Most Anticipated Video Games of 2017, Part 2: New IP and Indie Releases
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
– January 19, 2017
Yesterday, in part 1 of our preview, we looked at 2017's most-anticipated sequels and remakes. Today, in our conclusion, we pick out the coming year's most promising new properties, both from big name developers as well as indie studios.
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What: A samurai action game set in a fantasy version of 17th century Japan developed by Team Ninja (Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive). Nioh has its origins in an unfinished Akira Kurosawa script and has been in development since 2004, when it was more of an RPG. Now, it's more of an action game, and it's a hard one at that; nearly everyone who has seen it is comparing it to the Dark Souls series. A PvP multiplayer mode will be added sometime after launch as a free update.
When: February 7th
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