Ok, our wallets might be under serious threat this week. First of all, developers of the last couple of Deus Ex games are coming out with a Guardians of the Galaxy game. @lordkosc’s wallet is under severe threat from Moonglow bay, a fishing rpg. Darkest Dungeon 2 is going to be a wallet threat for a lot of people this week. The N64/Sega Genesis games on Nintendo Switch Online, I’m guessing is not a big wallet threat to most Switch users. Not yet. There’s a new Fatal Frame game coming for every platform? Has anyone heard about this? The new game by the developers of Steep is coming out, Rider’s Republic, I think that might be a wallet threat this week. Happy Game looked very interesting at E3, that could be a wallet threat too.
Jeez, enough already! No, wait, there’s more! A new Mario Party comes out this week. AND a cow milking simulator on the Switch. And the venerable series Age of Empires returns, this time done by Relic. Phew. Well, at least that last one is on Game Pass.
Monday, October 25
N64 / Sega Genesis games via Nintendo Switch Online Expansion
Zombo Buster Rising | Switch
Tuesday, October 26
Story of Season: Friends of Mineral Town | PS4, Xbox One
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Darkest Dungeon 2 | PC
Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars | PS4
The Smurfs | Mission Vileaf | PC
Moonglow Bay | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Iron Harvest | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Shadow Corridor | Switch
Hermitage: Strange Case Files | Switch
L.O.L. Surprise Movie Night | Switch
Defend The Rook | PC
Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut | PC, Mac
Forgive Me Father | PC
Wednesday, October 27
Dadish | Xbox One
Dadish 2 | Xbox One
Pumpkin Jack | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
The Legend of Tianding | Switch, PC
Death Park 2 | Xbox One
Princess.Loot.Pixel.Again | Switch
Lucid Cycle | Switch
Thursday, October 28
Super Robot Wars 30 | PC
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
NASCAR 21: Ignition | PS4, Xbox One, PC
Gas Guzzlers Extreme | Switch
VirtuaVerse | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars | PS4, Switch, PC
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Black Widow: Recharged | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Bassmaster Fishing 2022 | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Roki | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Happy Game | Switch, PC, Mac
Riders Republic | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Nope. It’s the fifth game, which was Japan only for a few years, I think. Honestly was not expecting it to ever get an English release, let alone hit PC.
There’s a new Call of Duty game coming out that’s set in World War 2, so I’m guessing a lot of people’s wallets are under threat this week. And a new Just Dance game comes out, so a completely different set of people might have their wallets under severe threat as well. The success of Just Dance makes me wonder what Harmonix did wrong with their dancing game.
Monday, Nov. 1
The Legend of Tianding | Switch, PC
Ekstase | Switch
QB Planets | Switch
Dogs Organized Neatly | PC
Tuesday, Nov. 2
Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Cupid Parasite | Switch
Tunche | Xbox One, Switch, PC
First Class Trouble | PS5, PS4
Knockout City | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
World War Z | Switch
Galaxy Shooter | Switch
Unpacking | Switch, PC
To The Rescue | PC
Giants Uprising | PC
Usurper: Soulbound | PC
Wednesday, Nov. 3
The Solitaire Conspiracy | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Bloodshore | Switch
Time Loader | PC
Thursday, Nov. 4
Demon Turf | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac
Where Cards Fall | Switch, PC, Mac
A Boy and His Blob | Switch
Just Dance 2022 | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
Prison Simulator | PC
One Last Memory | Switch
Pretty Girls Panic! PLUS | Switch
Bloody Rally Show | Switch
Magic Potion Millionaire | Switch
Skeletal Avenger | Switch
Lone McLonegan : A Western Adventure | Switch
Super Sami Roll | Switch
Captian Backwater | Switch
Starsand | PC
Recipe for Disaster | PC
Friday, Nov. 5
Call of Duty: Vanguard | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Which actually made the Online+Expansions subscription from Nintendo a wallet threat for our family. No point in buying the DLC for ACNH when you’d need two for the Switches anyway. And with the N64 and Sega add-ons, there are other games I want to try someday (like Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) that I never had the opportunity to play.
A big week for new releases this week. That Japanese RPG whose name I can’t pronounce gets a 5th iteration. Forza Horizon gets a 5th iteration, this time in Mexico! Airborne Kingdom comes to consoles (it’s a city builder, but you’re flying in the air?) Rockstar is rereleasing GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas on the new consoles with a small layer of spit shine, I think? A new Football Manager is coming out. A new Jurassic World Evolution is coming out. The Final Fantasy 5 pixel remaster comes out. KOTOR comes to Switch. Ship Graveyard Simulator is such an evocative name, someone please tell me more about that! And of course, just like every year for the last 10 years, we’re getting a new version of Skyrim.
Monday, Nov. 8
Gravity Light | Switch
Tuesday, Nov. 9
Airborne Kingdom | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
Disney Classic Games Collection | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Football Manager 2022 | Xbox One, PC
Forza Horizon 5 | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Jurassic World Evolution 2 | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Blue Reflections: Second Light | Switch
My Singing Monsters Playground | Switch
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Among Trees | PC
Final Fantasy 5 pixel remaster | PC
Ship Graveyard Simulator | PC
Thursday, Nov. 11
Bright Memory: Infinite | PC
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Switch
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Not getting Shin Megaten V, as I grabbed Undernauts, and my credit card info has somehow been stolen last week which means 2 weeks without impulse purchases!
I loved the hell out of Nocturne back in the day, enough so that after finishing it I couldn’t get enough of the series and played through SMT 1, 2, and Raidou Kuzunoha in short order, and then Strange Journey and Devil Survivor on the DS. But on the other hand, my tastes have drifted away from traditional (that is, not tactical-, action-, or roguelike-) RPGs in the past decade+, and I can’t recall the last time I actually finished one*. Logically I probably shouldn’t buy SMT V, but I suspect curiosity is going to get the better of me.
Similarly, driving games are another genre where I dabble from time to time when the mood strikes, but haven’t actually loved since… whenever the Burnout series faded away. I’ll certainly give Forza a shot on Game Pass though.
*Fake edit: OK, I was curious so went back and looked at my Grouvee, and it looks like it would have been Final Fantasy X Remaster on the Vita in January 2015.
Any wallet threats this week? Looking at this list, it feels like we’re heading into a period where most of the heavy hitters of the year are now out. The latest Battlefield game is coming out on the 19th, I know that’s a wallet threat for people. And a couple of Pokemon games are coming out, which is always a wallet threat for fans. Game pass continues to have some interesting upcoming games, like Exo One this week.
Monday, November 15
Car Detailing Simulator: Prolouge| PC
Moncage | PC
Tuesday, November 16
Out of Line | Xbox One
Grow: Song of the Evertree | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Surviving The Aftermath | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
The Last Stand: Aftermath | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One | PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Marsupilami: Hoobadventure | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Star Wars Jedi Knight Collection | Switch
Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story | Switch, PC
Star Wars Racer and Commando Combo | Switch
Them Bombs | Xbox One
The Wild At Heart | PS4, Switch
Root | Switch
Horseshoe Crab Rescue! | Switch
Tavern Master | PC, Mac
Country Balls Heroes | PC
Combat Mission Cold War | PC
Wednesday, November 17
Klang 2 | PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
Before We Leave | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Tamarin | Xbox One
Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade | PC
Mastho is Together | Switch
Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021 | PC
Next Space Rebels | PC, Mac
Thursday, November 18
BloodRayne: ReVamped| PS4, Xbox One, Switch
BloodRayne: ReVamped 2 | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Space Moth: Lunar Edition | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Undungeon | Xbox One, PC
Smoots Golf | Xbox One, Switch, PC
Two Hundred Ways | Xbox One
Exo One | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Kosmonavtes: Academy Escape | Switch
NinNinDays2 | Switch
Romeow: In The Cracked World | Switch
Would you like to run an idol cafe? | Switch
NICH | Switch
Ice Station Z | Switch
Unsafe | PC
Alien Marauder | PC
Myth of Empires | PC
Wrought Flesh | PC
Pronty: Fishy Adventure | PC
Friday, November 19
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond | Switch
Pokemon Shining Pearl | Switch
NERF Legends | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Battlefield 2042 | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
I looked up what the heck Klang 2 is, and the description sounds very promising.
Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game , blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat. Conduct electronic symphonies with your lightning powers, wield magical tuneblades, and achieve a euphoric state of trance through skillful play.
I love the combination of music and action in games!
