[As Written on SNo2.]
May 2017 is a very unique and interesting time for most of us. Those attending universities are inevitably drawing nearer to the close of the academic year whilst the rest of us prepare for the hottest summer releases to eventually hit the market. Regardless of your preferences- be it literature, films, or games, there’s undeniably something here for all of us. In this particular blog I’ll just cover some of the films and games which have either piqued my interest already this month or remain to be judged as such when they release later on.
May 5th
This turned out to be quite an action-packed day on the film and gaming front and that comes in the form of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Prey. I’m sure the majority of you know by now that both have largely lived up to their hype despite some discussion that GotG 2 doesn’t surpass its predecessor and that Arkane’s version of Prey is good but not quite great. Regardless of your thoughts on the matter, these two are definitely one of the high points of the month thus far and probably will still be up there come the end of May and beginning of June.
May 9th
On May 9th a relatively little-known game known as Strafe is set to be released and it’s been one of my anticipated titles for quite some time now. It’s essentially a retro-shooter set to the tune of old golden age titles such as Doom, with the exception that besides graphics it actually includes a lot of relatively new concepts as well. If you’re into that sort of thing and have a computer capable of running software that looks like it’s from the nineties, then hop on the bandwagon!
May 16th
Both Injustice 2 and The Surge release on this particular day and both titles are looking increasingly interesting for completely different reasons. The first Injustice was an excellent game and I cannot wait to see how the sequel compares. Respectively, Lords of the Fallen was a pretty good game and I cannot wait to see what Deck 13 does with the same essential Souls-like gameplay set to a futuristic robocalpyse tune. Honestly, I’m sure both will be at least pretty decent games and I cannot wait to see how it all works out in both cases.
May 19th
If it weren’t for the release of the highly anticipated and already pretty well-reviewed Alien: Covenant, I’d almost be tempted to insert the next edition of Fire Emblem in this slot as well. As is, Alien: Covenant looks to be quite a doozy and honestly it may be one of my most highly anticipated movies of the year, not just the month itself.
May 26th
I’m not quite sure what to make of this particular day because three completely different things are releasing and I’m not quite sure if any of them will live up to the hype, although I am positive that one of them will make a lot more money than it deserves to at this rate. Rime has been in development forever it seems like, so I’m really just excited to see it potentially coming out for once. Baywatch is an intriguing concept since it’s a remake with a fairly talented and unique cast (ft. The Rock everybody). And Pirates 5 will gross a ton of money despite really not adding much to a series that has only gone downhill since its third (well, first really) entry.
There are of course plenty of other goings on going on within the confines of the month of May, however these are some that personally seem to be most prominent on my radar in terms of films and gaming. If you’ve got anything else you’re looking forward to- that newest book in a beloved series or a long awaited album for example, then feel free to comment on what I’ve missed here.