April showers brought gaming flowers. If Persona 5 didn’t take over your life, or if you’re not still trying to finish up your second, third, or fourth runs through Nier: Automata, we have another slate of killer games to check out.
Japan has had its share of shining exports of the past few months, so America is picking up the ball and running with it this spring. In May you’ll see a reboot to a cult classic, the sequel to one of the best fighting games ever, a Zelda clone with serious charm and a few reasons to dust off those VR helmets you bought last year. So sit down, plug in and check out the best five games to play this month!
Prey
While reboots and remasters are all the craze these days, Prey resides in a special place in the hearts of some gamers. The original game was a flawed but fun shooter for the Xbox 360, featuring aliens, rocking music, and a Native American protagonist.
The long-awaited sequel showed so much promise but was eventually canceled, reworked and relaunched as the singular Prey, due out May 5. Developed by Arkane, makers of Dishonored, Prey takes you to a space where you inhabit the body of Morgan Yu, the poor sucker tasked with investigating an alien species. As you can imagine, things don’t go so well, and you’ll need to combine various powers, skills and smarts to survive any way you can.
Injustice 2
Licensed games rarely work out, with the Arkham series being the shining example of how to do comic book characters right. But Injustice upped the ante and delivered a stunning narrative-driven fighting game with a gigantic cast of DC characters, pushing aside character norms to better serve the final product.
Injustice 2 is back with more of the same, which is not bad at all. The roster has expanded, as has the lore, but a particularly new quirk has entered the arena: loot. Loot in fighting games has almost always been cosmetic, but NetherRealm is certain they have figured out a way to build up characters without breaking the balance. Oh and the new Multiverse mode seems bonkers, so suit up and fight on this month!
Rime
Rime has had a checkered past, as it was originally greenlit by Microsoft as an Xbox Live Arcade game before being scrapped and eventually picked up by Sony.
The game has been in development for half a decade and has drastically changed shape in that time, warping from an open-world survival game to a more traditional level-based adventure. Still, the graphics and art style tell us that there might be something special in this game. Removing the thirst meters and difficult-to-manage mechanics that drag down a lot of survival games might be the perfect move to make this game stand out when it releases later this month!
Farpoint
Farpoint was flat out the coolest VR thing we saw at E3 last year and we’re stoked to see it finally available for you to try yourself. It takes place on a distant planet filled with nasty bugs and aliens that would really like to kill you. You’re strapped with your trusty weapons and wits, but it’s the VR angle that makes this thing work.
The movement felt great and reaching your hand over your back to swap weapons was very natural. While we did use the custom Aim Controller rifle they built for this game, you do not need to own that to enjoy the game. But there is a shiny new bundle packing the rifle in with the game if you want to go all out. Grab a buddy and enjoy the co-op mode too, as this game is a blast that shouldn’t be kept to yourself.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Finally, the dream of being the captain of a Starfleet ship is a reality. Ubisoft outdid themselves on this one, making Star Trek fans all over the world feel like their heroes in Bridge Crew, a cooperative virtual reality experience built for friends. Systems will engage, red shirts will die, and photon lasers will be fired while you sit at your captain’s chair and bark orders at your crew.
You and three friends will be trying to help the Vulcans find a new place to live after their planet blew up, but the Klingons might have something to say about your safety. There will be a campaign to blast through as well as randomly generated missions, so you should get plenty of space action for your hard earned space bucks.
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