August 2019 has some heat for the end of the summer going into the Fall where a lot of releases are heading this way. This month features a diverse lineup of video games I must say hitting a lot of genres. For football fans, Madden’s annual release return with new features, Remedy games serves us a mind thriller with Control, Platinum games feed out Action need with the Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain, and to give us the creeps Man of Medan from SuperMassive games. Take a look below at out TYTE PIcks that should be on your August 2019 Video Game Releases list.
Madden 20
Developer: EA TIBURON
Release Date: 2nd August 2019
Platform: PC, PS4, XBOX
Genre: Football Simulator, Sports
No. of Players: 1+
Superstars change the game in Madden NFL 20. Become the Face of the Franchise and control your NFL superstar journey starting in the College Football Playoff, compete against or play with friends online or side by side, take your team from pre-season to Super Bowl champions, and be at the center of every play so you can achieve gridiron greatness.
RAD
Developer: DOUBLE FINE PRODUCTIONS
Release Date: 20TH August 2019
Platform: PC, PS4, XBOX, NINTENDO SWITCH
Genre: ACTION RPG
No. of Players: 1
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice. Playing as a teenage protagonist, you must venture into the Fallow — an ever-changing, radioactive wasteland filled with unknown and unspeakable creatures. It is here that you will find the solution to heal the world and transform the cracked, barren landscape into a lush source of new life.
Oninaki
Developer: TOKYO RPG FACTORY / SQUARE ENIX
Release Date: 22nd August 2019
Platform: PC, PS4, XBOX
Genre: Action Adventure ( Third Person)
No. of Players: 1
Games like Oninaki:
Reincarnation is the foundation of our way of life. We celebrate the lives we’ve been given, and offer up prayers for the next. It is grief of death which shackles the living and causes the dead to stray. Indeed, there is no greater affront to reincarnation. So do we turn our grief to joy as we send off the dead. But the souls of those who held back their tears in life still need salvation in death. A duty that falls to the Watchers. Their task is to guide the wandering souls known as the Lost and serve as keepers of the Living World and the Beyond. The Watchers sever the bonds that tie the Lost to this world and send them on to the next. They navigate the emotions of the living and the dead. They prize life above all else.
Control
Developer: Remedy
Release Date: 27 August 2019
Platform: PC, PS4, XBOX
Genre: Action Adventure ( Third Person)
No. of Players: 1
Games like Control: Quantum Break, Alan wake, Phyops, and
After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control. This supernatural third-person action-adventure game will challenge you to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts, reactive environments while fighting through a deep and unpredictable world.
Man of Medan
Developer: SUPERMASSIVE GAMES
Release Date: 27 August 2019
Platform: PC, PS4, XBOX
Genre: Action Adventure ( Third Person)
No. of Players: 1
Games like Man of Medan : Until Dawn, Alan Wake, and Heavy Rain
Man of Medan – the first game in The Dark Pictures Anthology. The story of Man of Medan starts off on a dive boat in the South Pacific. With a rumored WWII wreck to find, and plenty of on-deck partying to be had, our group of 4 young Americans and their skipper Fliss get ready for what should be the trip of a lifetime…but it doesn’t go quite to plan. As the day unfolds, and a storm rolls in, they find themselves trapped on board a ghost ship. Subjected to unimaginable stress and terror, they must try to find a way to escape the ship and its sinister history.
Astral Chain
Developer: PLATINUM GAMES
Release Date: 30 August 2019
Platform: NINTENDO SWITCH
Genre: Action Adventure ( Third Person)
No. of Players: 1
Games like Astral Chain: NieR: Automata, Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta & Bayonetta 2
Humanity’s last chance against invasion is a special living weapon called the Legion. As a rookie Neuron officer, you and your Legion will work together to solve cases and save humankind. ASTRAL CHAIN gives you full control over two characters at once for thrilling Synergetic Action, courtesy of PlatinumGames. Switch between several Legion types and skills to save the world your way. The Ark: A massive, prosperous, multicultural city. But disaster strikes when mysterious dimensional gates appear, bringing dangerous alien creatures to the Ark to attack the people and corrupt the land. The Ark police form a special task force, known as Neuron, to face the alien threat head-on.
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