What is finished will be archived as a year devoted primarily to independent and interim productions, but this is games of may 2022victorious Citizen Sleeper and Sniper Elite 5Two excellent titles, although very different from each other.
On the one hand, there’s a pure indie that’s definitely derived from a niche production, and on the other there’s a triple-A game that’s probably aimed at a much wider audience, so either way, they’re excellent games in their own context. very different concepts and development processes. This already represents a significant index of diversity in relation to the games offering seen in May, an element that is indicative of a certain health of the market and the video game industry.
In short, the absence of stand out games is not a lack of quality, but rather the opportunity to stand out more easily over other games. In this sense, we must once again underline the great value of Xbox Game Pass as a service that allows you to experiment with games that would not fall on the radar of many users: the launch of Citizen Sleeper in the catalog, for example, put your hand in an otherwise unnoticed game and launch throughout the month. from the driven Trek to the Yomi (but gained a reputation thanks to the work of Devolver Digital) to try. ) Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising and Floppy Knights. In short, there’s a lot to play with, even in a seemingly less active month as we wait to find out what surprises summer has to offer.
Selection of the editorial staff
Result of internal survey editorial board He was a little surprised, more shocked by how he emerged overwhelmingly as the winner of the votes than by the game he had built on the others. Citizen Sleeper is the game of the month for Multiplayer.it editors for May 2022, and it’s a really important victory considering the value of this little game to great effect. It is a narrative RPG about the lives of a group of people aboard an illegal space station, set in a sci-fi world that has something of a cyberpunk style but doesn’t quite answer the classic catalogs of the genre. The substantial presence of the text, which is almost overwhelming compared to the gameplay, can be intimidating at first, but the game immediately grabs us and drags us unconventionally into its gripping narrative. For these reasons, the Jump Over The Age title won comparison to the other games of May, at least for the editorial staff.
The second position is a few points away from the first and is occupied by another unusual game, We Were Here Forever. The game, which started as a narrative/social experiment with the first part of this series, later became more structured and deepened, reaching its maximum maturity in this fourth chapter by Total Mayhem Games.
Given that voice prompts are a key element for solving puzzles, it’s a strange cooperative multiplayer and dialog-based adventure that forces players to cooperate in a precise and harmonious way, relying on each other through direct dialogue. The intriguing concept is superbly crafted, making this one of the most interesting games of the month, beating two other games that equal third place this month: Trek to Yomi, Akira Kurosawa-style action, and Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising. , action RPG linked to the project that presents itself as the spiritual heir to Suikoden.
readers’ choice
The ranking revealed in the publicly released survey is quite different. Multiplayer.it readers. In this case, the game for May 2022 turns out to be Sniper Elite 5, demonstrating how Rebellion’s “precision” shooter still has some appeal despite a rather long streak. On the other hand, chapter five may be the best yet technologically and in terms of gameplay, but frankly, the novelty effect has long since disappeared and it brings with it some flaws that have now become historical as the title explains. Our Sniper Elite 5 review The second position here goes to Trek to Yomi, the new game by Leonard Menchiari and Flying Wild Hogs that truly presents itself as one of the most interesting this month and mostly doesn’t betray expectations. While the game mechanics are somewhat limited, the style is great, in any case enough for an amazing trip to feudal Japan.
In the third position, we find Kangaroo Kao, who returns straight from the early 2000s to re-introduce a somewhat outdated, but at the same time, completely relevant gameplay today.
The game picks up right where it left us: a 3D platformer with action elements and some puzzles to solve, characterized by a colorful and vibrant environment and some pretty crazy characters, all just right in the style of the genre in question, some of which were popular, while a 3D platform game decades ago. You can get to know him better in our Kao the Kangaroo review, now well coded as he reports on the excellent performance of Evil Dead: The Game, a survival horror game focused on classic asymmetrical multiplayer dynamics just off the podium. In recent years, it’s even tied to a truly historic license here.
Source: Multiplayer
