Following a year of memorable RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3, these upcoming RPGs just might make Summer Game Fest for me
Jun. 4, 2024SGF Predictions | From Dragon Age Dreadwolf to Avowed, I’ve got my summoning circle ready for these RPGs at Summer Game Fest
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With so manygame publishers set to appear during the showcase, my mind is already running wild, and my sense of anticipation about what awaits us in the world of RPGs is only intensifying. With ones that look set to be a sure fire bet, to a few picks I’m hoping to manifest by including them here, I can’t help predicting what we may see during theSummer Game Festevent. So, if RPGs make your heart sing and you’re just as excited as I am about thenew gameswe have to look forward to in the genre, join me as I wax lyrical about the RPGs I’m hoping to see more of.
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Ubisofthasofficially revealedthat we can expect to see more ofAssassin’s Creed Shadowsduring the Ubisoft Forward showcase. What we’ll get to see remains to be seen, but after gettingour first official look in Maywith a trailer and follow up video that shed more light on dual protagonists Yasuke and Naoe, I can’t contain my excitement about the prospect of seeing more. Set in Japan, both lead characters are said to have different strengths that lean into action and stealth respectively. I’m eager to learn more about how we can play around with combat when it arrives this November, but I’m also very curious to see more of the story and world setting. Whatever ends up being shown, I’m hopeful it will just cement the next Assassin’s Creed installment amongmy most anticipated RPGs of the year.
While this pick is a little unlikely and may require some powerful summoning power to materialize, I would absolutely love to see an update onVampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. It feels like it’s been ramping up towards something since development switched over to The Chinese Room, withsome gameplay earlier this yearand steady droplets of information about the clans. But given that an extended look did already come our way, and publisherParadox Interactivedon’t appear to be among the Summer Game Fest partners lineup, I wouldn’tstakemy life on it. Still, I’m eager to sink my teeth into a game where I can role-play as a vampire, and given how memorable the first game was, I can still live in hope that it pops up.
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It feels a little outside of the realms of possibility that we’ll actually see anythingElder Scrolls 6-shaped during Summer Game Fest, but there is another upcoming RPG fromveteran Elder Scrolls leadsthat I would be keen to see more of this year: The Wayward Realms. There’s currently no evidence to suggest that it will make an appearance, but again, I’m all about wishful thinking, here. Coming from developer Once Lost Games under the direction of Ted Peterson and Julian LeFay who worked on Daggerfall and Elder Scrolls Arena, The Wayward Realms is described as a “grand RPG” in a new fantasy open-world full of orks, elves, humans, dwarves, and more, with choice and consequence at the forefront. It certainly has a lot of ingredients that speak to me. And with a helping of indie showcases, maybe we’ll see it pop up.
I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I landed my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I’m not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.
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