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Well that was quick. It seemed like we could go a few weeks without feeling overwhelmed with releases, and yet here we are, another stacked month to kick off the second quarter of 2021. We have plenty of new releases on the way here if you aren’t already. very busy with Loop Hero, Valheim, or any of the other surprise hits of the first quarter. For April, we will take a look at the single player games Oddworld: Soulstorm, New Pokémon Snap, and Return.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Release Date: April 6, 2021
Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC
Fans of Inside, Little nightmares, or immersive stealth games that break genres like Dishonor and the mark of the ninja should take a look Oddworld: Soulstorm as soon as possible. It’s a great reinvention of 1998. Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus, with new areas, expanded systems and basically being what the original PlayStation “should have been”.
Strange world Creator Lorne Lanning once compared his darkly humorous, allegorical fantasy adventure series to the work of Pink Floyd, and that’s not too difficult to analyze. The Strange world The games are mostly about the kind of stylized reality and heavy satire that Pink Floyd’s Wall became so famous. Anti-fascist, anti-consumer and anti-authority, Strange world tells multiple different stories of characters handicapped by the progressive horror of industrial society.
The series has often suffered from a kind of depressed popularity compared to its contemporaries such as Final Fantasy VII, with which he shares his pre-interpreted aesthetic and anti-corporation message of the eco-apocalypse. Despite its more specialized profile, Oddworld: Soulstorm promises cool stuff and hopes to deliver an evolved remake similar to the way Final Fantasy VII Remake made. Production values in Soulstorm They are tall; the team intends to launch the Strange world broader universe than video games, and have developed SoulstormDesign assets with the even higher fidelity required for television and film.
Of course, in addition to the excellent art direction, the game itself continues with the clever level design and creative use of environmental and skill-based tactical play that everyone Strange world games have had up to this point. Strange world it’s always been about immersive mechanics and relatively intuitive systems, and Soulstorm will mark an opportunity for the series to re-establish itself on the cinematic platformer stage.
New Pokémon Snap
Release Date: April 30, 2021
Platform: Nintendo Switch
From one blast from the past to another: It’s the return of the premier safari game on consoles.
Pokémon Snap offered the first real look at Pokemon characters in their natural environment and in real time 3D. Now, while the novelty of Pokémon 3D is over and the photography / safari simulator genre is on hiatus, photography in games as a broader trend has never been bigger with the rise of social media and sophisticated modes. taking pictures in games.
As such, now might be the perfect time to New Pokémon Snap. Even though Pokemon snap It may be somewhat shorter in Nintendo’s work, it retains the blend of cuteness and excitement of discovery that it had 20 years ago. It’s a shame though that we got over the years of 3DS (a 3D gyroscope system for pointing a camera!) And the Wii U era (a system that seemed * built * for a photography game) before it came back. the franchise.
Hopefully, based on previews that have shown day and night versions of levels, along with branching paths and additional interaction mechanics, New Pokémon Snap You will feel like the last 20 years have been a worthwhile wait.
Return
Release Date: April 30, 2021
Platform: PlayStation 5
Coming from Housemarque, veteran developers of Resogun, Super stardust, Alienation, and Nex Machina, Return it’s just the majority of a departure from your arcade fare, still featuring ultra-fast shots and some intense elements of bullet hell. However this time Return It is played from a third-person action perspective, with stunning AAA graphics to herald the developer’s arrival on PlayStation 5.
The story follows the space pilot Selene after she lands on an alien world and is trapped in a The era of El Mañana-like time loop. The game features a procedurally-generated series of spooky and monster-filled environments, and its overall vibe has already been warmly received for looking more than a little alike. Metroid Prime. However, beyond the basics of “terrifying aliens” and “shoot, die, repeat” is the promise of more narrative depth than ever before in a Housemarque title.
Stranger things are happening on the alien planet than just bullet-spitting tentacular beasts. First person sections of Return It involves exploring Selene’s former home, presumably far away, and yet appearing on the alien planet just as she left it. This Alex Garland / Andrei Tarkovsky mental screw suggests richer character work than just survival, and it folds nicely into the roguelite formula, meaning that even through death and replay, there will be deeper discoveries of history to be done.
As a big fan of science fiction in general, I look forward to Returnmix of space horror and hardcore shooter. Fingers crossed in this single-player game may justify its steep Australian price of $ 125.
Notable dates for single player games
April 1st – Outriders (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX), What comes next (NS)
6 of April – Star Wars: Republic Commando (PS4, NS), The wild case (PERSONAL COMPUTER)
April 8 – 8Doors: Arum’s Afterlife Adventure (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Before your eyes (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Cozy Grove (PC, PS4, XBO, NS), In my shadow (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Realpolitiks II (PC, leave early access), Traffic jams (PCVR, Oculus Quest)
April 9th - Katja’s Deep: Tactics (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Say no! Plus (PC, NS)
April 14th – Forgotten fields (PERSONAL COMPUTER)
April 15 – Rain on your parade (PC, XBO, NS), SaGa Frontier Remastered (PC, PS4, NS), Secret government (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Stitchy in Tooki Trouble (NS), Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift (PERSONAL COMPUTER)
April 16th – Poison control (PS4, NS)
April 20th – Do not forget me (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Mask maker (PSVR, Oculus Rift, PCVR), MLB The Show 21 (PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX)
April 22 – Smelter (PC, PS4, XBO, NS), Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife (Oculus Quest and Rift)
April 23rd – NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (PC, PS4, XBO), Golden Sun Heist (PERSONAL COMPUTER)
28th of April – Clan O’Conall and the Deer Crown (PERSONAL COMPUTER)
April 29 – Insuperable (PERSONAL COMPUTER), Total War: Rome Remastered (PERSONAL COMPUTER)
As a result of the changes to the release date and the general state of the world, there are also many games that will be released soon that lack firm release dates. Enjoy playing single player games this month!
