10 Promising Upcoming 2019 Video Games - Ranked By Anticipation

The road to Pokémon Sword & Shield has been a bumpy one, with outrage over Dexit and poor graphics, as well as this feeling like a missed opportunity. As the first mainline game on a home console (Let’s Go! not withstanding), it could have been a giant leap forward. Breath Of The Wild with Pokémon was what optimistic fans had hoped for.

Even though it seems like it’s going to be a fairly standard Pokémon game just a bit bigger with more depth, that’s more than enough to make it one of the most anticipated releases still to come in 2019.

Set in the Galar region, British trainers are even more excited as it means the game is finally coming to our sunny shores. With the intriguing introduction of Max Raid Battles allowing you to play online and a new Wild Area where rarer ‘mons roam, there’s a lot to look forward to.

Devs bragging about a player controlled camera feels slightly worrying as this has been a basic feature in other games for decades, but progress is progress.

As usual, Pokémon skates by on the cuteness of its designs. It’s hard to hate them for it when you stare into Wooloo’s eyes.