In our eyes, they’re all winners.
Gamescom 2022 was an ideal present, so we now current the Gamescom 2022 WePC Awards.
We’ll current a number of the finest video games on the present with awards.
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With six completely different classes to select from, there are many winners.
Try our awardees beneath to see when you agree with our evaluation.
When you haven’t already seen it, Lies of P is a Soulslike starring a darkish and twisted model of Pinocchio from the well-known Carlo Collodi story. Whereas which may not sound overly authentic, the sport actually has sufficient going for it to make up for it.
The graphics look wonderful, the world is simply ripe with fascinating issues to discover, and the darkish and twisted model of a story we’re all aware of. The gameplay proven at Gamescom 2022 highlighted how a lot work has gone into making this recreation a correct Souls recreation whereas bringing options to the desk.
We’ll be sincere, an enormous a part of the attraction right here is the clockwork arm. Who doesn’t need a clockwork arm in a online game? Moreover, the aforementioned arm helps you to use particular talents and assaults on prime of the usual melee fight of the Souls video games. What’s to not love?
Gamescom 2022 Awards – Greatest Comeback – Lifeless Island 2
It appears clear that nearly nobody was anticipating this recreation ever to see the sunshine of day. The unique trailer for Lifeless Island 2 was launched again at E3 2014, and since then, we’ve heard that the sport was useless.
Quick ahead eight years, and all of the sudden, a model new Lifeless Island 2 comes out of nowhere, knocking most of us off our toes. The sport has returned, with a vengeance, displaying new gameplay and an irreverent tone that makes it clear they’ve realized from the primary recreation’s PR errors.
When you’re into gore and 80s pulp tone, you’re going to have a hell of a experience. Even when you’re not, you need to admit that going from useless to a fully-working gameplay demo is an enormous comeback for a recreation.
Gamescom 2022 Awards – Innovator Award – Park Past
When you’ve ever been an enormous fan of theme-park administration video games, this subsequent one is for you. Park Past is Bandi Namco’s upcoming coaster sim that places you answerable for a park, however with an enormous twist: you possibly can go loopy along with your experience design.
Your entire recreation is bursting with inventive power, permitting you to design a park from the bottom up with insane options, reminiscent of ramps and dwelling yeti that swing ride-cars round by some means.
The true innovation comes from the best way that constructing rollercoasters works, although. Whereas it’s a fairly in-depth system (from what we’ve seen, anyway), it’s additionally very easy to select up the sport and begin constructing insane coasters with virtually no effort. It’s most likely the most effective system for establishing coasters that we’ve seen, and it’ll make this a recreation that nearly anybody can take pleasure in.
Gamescom 2022 Awards – Greatest Shock – Killer Clowns from Outer House The Sport
When you’re sitting there questioning, “What the hell is Killer Clowns from Outer House, ” you’re a part of why this one is a shock. This recreation is an asymmetrical horror title, based mostly on the horror film of the identical identify from 1988, and contains a bunch of killer clowns from outer area (go determine.)
A part of the rationale this one is surprising is simply that the IP has been dormant for over three many years at this stage. It’s a cult film, which means it’s actually common, however solely with a small group of individuals. Whereas it has lots of appreciation today, it was not a business success on it’s authentic launch.
It’s not solely nice to see this IP lastly getting a number of the consideration it deserves, nevertheless it blew us all away {that a} recreation on the IP was even being thought-about, not to mention this near primetime.
Gamescom 2022 Awards – One to Watch – The place Winds Meet
The place Minds Meet is shaping as much as be a promising recreation, giving off some critical Kurasawa vibes (or Ghost of Tsushima vibes when you’re younger sufficient) this recreation shows some correct critical visible and gameplay chops.
It appears to have a novel magic system, fascinating fight, and a few wonderful visuals that each one tie collectively a narrative set in China throughout a interval of nice famine and demise. As a wandering swordsman, you could select whether or not to stay to your ethical compass or dwell life solely to your profit.
Not solely is The place Winds Meet a great-looking recreation, however the builders have included an insane degree of participant freedom. There’s an opportunity it’ll falter earlier than the end line, however from the place we’re sitting, that is one to look at over the approaching years.
Gamescom 2022 Awards – Sport of Present – Callisto Protocol
This one most likely shouldn’t be a shocker to most individuals. Gamescom 2022 has been all about The Callisto Protocol, from gameplay revealed taking place on ONL to the advertisements for the sport locations everywhere in the conference area.
We lastly understand how the sport performs and appears, and it looks like it will likely be a shocking horror journey in the identical vein as the unique Lifeless House video games. On prime of that, it appears 1000 instances higher than these video games talked about above as a result of it’s being made with current-gen {hardware}.
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It was a aid to see some gameplay and ensure that this recreation is shaping as much as be tense, atmospheric, and as enjoyable as all of us hoped it might be. You may depend this on our checklist of the highest video games we’ll be ready for later this yr.
Did we miss any video games that deserved a spot, or do you suppose one in every of our awardees didn’t deserve them? Tell us within the feedback what you consider our awards.
