2022 Games for PS5, XBOX SERIES X, SWITCH AND PC – The games we are excited for.
It’s 2022… Oh how time flies. With the coming of a new year comes the prospect of long awaited games to be finally released. Since PS5 and Xbox Series X releases, a number of high-profile games have made appearances but are hopeful releases for the 2022 year. On top of other reasons, developers have delayed game releases and held out on a release for this year.
I should note, while there are plenty of games coming out, we are not excited about everything. Since most games get too much hype these days, I find myself looking for more info on games that in a preview, made a big impression. For the most part, the games listed are primarily for PS5 releases but are also released on XBOX Series X, Switch and PC.
Horizon: Forbidden West – February 18
With the release date set for February 18, 2022, Horizon: Forbidden West takes the list as the first game of the year. Well, it is the first highly anticipated game to be released for the 2022. A follow-up to the initial release of Horizon Zero Dawn, Forbidden West takes us into a part of the story that begins where Zero Dawn ends. With Aloy, the hunter in a world dominated by robots, heading West to discover more about the world and possibly learn more about herself in the process. With the new release, there is a possibility of main characters, weapons, and abilities different from the one we know.
About Horizon: Forbidden West
This game allows you to join Aloy on a journey to brave the forbidden west, the magnificent but treacherous frontier with concealed and mysterious threats. That land is dying ad there is a persistent blight and nasty storms meant to destroy the few human remnants. There are also formidable machines lurking the borders of the land. Aloy is responsible for uncovering the secrets behind the threats then restoring the balance to the land. Along the way, Aloy must ally with aggressive new parties, reunite with old friends, and undo the ancient pasts’ legacy, while staying ahead of the enemy. You have to discover distant lands throughout the game, explore lush forests, and encounter new enemies.
Horizon: Forbidden West Article Links:
Horizon Forbidden West Review
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – February 22
This expansion of destiny 2 revolves around the witch queen, Savathun, and the sister of Oryx, the enemy of the original destiny’s initial major expansion. The game will include content like player vs. environment locations, new missions, player vs. player maps, a new raid, weaponry, and player gear. From the looks of the trailer, it seems as though the guardians will be facing enemies that can wield the elements of the light. Destiny 2: the witch queen will include a new primary location, which will be Savathun’s throne world, where she stays with her brood. There are four seasons to be released throughout the year, but the current season is season 15, the season of the lost.
Elden Ring – February 25
The elder ring, which is the erdtree’s source, has shattered in the lands governed by Queen Marika. The queen’s children, all demigods, claimed the ring’s shudders (great runes), which gave them new strength. That strength triggered the shattering, a great war. The guidance of grace is then sent to the tarnished, exiled from the land between, to bring them back to life and help solve the mystery of the broken ring. The game’s features include journeying through a new fantasy world, the lands between, traversing the world on horseback or foot alone or with other online players, and creating your character for battle.
Elden Ring Article & Video Links:
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok – March 10
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok’s latest DLC is set to launch on March 10, with Odin and the end of his realm. As we learn more about Odin’s blood line, new powers, and greatest enemies, this DLC is a reason to go back to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Another big question that may be explained is how does Loki fits into this battle with the giant fire giant.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok on PS5
Final Fantasy XVI – June 2022
This game is based in Valisheta, a fantasy world where people live happily because of crystals known as “mothercrystals”. Six factions control the land, and there are summoned monsters known as the Eikons, controlled or summoned via humans known as dominants. The main characters in the game include Joshua Rosefield, Jill Warick, and Clive Rosefield. Clive, archduke’s firstborn, goes on a journey seeking revenge after events that involved Ifrit, the dark Eikon. Joshua is Eikon phoenix’s dominant and appears to have some of her powers. Jill is the sibling’s foster sister and confidant. In the game, Clive fights using a combination of magic powers and melee-based swords. From the looks of the trailer, it seems the main character will be battling forces in his past in the present.
Forspoken – October 11
This game follows Frey’s journey, a young New Yorker taken to Asia, a beautiful but cruel place. While trying to find her way home, she must utilize her new magical abilities to navigate the scary landscape and defeat monstrous creatures.
Sons Of The Forest – October 2022
This is a game built upon the first game’s survival horror system. You can now collect materials to make hunting equipment and makeshift shelters. Another feature that has returned is the eating mechanic, which appears mainly after your character kills a turtle and eats it raw. Once you get into dark caves or the dense forest, armies of dangerous enemies are waiting for you. To defeat new mutant variants, you need new weapons.
Sons of the Forest Trailer
Set To Launch in 2022 But With No Release Date
There are still plenty of highly anticipated games that do not have release dates. Here are the top games many are waiting for.
God Of War: Ragnarok – 2022
If I had to vote on the most anticipated PS5 game for 2022, I’d doubt few would report anything but God of War: Ragnarok. Atreus and Kratos must travel to all nine realms searching for answers and allies before the prophesied battle, Ragnarok, which has the potential of ending the world. They will come across beautiful mythical landscapes along their journey, face deadly enemies in the form of monsters and Norse gods, and make allies. As Ragnarok nears, the two find themselves with the choice of protecting their families of the nine realms.
God of War Ragnarök Updates
Breath Of The Wild 2 – 2022
Breath of the wild is probably the best game on Nintendo Switch and we cannot wait for the sequel Breathe the wild 2. With this open world game play, and only a trailer release on, we are hoping there will be a release date and more news in the coming months. The trailer leave much to the imagination. Whether Zelda is lost or Link is thrown through time, the world seems similar but completely different from the world in the first of its name. With unique highlights on battling with old and new powers, Link face the world to an ominous red light that pours out of a castle that seems to be abandoned.
Hogwarts Legacy – 2022
This is an open-world and immersive action game based in the land initially introduced in harry potter books. The game lets the player take control of the wizardly world by going on a journey through new and familiar locations. Throughout the journey, you discover and explore fantastic beasts, craft portions, make your character, upgrade talents, master spell casting, and transform into the wizard you have always wanted to be. You will play the character of a student newly accepted into Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry, who has the key to an early secret threatening to break the wizarding world. While the trailer leaves much to the imagination, with the movie series Fantastic beasts and the timeline, we are hoping to see more of the main characters, such as Newt or Dumbledore’s sister. Possibly an information on a certain unbreakable pact or how brothers sort after a certain witch of French decent and find out who wizard is causing issues at Hogwarts this time.
The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum – 2022
This is a story-driven game where you play Gollum’s character. You have to take a long and tedious journey, chasing the one thing most important to you. You have to leap, climb, jump, and sneak your way past dangerous elements or into safe spots. Gollum is sly and skillful but cannot decide between his two personalities, and you have to decide which of the two wins. From the trailer, we see a more confrontational Golem that is able to battle enemies. Perhaps we will see how he was with the power of a ring of power.