We’re in August now though, and with no word on the game’s release having arrived, a delay was looking likely- which, of course, has now been confirmed. What are you looking forward to playing in 2021? Is there anything coming in under the radar that you’re excited for in the coming year? Let us know in the comments below.TwistedRedGames announced their free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter ExoMechaback in July of last year, and confirmed earlier this year that the game would be launching in August. Hopefully we can get our hands on this sooner rather than later in 2021.īut there we are with our most anticipated, oft overlooked titles of the year ahead. Add to this the factor that Annapurna Interactive has established itself as one of the finest publishers in gaming through a catalogue of quirky and critically acclaimed titles including Sayonara Wild Hearts, Outer Wildsand so many more.Īll these factors point to The Artful Escape being one of the most unique platformers around in a genre that has undergone a truly great resurgence in the last 5-10 years. The Artful Escape has been bursting with an unmatchable visual and auditory identity in its marketing, and its gameplay looks to harness the intrinsic qualities of platformers with its musical twist of the world changing via the notes on Vendetti’s guitar.
This is a shame because everything we’ve seen of the radiant musical platformer has looked gorgeous and completely distinctive. Since, big updates from the game being published have been few and far between, with the last one being a delay to this year announced by publisher Annapurna Interactive. The Artful Escapeand its protagonist Johnny Vendetti first emerged on a large platform during Microsoft’s E3 2017 conference. To conclude, a platformer that we have been waiting for forever. Given how strong it has looked in its marketing and the pedigree of the people behind it, don’t be surprised if this ends up as one of the best releases of 2021. Whilst at first glance it seems odd, this is a story which could prove to take some strange concepts and ultimately tie them together with string to make them work.Ī new IP from Bandai Namco is always exciting and is currently set for a Q2/Q3 2021 release. As alluded to earlier, the story is based around the concept of the red strings network which grants characters the powers to fend off the threats to their world. There’s plenty on offer here, with a choice of two unique male and female protagonists, numerous other characters to encounter, an immensely detailed modern urban setting and plenty of high intensity combat taking cues from the Devil May Cryfranchise, with cinematic finishers to boot. Scarlet Nexusis brought to us from the same team behind Tales of Vesperiaas players fight a myriad of enemies known as “the others”, with superpowers gained through joining with some red strings… or something. This is probably the most widely known of the titles on this list, but it still feels like a bit of a hidden gem. But given the sights we have seen, the long term success is available for TwistedRed.
For all free-to-play titles, the biggest challenge is maintaining a player-base over a long period of time, which has been crucial to the success of titles like Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siegeand Apex Legends. The question also remains of how viable the game will also be beyond its 2021 release. However, with the large-scale madness and completely bonkers approach to its gameplay that we have seen, that shouldn’t be as much of a problem. Of course, the presence of that does make you wonder how much ExoMecha will stand out in a fundamentally packed genre with plenty of studios looking for players.
There are numerous modes supposedly on offer when the game eventually becomes available, including large team-based battles and objective modes as well as a battle royale game mode. In the shooter, you’ll be battling mechs wielding blades, fighting against dragon mechs, all whilst commandeering helicopters and tanks on exotic islands. Arguably the game we’ve seen the least on this list, ExoMechaby TwistedRed is a free-to-play FPS that seems like a game built off the christmas list of a 10-year-old.
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