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Bang For Your Buck: April 2018

With April already here and still lots of games on the horizon, we took a look at the games coming out for April and we have compiled a list of the Top 5 games that we think might just be worth your hard earned money.

#5: BattleTech

During the 3025 Succession Wars Era, BattleTech is a turn based strategy game based on the original board game now called Classic Battletech where it sees you playing as a merc commander fighting to survive. BattleTech will be released sometime in April for the PC. Here is the plot for BattleTech:

In the game, the player assumes the role of a mercenary commander leading a team of powerful combat vehicles called battlemechs. The player is responsible for selecting each mech’s model, armor, pilot, armaments, and skills, and controls a team of four mechs (a ‘lance’) in combat. The world of BattleTech is dominated by powerful noble houses locked in a devastating war, and the player selects one or more houses to serve. ©Wikipedia

#4: Extinction

Taking a page from animes such as Attack on Titan, Extinction is a 3rd person game that pits you against hordes of giant Ogres that are trying to wipe out humanity. Extinction will be available on 4/10/18 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Here is the plot for Extinction:

From time immemorial, the world has been at war. For generations, humans have fought one another for land and riches while our true enemies have lurked in the distance: throngs of ravenous monsters standing 150 feet tall that aim to destroy our kind. Only those trained in the ways of the ancient order stand a chance at defeating these monstrosities, known colloquially as “ogres.” You are one of the world’s last defenders, a warrior named Avil equipped with the skill, speed and strength to oppose the endless wave of Ravenii and prevent a fate worse than death: Extinction. ©Extinction Site

#3: Frostpunk

Frostpunk is an upcoming city building & survival game using steampunk style constructs where hear means life & every single decision you make will come with a cost. Frostpunk will be available 4/24/18 for the PC. Here is the plot for Frostpunk:

In an alternative timeline in the summer of 1886 snowstorms and frost led to failing crops and the death of millions. Here is the plot of Frostpunk:

The player is the leader of a group of people who fled the cold and the hunger to find a heat generator. His task is to manage them so they would fire up the generator and build a city, which should cover their basic needs. ©Wikipedia

#2: Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Yakuza 6 is an action-adventure game that is set in an open world where you play returning character Kazuma Kiryu and will feature locations such as Kamurocho and Hiroshima. Yakuza 6 will be available on 4/17/18 for the PS4. Here is the plot for Yakuza 6:

While recovering from his injuries from the previous game, a hospitalized Kazuma Kiryu is approached by the police, who plan to arrest him for his past crimes. Kiryu chooses not to resist the arrest and willingly spends three years in prison in order to live peacefully with the children he had fostered. Upon being released, Kiryu discovers that Haruka has seemingly gone missing. Kiryu returns to Kamurocho to search for Haruka, only to find out that she has been left in a coma after a hit and run incident, and that she has a newborn son, Haruto. Unsure whether Haruka will recover from her injuries, Kiryu travels with the baby to Onomichi Jingaicho in Hiroshima to uncover the mystery of what happened to Haruka during his three-year absence. ©Wikipedia

#1: God of War

God of War (2018) is a continuation of the God of War franchise which now sees Kratos in the world of the Norse Gods once again fighting for survival, but now has a son Atreus. God of War will be available 4/20/18 for the PS4

Many years have passed since Kratos took his vengeance against the Olympian gods. Having survived his final encounter with his father Zeus, Kratos now lives with his young son Atreus in the world of the Norse gods, a savage land inhabited by many ferocious monsters and warriors. In order to teach his son how to survive in such a world, Kratos must master the rage that has driven him for many years and embrace his newfound role as a father and mentor. Kratos must also contend with the Norse gods themselves as they are taking precautions against him, due to them being aware of his role in the destruction of Olympus. Over the course of their time together, Atreus learns more about his father’s complicated and shady past, while struggling with whether to be like his father or choose to be his own person. ©Wikipedia

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