Boy there’s a lot of card battlers/deck builders coming out lately aren’t there?
Because I’ve already played this in recent years and I’ve stopped and started Starcraft 2 a billion times (man, oh, man do I not like spam-hammering hot keys now days), I’m waiting for Warcraft IV or Age of Empires IV before I figure out if I want to buy anymore RTS games.
I think WC3 is the only game my wife and I ever played (13 years ago) where we had to stop because I was such a fucking asshole to her she was ready to stab my face. I wasn’t an asshole in the sense I was upset or yelling at her, more like I bullying and trolling her by warping my mage in, interfering with her stuff, and teleporting right back out before she could deal with me. Sure, while I was doing that she might route me and wreck my entire settlement and win, but that didn’t stop me from having more fun trolling her than winning, and her wanting to punch me for it. Also she hated my siege tank blitzes.
Journey to the Savage Planet
This looks interesting mechanically and gameplay-wise, but I’m burned out on the look of its aliens. I can’t even remember the games off the top of my head, but they just look too goofy for me. They come off to me like the paint splashes on a shitty early 2000s mousepad, or boxes of 90s sugary drinks for kids.
I definitely am. I backed both Pillars of Eternity games on Kickstarter/faux-Kickstarter, so I own the base games on PC. But I liked that when Pillars of Eternity came to Xbox Game Pass, it was the complete edition, with all the DLC. Not that I’ve played much of either the first game or the sequel, and will probably never get to the DLC, but I still like the concept of having access to it.
I also expect Journey to the Savage Planet and Kentucky Route Zero as prime fodder for Game Pass actually.
Another week, another large number of titles for the Switch. And a whole bunch of titles on PC which I assume are Steam titles. The Switch and Steam gamehoses continue to spray us with games.
Monday, Feb. 3
Dawn of Fear | PS4
DragonFang - Drahn’s Mystery Dungeon | PC
Ash of Gods: Redemption | PS4
Reknum | PS4
Please The Gods | Switch
Shadowrain | PC
Black Butterfly | PC
Terramancer | PC
Space Elite Force II | PC
JORRY | PC
Choco Pixel 2 | PC
Power Struggle | PC, Mac
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Monster Energy Supercross - The Offical Videogame 3 | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac
According to my Game Pass app, this wasn’t just released today, it was also added to Game Pass for PC. Remote installing now.
Edit: Oh wait, it’s listed as an Early Access game. So maybe it’s not worth installing now. If I’d never played Long Dark in the early access period, I might have been able to enjoy it after final release.
Big triple-A games only for PS4 this week, Dreams and Yakuza 5.
It’s tough to put this together for you guys now. Kotaku used to do all the hard work. I wonder if they fired that guy, but the new guys is not putting his back into it, clearly:
Monday, February 10
Help Me, Doctor | Switch
Tuesday, February 11
Yakuza 5 | PS4
Wednesday, February 12
Fire Emblem: Three Houses DLC Wave 4 | Switch
Thursday, February 13
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions | Switch
Nom Nom Apocalypse | PC
Necronator: Dead Wrong | PC
Friday, February 14
Best Friends Forever | Switch, PC
Darksiders Genesis | Switch, PS4
Dreams | PS4
Railway Empire | Switch
Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold | Switch
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition | PS4, PC
UnderHero | Switch
I mean, that can’t be it, right?
I guess I’ll look on Gamespot. They list way too much. Like they list Kingdom Come: Deliverance for PC in a couple of days. That must mean its free release on the Epic Game Store. So this might have redundancies.
Here we go:
Monday - Feb. 10
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments - PS4
Help Me Doctor - NS
A Night in the Forum - PS4
Tuesday - Feb. 11
Mosaic - PS4
Metro Exodus: Sam’s Story - PS4, XONE, PC
Mantis Burn Racing - NS, PS4
The Yakuza Remastered Collection - PS4
Yakuza 3 Remaster - PS4
Yakuza 5 Remaster - PS4
Monster Jam Steel Titans - NS
The Unicorn Princess - PS4, XONE
AO Tennis 2 - PS4, XONE, NS
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed - PS4, XONE, NS, PC
Underhero - PS4
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions - PS4
Thief Town - NS
The Adventures of 00 Dilly - PS4
Project Starship - PS4
Reed Remastered - VITA, PS4
Tilt Pack - NS
Ikari Warriors - PS4
Wednesday - Feb. 12
Underhero - PS4
Super Mega Space Blaster Special - XONE
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions - PS4
Outbreak: Epidemic - XONE
Reed Remastered - XONE, PS4
Project Starship - XONE, PS4
The Adventures of 00 Dilly - XONE
Thursday - Feb. 13
Rise of Insanity - NS
Azur Lane: Crosswave - PS4
Darksiders Genesis - XONE
Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Side Story: Cindered Shadows - NS
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions - NS
Space Hunted: The Lost Levels - WIIU
Quarters, Please! Vol. 2 - 3DS
Goblin Sword - NS
Super Loop Drive - NS
Florence - NS, PC
Daemon X Machina - PC
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - PC
Friday - Feb. 14
Dreams - PS4
Darksiders Genesis - PS4, XONE, NS
Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate - NS, XONE, PS4, PC
Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold - NS
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition - PS4, PC
Black Future '88 - NS
Underhero - XONE
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions - XONE
Speedway Racing - NS
Spaceland - XONE, PS4
Forgotton Anne - NS, PS4
Reed Remastered - NS
The Incredible Adventures of Super Panda - NS
Sephirothic Stories - PS4
Kitty Maestro - NS
Saboteur II: Avenging Angel - PS4
Speed Dating for Ghosts - NS
Jesus Christ, that took forever to “de-format”. And contains way too much stuff over and over. I’m not doing this again.
It lists only Japanese, although sometimes those listings omits other languages.
The game is published by Ubi Soft there. It also is released with 3 DLC, Germany, France and Britain, priced 15$ each, effectively doubling the price of the game. No bundle.
I already own Vanquish and Bayonetta on the 360 I think, they’re in my backlog. And I think both are playable on Xbox One through backward compatibility. But hey, they also release on PS4 and Xbox One this week. I wonder if they updated something? Any other potentially good games a threat to the wallet this week?
Monday, Feb. 17
Magic Of Autumn | PC
Mokoko | PC, Mac
Rule The Rail! | PC
Trap | PC
Project RTD: Random Tower Defense PVP | PC
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Vanquish | PS4, Xbox One
Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo | Switch
DCL: The Game | PS4, Xbox One, PC
Giraffe and Annika | PC
Bayonetta | PS4, Xbox One
Hunt: The Showdown | PS4
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue | Xbox One
Lost Brothers | PC
Adore | PC
Guns Of Bullshit | PC
Super Hiking League | PC
Astonia: The Return Of Yendor | PC
Deadtime Defenders | PC, Mac
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Skul: The Hero Slayer | PC
The Suicide Of Rachel Foster | PC
Lost Artifacts | Xbox One
Bunny Parking | Xbox One
3000th Duel | Switch
TAGI. IO | PC
Shadows Of Larth | PC
Ramiwo | PC
Thursday, Feb. 20
Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late [cl-r] | PS4, Switch
Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun: Retro Brawling Bundle | PS4, Switch
Wolrd Of Horror | PC
DreadOut 2 | PC
Katana Kami: A Way Of The Samurai | PS4, Switch, PC
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition | Switch
Dreamo | PC
Sega Ages Sonic The Hedgehog 2 | Switch
Autobahn Police Simulator 2 | PS4
Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt | PS4
Sudoku Relax 4 Winter Snow | Switch
Blood Will Be Spilled | Switch
Lines XL | Switch
Uncharted Tides: Port Royal | Switch
Vitamin Connection | Switch
Oddmar | Switch
Fred3ric | Switch
A Sound Plan | Switch
Sega Ages Puyo Puyo 2 | Switch
NUMTATE | PC
Taur | PC
Final Frontier | PC
Bob Wants To Go Home | PC
GlowlyJump | PC
Friday, Feb. 21
Draugen | PS4, Xbox One
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened | PC
Brief Battles | Switch
Tony Stewart’s Spring Car Racing | PC
Ailment | Xbox One
Tower Of Babel - No Mercy | Switch
King Lucas | Switch
UBERMOSH: OMEGA | Switch
Fishing Adventure | Switch
Dark Tower: RPG Dungeon Puzzle | Switch
EGO Protocol: Remastered | Switch
Last Encounter | Switch
Knightin’ + | PS4, Switch
Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator | Switch
Blood Breed | Switch
Otherworldly | Switch
Shaolin vs Wutang 2 | PC
Barno F | PC
Lair Of The Clockwork God | PC
Up In The Air | PC
Devil May Cry 3 on Switch is real hot, but my real wallet threats are two other rereleases on Switch that hit next week, Rune Factory 4 Special and Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection.
I saw this recommended rating from Eurogamer. Apparently this is a multiplayer game from Crytek that’s long been in early access. Not my genre, but good reviews bode well I guess.
