T5W#230-Top 5 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2020

2020 is gearing up to be one of the biggest years in video gaming ever.  From remakes to long awaited sequels to new IPs ready to change the industry forever, every month should be Christmas for a great many gamers (myself included).  Naturally, since I closely associate gaming and Anime together, Video Games have always had a small presence on my blog.  So think week I’m looking at my Top 5 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2020.  Most of these have been confirmed but there might be a couple that don’t have definite release dates…but it’s still likely and you’ll see which one in particular I’m talking about riiiiiight…now

#5-Overwatch 2 (Undetermined)

So yeah, this was announced late last year and even featured some cinematics and gameplay footage.  While Overwatch is still doing well on the current console generation, I can imagine OW2 is being geared up for next gen so maaaaaybe we’ll see it in the fall?  Either way, OW2 is bringing a slew of new game modes and mechanics to the already established formula.  But the biggest thing to get excited about is playable Story Missions that have been sorely lacking.  Finally, we can expand of whispers and comics, novelizations and gorgeous mini movies that only gave us a sliver of detail into the history of this amazing world of heroes and villains.  

#4-Cyberpunk 2077 (April 2020)

I’ll be honest, id been a bit on the fence about this one.  A very futuristic looking Grand Theft Auto where you get to live out your inner Ghost in the Shell fantasy?  Sounds a little too good to be true.  But then came last years bit E3 reveal where we learned that Keanu “Johnny Neo Wick Mnemonic” Reeves would be a major player in the world itself.  Oh and Keanu himself was there to personally make the announcement that would go down in history as one of the best E3 reveals of all time.  With the endorsement of the man himself, I’ll be paying a bit more attention to this one come spring.

#3-Resident Evil 3 (March 2020)

I’m currently playing the Resident Evil 2 remake and I am freaking LOVING IT!!!  I never played any of the original Resident Evil games prior to 4 but the remake of 2 is arguably scarier than ever with more realistic visuals for the gore and zombies.  With 2’s massive success I was wondering if 3 was going to gt the same treatment…cue a couple of weeks back when an HD Jill Valentine dove into an alley to escape an explosion.  Yep, the cutest member of S.T.A.R.S and 3’s titular terminator, The Nemesis, are back and if their game works anything as well as 2 does then this is a sure fire hit for 2020. 

#2-Halo Infinite (Fall 2020)

I love Halo, it’s probably my favorite video game franchise of all time.  I will say that it’s kind of fallen a bit out of favor recently.  Halo 4 had a great campaign but the weakest multiplayer of the entire series.  Halo 5 Guardians was the exact opposite: the best multiplayer since Halo Reach but a pretty divisive campaign. Halo Infinite is a chance to start fresh and rectify some of the problems of Halo 4 & 5.  Plus, much like the game that started it all, Halo Infinite will be the first entry since Halo: Combat Evolved to launch an new Xbox System in the fall…that alone is pretty damn exciting.

#1-Final Fantasy VII Remake (March 2020)

The pressure…is on like never before.  Not only have we been waiting over a decade to play this game but each new preview has gotten better and better.  Cloud, Tifa, Aerith (Goddamn Aerith), Sephiroth, Barrett, everyone looks beyond amazing.  And even though it’s only set to cover the opening chapter of the game, Remake looks to be well worth the full game price tag with more to do in Midgar than ever before.  Sure, there’s reason to worry about when we’ll see future installments of this new series.  But if this opening salvo can knock it out of the park…it could be one of the biggest wins for the Final Fantasy franchise…now if only they’d bring the game to Xbox One so I could play it too wahhhhhh. 

Speaking of, to celebrate this new release, I’ll be doing a special Final Fantasy Franchise Retrospective (right now called Final Fantasy Friday), throughout all of March as well as doing a special review of the long forgotten first Final Fantasy Anime, Legend of the Crystals, the same day that VII Remake comes out in stores…good time to be a Final Fantasy fan for sure.