Okay. Who’s going to make a countdown topic for that saweeet! H3 update in January? Maybe posting (whatever) until it goes live like we had before H3 went live. I’m not good at stuff like that. But I’m sorta expecting it… And I thought I’d put the idea out there if anybody else hadn’t thought of it yet.
Probably worth a topic on its own, maybe not. I thought to myself,
What was the best thing that happened this year?
The owner of the hotel I work at having to spend 6 months in jail for driving under the influence. Well, that’s kinda terrible in and of itself. Maybe just not having him being there to always find something to bitch about was a welcome relief.
The worst thing that happened this year?
That’d be my father passing away last month.
I am sorry about your loss. I knew it would be uneasy for you and your family, but you could give yourself some time. And perhaps when you feel better, try to remember how your father lived or the good memories and moments with him.
To answer your questions then,
What was the best thing that happened this year?
That would be 2 things for me. Okay HITMAN 3 being released is a strong candidate, but it still can’t beat me obtaining the master degree and finding an actual job. Well even though actually I plan to quit it in January due to me being not suitable for the position, the colleagues and my superior are all very kind and support my thoughts. I feel like I finally find what I am willing to do and what I am good at. So the best thing is I don’t feel lost and wandering anymore.
The worst thing that happened this year?
That would be COVID strike within our nation, I guess. We weren’t affected in 2020, but then during April to August 2021, we had hundreds of new cases each day. I knew it sounds relatively small, but it still deeply affect the way people live here, like not being able to gather around, eat in restaurants, etc. I am glad the situation is better now, though, with all those activities being available again.
So, with the new year here, what are people´s most anticipated video game releases for 2022? (aside from H3 presumably coming to Steam) My top picks would be:
I.G.I. Origins (been aching for a good Cold War espionage game for ages, so hopefully this one will finally scratch that itch)
Trek to Yomi (unless a PC port of Ghost of Tsushima gets suddenly announced, this is probably the only samurai game I´m gonna get…)
STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl (but I doubt my laptop will be able to run it, so I´m not sure whether I should even be looking forward to it )
Other games I´m keeping an eye on: Sniper Elite 5; Phantom Doctrine: The Cabal; UNDETECTED; Expeditions: Rome; PC releases of God of War and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection; Company of Heroes 3; Peripeteia.
Additionally, Victoria 3 would easily be in my top 3, but it doesn´t have a release date yet, so…
That along with God of War for the PC are the only games I’m looking forward in 2022 besides H3
I rarely get hyped for new games since I mostly stick with older ones
Starfield (if it looks interesting which I assume it does)
But I don’t expect to update my PC this year due the high prices (and new-gen hardware having the awful trend to eat much more energy) so I probably stick to the first two which surely don’t need high-end rigs.
Backbone 2. I love the original despite it’s flaws and I’m hoping the next one improves upon it.
Starfield. We don’t know much about it but I enjoy sci-fi games so I’m hoping it turns out okay
Forza Motorsport, assuming it comes out this year. We’ve only had little snippets of information about it but what we have heard is very promising. It seems like it’s going to be a lot more simulation focused, like Gran Turismo, which I’m personally very excited to see.
Oh boy finally a proper GT title for the PS4/5 generation. I am not worried too much about PS4’s performance. But I am looking forward to experience the classic GT feeling again, which is collecting cars, earning licenses, and racing of course.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
It’s a bit worrying since there isn’t any news update about the game, but it’s an open world racer that takes place in Hong Kong after all. What’s not to love? The series is more about lifestyle expression than actual racing, but what I look forward the most is driving anywhere around the island map. Hopefully we get to see more news about the game soon.
Need for Speed 2022
2022 will be a major year for racing game genre. It’s still all unclear about the latest NFS, but I figure since BF2042 has been released, perhaps Criterion, the developing studio, will finally have the time and resources after finishing supporting DICE. Well for now, we have to wait for more info on this one.
Well I guess you can see a pattern here.
I am not an expert on bike. But perhaps you can give us more idea about which kind of bike you’re asking. Is it a scooter, a streetfighter, or something else? An image would help us understand too.
I.G.I. Origins for sure. The first and second installments are true classics in the Hichkasian family and let go I feel a need to a game of its style since a long time ago. Looking forward to the third one. (It could postpone though )
God of War Ragnarök and Horizon Forbidden West, I loved their last entries and the newer ones look sick from the teasers.
Hogwarts Legacy simply for being from the HP world.
But giving how different the games can be from what shown in trailers these days, and buggy as well (cough cough Cyberpunk 2077 cough cough), I’m waiting for some YouTube reviews first. What happened with Watch Dogs Legion for me won’t happen again.
One other thing is that my PS4 is getting old and shows some bad symptoms, so I’ll probably have to buy a newer console, A PS5 but that’s hard to find even if I had the money