What do the pieces look like? One of my fundamental issues with war games is that they’re usually little rectangular cardboard pieces with like a flag or X or checkerboard pattern, doesn’t look like a tank or that green army guy with binoculars in one hand while extending a “come on!” gesture with the other.
That’s why Memoir ‘44 is my favorite war game, because it’s full of little plastic tanks and army guys. It’s fun, shut up!
Ooh, is that a real game? You grognard types better not be holding out on me, I want that!
Why’d the chicken cross the road?
To get to the left from the right, sir!
Oh yeah, I guess it’s been pretty quiet the last few weeks on big releases.
Here was this week’s. I’d say Wallet Threat Level: Mario Tennis. (I enjoyed Mario Tennis on the N64, so I’m a bit jealous of Switch owners this week).
Tuesday, June 19
Anima: Gate of Memories - The Nameless Chronicles — Switch
INK — Switch
Steamworld Dig 2 — PS4
The Lost Child — PS4, PS Vita, Switch
Yoku’s Island Express — PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Wednesday, June 20
Grab The Bottle — Switch
Thursday, June 21
Destiny’s Princess: A War Story, A Love Story — Switch
Drawful 2 — Switch
Gunbird 2 — Switch
Lost in Harmony — Switch, PC
Minecraft — Switch
MUSYNX — Switch
The Journey Down: Chapter One — Switch
Vegas Party — Switch
Wizard Fire — Switch
Friday, June 22
Mario Tennis Aces — Switch
New Gundam Breaker — PS4
There’s a big release next week: The Crew 2 comes out next week on all platforms, I believe.
Also, why is Yoku’s Island listed again? Didn’t we discuss that a few weeks ago in this thread?
Adding on the 21st:
Objects in Space (Early Access) - PC
This week’s wallet threat level is high for retro JRPG fans.
Also, the sheer volume of Nintendo Switch releases continues. I wonder how Switch owners even keep track of this stuff now.
Monday, July 9
Another World | Switch
Pato Box | Switch
Tuesday, July 10
20XX | Switch
Blacksea Odyssey | PS4
Bomber Crew | Xbox One, Switch
Defiance 2050 | PS4, Xbox One
Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Muddledash | Switch, PC
MXGP Pro | PS4, Xbox One
Neverout | Switch
Shining Resonance Refrain | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
The Lion’s Song | Switch
Wednesday, July 11
20XX | Xbox One
Ghost 1.0 | Xbox One
Super Destronaut DX | Xbox One
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | Xbox One
Thursday, July 12
Express Raider | Switch
Fill-a-Pix: Phil’s Epic Adventure | Switch
Ghost 1.0 | Switch
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! | Switch
NeoGeo The Super Spy | Switch
Radio Hammer Station | Switch
Star Story: The Horizon Escape | Switch
Super Volley Blast | Switch
Friday, July 13
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Switch, 3DS
Darts Up | Switch
Earthfall | PS4, Xbox One
Epic Loon | Switch
Gekido: Kintaro’s Revenge | Xbox One
Insane Robots | Xbox One
Octopath Traveler | Switch
Super Destronaut DX | Switch
The Spectrum Retreat | Xbox OneLooking forward to Earthfall with my kids. Annoys the crap out of me when companies put up pre-orders only for the base version, then release a deluxe edition though. Fortunately in this case the price was the same and the add-on content wasn’t terribly interesting ($10 for character skins).
Sometimes when I go visit my local pub I just leave my wallet on the bar when I pay my tab. They’re always really good about hanging onto it and sometimes they call me to tell me I’ve done it again. But that’s my main wallet threat these days.
An August release list I saw, listing the big ones this month:
August 1st
Yakuza 0 (PC)
August 3rd
WarioWare Gold (3DS)
August 7th
Overcooked 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Dead Cells (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
August 9th
Okami HD (Switch)
Monster Hunter World (PC)
August 10th
Madden NFL 19 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
We Happy Few (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
August 14th
Death's Gambit (PS4, PC)
Phantom Doctrine (PC)
The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 1 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (PC)
August 15th
State of Mind (PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
August 21st
Shenmue I & II (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
August 23rd
Warhammer 40k: Inquisitor - Martyr (consoles)
August 24th
F1 2018 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Little Dragon's Cafe (PS4, Switch)
August 28th
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Switch)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PS4)
Strange Brigade (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Blade Strangers (PS4, Switch, PC)
Victor Vran: Overkill Edition (Switch)
August 31st
Divinity: Original Sin 2 (PS4, Xbox One)
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
I’m interested in We Happy Few, to see if it turns out like Bioshock or if it turns out like a crappy rogue-like.
Quite interested as well.
I’m interested in Barbarossa Derailed
Iconoclasts and Salt & Sanctuary are releasing for Switch on August 2, so I’m thinking of picking at least one of them up.
Star Traders Frontiers today.
Phantom Doctrine (XCOM meets the Cold War) on the 14th
Scythe “late August”, although the EA version available is already quite good
Aggressors:Ancient Rome on the 30th
All PC
I grabbed it last year before the price increase, I’ll report in when 1.0 officially hits. I haven’t touched the game at all in EA, as they kept changing so much stuff.
Aug. 30th
Two Point Hospital
That’s all I need for this month.
exapunks!
I enjoyed the heck out of Salt and Sanctuary, so I’d recommend it. I found the 3D camera and controls in Dark Souls to be extremely frustrating, and Salt was a way for me to get the Dark Souls experience without the interface difficulties.