January 2024’s State of Play stream was, within the combination, completely positive. There have been a number of cool-looking video games, most of that are popping out in 2024. A few of them are out within the subsequent few months, which is nice. Nonetheless, virtually none of it was truly new. Nearly every part that was proven had been beforehand introduced.

Nonetheless, that does not imply there weren’t moments of real pleasure (and side-eyeing skepticism) to be discovered.

Thrilling: Dave the Diver x Godzilla

Dave the Diver is a unusual little indie scuba simulator that stole hearts again in 2023, totally on PC. As a part of the State of Play stream, Sony introduced that the sport is coming to PS5 in April.

That is all effectively and good, however the actually thrilling a part of the announcement was the reveal that Godzilla DLC is coming in Might. It is free and it options Godzilla. That is all we have to know.

Thrilling: Sonic X Shadow Generations

2011’s Sonic Generations is likely one of the startlingly few 3D Sonic video games which are enjoyable to play. It is a charming journey stuffed with throwbacks to Sonic video games good and dangerous, to not point out some kick-ass music to associate with it.

Sonic X Shadow Generations appears to largely be a remaster of that sport, however with a twist: There is a new marketing campaign starring Shadow the Hedgehog bundled on this new bundle. That is undoubtedly meant to piggyback off Shadow’s look within the upcoming third Sonic the Hedgehog film, however hey, avid gamers of a sure age who grew up on Sonic Journey 2 will recognize this.

Thrilling: Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside

I do not even know the place to start with this one.

2019’s Dying Stranding was, in our phrases, a masterpiece. It is a uniquely lonely sport about serving to others and being helped, with the beneficiant serving to of the form of weirdness creator Hideo Kojima often injects into his video games. The sequel obtained an prolonged have a look at the State of Play, and all it’s essential know is that it includes a man in Joker make-up capturing electrical energy out of a guitar at cyber samurai dudes.

Simply watch the trailer.

Thrilling: Thriller Kojima sport

Sony capped off the stream with a “shock” look by Kojima himself. Nonetheless, he wasn’t simply there to speak Dying Stranding. As an alternative, he introduced that he’s engaged on a completely authentic “espionage motion” sport for PlayStation. It did not get a title or a trailer. Heck, it did not get every other actual data in any respect.

However that does not matter. “Espionage motion” is famously a part of the tagline for the unique Metallic Gear Stable. You’ll be able to learn this as Kojima making a brand new Metallic Gear in spirit, if not in title. That is about as thrilling because it will get.

Underwhelming: Silent Hill 2 remake

Final and, sadly, least is the upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2. The seminal 2001 horror traditional is broadly thought of top-of-the-line video video games ever made, and writer Konami’s mismanagement of the sequence within the final 15 years or so has left lots of followers wanting.

A remake of SH2 needs to be thrilling to followers, however the gameplay trailer proven throughout State of Play could have raised extra questions than solutions. Put merely, the trailer markets the sport prefer it’s an action-packed third-person shooter. If you have not performed the unique Silent Hill 2, it is…not that. It is a creepy, psychological exploration of psychological sickness and abuse.

Perhaps the remake has that stuff too. However we did not see it on this trailer, so all we are able to do is choose what we have been proven.