What In Gaming Are You Excited For? (Going Into Hyperdrive)

If by 'the new Sam & Max' you mean the remaster of Save the World, it's so non-VR exclusive that it's on Switch, where I'm enjoying it currently.

I'm not sure if this fits in this thread, but I've been playing a lot of Yakuza 0 lately. It's quickly becoming one of my favourite games I've ever played and I regret not starting the series sooner. But I'm really excited about having six more Yakuza games to play (plus the spin-offs like Judgment and Like a Dragon). Has anyone ever tried a series from the start and then thought "Oh hell yeah, there's another 300 hours of this!"?

The prospect of a Yakuza title on PS5/Series X is exciting too. It's funny because for years I was hyped about Shenmue III, yet I've lost the will to even try that game knowing now that it will likely suck compared to Yakuza.

The only equivalent I can talk about is Ace Attorney. When game 1 sucked me in, I'd bought the trilogy, and I knew there were other games out there and another on the horizon. That was a good feeling, yup.

I finally got all my backer stuff for Shenmue III (I believe) and my toy is tiny, like no way it's life-size to a capsule toy in game.

We've also been podding again, and I do bring up Yakuza LAD along with the other games in the series

We are nearly 1/3 through the year and part from a certain game where you hunt monsters not been much really exiting (My Top 10 so far is only 5 games) but plenty to look forward to and for myself it's these.

May
• Res Evil Village. This is looking good every time we see it, but we do have a showcase tomorrow night and who knows could be delayed.
• World's End Club. Mainly due to who is behind the game I'm excited.

June
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Not for main game remaster but for Yuffie being playable.
• Guilty Gear Strive. Looks like it could be one of the best fighters round.
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. R&C along with above to me are PS5 games and I do think R&C could be one of the best games of the year, just Sony themselves have dampened my PS5 excitement.
• Mario Golf: Super Rush. Finally, a Mario Golf and unlike the Tennis games in recent years this looks very good.
• Scarlet Nexus. This seems a lot in June and like I said excited for the PS5 games, but I don't think I will be getting one meaning this cool looking JRPG is right on my radar.

July
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Didn't play the first one, which I have heard mixed things, yet this does look cool.
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. When I tell people I really like SS, they always tell me it's not good now and this remaster will tell me either way on that.
• Cris Tales. Straight into Game Pass and new indie JRPG straight into the service is great news.
• Neo: The World Ends With You. The latest trailer sold me on this.
• Samurai Warriors 5. First one of these on Xbox for years and I love the art style.

August
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Part from R&C this is the next game I really want to play on PS5.
• No More Heroes III. I've still not played the first two that is my only real issue but seems I can jump right in.

September
• Life Is Strange: True Colors. I think it's tad to expensive, but I really like the series and how I play games, I'll finish it then trade in.
• Hot Wheels Unleashed. This one might be a bit of shock, yet every time I see it, it looks better and better maybe I just have low expectations for a Hot Wheels game though.

Course other things like Halo Infinite which is just 2021 and if I do all those then my list would be a mile long.

I'm not gonna check anything - if I have to check, I'm not that excited. Currently I feel hyped for:

• Pokémon Snap 2 - I don't know if you heard, but I love Pokémon
  
• Monster Hunter Stories 2 - Monhan, innit
  
• No More Heroes 3 - Fuck yeah
  
• Samurai Warriors 5 - I haven't had access to a Samurai Musou game since I got well into Japanese history - the Switch has never had one in English. Dead keen.
  
• Skyward Sword - I'm hoping we get other Zeldas on Switch too to facilitate a series playthrough like I've been doing with Mario. That said, even if it is just SS I have a tattoo based on that game, I am very excited to replay it.
  
• Pokémon Arceus - Not this year, but theoretically within the next 12 months as I type this.
  
• A few indies
  
• Splatoon 3 - 'nuff said

So it looks like a pretty exciting year. There's also a whole bunch of stuff I now have access to on the PS4 which I'm meaning to play - primarily some Spider-man stuff.
I also have Mario and Zelda games I'm replaying and some other games which I already own and intend to play.

And I won't play any of it because I have Monster Hunter Rise!

Year of Switch init, I've got 6 on my list also Snap this month then March to March likely Splat 3 and Pokemon Legends as well.

...cripes I still can't think of anything I'm properly excited for. I agree with Buska's view on excitement, but off the top of my head I'm coming up empty apart from Silksong, and even that's tinged with apprehension. Neo TWEWY actually took a hit for me in the latest trailer.