Elden Ring

Currently playing through Shadow of the Erdtree with my wife (yay, Seamless Coop mod). The next game on our list is Nightreign. Honestly, I expect it to hold our attention for maybe a month before we get tired of the grindy nature of the game's design. That said, I do think the game has potential for long term engagement by the community. Similar games, like Left 4 Dead 2 or Vermintide 2 have managed to hold onto some level of player base. Though, the latter is still releasing levels 7 years post-launch, which likely helps. It will be interesting to see how level design works out in Nightreign. For the trailers, it sounds like the levels will be somewhat random, though I suspect it's going to be a case of pre-defined chunks thrown together like legos. This can lead to a lot of variety, though it may just mean memorizing a few dozen chunks and sprinting through them. With the only real changes being which chunks you have to sprint through. This could easily lead to a feeling of awkward and disconnected levels.

So, while I'm cautiously hopeful that Nightreign will be a fun game, I'm also not expecting a whole lot out of it.