Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2016 (In the making)

2016 is a year that is looking very promising; There's a lot of big AAA titles on the line-up of planned release in 2016. Rise of the Planet of the Tomb Raider Ape Machines have already been released a short few days ago, so that one is off the list for me although it was originally released for the Xbone, it has now moved on to PC effectively making it a new release for me. But we've only scratched the surface of this year so I want to slowly, and carefully, list a bunch of games that is getting me excited for 2016. Here we go!

10. Dreamfall Chapters: Book 5

It only took more or less a decade for the supposed conclusion to arrive though sadly it'll be delivered episodicly, I'm pretty sure the first episode came out in.. 2013? We're only just nearing the end now and despite it all I'm really getting excited. The tension has riled up for Chapters with Book 3 & 4 alike, where it otherwise started slow from an otherwise very anti-climatic ending with the previous Dreamfall. There's still a lot of threads left hanging which haven't been answered yet and worries me whether that could possibly be cramped into the final chapter of this game. But surely not the final chapter for The Longest Journey, I hope--But the final chapter for Zoe and Kian.

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3. Hellblade

Hellblade is Ninja Theory's first independently developed game, which also happens to be an action game in the vein of their previous titles like Heavenly Sword, or Enslaved, so the alarmingly similar title might not seem as coincidental as it would appear. It's the concept of the game and the quality of Enslaved and Heavenly Sword that has me excited. The main character struggles with mental illness as part of the larger themes in the game's plot, which seems very promising and I personally enjoyed their 2 previous games that weren't Devil May Cry. NT has taught me that they are at their best when Tameem is not doing the writing, so I hope the same is true for this game because there's a lot riding on it, I imagine--What, with it being their first actual indie title that feels like an AAA game.

2. Yakuza 0: The Promised Land

The Yakuza series is a brand new favorite series added to my roster--It carries a lot of the things I like about Japanese games like Persona. A faithful recreation of a modern Japanese city with some excellent writing to boot. In terms of being cinematic, it rivals Metal Gear Solid but never at the expense of great gameplay. The combat is so much fun but it is only a small aspect of the otherwise gelatinous mass that summarizes the games content. Tons and tons of creative mini-games and deep side quests, that rivals games like The Witcher 3 in terms of depth and ingenuity. Yakuza 0 functions as a prequel to the series in the late 1980s Japan, which already has me hooked on its setting alone. Japan. In the 80s? Yes, please, it's a time of careless handling of your indisposable income and it is the time, where we get to play as a young Kiryu and Majima respectively. The planned release so far is 2016 though it is most likely subject to change but we'll roll with it and hope it is true. FEEL THE HEAT!

1. Persona 5

I don't think it's any secret, to anyone who knows me online, that the Persona series has held a special place in my heart--Everything from its stylish aesthetics, to it's genuinely authentic writing, characters and setting to the fun combat and downright excellent soundtrack. Atlus' Persona series is TEH JRPG for me in every possibly way.The combat looks as great as ever, the navigation of the mundane modern city of its setting looks about as Persona as it gets and the party members so far seem interesting; The picaresque romantic thief theme has me in spades, I'm confident that the game is going to distinquish itself from its predecessors as its own thing and that's what has always made each game feel great and memorable. Bring on Persona 5. 2016 is our year.