New games for August
Aiman Maulana shares his pick of the upcoming games to look out for
1. UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY TAKING place several months after the events of this new game focuses on a team-up of convenience between Chloe Frazer, who’s basically a more self-centric Nathan Drake, and Nadine Ross, the opportunistic ex-leader of 2. LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM THE new instalment of Square Enix’s infamous narrative-heavy episodic game
is coming but it’s not a sequel.
It’s a prequel set three years before the events of the first game, and players take control of Chloe Price instead of Max Caulfield. 3. MARIO + RABBIDS: KINGDOM BATTLE
is a turnbased tactical role-playing game featuring Nintendo’s Mario and Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids franchise.
While travelling to Princess Peach’s castle, Mario discovers a giant vortex floating above him.
Soon after this discovery, Rabbids begin flying out of it. Shoreline, the private military corporation introduced in
They join forces to track down the Tusk of Ganesha, a fictional artefact from Indian history that dates back to the Hoysala Empire.
Of course, it’s never as simple as grabbing the artefact and leaving as they are racing against the antagonist, an Indian warlord named Asav, who’s also en route to pick up the priced legacy.
Chloe is apparently half Indian in this game. Considering the fact that the
series has never mentioned her heritage, it appears that the character has been redrawn to fit the plot of
especially with her vast knowledge of Hindu mythology.
is coming exclusively to PlayStation 4 on Aug 22.
Chloe forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, a beautiful and popular girl destined for success.
When Rachel learns a secret about her family that threatens to destroy her world, it is her newfound friendship with Chloe that gives her the strength to carry on.
No longer alone, the girls must confront each other’s demons and find a way to overcome them.
There has been a lot of mystery surrounding Rachel from the first game and while players have seen her in it, it is only in flashbacks. There has been no direct interactions with Rachel, and this game will provide an explanation as to what happened to Chloe after she left Arcadia Bay for Seattle.
will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on Aug 31.
To restore the Mushroom Kingdom, which has been destroyed by the mischievous Rabbids, Mario teams up with Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, and four heroic Rabbids that are dressed up as Mario and his friends to defeat their enemies while armed with various weapons.
Rumours surfaced on Nintendo Life that a Mario and Rabbids crossover game was in development for the Nintendo Switch but it was thought to be fake news flying around the Internet.
The official title of the game was leaked in May of this year, which led to people taking the information more seriously. Finally, it was unveiled at Nintendo’s Treehouse presentation at E3 2017.
will be coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch on Aug 29. 4. LAWBREAKERS
is a shooter-based multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game featuring nine distinct roles represented by 18 playable characters.
Two teams of five players must work together to complete the objective of the match, with one side playing as Law and the other playing Breakers.
Though teams may not play as characters from the opposite side, the chosen Roles have the same equipment and play-style regardless of team.
The game will have four different modes: Overcharge, a capture the flag-style mode, Uplink, which revolves around capturing and defending a satellite dish, Turf War, which is essentially capture or defend the control point, and Blitzball, which is the shooter’s version of football.
Initially, was known as and was supposed to be a free-to-play game. It was then changed to a pay-to-play format, with the game costing USD$29.99 (RM128.42) and USD$39.99 for the standard and deluxe edition respectively.
will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC on Aug 8.