Three of our Most Anticipated Games of 2024 are dropping in February, and we couldn’t be filled with more… anticipation. There’s something for everyone this month, including the “rebirth” of two legendary JRPGs and a long, long-awaited new entry in an extremely popular franchise.
- 1 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
- 2 Persona 3 Reload
- 3 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
- 4 Skull and Bones
- 5 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
Release Date: February 2, 2024
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
First up is a long, long-awaited new release. After a tumultuous, decade-long development process, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is actually here! As huge fans of the Arkham games also developed by Rocksteady Studios, we have to admit that all the delays have built our hopes for this sequel pretty darn high. With fingers intensely crossed, we’re eagerly jumping in— leaks and bad press be damned!
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League features an original story set within an expansive open-world city in which you’ll, you guessed it, attempt to kill the world’s greatest DC superheroes. Oh, and did we mention there’s an invading alien force and an explosive planted in your head? Yeah, you might want to take care of that too.
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Persona 3 Reload
Release Date: February 2, 2024
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
Finally, we have Persona 3 Reload. If there’s one Persona game we’d recommend to someone who has never tried the series before, it’d definitely be Persona 3. No, wait– Persona 5. Actually… 4 was pretty darn good. No, no– 3 for sure. Why? Quite simply because of the fact that Persona 3 helped to define the very JRPG (Japanese Role Playing Game) genre itself; a genre heavily influenced by visual novels JRPGs approach the idea of playing a “Role” in a story very differently than its “Western” counterparts.
Persona 3 follows the story of a group of high school students who discover they have the ability to summon powerful manifestations of their inner selves, known as Personas, to combat creatures known as Shadows. The game blends traditional turn-based RPG gameplay with social simulation elements as players balance their school life, friendships, and dungeon crawling in a quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding the Dark Hour, a hidden time period occurring between one day and the next.
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Release Date: February 13, 2024
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Next up is another game that was forced to delay its release— fortunately only once. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is the latest game from beloved Developer/Publisher “Don’t Nod” (Life is Strange, Vampyr). And if you don’t already know about this supernatural action RPG, here’s what the game is all about:
New Eden, 1695. Antea Duarte and Red mac Raith are lovers and Banishers, ghost-hunters who vowed to protect the living from the threat of lingering ghosts and specters. Following a disastrous last mission, Antea is fatally wounded, becoming one of the spirits she loathes. In the haunted wilds of North America, the couple desperately searches for a way to liberate Antea from her new plight.
We can’t wait to experience yet another immersive and emotional choice-driven mystery just in time for Valentine’s Day!
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Skull and Bones
Release Date: February 16, 2024
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Skull and Bones has been on our year “Most Anticipated” lists for several years now… But it’s actually going to release this time. Really.
Set sail for an immersive experience centered around the high seas and the Golden Age of Piracy! Players will take command of their very own ship; allowing them to customize and upgrade it to suit their playstyle. With intense naval combat, (against both AI-controlled and player-controlled adversaries), and open-world exploration (across the Indian Ocean), Skull & Bones promises to deliver a comprehensive pirate experience.
Basically, Skull and Bones looks to be a combination of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and Sea of Thieves… and we’re definitely into that.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Release Date: February 29, 2024
Platform: PS5
If you haven’t heard, Developer/Publisher Square Enix has been hard at work remaking Final Fantasy VII; a game that many consider to be one of the greatest of all time. They’re doing things a little differently too, by stretching the original into a much larger trilogy. We got the first chunk of the remake in 2020, entitled “Final Fantasy VII Remake”, and “Rebirth” is right around the corner.
Set in the dystopian city of Midgar, players follow the story of Cloud Strife, a former soldier turned mercenary, as he joins a group called Avalanche to thwart the nefarious Shinra Electric Power Company’s exploitation of the planet’s resources. It’s a fantastic story that weaves themes of personal redemption, political intrigue, and environmental crisis seamlessly together. It’s definitely an experience that any gamer should experience if they can.
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