They did it, they took 'Harry Potter' completely out of Harry Potter
Hogwarts Legacy
Avalanche Software
2
Thank god Beamdog lost the license after the shitshow that was Siege of Dragonspear
Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios
3
Call of Duty Ghosts did it first
Pikmin 4
Nintendo EPD, Eighting
4
"Man, some of Nintendo's old franchises have been getting a lot of attention lately - just look at Metroid and Pikmin! I hope F-Zero gets something soon!" A finger curls on the monkey's paw
F-Zero 99
Nintendo Software Technology
5
FromSoft took one look at modern audiences and said "yeah what these guys really want is to not go into debt."
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
FromSoftware Inc.
6
You can literally play this like Smash Bros now
Street Fighter 6
Capcom
7
The fact that every movement option in this game is essentially a slow, methodical, tank-like walk shows just how much the developers cared
RoboCop: Rogue City
Teyon
8
An April Fools VN beat out Superstars. Think about that for a second
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
SEGA
9
Less of a twist and more of a refinement of everything that Breath of the Wild already did so well (plus Gmod)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo EPD, Monolith Soft
10
A twist? Twisting Ashley's nipples!
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Capcom
11
Good old 90s jank with modern shiny graphics
System Shock Remake
Nightdive Studios
12
You can tell they put some thought into it because they didn't name it "New Super Mario Bros. Switch"