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Essays 30 January 2021, 21:37

author: Darius Matusiak

Dark Horses 2021 - Unexpected Upcoming Video Game Hits

2021 certainly promises a number of high-profile games, very hyped and strongly advertised. Next to them, however, will be more obscure games, which may turn unlikely candidates for the game of the year title. Here is our selection of such games.

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Hitman III – end of the Agent 47 trilogy

  1. Why are we waiting: this is the last episode of a series about a bald killer started in 2016
  2. Release date: 20 January 2021
  3. Genre: stealth TPP
  4. Platforms: PC Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

The presence of Hitman's next installment on the list of lesser-known games that may turn out to be hits seems a bit strange, but the fact is that the episodic format of the reboot of Agent 47's adventures from 2016 did not work out very well. The role of the famous brand's premiere has blurred along the way, somewhere between months of waiting for the next episode. Luckily, part two was not based on this sales model, and the third part will also reach players immediately in its entirety.

The gameplay formula will not change too much in comparison to the previous installments of the series. Once again, we will play in sandbox locations, where we will be given great freedom to eliminate the target, although as always, these will be spectacular methods prepared by the developers. The plot will take up the themes initiated in Hitman from 2016 and continued in the sequel to end this Hitman trilogy in part three. There will be no lack of side tasks and many reasons to approach the mission again. Will it be a worthy ending to the reboot of the series? We will find out in January!

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Age Of Empires IV – the return of a true classic

  1. Why are we waiting: never too many good RTS games
  2. Release date: 2021
  3. Genre: Strategy, RTS
  4. Platform: Windows PC

We've been waiting for the premiere of Age of Empires 4 for some years now – four, if you count from the announcement of the new installment, and more than a decade since the last game in the series. We hope to see it in 2021. Microsoft has recently managed a successful return of the aircraft simulator genre, and there is a chance that it will also be able to make the somewhat forgotten real time strategies come to the top. And the return of Age of Empires is supervised by the authors of the Company of Heroes or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, so the chances for another good game are pretty good.

In part four, we will once again be at the forefront of medieval civilization, to make it a world power by engaging in economy and war. We will collect resources, erect buildings and fight battles in real time. The game will feature pleasant visuals. Moreover, apart from the solo mode, the game will deliver an online mode.

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Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

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