PS5 and PS4, August 2021: the best games of the month

PS5 and PS4, August 2021

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated games of August 2021 on PS5 and PS4</a>: the excellent action adventure of Sucker Punch returns with an enriched edition, which includes a new expansion and various technical improvements on the next console- gen Sony.

Godfall instead takes the reverse path by landing on PS4, while the other relevant releases of the month are King's Bounty 2, Psychonauts 2 and Baldo: The Guardian Owls, the promising title from the Italian studio NA.PS A team stylistically inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli and the episodes of The Legend of Zelda.

Godfall

Godfall, a fighting sequence. Released on PS4 on August 10th

A few months after its debut on PlayStation 5, Godfall also arrives on the former flagship Sony putting us in the heavy armor of the last Valorian knight: an order of warriors capable of using magical armor that they turn them into virtually invincible fighters. A skill we will desperately need as we try to stop the advance of the evil god Macros and his army.

Featuring a multifaceted combat system, with five different weapon categories to master and a progression solid and full-bodied, which will see us grow from duel to duel by improving the characteristics and equipment of our knight, Godfall promises to best translate the loot formula in the field of hack & slash.

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

Out on PS5 and PS4 on August 20

The stunning PlayStation exclusive from Sucker Punch returns with Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which not only marks the game's debut on PS5 with a native version and technically improved, but also includes the Iki Island expansion, which adds a new scenario and new missions that we will be able to face under the command of Jin Sakai.

Reappeared in the guise of a ghost to avenge his companions and free the archipelago from the soldiers in the service of commander Kublai Khan, against the backdrop of the Mongol invasion of 1272, the game's protagonist can count on equipment that goes beyond the traditional equipment of a samurai and thus face engaging and challenging fights.

King's Bounty 2

King's Bounty 2, the troops ready to move. Released on PS4 on August 24th

New episode for the famous RPG series, King's Bounty 2 promises to fascinate us with a brand new story, completely new enemies, a multifaceted faction system and a rich open world structure that represents the peculiarities of the kingdom of Antara, plunged into chaos due to an internal war for the independence of the counties.

With bandits raging in the streets and new threats from inside and outside the borders, we will have to control a brave leader determined to restore order, managing his troops in a turn-based combat system, making difficult decisions and savoring the epic character of the saga.

Psychonauts 2

Psychonauts 2, the protagonist Raz. Released on PS4 on August 25th

Set after the events of Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, Psychonauts 2 puts us in the role of the young acrobat Razputin "Raz" Aquato, a character with psychic powers that we will have to use at the order to restore order to the organization commanded by Truman Zanotto, who after being kidnapped in the first chapter seems to have changed.

From a gameplay point of view, the formula of the title developed by Double Fine Productions remains faithful to traditional mechanics, and will see us again visit the minds of several NPCs, jumping from platform to platform and using our skills to defeat the demons that lurk in people's conscience.

Baldo: The Guardian Owls

Baldo: The Guardian Owls boasts a graphic style inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli. Out on PS4 August 27th

Baldo: The Guardian Owls is the new title from the Italian studio NA.P.S. Team, the authors of the classic Shadow Fighter for Amiga and the Gekido series. However, in this case we are talking about an adventure inspired by the atmospheres and mechanisms of The Legend of Zelda, while from the graphic point of view the references to the works of Studio Ghibli are very evident.

In the role of the young Baldo, a boy with a pure heart chosen by destiny to complete an important task, we will have to move within a large open world in cel shading, complete environmental puzzles, face increasingly dangerous enemies and reveal the secrets of a world as fascinating as it is insidious.

Other games out August 2021

The Falconeer, out August 5 Hunter's Arena Legends, out August 6 Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Siege Paris, out August 12 Foreclosed, out August 12 Hades, out August 13 Greak: Memories of Azur, out August 17 Tetris Effect: Connected, out August 18 RiMS Racing, out August 19 August Madden NFL 22, in us cites on August 20 Aliens: Fireteam Elite, out August 24 Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, out August 24 Rustler (Grand Theft Horse), out August 30 KeyWe, out in August Splitgate: Arena Warfare, in release in August

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