10 Promising Upcoming 2019 Video Games - Ranked By Anticipation
Call Of Duty, Pokémon, Death Stranding... 2019 still has a lot of high cards to play.
We’re starting to move through Q3 into Q4 for the year, and that means the games are going to come thick and fast. The end of the year is both awards’ season and the Christmas rush, so often the creme de la creme save themselves for September onwards.
After 2018 served up Red Dead Redemption 2, God Of War and Spider-Man, there’s a lot of pressure on 2019 to deliver. Whether it can provide three generation defining classics remains to be seen, but there’s certainly a lot of hugely anticipated titles still to come.
From reliable yearly releases to exciting new IPs and the return of old favourites, 2019 really does have something for everyone. If you’re in the market for a new game in the next few months, you’ll be spoiled for choice.
Typically, the most anticipated titles are the gritty, often violent shooters. There’s nothing wrong with that - games are a wonderful place for escapism - but it does mean more campy releases like Luigi’s Mansion, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games and even the remake of MediEvil miss out here.
All could still be great games in their own way, but they won’t generate headlines like this lot.
10. FIFA 20, NBA 2K20 & Esports Football PES 2020
It’s worth combining all the sporting sequels together, as you’re either going to be hugely excited for the latest one in your sports sim of choice, or not care at all. There doesn’t tend to be much middle ground with these titles.
They attract huge player bases, filled with many casual gamers who might only buy a handful of games a year, or less. Packed with microtransactions and sticking to a uniform formula with only a roster updates and a couple of features added each year, it’s easy to look down on them.
Sports sims don’t push the boundaries of gaming, they don’t leave you with any strong memories and never really get included with the biggest and best games of the year. Based on sales figures though, they’re clearly highly anticipated releases.
When the dust settles, nobody is going to look back on 2019 and hold up FIFA 20 as the year’s best... especially as it’ll soon be followed by FIFA 21, then 22, and so on and so on. Still, for now, there’s plenty of people who can’t wait to get their hands on these games soon.