2017 is just days away and we’re already excited about all the upcoming video games already announced to launch or expected to release at some point next year. If you’re in need of what video games you should be keeping an eye out for in 2017 then take a look at the video games listed down below. For this list we marked down some of our more anticipated video games confirmed to release for Sony’s latest flagship console, the PlayStation 4.
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Resident Evil 7
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Resident Evil 7 is generating quite a bit of buzz. This upcoming installment is changing a few things up such as players will be going through the game in a first-person perspective. Likewise, Capcom seems to be going back to the original tone of the Resident Evil franchise with less action-oriented moments and a more survival-horror atmosphere.
The game is set to take place four years after the events of Resident Evil 6, in a fictional city of Dulvey, Louisiana. Players will be taking on the role of Ethan, a man who is searching for his missing wife, where his investigation leads him to a derelict plantation mansion, home of the oddity Baker family.
It seems that Ethan will have to escape from the cannibalistic Baker family while also searching for clues of his missing wife. To give players an extra little scare, Capcom is adding PlayStation VR functionality to the game.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PS4
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Horizon Zero Dawn will mark as the first IP developed by Guerrilla Games since their release of Killzone in 2004. This is an action role-playing video game title that is set a thousand years into the future.
Mankind has mysteriously fallen with cities only a shell of a once thriving society. Now only small tribal groups remain with giant mechanical beasts roam the world openly. The plot will revolve around a female hunter named Aloy who sets out on a journey to explore the open world, meet with other tribes, and potentially learn of the reason mankind fell to being with.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: Q2 2017
The next installment of the Mass Effect franchise will be launching during the second quarter of 2017. From what we know so far, Mass Effect: Andromeda will be taking place hundreds of years after the events of Mass Effect 3.
Set within the Andromeda Galaxy, players take on the role of an N7 Special Forces soldier who is set to be a Pathfinder. These Pathfinders are an operative task force that is in charge of discovering new planets for the Human species to colonize.
Kingdom Hearts 3
Developer: Square Enix 1st Production Department
Publisher: Square Enix
Platforms: PS4
Release Date: Expected 2017
Everyone should be well aware of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. The third installment is expected to release in 2017. Since the release of Kingdom Hearts 2, The Walt Disney Company had acquired Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm, which could result in seeing a new variety of characters and worlds from these three new acquired companies.
Just as before, Sora will be the leading protagonist of the video game while he will have help in his journey from Riku, Donald Duck, Goofy, King Mickey, among a series of other Final Fantasy and Disney characters.
Nier: Automata
Developer: PlatinumGames
Publisher: Square Enix
Platforms: PC, PS4
Release Date: TBA 2017
Nier: Automata is an upcoming action role-playing video game. Taking place after the fourth ending of the previously released Nier installment, Nier: Automata follows YoRHa, androids sent to Earth in order to fight the invading force in a proxy war.
Being set in an open world environment, players will control multiple characters with combat mainly focused on melee weapons. Unfortunately, while Japan has a confirmed release date within 2017, a specific western release date was not officially revealed.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands
Developer: Ubisoft Paris
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands will be the tenth installment in the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon franchise. This time around, the game is set in Bolivia, where the rising power of drug cartels has become a concern to the United States Government.
To deal with this concern, the Government has sent in an elite special operations unit called “the Ghosts” to destroy the cartels. Unlike previous installments within the franchise, players will be set in an open world environment.
For Honor
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: February 14, 2017
For Honor is an upcoming action hack-and-slash type video game. Within this For Honor world, factions of medieval knights, samurai, and Vikings meet up on a battlefield in one epic battle.
This being more of a fighting-based video game, there is a big emphasis on multiplayer where friends can jump online and battle in a series of modes such as brawls, skirmishes, and elimination type matches.
Crash Bandicoot Remastered Collection
Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Activision
Platforms: PS4
Release Date: TBA 2017
You’re likely fully aware of the video game franchise Crash Bandicoot, which got its start on the original Sony PlayStation. Now, decades later, the video game franchise is receiving a proper remastered collection.
Releasing exclusively on the PlayStation 4, Crash Bandicoot Remastered Collection will include Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and lastly, Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Platforms: PS4, XB1
Release Date: TBA 2017
So far there is nothing we know officially about Red Dead Redemption 2 other than Rockstar Games is currently working on the third entry to the Red Dead series.
With Red Dead Redemption being a critically acclaimed hit and fans eager to continue with the Grand Theft Auto style gameplay set in the old west, Rockstar Games isn’t revealing just what all they have planned for their next entry quite yet. One thing is for sure, we certainly hope that Red Dead Redemption 2 will at least offer PC gamers a chance to pick up the video game installment.
Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom
Developer: Level-5
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms: PS4
Release Date: TBA 2017
Ni no Kuni was a real hidden gem when it launched back in 2010 and now fans can enjoy another installment to the franchise this year. Much like the original release, the art style in Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom is very Studio Ghibli though combat has been changed up a bit, giving players the ability to take on the fight themselves.
As for the story, players will follow King Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum who is usurped from his castle. Throughout the game, players will gain a party of characters as they attempt to reclaim the kingdom.
Persona 5
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus, Atlus USA, Depp Silver
Platforms: PS4, PS3
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The Persona series has always been a popular JPRG with a strong following and the fifth main installment looks incredible. Set in modern times, players take on the role of a high school student, in this case, a voiceless protagonist, as he joins a team to fight off enemies between two worlds.
Even if you’re not a fan of JRPG video games, there’s a good chance that you’ll be hooked onto the series. So far, the video game is already available in Japan and has received critical acclaim.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One
Release Date: Q1 2017
South Park is back with South Park: The Fractured But Whole. The game takes place after the events of South Park: The Stick of Truth where the children of South Park takes on the role of superheroes. However, when a fallout between the children begins, two factions are made creating a civil war between two superhero groups.
Nioh
Developer: Team Ninja
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PS4
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Team Ninja, developers behind Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, has been working hard on Nioh since 2004. The video game is an upcoming action role-playing video game set in the early 1600s. Players take on the role of William, a blonde-haired westerner who arrives in Japan seeking an enemy.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms: PS4
Release Date: TBA 2017
The Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is not necessarily a standalone video game, but a single-player DLC for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. This upcoming story DLC will take place after the events of the fourth main Uncharted installment. Players will be taking on the role of Chloe Frazer as she travels to India’s Western Ghats mountain range amid a civil war in search for a mystical treasure.
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