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• It starts with an AirPods musical ad that I was about to comment “this looks like a spoof of AirPod ads”.

Thirsty Suitors

• Action-adventure RPG about American culture and finding oneself.
• Takes place in Timer Hills.
• Jala is the main character.
• You battle your exes. When you battle, you go into their “personal space” which sounds like Scott Pilgrim.
• Battles aren’t physical. “Thirsty Taunt” is an ability.
• Attacks are more like a dance. You send imaginary punches to your ex.
• The game is developed by Outerloop games.

The Cub

• Developed by Demagogue Studios, creators of Golf Club Wasteland.
• Described as “The Jungle Book set in an urban city apocalypse”.
• The ultra-rich evacuated to Tesla City on Mars.
• While visiting Earth and playing gold, a science expedition comes upon a mutated kid: The Cub.
• Brutalist architecture. Modernist architecture. Lots of subtext to be found.
• The game is an homage to games like Heart of Darkness and Aladdin.

As Dusk Falls

• Robbery gone wrong. A story that takes places through the decades.
• Developed by Interior Night.
• Explores the story of the Walkers and Holes over thirty years.
• You’ll be stepping in the shoes of different characters.
• Vince and his family get caught in a hostage situation on their way to Arizona.
• Another playable character from the other family, Jay.
• Zoe, third main character, Vince’s dad. She ages from 6 to 19 throughout the story.
• Game’s story was recorded like a movie, with actors being filmed, then digitized.
• Vince is voiced by Elias Toufexis, known for voicing Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided.

Venba

• Narrative cooking game.
• Exploring the story of a family and the unique challenges they face.
• At its core, it’s about the relationship between mother and son.
• Sound effects was done by recording actual cooking.

A Plague Tale: Requiem

• Battles, castles, high seas!
• Developed by Asobo Studio.
• Gameplay focuses on stealth and survival.
• The evolution of Amicia in this world is a big part of the story.
• Comes out in 2022.

Cuphead

• The devs wanted to add more to the game.
• The Delicious Last Course comes out on the 30th of June.

Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals

• The characters are the focus of the first game.
• The cast of characters is changed from the previous one.
• Radio allows the players to explore the island in new ways, mainly time travel.
• Active antagonists that try to open tears in time.

Immortality

• Marisa Marcel is a an actress who starred in 3 movies over 3 decades
• Anonymous donor gave the devs footage for the 3 movies
• The devs implemented a mechanic that lets you select an image and the game will jumpcut to another clip with that image
• Lets you create your own montage made out of selected footage.

American Arcadia

• Everyone is always watching.
• Arcadia is the most watched reality show on the planet.
• 70’s retro-futuristic.
• Trevor has a simple, boring and happy life.
• Angela is a hacker willing to do anything to save an innocent person (like Trevor).
• 2.5D side-scroller with chases, puzzles.
• 3D first-person puzzle gameplay.
• The dimensions change depending on who you are currently playing as.
• The soundtrack is a mix of orchestral and electronic.

That was all for this week from Summer Game Fest! The event will resume on Monday with heavy-hitter streams from Xbox + Bethesda and PC Gamer’s PC Gaming Show!

What was your favorite game reveal today? Let us know in the comments below!