It's a big week in gaming thanks to the release of three highly anticipated titles. NEO: The World Ends with You, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and Tribes of Midgard all came out on July 27, and their wide spread of genres means there's something for just about every gamer to try.
The first open beta for Tribes of Midgard launched in 2019, and its official release date was announced two years later in June 2021 for the PC and PlayStation 4 and 5. NEO: The World Ends with You was announced in 2020 as a spin-off to its 2007 predecessor, releasing on the PS4 and Nintendo Switch a little under a year later. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, on the other hand, was just announced in April of this year. It collects two releases that were previously exclusive to Japan, localizing them to a broader audience for the first time in the series' history on the PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS4. All three games have gained quite a following in the time leading up to their release
Tribes of Midgard is a Viking-inspired open world survival game akin to titles like Valheim. Short of their genre and theming, however, they share few similarities thanks to Tribes of Midgard's bright colors and more accessible gameplay. While many other recent survival games have prioritized hardcore survival elements and realism, Tribes of Midgard's stylized designs and smooth progression make its biomes feel alive and inviting to a broader audience. For players looking to explore a bright open world without necessarily delving into more heavily base-building focused titles like Valheim, Tribes of Midgard is a great title to pick up this week.
Ace Attorney Chronicles & NEO: TWEWY Bring Forward More Options
NEO: The World Ends With You is in some ways both a sequel and a remake of Square Enix's The World Ends With You (TWEWY), bringing familiar settings and mechanics to a new cast of characters and a host of original story content. NEO: The World Ends With You's JRPG mechanics combine accessibility and style, resulting in easy-to-learn but satisfying combat that's fun for both fans of the original and newcomers to the JRPG genre. The game's aesthetic-heavy design and an emphasis on collecting items such as Pins and Threads additionally makes its world worthwhile to explore, helping its nearly 60 hour playtime feel engaging rather than bogged down.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, meanwhile, is a perfect game for puzzle fans to look into, exploring new stories and emotional beats in the setting of a critically acclaimed franchise. It combines The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and its sequel The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve into one release, following the story of Phoenix Wright's ancestor and an equally engaging cast of supporting characters. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles' emotional resonance balanced with puzzle gameplay serves to make it a memorable entry to the Ace Attorney series as a whole. Whether people will be picking up The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, NEO: The World Ends With You, or Trials Of Midgard this week, it seems that there's something for just about everyone to enjoy.