Samantha Lienhard

Gamescom 2022 Hopes and Dreams

Aug 192022

Gamescom is fast approaching, with the opening night broadcast set for August 23 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET.

I, of course, have my hopes set on TGS for potential Ace Attorney news (please), but that doesn’t mean I don’t have hopes for Gamescom.

Last year, Gamescom Opening Night included a new trailer for Lost Judgment, so I’m hoping RGG Studio will have a presence there once again.

Maybe a Yakuza 8 trailer is too much to expect – that’s another one I’d expect to be announced at a Japanese event first – but I haven’t given up on hoping they’ll reveal Kenzan and Ishin localizations in the works. Or maybe they’ll shock everyone with a Judgment PC port, since a lot of people are hoping for that.

Sega is among the companies confirmed to be there, so there’s hope.

Another company that will be at Gamescom is Bandai Namco. Last year, they announced the short-lived Tales of Luminaria, so I can’t help but wish for the announcement of a new Tales game or a remaster of one of the older ones. My heart is still set on the games that were never translated before, but I’d be happy with anything besides another doomed mobile game.

Finally, I think they’ll announce a Death Stranding sequel, which has been widely rumored because of stuff like Norman Reedus saying he worked on Death Stranding 2. Death Stranding: Director’s Cut was announced at last year’s Gamescom, 505 Games is confirmed to be there, and they just announced that Death Stranding (base game) is coming to Game Pass for PC, with perfect timing if they want to build up to something.

So there are my hopes and dreams for Gamescom this year, while I continue to pin even more hopes on TGS. What do you think (or hope) will be announced?

Square Enix Collective Announces Horror RPG Little Goody Two Shoes

Aug 172022

Square Enix Collective will be publishing a horror RPG called Little Goody Two Shoes, developed by AstralShift.

Square Enix Collective is Square Enix’s indie publishing service, which previously published games like Forgotton Anne, Goetia, and Tokyo Dark.

(Those first two have since had their publishing rights revert back to the developers.)

Meanwhile, AstralShift previously developed a gothic horror RPG called Pocket Mirror, which is getting a remastered version that I’ll definitely look into now.

Square Enix introduced Little Goody Two Shoes today through a number of tweets written from the perspective of the game’s main character, Elise.

The tweets show some short gameplay clips and character interactions, along with the ominous comment that “sacrifices” may be required for Elise to find a way out of the superstitious village of Keiferberg.

The gameplay style and story premise already have me interested.

According to Gematsu, Little Goody Two Shoes is an homage to PS1 and PS2 RPGs in which players will “complete their daily tasks by day and uncover the woodland’s darkest secrets by night.” Puzzle-solving and relationship-building are also part of the game.

I’m pretty intrigued by this game, so I’ll be keeping an eye on it for sure! What are your thoughts on Little Goody Two Shoes?

Alone in the Dark Reimagining Announced

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Aug 152022

On Friday, THQ Nordic held a showcase in which a new Alone in the Dark game was announced.

(It was less of a surprise than it should have been, since a site accidentally posted details about it early that morning.)

Titled simply Alone in the Dark, it’s a reimagining of the original Alone in the Dark from 1992.

Like you might guess from that release date, Alone in the Dark was a key game for the survival horror genre and is one of the earliest survival horror games ever.

According to the official website, this new entry is “a completely original story” but will “incorporate characters, places and themes from the 90’s original trilogy.”

I’m not entirely sure why they would reimagine the game with a new story instead of making it an all-new entry, but that seems to be the approach.

Alone in the Dark will be written by Mikael Hedberg, who wrote Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA, and is described as having elements of Lovecraftian horror. I’ve never played the original Alone in the Dark games, but it sounds like it’s right up my alley, so there’s no way I can miss this one.

Meanwhile, Steam has a bundle of Alone in the Dark games that includes the original trilogy and the 2008 entry, so maybe I should pick those up to play in the meantime!

Are you interested in the new Alone in the Dark? Have you played the originals?

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