Recently, with the release schedules of various anticipated new titles that graced the first month of the new year all completed, users’ eyes are turning to February, when news of more anticipated titles will be introduced. With each of the highly anticipated titles receiving their first report card in January, attention is focused on whether large-scale titles can be created that will meet consumer expectations en masse in the February market.
First of all, two representative games that stood out in the anticipated market in January, which announced the beginning of the new year, were ‘Fire Emblem Engage’ and ‘Dead Space’. ‘Fire Emblem Engage’ received reviews that some of the likes and dislikes were divided about the change compared to the previous work, but it maintained its pride as a popular series by winning high praise in areas such as strategic battles and training.
In the case of ‘Dead Space’, it managed to establish itself as one of the best hits in the market in January, with evaluations that it produced a very good result as it was a remake title of the original.
On the other hand, in the case of ‘Force Poken’, which was considered Square Enix’s new IP, it received a low evaluation in terms of completeness and disappointed users.
In the market in February, as well as in January, many highly anticipated new titles are expected to appear. Open world action RPG ‘Hogwarts Legacy’, hunting ‘Wild Hearts’, action adventure ‘Restore with Dragons! Drama’ and turn-based RPG ‘Octopath Traveler 2’ are typical examples.
Among them, the most anticipated title is ‘Hogwarts Legacy’, which is attracting the attention of fans worldwide as it has implemented the wizarding world in the world famous fantasy novel series ‘Harry Potter’ as a AAA game. ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ is scheduled to be officially released on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC versions on February 10th, and the evaluation of the game is expected to be confirmed soon among the major new works expected . in February.
Meanwhile, in the game market in January, Bethesda Networks’ new rhythm action game ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ made a surprise appearance and emerged as a market leader in the first month of the new year. With the rush of AAA-level titles expected to continue in the market in February, attention will be paid to how many new titles that will meet consumer expectations can be created.
