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TechGamingGaming ConsolesTop 3 Xbox Series S|X and PS5 RPGs to look forward to in 2022Three epic RPG adventures we can’t wait to play, and play, and play some moreWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Three epic RPG adventures we can’t wait to play, and play, and play some more
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(Image credit: Bandai Namco)
(Image credit: Bandai Namco)
2021 wasn’t a vintage year for gaming: despite highlights such as the masterful Deathloop, many of the year’s intended big-hitters didn’t make it out before Christmas. But every cloud has a silver lining, and in this case it means that 2022 is going to be brilliant.
2022 is looking particularly exciting for RPG fans, with titles such as Expeditions: Rome, Gotham Knights, Forsaken and Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong en route. We’re particularly excited about these three long-awaited titles: no prizes for guessing what we’ll be losing entire weeks to in 2022 onXbox Series X,Xbox Series SandPS5.
Elden Ring (25th February, 2022)
(Image credit: From Software)
(Image credit: From Software)
If this game had any more pedigree it’d go woof and win at Crufts. It’s already the most wish-listed game on Steam, was written in collaboration with Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin and comes from the same stable as the legendary Dark Souls titles – but unlike the Souls games, it won’t be so difficult that you’ll rage-quit in disgust if you aren’t an elite player.
Elden Ring is an open world PRG with robust character development, online multiplayer and, for gamers like me, a more generous respawn system in the really hard bits. It isn’t a sequel to Dark Souls or any of From Software’s other famous titles, but it does have some obvious similarities and plays much like Dark Souls did.
Horizon: Forbidden West (18th February, 2022)
(Image credit: Sony)
(Image credit: Sony)
According to game developers Guerrilla, Horizon: Forbidden West will take roughly as long to complete as its predecessor – so that’s 20-25 hours before you take on any side quests or go out of your way to fully upgrade your skills tree. For a relatively unskilled gamer like me, that probably means somewhere near 100 hours of gameplay in a world I can’t wait to get back to.
Starfield (11th November, 2022)
(Image credit: Bethesda)
(Image credit: Bethesda)
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Bonus RPG: Hogwarts Legacy
(Image credit: Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment / Portkey Games)
(Image credit: Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment / Portkey Games)
Hogwarts Legacy is, almost certainly, going to be the best Harry Potter world game that there has ever been, letting gamers play the role of a student at Hogwarts during the 1800s.
The idea ofcreatingyour own Hogwarts student and then selecting their attributes and learning spells and potions and broomstick flying sounds awesome. Throw in the ability to visit famous places like Diagon Ally and choose your own wand and owl and you’ve got Harry Potter fans catnip.
If the game can be a great RPGwithoutthe Harry Potter hook, though, then we could be looking at something really rather special indeed, especially with the power of the PS5 and Xbox Series X on tap.
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