10 Ambitious Upcoming Video Games That Will Change Everything

7. Scalebound

Adding strategy elements to action RPG titles is a fairly commonplace idea these days; more often than not games in this genre grant players the ability to control teams of companions or other NPCs as they progress through stages. With the exception of Skyrim's later DLC, however, none have done this on the same scale as Platinum Games' upcoming Xbox One and PC title.

In Scalebound, players will be bound to and accompanied by a dragon, whom they can call on in a number of ways throughout the game. The dragon, Thuban, will be controlled by in-game AI until direct commands are issued, and his behaviour when he's not under command will mimic the current actions and behaviour of the player. Thuban will be more aggressive if the player is in combat, or make himself available to flee if the situation dictates.

Scalebound is going to make companion-based gameplay bigger and more spectacular than it's ever been in an action RPG, and the game itself will benefit hugely from the enormous scale of how the combat and conflicts will play out. That's right, folks: games are still getting bigger!