPG developed by Eko Software and published by Bigben Interactive in association with Games Workshop. Like the name suggests, it is set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. As the Empire of Man recovers from the Great War Against Chaos, a new threat to the fragile peace emerges; it falls to the player to gather allies and battle the hordes of Chaos across the Old World.

While the game can be tackled solo, it is designed from the ground up for cooperative play with up to four players, corresponding to the four available character classes. Both online and local multiplayer are supported.

Chaosbane also offers additional game modes such as boss rush, over 180 different abilities, over 70 monsters, and iconic locations as well as powerful artifacts of the Old World.

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A Plague Tale: Innocence

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a fantasy-historical action-adventure game from Asobo Studio. Set in Dark-Ages France, it follows two siblings on the run from the Inquisition during the times of the plague.

Amicia, the elder, is a headstrong girl trained in the art of hunting by her father. Her little brother, Hugo, is afflicted by a mysterious illness and takes up all of his mother’s attention.

Despite having little contact during childhood, they will come to trust each other as they journey through plague-ravaged villages evading Inquisition soldiers and swarms of rats, joining forces with other children, and finding purpose in the brutal, unforgiving world.

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Saints Row: The Third for Switch

Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package is an open-world action-adventure game in which the players take on the role of the leader of the 3rd Street Saints street gang and fight a powerful criminal organization, the Syndicate, in the city of Steelport.

Saints Row: The Third has been out on last-gen platforms for a few years, and now Nintendo Switch is getting its turn. This version of the game isn’t called The Full Package for nothing, as it comes with all previously-released content including three mission packs and over 30 DLC items. The publishing of the port is handled by Deep Silver.

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Days Gone

Developed by SIE Bend Studio and published by Sony, Days Gone is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open, post-apocalyptic world. After a global pandemic swept through the planet, millions of humans and animals were turned into Freakers – mindless feral creatures who attack any uninfected human on sight.

The player takes on the role of Deacon St. John, a former member of a bike club who took to working as a mercenary after the apocalypse. As a survivor, Deacon is adept at hand-to-hand combat, marksmanship, and stealth, and can utilize his diverse skills in any combination to achieve his goals.

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Outward

Outward is an open-world action RPG developed by Nine Dots Studio and published by Maximum Games. The game aims to simulate the life of an adventurer in a grim and gritty fantasy world: the player character has to hunt, eat, sleep, and heal, their weapons and armor break, and magic spells, while powerful, require consumable components and extensive preparation. Furthermore, the game world is constantly saving, so the player has to live with bad decisions rather than reload.

Outward can be played solo or in co-op with a friend (both split-screen and online multiplayer are supported). There is no always-online requirement.

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by FromSoftware, the creator of Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Unlike those titles, Sekiro does not have character creation nor an extensive array of weaponry, with the protagonist instead wielding a katana throughout the entire game, supplementing it with various ninja techniques.

Players step into the shoes of Sekiro, a warrior in a fantasy version of 16th century Japan, who loses his arm in a battle to protect his young lord and is left for dead. He wakes up to find his missing limb replaced by a prosthetic, and sets out to rescue his kidnapped lord and regain his honor.

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One Piece: World Seeker

One Piece: World Seeker is a third-person action-adventure game developed in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the bestselling manga One Piece. It features an open-world environment and an original setting.

The game starts with Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates finding themselves marooned on Jewel Island, whose inhabitants are split into Pro-Navy and Anti-Navy factions. Luffy must work together with Jeanne, the leader of the Anti-Navy group, to overthrow Isaac, the warden of an enormous prison which casts its shadow over the entire island. These two original characters are designed by the series’ creator Eiichiro Oda himself.

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