Every January 2019 Video Game Release Ranked By Anticipation

5. Vane

Resident Evil 2 Remake
Friend and Foe

Release Date: January 15

Platforms: PS4

On the surface, this title looks like the same old; some waif in a faraway land with an elaborate art-style and a thoughtfully morose tone. We've seen this plenty since the cult hit of Ico, with 2017's Rime getting a fairly harsh beating for its similarities.

Vane is guilty of this, yet at least it has the pedigree of a studio actually having worked directly with Team Ico on The Last Guardian. Also, it sports a unique mechanic of taking on a hawk and hitting the skies, with the potential to push the puzzling to a unique place.

As is, it is drop-dead gorgeous and intriguing; we’ll have to see if it's hopefully more then just Ico-lite.

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is a working dad by day and a determined gamer by night. He’s paid his dues in both the gaming and film industries, and this year his first feature film as screenwriter, the Polish slasher flick "13 Days Till Summer", played at Fantastic Fest and Sitges Film Festival.