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GOTHAM KNIGHTS
This Bat Gang adventure might not
technically be set in the Arkham-verse,
but it sure has the same look and feel. The
sinister Court of Owls are in town, and
without Batman, it’ll be up to Nightwing,
Robin, Red Hood, and Batgirl to tackle this
new (but very old) threat.
RELEASE 2022
RIVER CITY GIRLS 2
The charming retro brawler is back for
another scrap, with developer
WayForward adding online co-op this time
so you can batter goons as Kyoko and
Misako without sharing a coach with a
mate. The lowlife of River City should be
very scared indeed.
RELEASE 2022SIFU
A
revenge tale that sees a kung fu
student hunt down the people
who killed their father, this
brawler seeks to recreate the action of
classic martial arts cinema in
videogame form. There’s more than aRELEASE 2022 | DEV BlueTwelve Studio | PUB Annapurna Interactive | LINK stray.gameP
utting you in the paws of a
cat in a neon-drenched
city devoid of humanity
but filled with androids
who appear to have TVs for faces,
Stray is anything but formulaic.
This open world adventure tasks
you with making your way across the
grimy metropolis in order to reunite
with your lost family. Accompanying
you is B12, a helpful robot who can
translate the language of his fellow
machines for you.
The furry main character was
heavily inspired by the studio
founder’s own cats, Murtaugh and
Riggs. All together now:
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little Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee in its
DNA, though the influence of recent hits
such as The Raid and Old Boy is also
evident in some of its slick setpieces.
Sloclap’s combat is based on the
Pak Mei style of kung fu, and thefootage we’ve seen places an emphasis
on controlling space, dodging and
parrying blows, and using the
environment to your advantage. Bottles,
mops, and baseball bats can all be
utilised to gain an advantage in
battering whatever thugs are between
you and your goals.
Sloclap’s previous game, Absolver,
already proved their chops when it
comes to creating deep and satisfying
fighting systems – and Sifu only looks
more intricate and authentic than even
that impressive debut. Though don’t
expect that game’s PvP battles – this
looks to be solo only.
One of Sifu’s most intriguing
systems is that every ‘death’ will age our
vengeful protagonist. Age isn’t just a
number, either. As the character gets
older, their appearance will visibly
change to show the ravages of time, and
they’re able to do more damage with
their attacks. However, their increasing
frailty also means they take more
damage. Should you die once too often
and run out of years, then your journey
will reach a premature end.RELEASE February 8, 2022 | DEV Sloclap | PUB In-house | LINK sifugame.com