2. Masquerada: Songs And Shadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-31E_dOxCA Masquerada: Songs and Shadows looks like the Banner Saga and plays like Transistor. The plot centres around Cicero Gavar, an exile who returns to the city to solve a kidnapping, and unravels a mystery that will shake the city to its core. At least, that's what the publicity information tells us. From the look of the game, the world's aesthetic is rather beautiful and the voice acting is superb. The pause-for-tactics combat system means that players who are not familiar with RPGs will be able to get stuck in, whilst also giving players more opportunity to experience the world. And hopefully, that experience will be one that lasts. Ian Gregory, creative director for Witching Hour Studios,
"wanted to do something that would look good ten years from now. We wanted a Walt Disney, Don Bluth kind of a thing where it should look good for all-time. When he spoke to new players, sitting down at the computer for the first time to try this game, it felt like he could pull it off.