9 Huge Video Games You Forgot Were Coming In 2019

9. Shenmue III

Release date: August 27, 2019

Not in this world or the next, will Ys Net be able to deliver a satisfying conclusion to Ryo Hazuki's quest for revenge. It's an impossible task that requires the developer not only pander to nostalgic fans of the original games but new audiences that haven't the faintest inkling as to why a teenaged boy is searching the entirety of Asia for something or someone called Lan Di.

The unprecedented gap between sequels (a whopping 18 years, should Shenmue III actually make it to retail next year), coupled with the revelation that director Yu Suzuki hasn't directed a game of this calibre since 2001's Shenmue II, inevitably starts to foster quiet doubt that Shenmue III will be stuck in the antiquated age of tank controls and quick-time events.

With questionable early tech demos and several delays piled on top, Shenmue III exhibits all the qualities of a potentially catastrophic disaster, and yet, despite the mounting evidence, faith and excitement hold strong.

Shenmue III and 'release date' being used concurrently in the same sentence is a marvel in itself, so even if the third part in Ryo's journey fails to impress modern audiences, so what? Ryo's journey will have an end in 2019 and, really, two decades later, that's all that matters.