Something for everyone
This month’s selection of new games caters to virtually every gamer out there, writes Aiman Maulana
THE latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, Mortal Kombat 11, is a fighting game by NetherRealm Studios. It is a proper sequel to Mortal Kombat X, and will feature some characters from the series as well as new additions.
Following Shinnok’s defeat at the hands of Cassie Cage in Mortal Kombat X, a corrupted Raiden plans to protect Earthrealm by destroying all its enemies. However, a mysterious woman named Kronika, a.k.a. The Keeper of Time, ONE of the more edgy games in our top picks, Days Gone is an open world thirdperson survival shooter game that puts you in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. It takes place two years after a global pandemic which nearly eradicated all of humanity. It also resulted in the rise of the “Freakers”, zombie-like creatures that are quickly evolving.
Gamers will follow the story of Deacon St John, a former outlaw turned bounty hunter who prefers life on the road to wilderness encampments. In addition to hostile drifters, marauders, and militia, Deacon must face a wilderness overrun by Freakers. As with any living creature, the Freakers eat, drink, hibernate and build nests and Deacon must learn to adapt to these behaviours to survive.
Days Gone was initially slated for release in February of this year. However, developer SIE Bend Studio realised the game still required some polishing work for a better user experience. Days Gone will be coming exclusively to PlayStation 4 on
April 26. attempts to bring order to the universe by any means necessary. She could end up being the realm’s greatest threat, or its biggest boon.
Voice actor Vic Chao, who voiced Kenshi, Triborg and Goro from Mortal Kombat X, revealed that most of the cast from the previous Mortal Kombat instalments will not return in Mortal Kombat 11.
Mortal Kombat 11 will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23. THE Ace Attorney series is synonymous with Nintendo DS and will soon be released to a wider audience in the form of Ace Attorney Trilogy. It is a visual novel-style adventure game set mainly in the courtroom. The trilogy consists of the first three games in the series — Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney; Ace Attorney: Justice For All; and Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations.
The story follows rookie defence lawyer Phoenix Wright who attempts to have his clients declared “not guilty”. The player controls Phoenix through two sections: investigations and courtroom trials. During investigations they gather information and evidence. During trials they cross-examine witnesses, and answer questions from the judge, the prosecutor, and the witnesses.
Fun FAct: The Ace Attorney series has almost always been on a Nintendo handheld system. While it’s not the first AN enhanced version of the game with the same name, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an action-based role-playing game by Capcom. Set in the fantasy world of Gransys, the player takes on the role of a human protagonist dubbed the Arisen on a quest to defeat the Dragon, a being said to herald the world’s end.
Gamers must complete quests and fight monsters in real-time combat.
The protagonist is accompanied by Pawns, characters that provide combat support and advice. This game will feanew ture content, including new weapons, armour, and the extra dungeon known as Bitterblack Isle.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen was created based on community feedback on the original game, with Bitterblack Isle being designed as a lore-based end-game dungeon with powerful enemies. As fan requests on THE latest entry in the Anno series of city building games, Anno 1800 is a real-time strategy game with a focal theme of industrialisation. It is set in the 19th century at the dawn of the Industrial Age. Like Anno 205, this game will feature multisession gameplay, though unlike its predecessor, combat and city-building sessions will not be separated. Furthermore, randomly generated maps, AI opponents that build on the same map as the player, in addition to shippable trade goods and items will make a return from the previous instalments of the series.
Industrialisation will play a huge role and affect every single thing in the game, from resources to further technological advancements, and it is up to you to manage all of it. time an entry is made available on a home console, Ace Attorney Trilogy marks the first time any game in the series is made available in a non-Nintendo home console platform.
Ace Attorney Trilogy will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on April 17. making a more complete game along with some other changes started to flood in, it became necessary to make it a standalone game rather than just a simple update.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will be coming to Nintendo Switch on April 23.
The new Blueprint feature in Anno 1800 helps the player by allowing them to plan out their city with silhouetted “blueprint” buildings, without immediately spending valuable resources on construction. If a player wants to construct a building but has insufficient resources, it can also place a blueprint of the building for when the player has acquired more resources.
Anno 1800 will be coming exclusively to PC on April 16.