2025 Games I'm Hyped to Play

[@AugustusFGraham]

Had a dream last night that Arlo was being chased by Nintendo of America and escaped across the Canadian border

[@thatdanjamesguy.330]

What did he do to provoke them? Ask for a Metroid Prime 2 remaster?

[@ultimatebreak827]

@@thatdanjamesguy.330he did the big no no. He asked for a metroid prime 2&3 comvo

[@LethalLuggage]

But uhh... Canada is still America (on that note is there a Nintendo of Canada?)

[@Gloob7046]

Dreams ARE kinda nonsensical yknow.

[@deadlyk12538]

​@LethalLuggage Yes there is a Nintendo of Canada. They have a headquarters in BC.

[@lowking7235]

I still want my 4 hour pikmin 4 review video

[@LordPytheas]

I can't fully make out the intended tone of this request. But I like to think that you've taken one of Arlo's Amiibos hostage and are stating the demands for it's release here.

[@MildSatire]

@@LordPytheaslearn grammar ,pls!

[@LordPytheas]

@@MildSatire Are you referring to my using of "it's" instead of "its"? My bad, I guess. There's a saying about not throwing stones in glass houses though. To that point, your 3 word sentence has 3 grammatical mistakes, if you wish for everyone here to adhere to proper English. It should be: "Learn grammar, please!", but I'm not an English teacher and I know that you aren't either.

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

​​@@LordPytheasthe perfect response doesn't exist...

[@CreeFalcon-219]

99th like

[@thesillyone3837]

Saw the title and thought he was hyped for 2025 different games

[@LuckyBenjamin_]

Same lol

[@CurtisB1]

Honestly, same! 😂

[@lowking7235]

The big fat arlo review where he reviews 2025 games for not doing any big fat reviews in like 3 years

[@paulwitrock8411]

If he just read them off a list I’m sure the length of the video would be about right too 😂

[@WarpChaos]

No you didn't.

[@CheesyLizzy]

The problem wasn't that the Switch couldn't run Acreus It's that they didn't give it the time and polish it needs I think games like Mario Odyssey show that Switch games can look beautiful when you actually put the time in And I'd love it if this game has been given the time it needs but I'm not holding my breath until I actually see the game

[@cherubin7th]

Yes, so annoying that people blame hardware for bad programming. People made beautiful games on the Game Cube/PS2 etc. and this was way weaker than the Switch.

[@waywardlaser]

Sadly Game Freak will never have the same amount of time to polish an experience unlike Nintendo’s in-house dev teams

[@PWPictures67]

@@cherubin7th I mean, people weren't saying that it was just Pokemon having bad frame rates, games like Brothership apparently didn't run as well on the Switch.

[@KevZ7.]

@@PWPictures67 Brothership's framerate issues aren't really cause of the Switch itself (the Switch got bigger games running as well or even better) but moreso that it's not made by Nintendo themselves and the devs probably prioritized making the game the way they (them + Nintendo themselves) wanted it to be rather than having it run smooth 100% of the time at the expense of some creative ideas they had

[@Surkk2960]

I mean, it's kind of a fact that Game Freak have never been good at optimization, which has apparently been a problem since Gen 2.

[@katieofthefae]

I love the professor layton series and nothing scratches the itch in the same way. Seeing Layton return SO EXCITED

[@dannysmi7162]

Not to mention the stories in the games are actually good, as well.

[@ZachAttacksTech]

0:35 It's okay Arlo Only shooting stars break the mold

[@deebzscrub]

Completely understand that feeling of having been excited for too long and losing interest. I've had that happen to me many times. I actually hit that point with Silksong a while back. Not to say I won't play and likely love it when it comes out, I just am no longer actively excited for it.

[@dr.badguyreviews6785]

I'm mainly looking forward to the 1.0 release of Hades II atm. I don't play Early Access Games, but the things ive been hearing are really good.

[@jaycobobob]

You gotta go play early access. They've integrated the fact that the game isn't complete yet into the story, so playing it in early access feels like you're getting a Chapter 0 of the story you won't be able to experience once the full game releases. I already have 130 hours in EA, it's sooooooo much fun.

[@pobbityboppity1110]

It’s already great!!!

[@Vi.Vi.4527]

Personally it's worse than the first game. I liked Hades, but the sequal ain't feeling, and I played through multiple patches.

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

@@Vi.Vi.4527I like the new one better

[@gleam6370]

Same. I don’t like early access. I’m also waiting for to rest for the wicked to have an official release

[@massdefection]

The third Professor Layton game is a gut punch of emotion. Definitely worth playing if you can. The second trilogy is definitely something you can play or skip at your discretion, but Unwound Future is SO good I gotta suggest playing it first.

[@PARADOX-1947]

I’m hyped for Deltarune!!!!!!! Chapters 1 and 2 are out and chapters 3 and 4 are coming out next year!!!

[@ThisIsAHandle-xz5yo]

Same

[@magic2546]

Same here

[@eonbree8593]

Oh?!

[@ThePigsmasher]

damn dog undertale was almost 10 years ago 😭

[@Timmy-mi2ef]

​@@ThePigsmasher Undertale was crazy popular idek how it got that popular

[@potsu5632]

Chapters: 1:00 little nightmares 3 1:42 Doom: the dark ages 1:57 Babysteps 3:13 Professor Layton and the new world of steam 5:00 awoved 6:15 Pokemon legends: ZA 8:34 Eldenring: Nightrain 10:40 Monster Hunter: Wilds 12:54 Metroid: Prime 4 15:42 Nintendo Switch 2 (the console) 16:08 The next 3D Mario

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kaijukebox]

Arlo, two things, 1. You will be fine to just go ahead and play DOOM The Dark Ages without playing Eternal 2. That said, PLAY ETERNAL. Its absolutely perfect. Incredible gunplay and set pieces.

[@jankbunky4279]

Eternal also isn't that long, especially if you don't include the dlc and don't play on high difficulty

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

Ive yet to play Eternal. Dont even know what took me so long, Doom 2016 is my favorite shooter of all time. Its nothing short of amazing

[@pobbityboppity1110]

Eternal isn’t that fun to play. Skip it

[@jankbunky4279]

@pobbityboppity1110 i get that you didn't like it, but it's at least as critically acclaimed as the 2016 game. I'd say the gameplay is overall more polished and purposeful, and quite prefer it over its predecessor. I don't think it makes any sense to blankly advice fans of the 2016 game not to play it.

[@hododod246]

Doom Eternal made Doom 2016 redundant. It is very difficult to go back and play that. Same might happen with Doom the Dark Ages.

[@peterkorman77]

In case you don't know, Layton 1-3 have HD versions on mobile. They look really good and have previously-unreleased cutscenes in them.

[@EmyN]

Uuu thanks

[@MikeyInsanity]

I'd recommend playing the third Professor Layton game, The Unwound Future, before New World of Steam releases. NWoS is continuing off the end of that game - plus you can buy it for mobile so it's easily accessible. The games 4,5,6 trilogy were prequels and haven't been re-released so don't know how relevant those will be to the new game (just saying Level-5, a Layton game collection of the six would be nice). Said somewhere else that my main "hype" is for Switch 2, so for games it's more "Yeah, I'll play that." Most were already covered here: Metroid, Layton, Pokemon. Though one that wasn't so I'll mention it is the Trails In The Sky remake. I've heard a lot of praise for the Trails games but also that They Should Be Played In Order, and since they're remaking that first game that makes for a convenient place to try the series.

[@the_twig131]

Just popping in because Trails in the Sky (specifically SC) is my favourite game ever. The remake looks incredibly different gameplay wise, but hopefully the story and characters will be intact, and that's really what you're playing it for. Make sure to just talk to NPCs. Basically all of them have dialogue which updates after every major story beat, and it means that there's effectively a whole bunch of completely mundane side stories, just to make the world feel more real. For example, the first shopkeeper is called Rinon. He runs Rinon's General Goods, and has known Estelle (the protagonist) since she was a kid. He always makes sure to reserve a copy of the Liberl Times for her, and to get in the newest set of Strega brand sneakers, because he knows that she collects them. Rinon's mum, Bloom, wants grandchildren though, and as such keeps attempting to set up dates for Rinon, who does happily go along to them, but just has to explain to his date that he's just simply not really interested. You can also talk to his dates who recognise that he's just a super nice guy. There are so many similar sub-plots like that which you would completely miss if you don't talk to NPCs. One thing that I'm slightly worried about is the localisation, simply because the original localisation was so high quality, that there's a lot to live up to. The original took a lot of creative liabilities, adding a lot of really fun and creative stuff. For example in the English localisation ONLY, whenever you check a chest that you've already opened, it gives you a joke, or a story, or a password that you can type into a hidden part of the game's website to get some cool art. They also gave Estelle a whole bunch of sass and really fantastic one-liners, which were completely absent in the Japanese version. I believe that there is actually a Japanese mod that retranslates the English localisation because it's just so good. I'm really hoping that it lives up to the original localisation, but given how much it deviated in terms of script, there's no guarantee. If you do want to play the originals, they're normally silly cheap on Steam, and you can run them on basically anything. Whatever laptop you have will work absolutely fine, unless it's actually from the 90s.

[@RobbinnDaHood]

I’m a huge Xenoblade fan, so my most anticipated game is obviously Xenoblade chronicles X definitive edition. I want to see them finally realize the full vision of that story because they left a lot of meat on that bone 9 years ago with zero follow up.

[@hyliastone286]

Indeed

[@Brillhart716]

Same here. That game was almost a perfect open world sci-fi experience to me, but the incomplete story holds it back. I really hope they add to it and give it a proper conclusion this time.

[@Lumpimp]

same here. i nearly cried when i saw that trailer pop up.

[@LleytonSPD]

What’s your favorite Xenoblade? Mine is 2 :)

[@hyliastone286]

@LleytonSPD Mine is 3, tho I am enjoying replaying 2 a lot

[@thespeedyyoshi]

It’s like an Arlo ADVENT calendar I can always look forward to until the end of the year. I love this. ^^

[@nicksmi56]

Metroid Prime 4 is by far at the top of my list. I know you're disappointed that it's not a Switch 2 exclusive, but as someone who partly bought the Switch for this game, I'm exactly the opposite. I'd be LIVID if they had backed out of releasing it there XD especially since I probably won't get the second Switch for at least a year, don't need another console. No guarantee if it's releasing next year, but if Hades 2 comes out of early access, I'll immediately buy it on whatever it releases on. Absolutely fell in love with the first game as my first roguelike, can't wait for more!

[@djbubblegum9975]

Sounds very similar to the Breath of the Wild situation

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

I am SO immensely hyped for Prime 4. It is the game I have always wanted since the end of 3 but I didnt expect it to actually be announced so many years after. When it happened I was so in awe, not knowing how many more years I would still have to wait. I still remember scrolling ENDLESSLY through discussion forums for Prime 3, I wanted to see or hear every persons ideas and just soak up the anticipation and the hype. Now I am reliving these moments of my childhood again, just this Time on youtube, watching analysis Videos, discussions, etc. I just cant put my excitement into words.

[@Coaltergeist]

Metroid Prime 4, dear lord. I've waited for so long....

[@Dinoyipi]

Mentioned this in a previous video, but since you asked about indies specifically: Alabaster Dawn. Granted, all we're expecting this year is a demo early on and _maybe_ early access later, but the team behind it has a _very_ good track record with the hidden gem that is CrossCode--probably my favorite game of all time. This new game will be a similar style of action-RPG, but in a completely new world, featuring an updated artstyle that is poised to fix one of CrossCode's few negatives: Sketchy depth perception.

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

If Prime 4 doesn't have an enhanced Switch 2 version either at launch or within a few months I'll be immensely disappointed

[@mgbrad5018]

My only issue going into the next year is that the type of games I gravitate towards do not have a solid release date. Either way I am so happy with the games that have released this year and always looking forward to whatever this medium brings us!

[@AdondeBoy]

I am hyped for whatever Evening Star (the Sonic Mania and now Penny's Big Breakaway team) is going to make in the future, it's probably too soon for them to show anything new but I look forward to their next thing, whether it's out next year or later

[@bolladragon]

The two indies I'm looking forward to are Not Only Nine, a 3D RPG about a cat rescuing his owner in the afterlife, and ENA: Dream Barbeque, a surrealist and vaporwave adventure game sequel to the animated series on KZbin

[@EmyN]

You mean the shorts available on KZbin?

[@edmg7]

Your mind goes blank when people ask you about stuff you know about? Good to know I’m not the only one.

[@vemundbergli]

Not even mentioning GTA 6s existence is unbelievable to me

[@adualaispuro]

yeah he never once even mentioned rdr2 which is insane to me, i understand gta being too sexual or grotesque for you but not even acknowledging rdr2??!!

[@KanaNyctous]

@@adualaispuro If it's not his thing (or not something he's excited for), it's not his thing? I played GTA as a kid & loved watching roleplay a while back but if I did such a hype video I wouldn't put VI in either due to the shady businesses unfortunately connected to these projects. (I know there are bad practices about everywhere & I've got Hades on my channel which was also part of Take Two Interactive but 1. I bought a used Switch copy & 2. at least I'm drawing a line somewhere)

[@yakumorisuke9403]

There's loads coming out this year that I'm excited about - Fantasy Life 2, Professor Layton, Tales of the Shire, the new Rune Factory...there's a lot!

[@LleytonSPD]

Xenoblade X, Trails in the Sky 1st, Metroid Prime, and the Balatro Update are the ones I’m looking forward to the most. Honorable mention to Pokémon ZA, Deltarune 3 4 & 5, and Rise of Hydra

[@Jacadamia]

Definitely keep an eye out for The Big Catch!! There’s an expansive standalone demo that came out this year that completely sold me on it. Picture like… a platformer that’s like windwaker mixed with shadow of the colossus and bowser’s fury, but with the progression of a dark souls game?? It’s got wonderful music and character design, and it absolutely sold me on the full release which is slated to come out 2025.

[@EMLtheViewer]

Jaca is here??!

[@pokefreak2112]

Found you from your blender video and now here, I literally loaded the whole comment section and ctrl+f to see if anyone else mentioned this game I love that you're as excited for The Big Catch as I am xD

[@Jacadamia]

@pokefreak2112 im sooooo excited for it

[@chisecrecy4974]

I just found the Steam page for this game... how have I never heard of it before?? It looks so good! Didn't initially see the demo before I realized it was a standalone prologue. Can't wait to try it out and I wishlisted it already!! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@thespeedyyoshi]

Games I’m excited for Bits and Bops -if you’re a rhythm heaven fan, you’ll want to check this one out. Rhythm Quest- satisfying pixel tunes tied only to two buttons. This Dead Winter- fox exploration game that looks EYE WATERINGLY GORGEOUS.

[@SharpEdgeSoda]

The funny thing is any day now Nintendo could announce 2-6 more games that will come out this year and be on this list.

[@ShallBePurified]

17:03 It's a big what now? 🧐

[@poopoogigolo]

Assterisk

[@ElWeebDelBarri]

Yum

[@JRPG_NC_Journeys]

I did a double take too

[@RacingSnails64]

People who make youtube poops NEED to use that sound clip 😭😭

[@finestcustard5647]

I’ve got a pretty hefty backlog so I’m not really anticipating new games too much. I am super excited to finally get around to Echoes of Wisdom though. That’s probably #1 on my hype list.

[@MrValkilmer35]

Yeah same! I still have to finish TotK! but I bought the Zelda Switch Lite!

[@Langeheinicke]

I am all here for the 2025 gaming hype train :D Can not get enough speculation/wish-list videos from Arlo

[@skateboardmemories]

Thank you! For mentioning Layton! Sometimes its feels like Im the only one hyped for it!! 🎉 I think alot of people have forgotten how good those games were on the DS.

[@LleytonSPD]

Yes thank arlo for mentioning me!

[@themothreborn]

*putting on my clown makeup* rly excited for silksong and mina the hollower! *taking off my clown makeup* and itll b rly nice to have a Modern version of dragon quest 2, and i love the original as well

[@tonydelamancha5513]

and earthblade! the second games of indie darlings

[@i81up2]

Not 100% sure if the game is releasing next year, but I've been SUPER excited to play The Big Catch after playing its demo a few months ago. That demo may as well have been its own game; it took me like 10 hours to beat. Super fun, highly recommend to anyone who loves platformers.

[@SemiHypercube]

Excited to play Deltarune chapter 3&4, Silksong, (if that decides to come out in 2025) Earthblade (Metroidvania by the Celeste devs, again if that decides to come out in 2025 since it has no confirmed release date)

[@curtcake5k]

Right now Fantasy Life is right at the top of my hype list. The first one is so crazy good and was a great sleeper hit on the 3DS became it came out so late in the life of the system. It was amazing and I can’t wait to have more. It’s been over 10 years!

[@dommitchell4319]

I'm really keen for Big Walk, which is made by the developers of Untitled Goose Game. It looks to be completely different though. We've only got one trailer, from last years Game Awards, and from what I can tell it's just you and some friends walking around a country side hanging out, but there may be more to it.

[@chisecrecy4974]

Forgot this was coming out next year, I'm excited for it too! I hope there's an online free-roam mode of some sort though and you don't need friends to directly play it with.

[@pobbityboppity1110]

To be honest I’m not even looking at any future unreleased games yet because just with the games I have (either owned or not) I have more than enough to keep me super busy

[@meatmobile]

I hope any next gen updates for games like Tears of the Kingdom are free

[@diamond-sk2ll]

I'm doubtful that very many games will get revised editions for Switch 2, it'll probably just be games coming out near launch that get dual-console release

[@jacobcordell2882]

Happy new year buddy

[@lemoncat9329]

My most anticipated games aren't coming out in 2025, but they're the recently annoynced Okami sequel and Silksong. A new 3D Mario is all super exciting and pretty likely for next year.

[@fairlylukas5359]

Professor Layton is my favourite game series of all time. I cannot wait to see what they do!

[@Nidorom]

Pirate Yakuza is my most anticipated game. Not just next year, but my whole life.

[@cinnamintie]

for 2025 my most anticipated games have got to be Pokemon ZA and probably Billie Bust Up (indie 3D platformer musical) and The Big Catch if that releases in 2025 like they were initially targetting.

[@Finnishmanni]

Just a cool but a bit clunky looking game i'm looking forward is Shadow Labyrinth. It's a new "pac-man" game. For a bigger context, it's a game inspired by the secret level episode that was about pac-man. The game most likely will have a different kind of story, with similarities of course, because otherwise the secret level episode would just spoil the game.

[@EMLtheViewer]

Spoilers for the episode - Perhaps the respawn mechanic will revolve around another clone being released and the player taking control of that one, thus incorporating that aspect of the episode into the gameplay.

[@jomama4237]

I’m pretty sure the episode was inspired by the game

[@EMLtheViewer]

@@jomama4237 Those episodes usually take a long time to make, so it’s hard to tell which came from the other

[@raymiemiller1455]

A countdown on TopicArlo? This continues to become the new main channel

[@joryandthevoid]

No idea if this will be out next year, but I'm so hyped for the full release of Hades 2, avoiding the beta because I just want to play full experience when it releases. Also Slay the Spire 2.

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

Monster Hunter Wilds is probably going to be that one big AAA game that I play next year, the rest are gonna be indies. I'm hyped for Subnautica 2 but it's releasing in early access, so I might hold off on that one until it's fully completed. There's a little indie game called Roots Devour that I'm looking forward to, it's similar to Cultist Simulator which is an all-time favorite of mine. Grime 2 has no release date but _might_ come out next year, and I love the first Grime so I'm hyped for that, it's basically a Metroidvania Soulslike. And finally, if I can shoot for the moon here, if Nintendo could just suddenly drop Wind Waker on the Switch in 2025 I would be ecstatic.

[@woafie]

This video last year was how I found out about Animal well.

[@Moofydakidd]

I’ll gladly wait for my switch 2 to play these games, still never started tears of the kingdom since it’s day 1 release

[@mikedepue]

My personal hype list: • New Professor Layton game That's it, thats the list so far.

[@Juliame]

You NEED to play Professor Layton and the Lost Future that game is phenomenal, if you already loved the first two games then this one will blow your mind

[@affinityforanime]

I'm SO hyped to play Ender Magnolia. Ender Lilies helped me get through the wait for Silksong and Ender Magnolia looks like Ender Lilies with even more QoL improvements and a new world and story.

[@chisecrecy4974]

Finally got around to playing Metroid Prime Remastered and am loving it so far, never played the originals but I hope the next two get some sort of rerelease before Beyond comes out! Even if they don't, I'm definitely still hyped to pick it up.

[@BlueDiamond850]

I am SUPER hyped for Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Crimson Desert! Looking forward to seeing how Avowed comes out, I probably won't be able to play it for a while since I don't have an Xbox.

[@jobot0114]

If you're a fan of the old-school DKC games then I would keep an eye on an indie game called Windswept. The demo is out on Steam and it's an absolutely amazing time, super looking forward to the full game next year

[@RhombusLabs]

2:00 opening with Baby Steps. Heck yes.

[@Sponsie1000]

In regards to the new ProfLayton game, it'll probably be enjoyable on a stand-alone basis, but if you played the first and second game already you might as well play the third one before this new one and skip 4/5/6. The ProfLayton games are two trilogies which chronologically go 456123(7), so if you wanna play any of them before going into 7 l'd say the third one is your best bet. (It's also easily one of the best ones, but that's besides the point). But since this one is the first installment in about a decade I'd imagine they're making sure new fans can enjoy the story without any prior info, so you'll probably be fine either way :]

[@JustJacobe]

I am INCREDIBLY hype for SUBNAUTICA 2 next year

[@danieldishon688]

Talk about Sakurias mystery game he's working on. What do you hope it is? I hope it's a Kid Icarus Sequel or Reboot

[@theoffbeatninja610]

Really looking forward to you enjoying LN2 & LN3 and maybe even Very Little Nightmares and becoming entranced by the lore and all the fan theories 😁😁😁

[@theoffbeatninja610]

And oh yes, the new doom trilogy is also a gem 😊

[@SP8inc]

I'm excited to play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, coming out in February. And of course, whatever 3d Mario comes out, but honestly, it's the first year in many where I just don't feel excited for much. Which is good because my backlog is huge, I've got too many games I wanna play and I just cannot lower the amount. I don't play too often as I'm too busy, and having this huge backlog just worsens it.

[@Aether_Athea]

Yeah I could definitely see the next 3D Mario being within the first year of Switch 2, I’d love to see what they’ll do with 3D Mario next and as well very excited for Switch 2 in general!!

[@jamesdraco09]

Arlo. My muppet in christ. When Miyamoto and Aonuma showed us that BOTW wii u gameplay way back in 2014, we had no idea that it would also be coming to their next console and it did because like... duh? So idk how you think Metroid Prime 4 will only be on Switch 1

[@vicctretamaj]

I’m just waiting for whatever HAL is cooking up next (hopefully on the next system) but an Eshop game on switch 1 would be cool too

[@masterofbloopers]

Two games I'm super excited for are Monster Hunter Wilds and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. I got into Yakuza by playing Like a Dragon. I had only planned on playing that one entry, but then I got more and more curious about the rest of the story. So, I took the plunge and found an amazing story that was a perfect blend of serious and silly! Infinite Wealth was my GOTY for 2024, and I was wondering if they'd take us back to Hawaii at some point. Turns out they are, and only a year after! RGG Studios are busy, busy bees. They crank out games at a rate that shouldn't be possible, and yet they're all so high-quality! Can't recommend the series enough! Like a lot of people, I started playing Monster Hunter at Worlds. I used to main Gunlance, but then I switched to Insect Glaive. My buddy Seth Lowell inspired me to try Charge Blade this go-around. It looks pretty complex. I'm also hoping that my favorite monster, Tobi-Kadachi makes a return. He's had perfect attendance since his debut in World, so realistically I shouldn't worry. But there's that little nagging "what-if" in the back of my mind. What I should really be hoping for is for his Viper variant to return. He showed up in Iceborne and never returned. A lot of people didn't like him, IIRC. Maybe it's because he dealt paralysis and poison damage. I dunno, but fingers crossed regardless.

[@Whitedog206]

I hate it when people want games to be on previous gen consoles and then complain about the performance. It hinders the growth of the new generation of consoles. There needs to be a real reason to get the new console. All these new games being only on the new hardware would help prove what the system can do and would help get more people to purchase the new system. I still can't believe the amount of games in 2024 almost 2025 that are releasing on both ps4 and ps5. And then people are like "PS5 has no games why would I upgrade"

[@FutureRetroRoots]

Definitly excited for Metroid Prime 4 and Switch 2 as well 😆. Besides that, other announced titles that i'm looking forward to are Star Overdrive, Xenoblade X and Trails in the Sky 1st remake. Some of the stuff that got announced at the Game Awards like Ninja Gaiden and the sequel to Okami, really excited for that espicially Okami. Going trough some more backlog when i can, with physical on Switch and digital on Steam. Bunch of third party and indie RPGs that i wanna check out. Don't know if i'll finally get around playing Elden Ring myself, as i'm thinking of picking up and playing Skyrim for the first time. Also collecting more Switch games that i'm still missing, doing some dubbeldipping and ports from Wii U. Avowed looks really cool too, but i'm gonna wait and see if it's really good. If it is, i either might pick it up short after or at some point later in the future. I might be forgetting other stuff, but that's my overall list. 2025 could become a really fun year for gaming 😁.

[@solomon9655]

I have a good feeling about Nightreign. The fact that it’s made in house and is Fromsoft’s idea does a lot to get me hyped for it. Coop rogues are generally very very fun so having one that plays like my favorite action RPGs? I am SO in.

[@tylermontgomery3513]

I don't know for sure if any of these are coming next year, so I will just give my list of everything I'm looking forward to regardless of release date. Little Devil Inside, Mina the Hollower, Post Trauma, Judas, Bye Sweet Carole, Tormented Souls 2, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Metroid Prime 4, Silent Hill F, Professor Layton NWOS, The Big Catch, Fruitbus, Sword of the Sea, System Shock 2 Enhanced, Earthblade, No Rest for the Wicked, Big Walk, Okami 2, Eldin Ring Nightreign and Dragon Quest 12!!

[@denycast]

6:00 "getting tiered of waiting" I wait for beyond good and evil 2 since I was twelve! 🤣

[@Surkk2960]

I would say for lesser known titles that may hopefully come out next year, I'm looking forward to DRG: Rogue Core, Slay the Spire 2, Platypus Reclayed, and Lumentale. I'm also looking forward to MH Wilds, though I'm not sure if my PC can handle it based on what people who played the demo said. Pokemon Z-A I have my eye on too, but thanks to the "quality" of the most recent game and TPC's way of answering to competition, it is a very critical eye. In terms of future game updates, Palworld has a Terraria collab next year and I am looking forward to it :3

[@Pokemark17]

Pokemon ,monster hunter wilds ,gta6 ,the fan remakes of oblivion and morrowwind , avowed ,theres so much im looking forward to and im sure theres some im forgetting plus some surprises

[@jackbot3253]

Arlo this game came out this year but you need to check out this indie called Nine Sols. It’s a 2D metroidvania soulslike and the combat is absolutely amazing, I’ve been addicted to it the past couple of weeks and it’s become one of my favorite games of the year.

[@Capper-yc7fw]

Hades 2 and Slay the Spire 2!! I sunk SO much time into Hades 1 - I hope #2 lives up to the hype

[@happymask8042]

My predictions: - Switch 2 announced in January and the console releases between late March and late May (going out on a limb here I know). - Metroid Prime 4 announced as a cross gen game and released on both consoles within a month of each other, but maybe on the same day. It will be the biggest launch game of Switch 2. - 3D Mario will be a holiday title. - Some other game will also be a big launch title, either Pokemon Legends Z-A, Animal Crossing, or some other new thing (3D DK or Splatoon 4?).

[@SpookieD00kie]

I know im 4 weeks late, but if you are intrested in playing the original Layton games and don't feel comfortable emulating, the first 3 (4 maybe) are avaliable on mobile, and they are very faithful ports.

[@okuzhori]

Wow baby steps! Bennett foddy is my fav video game director, so same! Also really looking forward to wanderstop, don’t know if thats in the video yet

[@AniMason-Animation]

Arlo was like my internal dialogue before announcing his most anticipated game lol

[@qwert_511]

My most hyped is probably legends ZA! I knowww I shouldn’t expect a lot from Gamefreak but the fact that this is the first Pokémon game they’ve taken an extra year to work on in forever gives me a lot of hope that they’re looking to avoid the pitfalls that SV and PLA had! Even so, I love both of those games dearly so it won’t take much to please me

[@alexaliss8233]

I haven't been as hype for a game as I am for Monster Hunter Wilds in a long time, probably since when they announced Animal Crossing New Horizons. I'm late to the series as Monster Hunter Stories 2 on switch was actually my first MH game, but World hooked me in a big way since I got it last year, and I have almost 250 hours in it now. I've played Rise too but it didn't really stick for me like World did, so I'm glad they're going back in that direction with Wilds. I had so much fun in the beta testing. As long as they take performance seriously, it's shaping up to be amazing already.

[@nickmack2696]

Arlo had me take a second listen when he said “fat asterisk”

[@bence3461]

The next nintendo direct will have so many banger its crazy even to think about it, can't wait!

[@Aether_Athea]

I have barely played Pokemon in general, so after having a great time with Violet I am definitely excited for the upcoming Pokemon game! Most of all I am excited for Metroid Prime 4 even though I only super recently beat Metroid Prime Remastered, I now know I’ll love Metroid Prime 4

[@AnimaWild]

I get the chance to say this since this game is on the Switch now just recently! Im so hyped to play TheBunnyGraveyard 2, sequel to one of my favorite indie horror games that came out last yeaR, and recently it got ported to nintendo switch and with an update that ultimately completes the game with SO many animated cutscenes and improvements overall of the game, the game is pixelart animated btw! but in a really unique style that i love :D Its genuinly one of the coolest games i've played and its only getting bigger from here i need more people playinG IT!!!

[@Sylocat]

In addition to several of the ones on your list, I'm hyped for Pathologic 3, The Mermaid Mask, and Rain World: The Watcher, as well as Alabaster Dawn and Earthblade.

[@pastapangolin9261]

I'm excited to play console games again! I had surgery on both my arms and hands this year, and while I can do keyboard and mouse games for a bit I still can't use a controller for long. By next Fall I should be all healed up and ready to catch up on everything I've missed! :D

[@TwiliSleepy]

I'm really excited for Ghost of Yotei, and Mariachi Legends which is a new indie Metroidvania inspired by Mexican folk lore.

[@QualityMolasses]

Reanimal is out sometime next year made by the same team who did the original little nightmares (they no longer have the ip) and im liking how it looks even more than i do little nightmares

[@MontyMole64]

Whoa two thousand twenty five games that’s a lot of games

[@experienceevents6951]

Arlo if you’ve never played anodyne 2 it’s absolutely one of the most magical games ever, you don’t need to play the original. Just watch a trailer or see a screenshot and you’ll see what I mean. Their studio is working on a new game that should be dropping this year, keep an eye out!

[@Kniffel101]

I hope UFO 50 will soon finally release on the Switch. Like, I _could_ get it on Steam, but it feels tailor-made for the Switch! =D

[@jacobkaplan8103]

It takes two was amazing so excited for Split Fiction!

[@corey2232]

1. Avowed 2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 3. Metroid Prime 4 4. Slay the Spire 2 5. South of Midnight 6. Suikoden I & II HD Remaster 7. Civilization 7 8. Fable 9. Doom: The Dark Ages 10. The Outer Worlds 2 I'm sure there will be a ton of Switch 2 games on my list once they're revealed. There's also games like Perfect Dark & whatever Atlus might announce that could release in 2025, but we'll just have to wait & see!

[@Lordodragonss]

I am excited for Gen 10 of pokemon (2 previous gens were good, and they always mix two last games) Beastieball - SUch amazing moster battler with unique Volleyball monster collecting combo!

[@JeannieLove]

Monster Hunter Wilds and Dynasty Warriors Origins are Must Plays for me. They're my top games series of all time along with Zelda. There's also Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Borderlands 4.

[@Yamartim]

Indies next year are looking like they'll be particularly great, personally i cannot wait for deltarune chapters 3 ans 4