Most Anticipated Video Games of 2016, Part 1: Sequels, Remakes and Adaptations
Many of those AAA titles you were expecting in 2015? They're coming in 2016—at least, as of now. The year ahead will see a conclusion to Nathan Drake's Uncharted saga, the beginning of a new chapter in the Mass Effect series, the arrival of Link and Zelda in HD on the Wii U, a new Dark Souls game, and much more. Sure, there are plenty of intriguing brand-new properties arriving this year, too—and we'll preview those a bit later this week. For now, take a look at this year's notable returning videogame series.
The first three Uncharted games—88 Drake's Fortune, 96 Among Thieves, and 92 Drake's Deception—were easily among the best games released for the PlayStation 3 console. This spring, Naughty Dog's beloved action-adventure franchise delivers an original PlayStation 4 title for the first time. The new game takes place three years after the last, and it will conclusively wrap up Drake's story as he sets off in pursuit of a fabled pirate treasure that's caught up in a historical conspiracy. Thief's End will also include a few series firsts, including player-controlled branching dialogue in a few spots as well as a single-player story expansion at a later date (in a DLC "Triple Pack" that also includes enhancements to competitive multiplayer). Personnel changes at Naughty Dog mean that there will be some new faces involved in Thief's End, but given that those faces (specifically, Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley) were behind 2013's great The Last of Us, there may be nothing to worry about.
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