The best video games to buy during the Steam 2022 sales
When this time of year arrives, it is difficult to grab all the incredible and iconic productions proposed on the platform, always because of the tempting and tempting present occasions. In short, let's face it, what we often find in front of us are different and multifaceted works, and it is never easy to choose. From unknown video games to noble ones, from those that everyone talks about in profusion because they could trigger new stimuli and reflections, to those that prove to be much more than the usual virtual journeys, reaching the goal with extreme simplicity.
In certain situations this shows how important word of mouth is, because it pushes you to put your wallet in your hand and do it with a lighter heart, with less guilt, saving while reaching out to new works to add to your precious collection and cultural baggage, now open to everything.
10) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Let's start with a bang, as was obvious to expect, with the most unexpected winner the Games Awards event has ever seen, as well as one of the video games that most of all is known to be responsible for so many disintegrated pads on the floor, with a percentage to be envied only by Hollow Knight and Cuphead. Released in 2019, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was presented as the legitimate heir of Tenchu and Ninja Gaiden, two of the most complex and intricate productions in the entire gaming landscape, inspiring the team led by Hidetaka Miyazaki, one of the most talented authors of the entire industry, which for some years now has been leading its reins.Beyond to present a much more refined and clear context than the other works of FromSoftware, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice offers an intricate combat system to be learned after each of our failures. It seems easy, mind you, but it is not at all: skills like the Mikiri are not easy to use, just as it is not easy to use the prosthetic arm with its many possibilities of use. It takes tenacity, patience and a month of time to devote to it. Because, if it were not clear to you, Sekiro: Shadows Die is a product that does not betray FromSoftware's philosophy. And how could it, in fact? It is a video game that we recommend to experts, the curious and those who are not afraid of dying in profusion. In particular, to the last category, because you need a strong stomach and skilled hands.
9) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
In this case, however, we didn't play the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker or Kylo Ren, but of Cal Kestis, a young padawan (apprentice, for those unfamiliar with the terminology of series) survived the terrible Order 66, a moment fans know very well. At the time of the announcement, many thought it was a new chapter of "The Power of the Force" starring again Starkiller, Darth Vader's secret apprentice. Instead, surprisingly, the figure of Cal Kestis was outlined, whom we learn about in Bracca and during the whole story.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action game with a combat system deeply inspired by Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In it we learn how to use the lightsaber and the Force, deflecting enemy blows, parrying and attacking, counter-attacking Stormtroopers as we take part in exhilarating lightsaber fights against the Inquisitors, who are ordered to hunt down the surviving Jedi. . An overwhelming and unique story that brings us once again to measure ourselves with our ghosts and our fears. Recommended for both fans of the universe created by George Lucas and the undecided!
8) Doom Eternal
What makes a series of video games historic and great? Its tradition. And what makes its evolution even greater and more fun? This is the most complex question ever, but the answer is actually much simpler than we imagine: Doom Eternal. Following the acclaimed Doom reboot from 2016, the new chapter of id Software was able to bring us back to the role of the Doom Slayer, making us slice the demons from Hell with a thundering chainsaw and many guts and a game structure. smoother and more fun, leaving nothing to chance.It's not just an incredible video game, it's not just a great Doom and it's not even one of the most iconic productions of the entire title park of the Texan team. It is Doom to the nth degree, as well as one of the best FPS on the market, with an excellent structured game system and a game difficulty capable of putting even the experts in difficulty. The DLCs also add much more to the production, filling it with excellent narrative additions that connect to the main plot of the work of the American development studio. It is highly recommended for players who need to let off steam on demons; in summary, everyone.
7) To the Moon Series Anniversary Bundles
All To The Moon series games in one package with their DLC equals a whirlwind of uncontrollable emotions , where every human feeling is proposed to the nth degree. What more could you wish for? On the other hand, we are talking about Freebird Games and Kan Gao, the famous Canadian game designer who has convinced critics and audiences with his deep and engaging two-dimensional video games.Unlike other works in 2D, the entire series focuses on solving puzzles, highlighting the relationships and dialogues between the various protagonists within the game, thanks to a wonderful and convincing artistic direction. We are talking about intense stories written thinking about the human soul and its nuances, often held in check by the unpredictability of life, which knows how to be merciless. Recommended for those who love to be moved with simplicity and are looking for something that makes manly tears cry.
6) Control Definitive Edition
Remedy Entertainment is a name and a guarantee, but we knew this from the times by Alan Wake and Quantum Break. With Control, a video game candidate to win the game of the year in 2019 with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Death Stranding, the Finnish team brought us back to those distressing atmospheres that we loved so much by playing the role of the most famous writer of video games in the charming town of Bright Falls, the set chosen by the team to tell his story.We play as Jesse Faden, a girl who enters the structure of the Federal Bureau of Control, who has kidnapped her brother for purposes unknown to her and which could prove frightening if not approached with due attention. Not giving you too many spoilers, the Remedy work showcases the talent of the team, which has proposed an exciting and surprising story, outlining a protagonist and events that can leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth. In addition, the complete edition even includes the two DLCs, namely "The Foundation" and Control: AWE, each of them connected in an important way to the entire universe created by Remedy. Recommended for those looking for a work capable of surprising.
5) Outer Wilds
As we have known for some time, the Universe is a mystery to be solved. Not for nothing, the one told by Mobius Digital is proof of how much love can carry much higher than the stars. There are asteroids, there are worlds to discover, moons to avoid and secrets to reveal. All this, proposed to excite, makes Outer Wilds the most interesting video game on our list, as well as the one capable of showing with simplicity how small we are, and how life can become extinct at any moment.Outer Wild is an independent video game that is placed not among the many but in the large group of the most memorable and significant of this panorama, speaking to humanity not through its protagonist but by relying on a well-made and moving context.
We leave our home and our securities as if we were the Cooper of Interstellar, embarking on a journey to discover not only ourselves but the salvation of the entire Universe, with its incalculable weight on our shoulders as we advance from planet to planet in search of answers. A video game recommended for those who, without many ceremonies, want to discover their limits and overcome them, going far beyond infinity.
4) Guardians of the Galaxy
Always remaining in space, but this time immersing ourselves in the Marvel universe, Guardiands of the Galaxy could be the right opportunity to take on the role of Peter Quill, Gamora, Rocket and Groot, the protagonists of this action adventure full of jokes, puns and adrenaline moments, with Eighties music as a side dish.Guardians of the Galaxy is a production that deserves to be played and faced with lightness and lightheartedness, perhaps approaching it to clear the mind of more demanding works . The dialogues are funny and crazy like the protagonists and, thanks to the excellent localization in Italian, the product published by Square Enix could give you hours of fun and lightheartedness.
3) Gris
From space to the disturbances of the human soul, as was inevitable. Gris is an independent video game developed by Nomada Studio, a talented team that has recreated sad and melancholy atmospheres by treating depression and grief in an intimate and delicate way.Inside we wear the the role of a girl that we move within a gray and colorless world, to be filled with shades that represent our emotions. It is a platform suitable for everyone, even the toughest and most inflexible and its longevity, not very high, manages to best condense its final message.
2) NieR Replicant
When we are talking about Yoko Taro as we have already done on many occasions, it is difficult to limit yourself and not pursue prolixity. However, NieR Replicant is the prequel to NieR: Automata, connected to the Drakengard and the imaginative universe of the Japanese genius. Like the video games we mentioned a little above, NieR Replicant embraces emotions and enhances them, making us discover a memorable and detailed play structure, capable of keeping us glued to the screen.In addition to being an imposing and structurally satisfying video game, it is long-lived and multifaceted also thanks to its protagonists. Do not expect a memorable gameplay, even if it is functional and manages to blend in an optimal way in its structure. Furthermore, we would like to point out that NieR Replicant is the version released in Japan ten years ago, and that NieR: Gestalt, released in the West now twelve years ago, sees different contents and more detailed explanations of the world of NieR. If you are looking for a story that knows how to overwhelm you, NieR Replicant might be the best choice you can make.
1) Cuphead
A name and a guarantee, as some would say. Cuphead is all of this: excessive, off-scale, great, inspired, and true to a mindset where nothing is given, because it's just hard work - in this case playing, surviving and hitting enemies before losing your life - that really matters. If you think Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is difficult, Cuphead could represent the proverbial mountain to climb while trying not to fall off a jutting cliff.That jutting cliff, for a change, it is represented by ruthless bosses of all kinds who are not only to be beaten, but even to be conquered, as if they were trophies. They represent the worst of the worst, but there is also an explanation for this: founding the play structure literally on the bosses was an excellent idea because it allowed Studio MDHR to offer a crazy and bubbly video game. In this sense, we also recommend The Delicious Last Course, the DLC released on June 30th.
Which ones will you take?
We have proposed a rich proposal of video games that could join your digital library of Steam, and it was not easy to select just ten, even discarding even more well-known names. However, we have chosen production with a greater variety, taking out from our magic all the best proposals that we could recommend.There are independent video games, there are noble works and there are not even those introspective productions so dear to us. Obviously we could have mentioned Red Dead Redemption II, or Unpacking and Hades, but we decided to focus on varied, fun and crazy productions at the same time. As is the video game landscape.
