I don't know if this thread will catch on, but I thought it might be interesting to have a thread dedicated to any new game releases members are interested or excited about on a monthly basis. They don't have to be retro by the way. You can rave about some upcoming, open-world, AAA, blockbuster PS5/Series X game if you want. It's all good. You could maybe talk about monthly new physical releases from places like Limited Run Games and Strictly Limited here too. I figured this could be different from the Games Acquired thread because it's focused more on new stuff, plus you can actually talk about these games a bit. I think having a thread devoted to new stuff could be fun. Anyway, here's some titles that got my interest for this month including a few I've already purchased:
Blue Fire - This looks like a cool, 3D platformer. I've seen people make all kinds of comparisons from Zelda, to Hollow Knight, to Gamecube era games like Mario Sunshine. The trailer looks interesting. I like platformers, so this is up my alley. I guess this was on Switch already, but it makes the jump to Xbox/Playstation this month which was the first time I heard of it
Samurai Warriors 5 - I like the occasional musou title, love my beat 'em ups
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights - Interesting looking metroid/metroidvania game
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials - Another metroid style game, I've played this one a bit and it's fun
Phoenotopia: Awakening - Boy there's a lot of metroid games this month
Cotton Reboot! - I'm not a big shooter guy, but I'm familiar with this series and I do find something appealing about "Cute 'em ups".
Cris Tales - An old school, 2d, JPRG that I am hearing good things about. BEAUTIFUL art style
Streets of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare new DLC - Sounds like they added a lot of substantial content, I might have to go back to playing this again. Honestly, I've not touched SOR4 since before they released the huge update reworking the entire game and that was BEFORE this DLC release. I've missed a lot.
The Eternal Castle {Remastered] - I've heard that this is a new game, making the title a bit misleading LOL. Anyway, it's a cinematic platformer I've heard a few good things about
EDIT: Little mistake on my part, The Eternal Castle came out near the end of June.