Its directional melee combat is instantly addictive and the sprawling, replayable campaign will have you living out your feudal fantasies over and over again. Mount and Blade is an absolute classic, it may not look like much, but it’s got it where it counts.
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Though we don't know many solid details about how the 2v2 combat will work, it's already evident that its fluid character swapping system will allow players to mount the kind of bewildering, brain-breaking offensive assaults the storied series is so well known for. If Marvel vs Capcom Infinite follows in the steps of its predecessors, it might do this better than any other multiplayer game of 2017. One of the best things about a great multiplayer game is coming up with creative tactics that your opponent has never even dreamed of, and slapping them silly with them. For Honor also boasts twelve classes spread across three factions, each with unique combos and special abilities to keep things feeling fresh. But this clinical analysis present in the game’s 1v1 duel mode can happily devolve into a button mashing fight for survival when presented with multiple foes. State of Decay 2 will feature drop-in drop-out four player co-op and we can’t wait to try.įor Honor’s combat has a surprising amount of depth - parries, blocks, dodges, guard breaks, special attacks and environmental kills means that you're always reading your opponent in an attempt to stay one step ahead. Thankfully for us developer Undead Labs agrees. And yet to many, its systems and gameplay seemed tailor made for cooperative play. Expansive crew and resource management was layered seamlessly over the moment to moment action and personal progression that makes up the brunt of most survival games. The game presented players with a series of large and small choices that added up to a remarkably robust zombie survival experience. The original State of Decay had a lot going on behind its rough exterior. We here at IGN can’t wait to put our multitasking skills to the test against and alongside our friends. The game’s unit roster looks deep and varied, and the now famous factions of the 40k universe will no doubt confer different play-styles and strategies. It combines the hero units of Dawn of War 2 with the epic scale of the original, in an attempt to create macro and micro-heavy RTS excellence. Many questions still remain, but Absolver’s unique direction certainly has our attention.ĭawn of War 3 has the difficult task of returning to the forsaken base-building roots of the RTS genre, while remaining fun and playable in the process. Equipable weapons and four stances further broaden melee possibilities, and your character will even pick up techniques frequently used against them over time. Combat in Absolver is melee-based with an emphasis on blocking, dodging and chaining together attacks from your customizable combat deck. It’s not an MMO, but players will encounter each other emergently throughout the world as well as group up with friends for competitive PVP and three-man PVE. Throw in four classes, skill trees and loot with different rarities, and the prospect of a 2017 Fortnite release becomes even more tantalizing.Ībsolver seems to tread the line between many different genres and tropes without fully committing to one or completely ruling out another. The game tasks four players with scavenging materials, building a base and defending it from hordes of undead.
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But considering that the closed alpha version of the game has received holiday update patches we can’t help but assume that 2017 is finally its year. It’s no secret that Epic Games’ Fortnite has been in development for a very long time. And fret not, your character’s gear and progression will always carry over, regardless of who’s game you're joining. In theory, the number of different approaches to completing a given mission is meant to be limited solely by a team’s imagination, coordination and discretion.
The massive open world serves as a veritable military playground replete with multi-crewed vehicles and cooperative gameplay potential. But upon closer inspection there’s actually a lot to be excited about when it comes to Wildlands’ multiplayer.
As an added stipulation, gameplay footage or a trailer of the game in question must exist prior to the publishing of this article in order to be considered.Īt a glance Ghost Recon: Wildlands looks unremarkably generic four grizzled American soldiers are tasked with destabilizing a Bolivian drug cartel for reasons that definitely won’t devolve into an excuse to blow stuff up. To that effect, these are the ten multiplayer games coming in 2017 that we can’t wait to experience with a friend. Whether exploring a massive world, climbing a competitive ladder or simply sharing a laugh over something ridiculous, good multiplayer always boils down to presenting players with a worthy platform to interact with each other.
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