Buy if you like: Vampires, tough moral choices, World War I LondonĪfter finishing work on the critically acclaimed Life is Strange, Dontnod Entertainment moved on to Vampyr, an upcoming role-playing game set during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic in London.

You can also expect a seriously beautiful game here: the developers are specifically aiming to make Scalebound a graphics masterpiece through the use of Unreal Engine 4. The studios expertise in hack and slash games such as Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will certainly come in handy for the combat in Scalebound. Think of it like Daenerys Targaryen's dragons in Game of Thrones.Īside from copious dragon-related powers - including the main character's ability to shapeshift into a half-dragon hybrid - Scalebound will feature more role-playing elements than any of PlatinumGames' previous titles. Most fantasy RPGs make dragons your enemies, but in Scalebound your dragon will greatly assist you in the heart of battle.

Developed by PlatinumGames as an exclusive for Microsoft platforms, Scalebound sees the player control not just a human character, but also a large dragon sidekick.

Scalebound is the third role-playing game on this list so far, and it could be the most exciting. Missed deadlines and issues with the game's engine were cited as reasons for the cancellation.

Update: Microsoft has cancelled Scalebound, which is disappointing considering we were hoping it would be a good release in 2017. Buy if you like: Dragons, Game of Thrones, awesome graphics.There's also a variety of multiplayer, which the game's creative director described as a 'shooter with swords', whatever that means. Throughout a story-driven singleplayer campaign you'll duel enemies using a combat system known as 'Art of Battle', which gives more intricate control over weapons than a standard 'mash the button' hack-and-slash game. For Honor is Ubisoft's take on the genre, their first in 30 years of game development and publishing, and it's set to occupy the company's traditional early-year release slot that last year gave us Far Cry Primal and The Division.įor Honor allows you to take control of a character from one of three major medieval war factions: The Legion (knights), The Chosen (samurai), and The Warborn (Vikings). Most games of this type are either transformed into expansive role-playing adventures, or released in a painfully mediocre state (anyone remember Ryse: Son of Rome?). The hack-and-slash genre has been neglected for a few years now. Buy if you like: Medieval fantasy, swinging swords, non-RPG adventures.After delays pushed Andromeda back to an early 2017 launch, we can't wait for this one to hit PC. The game will feature many classic Mass Effect elements, such as exploration of planets using a space ship under your character's command, the ability to play as many races and genders, and choices that impact the narrative. The game is Electronic Arts' big first half release, and developer BioWare will undoubtedly create a stunning role-playing experience using DICE's fantastic Frostbite 3 engine.Īndromeda is set 600 years after the events of Mass Effect 3 in, you guessed it, the Andromeda Galaxy. While not a direct sequel to 2012's Mass Effect 3, Andromeda will bring gamers back into the universe of the highly regarded original trilogy, complete with an all-new open world environment. Perhaps the most hotly anticipated game of 2017 on PC, as well as consoles, is Mass Effect Andromeda. Buy if you like: Mass Effect, BioWare RPGs, space exploration.

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