Wallet Threat Level

OMG, the re-release of Blade of Darkness, upgraded. From what I’ve read, if you bought it when it came out on GOG before, you get the upgrade free, woohoo!

I can confirm that to be the case, as I had the original game on GOG and now there’s the re-release there in my library.

Thanks for checking. I suppose it’s too much to ask for the save game progress to carry over. ;-)

Cool I didn’t know that!

I installed and restarted it. Man, this game was harder core than I remembered. I’m having trouble getting past the first couple of enemies (these little headcrab looking things), let alone the knight you first encounter (as the Knight, anyway).

Also, maybe I need to up the brightness or contrast–it looks pretty muddy on my IPS LCD.

There’s 3 big releases this week that jump out at me. Back 4 Blood, which introduces aiming down the sights to the Left 4 Dead formula, which should hopefully be a game changer. Riftbreakers, a base-building survival ARPG that looks very interesting. And NHL 22, the latest edition of the sports game. I’m getting the first two through Game Pass, so no immediate wallet threat to me.

Monday, October 11

  • Settlement Survival | PC
  • Eternium | PC
  • Book of Travels | PC

Tuesday, October 12

  • Monster Crown | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
  • A Memoir Blue | Xbox One
  • Back 4 Blood | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
  • Lone Echo II | Occulus Rift, Rift S

Wednesday, October 13

  • Critadel | Switch, PC
  • Immortus Tempous | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
  • Catty & Batty: The Spirit Guide | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
  • Lumione | Switch, PC
  • Starlight Alliance | Switch
  • Gladiator Guild Manager | PC, Mac
  • Midnight Protocol | PC, Mac

Thursday, October 14

  • Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Chasing Static | PC
  • The Riftbreaker | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
  • Aeon Must Die! | Switch
  • Subnautica + Subnautica: Below Zero | Switch
  • Waifu Discovered 2: Medieval Fantasy | Switch
  • Hextones | Switch
  • A Little Golf Journey | Switch
  • The Sundew | Switch
  • Flight of Animals | Switch
  • Bonito Days | Switch
  • Red Ronin | Switch
  • Zumania - Magic Casual Puzzle | Switch
  • Nira | Switch
  • The Jackbox Party Pack 8 | Switch
  • Ruin Raiders | Switch
  • Mon Amour | Switch
  • Aliens Drive Me Crazy | Switch
  • Inspector Waffles | Switch
  • Henchman Story | Switch
  • Evil Tonight | Switch
  • Tears of Avia | Switch
  • Get Together: A Coop Adventure | PC
  • The Alien Cube | PC
  • Stolen Realm | PC
  • Growing Up | PC, Mac

Friday, October 15

  • Ancient Stories: God of Egypt | Xbox One
  • Gleylancer | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
  • NHL 22 | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
  • The Good Life | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Crysis Remastered Trilogy | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Dungeon Encounters | PS4, Switch, PC
  • Puzzle 9 | Switch
  • Wild & Horror Pinball | Switch
  • InfraSpace | PC

Saturday, October 16

  • Extreme Race | Switch

Sunday, October 17

  • The Lightbringer | Switch, PC

Hey @Rock8man - I really appriciate these posts! Its nice to see whats upcoming the next week. Figured I never actually told you this, and you should know! So - Thanks!

Edit: As for releases, I am VERY interested in Book of Travels - it looks sufficiently slow for an MMO that I am intrigued.

Lone Echo 2 is this week as well isn’t it?

I woke up thinking there was something important releasing this week. Then I remembered it’s the Monster Hunter Rise PC demo on the 13th. Only an indirect wallet threat.

Finally, Riftbreaker releases, the wait has been forevers.

It is. Oct 12.

Oh wow, VR games! I’ll add it to the list.

Yah, same. New World is growing a little stale much more quickly than I had hoped at level 22.

Here’s an RPS Preview that I enjoyed.

Yeah, that just sounds so nice and calm. I can’t decide whether to get it now, or wait. I mean, they say they expect to be in early access for TWO YEARS…I worry about what is there right now then!

I have no clue if anyone’s wallet is under threat this week. These names are largely unknown to me. Are Oculus owners excited about Resident Evil 4? I’m not sure! Are people excited that Youtuber’s Life and The Caligula Effect are getting sequels? No clue! Are fans of Toy Soldiers lining up at virtual stores to get the HD version this week? I don’t know!

Monday, October 18

  • Farming Life | PC
  • Summer in Trigue | PC

Tuesday, October 19

  • Dying Light: Platinum Edition | Switch
  • Youtubers Life 2 | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac
  • Into the Pit | Xbox One, PC
  • Inscryption | PC
  • The Caligula Effect 2 | PS4, Switch
  • War Mongrels | PC
  • Angry Alligator | Switch
  • Duo Zombies | Switch
  • Regency Solitaire | Switch
  • Undying | PC
  • Escape Simulator | PC, Mac
  • Dead Estate | PC
  • Bunhouse | PC

Wednesday, October 20

  • Spectacular Sparky | Switch, PC
  • Corpse Party | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Silver Chains | Xbox One
  • Energy Cycle | Xbox Series X/S
  • Sheepo | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
  • Klang 2 | PC
  • They Always Run | PC
  • Princess.Loot.Pixel.Again | Xbox One
  • BATS: Bloodsuckers Anti-Terror Squad | Switch
  • JARS | Switch
  • Crazy Gravity | Switch
  • Himno - The Silent Melody | PC
  • ELYON | PC
  • They Always Run | PC
  • Gravewood High | PC

Thursday, October 21

  • Resident Evil 4 VR | Oculus Quest
  • Echo Generation | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
  • Disciples: Liberation | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
  • Evertried | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Skul: The Hero Slayer | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
  • Monomals | Switch
  • Toy Soldiers HD | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Tandem: A Tale of Shadows | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend | PC
  • Endocrisis | Switch
  • Sakura Nova | Switch
  • Howling Village: Echoes | Switch
  • Yumeiri | Switch
  • Cards of the Dead | Switch
  • Growbot | PC, Mac
  • Spire of Sorcery | PC
  • Sword and Fairy 7 | PC

Friday, October 22

  • The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
  • My Friend Peppa Pig | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Murder Diaries 2 | Xbox One
  • City Stunt Driver | Switch
  • Reminiscence in the Night | Switch
  • Pro Flight Simulator | Switch
  • Demon Hunter: Riddles of Light | Switch
  • Minigolf Adventure | Switch
  • Hourglass | PC
  • Alisa | PC, Mac

Oh my, this is finally getting out. Although the game demo a few months ago left me called, as it wasn’t at all what the game was supposed to be at first.

Is it related to Slay the Spire in any way? Or just trying to capitalize on that name not being copywritten?

Hell, it’s been in development before Slay the Spire even was in EA!
It started as a proper version of Eador (the sequel to Eador Genesis that got a troubled history and a shaky release), and the demo showed it had become a tactical RPG with quite sluggish overworld map movement on a small scale and with the strategy layer really stripped down, almost taken off.

Okay nevermind, it’s not a release: it’s an early access release, with an expected actual release for the end of 2025 2022.

This is the big hitter this week, really. C’mon, let’s jump in muddy puddles!