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- [Jake] 2022 Looks to be a much stronger year overall

for game releases, so today, like every year,

we're breaking it down in two parts.

Here are 10 or so games releasing in the first half of 2022

that we're really looking forward to.

Starting off with number 10, "Tiny Tina's Wonderlands."

We've talked about this one already quite a bit,

since it was just announced a few months ago.

Essentially what this is a big blowout

of previous "Borderlands" DLC

that played with this whole concept of Tiny Tina,

the zany side character,

doing her own kind of fantasy adventure tabletop game.

So here, what you have is a new "Borderlands" game

set in a completely different environment

with a kind of medieval, weird, mystical fantasy vibe to it.

The weapon types seem totally different.

The enemies seem totally different.

Just the overall flow and loop of the game and the map

seems to be different and more fantasy RPG-focused.

And it already looks like it's gonna be fun.

If you're a "Borderlands" fan,

you're probably digging what you're seeing.

If you're not a "Borderlands" fan,

the humor might still rub you the wrong way,

but props to them for doing something different here.

As of right now,

"Tiny Tina's Wonderlands" is releasing March 25th, 2022.

Next, over at number nine, we have "Gran Turismo 7.

Yes, Polyphony Digital is working on another one.

It's been quite some time.

They very much take their time.

But it looks like "Gran Turismo 7" is continuing the trend

of just really upping all the stakes:

more cars, crazier graphics, more options,

more details overall, more fine-tuning.

And we love to see it.

Honestly, we're always excited when a PlayStation console

gets graced with one of these really awesome games.

These are, if you haven't played them,

more hardcore simulation-focused,

so don't expect a lot of personality and fun

and doing crazy jumps.

No, this is hardcore realism, real car stuff.

So while there is a world for arcade racers,

we have a blast with stuff like "Forza Horizon"

and all that, the Gran Turismo series takes things

a bit more seriously,

so if you're a hardcore car enthusiast,

hopefully, you'll be happy with this one.

So far, it's looked pretty good.

As much as some of the updates sound like small things,

it could just make for a really good,

fun, gorgeous car game.

And you know? That's all we're really looking for.

That's releasing, as of right now, March 4th, 2022.

Next, over at number eight,

we have "Pokemon Legends: Arceus."

I think that's how you pronounce it.

I'm bad at pronunciation.

But this is the big one, folks.

If you've been looking for a Pokemon game

where you can run around a big 3D open world

and catch Pokemon and battle, here you go.

I mean, granted, they've kind of dabbled with it before,

but this is the blown-out, crazy one.

There has been criticism already for its graphics.

For me, I just look at that as kind of like the limitations

of the Nintendo Switch.

Still, to have a fully 3D Pokemon game on the Switch

is pretty exciting.

The possibilities are high,

especially considering this serves

as kind of like a preqeal story.

It's in an older era of the Sinnoh region,

and it's actually called something different.

It was called the Hisui region,

so it's kind of got this weird,

kind of old-timey Pokemon feel to it.

You're still a guy or a girl with a cool hat and a jacket,

but there's a slight ancient vibe to it,

and it's really cool.

We're gonna be seeing new Pokemon, new trainers,

new ways to fight,

and most importantly, new ways to explore.

There's a lot more going on in this one.

If you're a diehard Pokemon fan, I suggest diving deep

because some of the info we do have is pretty cool

for how it shakes up the formula other than just it's 3D.

But thankfully, we won't have to wait too long

to really see how it is.

As of right now, it's releasing January 28th, 2022.

Next, over at number seven, we have "Sons of the Forest."

This is the long awaited followup to "The Forest,"

which was a survival game

with some really hardcore horror elements to it

and just some good stuff.

"Sons of the Forest," interestingly enough,

is hotly anticipated by "Forest" fans,

but we don't know too much about it.

It does look to be like a kind of new spin

on what the original set up.

You're once again stranded, you're using items,

you're building shelter, and you're defending yourself

from really creepy forest creatures.

I actually like that they haven't shown off this game

too much.

I prefer the kind of less-is-more style,

especially for a game where you might already be like,

yeah, I'll check that out regardless.

Because they've been so dark for so long and so quiet,

I'm hoping that they took the money from the original game

and really went hard here

and are gonna give us something absolutely amazing.

That's, of course, just me armchair speculating,

but there's some cool potential.

And we'll find out if that release date holds,

because right now, it's set for May 20th, 2022.

Now, next over at number six, we have "Sifu."

This is my personal most anticipated pick,

just because of how cool it looks.

I love games like this,

especially from developer Slow Clap.

These are the people behind "Absolver,"

which was a pretty intense game

with a hand-to-hand fighting system and a lot of challenge.

This seemingly takes that gameplay framework,

that combat system,

and applies it to a different style of game.

There seems to be this mechanic where every time you die,

you come back older,

but just what they have going on here with the fight scenes,

the way you can grapple and counter and fight enemies

and use objects in the environment

or use the environment itself to win

seems so, so satisfying.

If you've played "Absolver,"

you know that combat system absolutely hits.

Even if the rest of the game was just kind of like eh,

that combat system is top-tier,

so for them to use that again and hopefully expand on it

makes me just absolutely bet on this game.

Next, over at number five, we have "Forspoken,"

which is a Square Enix action-adventure RPG

that obviously looks like a really gorgeous tech demo,

but is starting to reveal itself as a full game.

At the time of making this video,

a bunch of new gameplay videos have dropped

and it seems interesting.

It's still a bit too early to tell,

but the concept of you just kind of being a regular girl

thrust into this weird fantasy world

and using these cool powers,

it's kind of almost like "Infamous,"

but you're a mage casting magic, seems pretty cool,

not to mention the fact that just the visual style,

the dialogue, the music, the art direction,

all of that seems to be top-tier, big-budget, AAA stuff.

We're just hoping that the actual meat of the game,

the gameplay, the exploration, and that story,

can really live up to what on the surface looks pretty cool.

"Forspoken" is releasing on PC and PS5.

As of right now, the news reports

that it is a two-year PlayStation exclusive,

and we'll be playing that May 24th, 2022.

Next, over at number four,

we have "S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl."

Now, the "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." series

is an absolutely legendary PC series.

It's what a lot of PC gamers think of immediately

when you think of the early 2000s games

and just how it pioneered open-world, survival-horror,

resource management stuff

in a fun post-nuclear-disaster world.

And it seems like they're doing it again,

but this time, with a crazy budget and sick graphics.

Recent videos with this thing running in Unreal Engine 5

look absolutely insane.

We've seen little glimpses of gameplay with some combat

versus human and mystical, otherworldly things,

including weapon attachments, using items.

And if this is anything at all

like the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s,

it should make for a really tense experience,

and now thankfully, it has the graphics

and really the mood and the atmosphere

to really fill in the blanks

and sell what made the original game so special.

There's still time to play the originals if you never have,

but we'll know for sure if this one is legit

when we play it April 28th, 2022.

Next, over number three, of course,

you know we were gonna mention it, "Dying Light 2."

After so many delays,

it seems like they finally got it locked in,

and the long story short,

the reason why we're excited for "Dying Light 2"

is because we like the original game so much.

Not only was it just a good old, solid,

adventure open-world game

that kind of took the zombie formula

and spun it on its head, but it was also supported

with a ton of cool post-release content,

and it was like the game gift that kept on giving.

Now, with "Dying Light 2,"

it seems like it's taking that fun core gameplay framework

with the parkour and the action and the violence

and adding a lot more RPG and story elements to it,

you making decisions on how to help out

these micro-civilizations that have cropped up

after the viral outbreak.

It looks like it's very much trying to do ambitious things

with your decisions and who you help and what you do

will actually change how the societies

or these factions work.

Not to mention the parkour move set has also been upgraded,

and there's only melee weapons.

There's no emphasis on guns

because we're so far past the original outbreak

that things are kind of broken down now.

We're pretty pumped.

We've talked this one to death, and thankfully, hopefully,

we'll finally be playing it February 4th, 2022.

Now, down to number two, we have "Horizon Forbidden West."

Now, this just looks like an absolute blowout

compared to "Horizon Zero Dawn."

It looks like they're taking everything,

but making it bigger, badder, and crazier.

As you can see here,

the combat and the action looks absolutely stunning.

The amount of destruction,

the amount of destruction to the enemies,

the enemy types themselves, the speed of it all,

seems really cool, not to mention the beauty of the world.

It's Aloy on a new adventure, new regions, new cultures,

and apparently, more of an emphasis on questing and towns

and RPG stuff that we love.

Apparently, NPCs are gonna be much more interesting

this time around.

Me personally, I liked "Horizon Zero Dawn" quite a bit,

but I didn't love it head over heels.

This one seems like it's really gonna take it

to the next level.

Thankfully, we won't have to wait too long, either.

It's releasing February 18th, 2022.

Now, finally at number one, of course, it's "Elden Ring."

What more can you say about this long-anticipated game

from FromSoftware, the people behind "Demon's Souls,"

"Dark Souls," "Bloodborne," "Sekiro"?

This is their next big thing,

and it's very much taking the Soulsborne formula

and framework and putting it in an open-world setting.

And from what we've seen so far,

it doesn't look like they're half-assing it.

It doesn't just look like "Dark Souls,"

but in an open world.

The way they've talked about

how they're designing the bosses and how the flow works

from the open world into dungeons

seems to be pretty creative and also freeform,

giving you a lot of choice.

There's a jump button now, which is insane

and really changes things up.

The summons look cool.

Everything about this game looks cool.

If you're a fan of these games,

if you're a fan of FromSoftware, there's really...

I can't say anything.

There's nothing that you don't already know

or there's nothing else to get you excited.

You either know, or you don't know.

You're in, or you're out.

Fingers crossed there's no more delays on this one

and really every single other game in this list.

But "Elden Ring" is releasing for all the major consoles

on February 25th, 2022.

But we also got some bonus games for you worth mentioning.

Of course, "Destiny 2" is getting

the "Witch Queen" update/expansion, February, 2022.

"CrossfireX," the first-person shooter,

big in Asian territories, now with a campaign,

is releasing on Xbox consoles, February 10th, 2022.

We're also getting "The King of Fighters XV"

on all major platforms, February 17th, 2022.

And the weird classic sci-fi game actually got a sequel.

"Elex II" is releasing March 1st, 2022.

But those are the 2022 games

that we're really looking forward to

for the first half of the year.

Now, when we talk about the next half of the year,

the fall season, things are gonna get probably even crazier,

but for now, this first half is looking pretty good.

So we want to hear from you guys in the comments

what you're digging the most.

If you got your own top five most anticipated,

be sure to drop it in the comments.

We love seeing that stuff.

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But hey, as always, thanks for watching,

and we'll see you guys next time.