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2018 has finally arrived and even though most of our wallets may be empty from the Holidays, there is an onslaught of new games coming out in January worth your money!
January will be serving up amazing titles like the first Monster Hunter game making its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, an amazing and stylish 2.5D fighting game set in the Dragon Ball Z universe and a new imaging of classic Japanese RPG gameplay in Lost Sphear. Full of amazing titles like these, January will be a month to delight gamers and keep them occupied while we wait for more!
Check out our picks for the Top 5 Best Must-Play Games of January 2018.
5. Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date: January 16th, 2018
Releasing as the first major update to the popular 2.5D fighting game, Street Fighter V Arcade Edition will come jam-packed with every bit of the game’s existing content (including DLC) as well as an all-new “Arcade Mode” which was absent from the game when it first released. Buying the retail version will net you all DLC characters as well as 4 new “Season 3” fighters! Existing owners of the game can download the “Arcade Edition” for free but will still need to purchase DLC characters.
4. Lost Sphear
Developer: Tokyo RPG Factory
Publisher: Square Enix
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date: January 23rd, 2018
From the developers behind the hit I Am Setsuna comes a new “classic JRPG” inspired game, Lost Sphear. Following the tale of Kanata and his friends Lumina & Locke as they fight to defeat the “white fog” threatening their homeland, Lost Sphear will play like and has been inspired by JRPG from the 1990’s like Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series. This title is sure to be a meaty and packed game full of story and battles to lose yourself in just like the developer’s last games!
3. Monster Hunter World
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: January 26th, 2018
For the first time in over 10 years, the acclaimed Monster Hunter series will make its long-awaited debut on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems with Monster Hunter World. The game, which features a giant open world to explore, will take players on journeys to slay giant beasts and make them craft epic armor and weapons! Featuring four-player online cooperative gameplay, hunters can join their friends in the quest to take down the monsters!
2. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Developer: Team Ninja
Publisher: Square Enix
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Release Date: January 30th, 2018
Featuring almost every main protagonist and villain of the series, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT takes all of these characters and dumps them into a high octane, intense fighting game! Set in an alternate dimension of the Final Fantasy world, these characters must team up together to save this dimension and save the world! With brand-new fighting gameplay, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will keep fans of the series occupied for months to come by allowing them to create epic battles never seen in the original games!
1. Dragon Ball FighterZ
Developer: Arc System Works
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: January 26th, 2018
Years after the sad ending of the Dragon Ball Budokai series, Bandai Namco is bringing the beloved franchise back to fighting games with Dragon Ball FighterZ! Packed with dozens of characters from the show’s long history, Dragon Ball FighterZ features a side-scrolling 2.5D art style that mimics the frenzied and crazy style of the anime! Sporting three different campaigns to play through, from the eyes of Goku, Freiza, and Android 18, Dragon Ball FighterZ will tell a brand new story set in the Dragon Ball universe following an invasion of Super Androids!
