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Lots of doom and gloom: Name and talk about some games youre excited for this year

Posted on 2/21/26 at 5:14 pm
Posted by td01241
Savannah
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 5:14 pm
For me I have 3 that I’m most excited for with one being technically not yet announced but the worst kept secret in gaming.

Phantom blade 0 my most excited
RE9
And the Witcher 3 expansion to bridge the narrative gap into 4


I think these are all as close to certain to be great-amazing as you can get. What are some things you’re looking forward to launching this year, maybe I haven’t seen them. Or what do you think about the 3 I listed?

Cheers
This post was edited on 2/21/26 at 5:15 pm
Posted by TideSaint
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 5:23 pm to
Crimson Desert
GTA VI
Posted by td01241
Savannah
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 5:27 pm to
Is Crimson Desert confirmed as launching this year?

I’m very very interested in that one just haven’t seen that said anywhere
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:08 pm to
I haven’t been following the calendar, so I’m sure there are others I’ll get excited about, but I’m currently eagerly awaiting Grime 2.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:12 pm to
Never heard of it.

A quick google says it’s a Metroidvania? And that there is a demo? Is that demo only only on steam or is there a console version? I have a gaming pc but prefer my ps5 my fiancé enjoys watching it and that’s way easer in the living room than in my little study
This post was edited on 2/21/26 at 6:19 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:26 pm to
RE9
ILL
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:28 pm to
ILL?

What’s that
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:30 pm to
quote:

A quick google says it’s a Metroidvania?

Yep.
quote:

And that there is a demo?

Yep yep.
quote:

Is that demo only only on steam or is there a console version?

No idea

Though I’m eagerly awaiting Grime 2 because I very much enjoyed Grime, so maybe see if that’s available somewhere for free/cheap as well.
Posted by JasonDBlaha
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Member since Apr 2023
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:47 pm to
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ILL


Fake game. The trailers are nothing but pre-rendered CGI.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:50 pm to
I’ll download it on my pc.

Will I miss out by going directly into 2 without playing 1?
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:53 pm to
It’s a “supposed” first person horror game that’s been heavily marketed on YouTube with trailers consisting of gameplay with an insanely high FPS rate.

Here’s the thing: no actual gameplay has ever been released. It’s literally nothing but pre-rendered CGI trailers. So more and more people now are doubting that it’s even an actual game.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
28763 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:54 pm to
So the day before all over again rofl?

Who is the dev team? I’m extremely skeptical these days of anything that looks like it is boundary pushing either in technology or an idea sense from anyone that’s not a known commodity


Like I’m certain GTA 6 will do both of those things because Rockstar. Some indie start up? No

I mean even now we are learning that a game id say did do this to a degree from a small team, Clair Obscure, had heavy investment and majority ownership by NetEase
This post was edited on 2/21/26 at 7:03 pm
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:57 pm to
It’s some tiny indie team in Russia. But I’m not buying into the hype surrounding it.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:00 pm to
The day before scam guys were Russians too

History is a flat circle man
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
3872 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:02 pm to
Yup and that’s exactly why the video game industry today is a fricking mess. I doubt it will ever get better.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
28763 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:03 pm to
I agree it’s a mess

I made this thray specifically to get away from talking about that and to have a white pill discussion though lol
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:05 pm to
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I’ll download it on my pc. Will I miss out by going directly into 2 without playing 1?

Genuinely no clue. The demo doesn’t really have any story beats, so it’s impossible to tell if there will be references that matter. With that said, if you run out of time, you could always watch a YouTube recap of the first game.
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:11 pm to
I agree that it’s good to assess what games are actually “good”. And to be honest, there probably are some games this year that fit the definition, mainly RE9 and GTA 6. But the glory days of video games being a niche industry for passionate developers who wanted to be pioneers in video games development are long gone.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:14 pm to
I feel like a weird outcast because I don’t care about GTA6. I’m sure the game will be extremely good, push the boundaries of technology, etc I just don’t really care about GTA. I don’t play it and I don’t think it’s either good nor bad.

Red dead redemption 2 on the other hand is in my top 10 games of all time
Posted by Joshjrn
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Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:19 pm to
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I feel like a weird outcast because I don’t care about GTA6

I haven’t cared about GTA since SA.
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