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00:00 "Be careful, Stunt Wasami."
00:02 "When am I not?"
00:05 Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're looking at upcoming games built in Unreal Engine 5
00:10 that we can't wait to get our hands on.
00:13 "So now that you have all this power..."
00:15 "What are you gonna do with it?"
00:21 But before we get into it, we publish new content all week long.
00:24 So be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos.
00:30 Still Wakes the Deep.
00:32 [singing]
00:37 The Chinese Room has proven itself a great developer for adventure games,
00:41 though journeyed into horror with 2013's Amnesia, a machine for pigs.
00:46 For its next game, the studio is going big on scares with Still Wakes the Deep.
00:50 Players will control a lone worker on an oil rig, who must contend with the impact of a disastrous storm.
00:56 Adding to their misery is some kind of supernatural creature that has only been hinted at in the trailers.
01:02 With no way to fight back, you'll search for any means to escape while being hunted by whatever monstrosity the storm has brought.
01:08 It looks like a visual powerhouse, but should also provide an incredibly tense time when it releases June 18th, 2024.
01:16 "Don't forget..."
01:17 "I love you."
01:20 "But I won't wait forever."
01:22 Chrono Odyssey.
01:23 [explosion]
01:27 Who doesn't love a good fantasy MMORPG?
01:30 While there are plenty of them on the market, we're hoping Chrono Odyssey can set itself apart.
01:35 Developed by South Korean team Chrono Studio, it seems to be promising all the right things to get players excited.
01:41 This includes the world of Saterra, a seamless, multi-biomed open world in the midst of an endless war against the Void, invaders from another plane.
01:50 Unreal Engine 5 will be an obvious major benefit in the visuals department, but combat between individual characters looks varied and action-packed.
01:58 The combat, history, and exploration will also deal with time manipulation in different ways.
02:04 And we're looking forward to digging into its lore when Chrono Odyssey launches sometime in 2024.
02:10 [explosion]
02:14 Inotria, The Last Song.
02:16 "It has been a delight to compose the song of change together."
02:23 Any Souls-like fans in our audience will likely want to pay attention to this one.
02:27 Inotria, The Last Song, takes heavy inspiration from Italian folklore and mythology, relatively unexplored in the video game space.
02:34 It follows a nameless character, the so-called Maskless One, who must free those stuck in stasis by the game's villains, known as the Authors.
02:43 Combat may look relatively familiar, but we're hoping the various ability-altering masks will bring enough new to its fights and customization.
02:51 The Italian setting looks stunning, with dynamic lighting and environmental storytelling bringing it all to life.
02:56 New developer, Giamma Games, seems passionate about the game's roots.
03:00 So we hope the game is a success when it launches on August 21st, 2024.
03:05 [explosion]
03:10 Stalker 2, Heart of Chernobyl.
03:13 "I'm sorry, Strider."
03:16 [crying]
03:19 This one's been a long time coming, but we thankfully don't have much longer to wait.
03:23 The next entry in the alternate history FPS series, chronicling the events after a fictional second Chernobyl disaster, is set to release September 5th, 2024.
03:32 It was originally meant to release in late 2022, but was delayed due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, where developer and publisher GSC Game World is located.
03:41 The Stalker games have been praised not only for reimagining the famous disaster, but for also being downright unnerving in both their atmospheres and enemies.
03:50 [roaring]
03:54 Seeing as the last game released in 2009, we have no doubt that every grill the originals nailed will be enhanced tenfold with the Unreal Engine 5.
04:03 [ominous music]
04:07 Hell is Us.
04:09 "You burned our homes and slaughtered our families."
04:13 To be fair, there's still a great deal about Hell is Us that we don't know.
04:17 It's yet another third-person action-adventure game set in a semi-open world, but there are a few unique, smaller features that have piqued our interest.
04:26 For one, there's the studio behind it, developer Rogue Factor, which has delivered decent action experiences in games like Mordheim City of the Damned.
04:34 For another, its focus on a civil war and the depths to which humanity will stoop to does have us interested in its narrative and what part we play in it.
04:42 There also won't be any map or quest markers, instead giving you more freedom in where you choose to go.
04:48 We certainly need to see more, so we'll definitely keep an eye on it before its 2025 release.
04:53 [ominous music]
05:03 Criminals Within.
05:04 [ominous music]
05:09 [laughs]
05:11 Although it doesn't look as visually impressive as some other upcoming Unreal Engine 5 releases,
05:16 Criminals Within has something many others don't, co-op.
05:19 Built with two-player in mind, the game will see you and a friend exploring a fantasy land in search of treasure, while dealing with other warriors and dragons.
05:28 We're hoping it will provide a similar experience to It Takes Two, just with a bit more magic and swordplay.
05:34 Although there isn't a release date yet, and this will be developer Space Rock Games' first release,
05:39 the studio is made up of industry vets who worked on the Fable and Chivalry series, among others.
05:44 [ominous music]
05:50 Avowed.
05:51 "In other words, you're a gang of vigilantes."
05:55 Honestly, the caliber of Obsidian Entertainment gets us excited about any game the studio works on.
06:00 It's just a nice bonus that Avowed happens to be built in Unreal Engine 5.
06:05 Although it may look an awful lot like Skyrim, it sounds like there will be enough there to differentiate it,
06:09 and not just the pristine graphics that come with the new engine.
06:13 Its world will be less open and more streamlined, with a stronger focus on a central narrative and characterization of NPCs, primarily your companions.
06:22 Additionally, the studio's signature use of humor, and the fact that it's set in the Pillars of Eternity universe,
06:28 should delight diehard Obsidian fans when it releases in late 2024.
06:32 [ominous music]
06:39 Eternal Strands.
06:41 [thunder]
06:48 Clearly, there are a lot of fantasy action-adventure games to choose from these days, so new ones need to have something to stand out.
06:55 For Eternal Strands, it seems to be the gorgeous visuals and its focus on physics during combat.
07:01 We'll play as Brynn, a member of a group called the Weavers, exploring her people's ancestral home that was sealed away long ago.
07:08 Developer Yellow Brick Games placed emphasis on a wide variety of reactions during combat that can come from players, enemies, and environments.
07:17 From the sound of it, that means fights can go a multitude of ways based on a huge number of factors.
07:22 There's no release date as of writing, but color us curious.
07:26 [ominous music]
07:32 Black Myth Wukong.
07:34 "Fades to time in tombs of somber grey."
07:44 As soon as players got their first glimpse of Black Myth Wukong in 2020, excitement shot through the roof.
07:51 Even before development transitioned to Unreal Engine 5, visuals were impressive.
07:56 Based on Chinese mythology and coming from Chinese developer GameScience, it will adapt the famous novel, Journey to the West.
08:03 While elements of its story, like the Monkey King protagonist, have been adapted by pop culture before, this will be the first big game to solely focus on it.
08:12 It will also be another release FromSoftware fans will want to keep an eye on, as it will mix its mythology with Soulslike style.
08:19 Black Myth Wukong releases August 20th, 2024.
08:23 "I, the Keeper of the New West, welcome the destined one."
08:29 Marvel 1943, Rise of Hydra.
08:32 "I'm more concerned with a six-foot cat-man who's got claws that can cut through vibranium alloy."
08:38 Over the past few years, superhero games have had some majestic highs and some depressing lows.
08:44 But we are really hoping that Marvel 1943 is of the former.
08:48 The action-adventure title will drop players in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II,
08:53 where we'll control Cap and Black Panther as they try, and presumably fail, to stop the Rise of Hydra.
08:58 We're excited to see how play styles will vary between the two heroes, as well as what roles each of their companions play.
09:05 There are some talented minds behind it, too.
09:07 Marvel heavyweight Mark Bernadine serves as co-writer alongside producer Amy Hennig, the creator of Uncharted.
09:14 While we'll have to wait until 2025 to get our hands on it, we look forward to this next heroic adventure.
09:20 What upcoming Unreal Engine 5 game are you most excited for?
09:27 "If you don't deal with this, then we are done for good."
09:32 Share your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more great gaming videos every day.
09:38 Thanks for watching!