James Mastromarino, NPR Gaming lead and Here & Now producer Life By You Early Access, March 5 The sequel, Rebirth, will likely depart even further, and I'm quivering to find out who'll live, who'll die and how I'll take to its hybrid real-time/turn-based combat after growing fond of the fluid action of Final Fantasy 16. 29Ģ020's Final Fantasy 7: Remake opened the door to a radically new retelling of the 1997 original.

Daniel Morgan, systems engineer Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Feb. I look forward to seeing how it compares with the more cartoony Sea of Thieves, which was fun to play with and against other players. It also promises story-rich quests that give it an MMO vibe as you adventure on your ship. Swashbuckling piracy was the best part of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Skull and Bones is bringing that action to a standalone game, shifted from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean and African coasts. James Mastromarino, NPR Gaming lead and Here & Now producer Skull and Bones, Feb. Odd as it was in 2006, perhaps this slick new version will entice the part of me that wants to explore a ghoulish Tokyo with fashionable friends. I recognize its importance: it set the current franchise template with its edgy teen aesthetic and weave of social simulation and RPG mechanics. I fell hard for Personas 4 and 5 but wasn't hooked by 3. But there's a lot to look forward to between and around those bookends - here's what we at NPR have our eyes on this year. But while we don't know the precise release date for many of its biggest titles, 2024 will soon grace us with the gargantuan Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, slated to come out on Leap Day, and it'll likely draw to a closewith a console sequel to the Nintendo Switch. It'd take more than a few surprises for the new year to match 2023's deluge of acclaimed games.

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