Stories

Not to be confused with the Onion Knight.

Strangers of Paradise is really a sleeper hit of the year. The game came out around the same time as Elden Ring and didn’t get much press. It gets a lot of praise and hella Chaos memes and people really seem to love the game. We loved it. We plan to head back soon when this new DLC releases on July 20, 2022. 

It’s a Square Enix game for sure. Look at the art!

From the title screen to the giant crystals erupting from the mountains in the background. We’ve got a Final Fantasy farming game. This is great news I think. You can farm and craft stuff and when you get bored of that you can go out in the world and smash some monster heads. I tried to show it to Grrrty thinking maybe she would be into it, but she fell asleep before the trailer ended. I’m going to put it in front of her when it comes out and I bet she bites. 

Luigi always gets the shaft. Here’s Rabbid Luigi!

Check out the free movement during your turn. Running around doing slides, picking up Bob-ombs and chucking them at the enemies. Other than that, the rest of it looks pretty simple and a replay of the original. The original btw, I got to the end, but I never finished it. Haha classic GoukiJones. This new Mario + Rabbids does have a more official release date now, that I noticed. We’ll have to wait and see if I play this when it comes out on October 22, 2022. Oh and Boweser is now playable on your team!

Tim Drake uses his tech skills and a bo staff to get the job done.

Robin extending the stick on the dude’s chin is just too sweet. There’s also some tech straight from the Justice League watchtower. What I love the most watching this trailer is the outfits. All the gear is going to have different abilities, like blocking bullets for one. Now that’s a fast twirl. There’s even a hologram decoy of Nightwing (but with a Robin logo on the chest) that Tim pops out to get one over on the bad guys. Here’s to a great 4-player experience, I’m really looking forward to Gotham Knights coming this October. 

We’re on a boat!

I’ve never watched One Piece, but I want to. Maybe I’ll start soon. I love Dragon Ball and everybody always says, oh One Piece is just long like Dragon Ball. Well that’s what I love about Dragon Ball, the long-term storytelling. This new RPG game coming from Bandai Namco is expected to drop this year, 2022. Well that’s what the trailer says. We don’t know much about the combat or what is actually going on here, but it could be promising and worth more of a look the closer we get to launch. An open world, open sea pirate game? Maybe I’m having some Link’s Wind Waker flashbacks. 

When you say gameplay what do you mean?

Hard for you to believe actual “gameplay” when there is no hud and every scene seems to be canned. Also, who has time to stop and paint their gun purple when the world is possibly ending out. There’s no secret on this website that I love Bethesda, so we’re going to wait to see a little bit more from Redfall. Now you may think that Neo and Trinity have gone rogue in the Matrix and are attacking this small town, but no, it’s just vampires who happened to have an endless supply of trench coats. I get some Left 4 Dead or Back 4 Blood vibes here. The special abilities and the teamwork do look fun in this trailer. We’ll get to play it some time in 2023.

From the developers of Starcraft II and Warcraft III.

Most of us played at least a little bit of Starcraft back in the day right? Not me, not that much anyway. I was on that Halo Wars. I was never a 2k clicks per minute type of guy. When Stormgate finally does drop, maybe some time in 2023 or even 2024, I’d be willing to give it a shot. The beta sign up is live now and expected to be in 2023. Click the link below to sign up now. See you there!

Staying fed, dry, and rested should be your priority.

There is a pattern on this site of games I like to see and play. It’s been a lot more of survival and building games. V Rising really set something in motion for me. In Nightingale you create these cards and submit them to create a world to enter. There you fight to survive while you collect resources. With those resources you build a world for you and others to live in. The originality of game mechanics are really interesting here and I look forward to giving Nightingale a try, sometime during Q4 in 2022.

No this is not a video game parody. Ish just got real!

Really coming in from far out of left field, it’s a Pokemon looking game with assault rifles. I really can’t wait to hear about the fallout from this game as things move forward. First we have just the unbelievable look alike Pokemon through this trailer. Nintendo I’m sure gonna be like, WHAT?! Then we have handguns and assault rifles in the hands of players and the “Pal '' creatures. Just check out the trailer and let me know what you think in the comments below. Wowsers!

Don’t get your hopes up for a lot of info or any gameplay.

Unfortunately there isn’t much being shown in the trailer. Cloud looking like he’s having a flashback and a hallucination at the same time. Talking to Sephiroth and or Aerith, while trying to explain to her how she gonna die. Aerith telling him the future isn’t set even if it isn’t written. However, she gonna die. Hoping for a more open world and less of a hallway rpg with this sequel. Fingers are still crossed for airships and multiple options for party make ups. 

You’re only half way up, but already on top!

If you aren’t aware of this by now, Gouki.com is a pro city builder games blog. I chase down every city builder and give them a try. Laysara Summit Kingdom certainly has the look and the idea of something original. Coming in Q1 in 2023. Make sure you wishlist on Steam if this is something for you.

An original Dragon Age story.

My history goes way back with Dragon Age. I got the first game and didn’t know what to expect, but I remember it was one of my favorite games once I finally got through it. I loved part one and two. Classic me, I didn’t finish the third one. Dread Wolf? What’s that, that’s the new Dragon Age that has been in development for sometime. Somewhere along the way, doing a cartoon became more important. Coming in December, let’s hope for a great show!