Hello everybody and welcome to another addition of This Week In Games, a weekly segment where I post random cat pictures and videos in an effort to gain viewership.
If you follow this blog then you know the skinny, but to those who are new to this thing, I go on Gamespot each week and see what games are coming out. I pick the more interesting ones, whether they're good or bad, and I write a little bit about them and give you the release dates. I used to be more picky with including ports and whatnot but now I just put whatever.
All the dates are North American releases, as well, because that's where I'm from. Sorry people from better continents.
August 31
There's nothing, games are dead.
September 1
The Fantabulous Adventures of Hedgehog Holmes
Coming Out For: PC
Genre: Point-and-Click Adventure
Gameplay: I can't seem to find a video.
It's hard to really know what this game has to offer since it is hard to find anything on it, but it's a whodunnit story mixed with point-and-click adventure, all rolled up into a package full of cute visuals. Unless the visuals are just a way to throw you off the scent (get what I did there?), then it's probably a fairly simple, light-hearted take on the genre. But I say this ignorantly.
Hexcells Infinite
Coming Out For: PC
Genre: Puzzle
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qi3ffxccFc
In this puzzler, which has 36 new challenges and the ability to randomly generate puzzles, you basically deal with patterns and destroying hexes that don't belong in the pattern. It's a little bit like Minesweeper, from what I understand. Anyway, there's a lot of content here for fans of this type of thing. Me? I'm too stupid to do puzzles.
September 2
Sims 4
Coming Out For: PC
Genre: Simulation
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qi3ffxccFc
The newest installment of the wildly successful Sims games comes out this week, promising pretty much a more in-depth experience with real personalities for the Sims. I haven't played a game in the series since the first, but I might check this one out to see where it has gone.
Velocity 2X
Coming Out For: PS4/Vita
Genre: Platformer
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsrGmIWxV0
As part of a cross-buy program for PS Plus subscribers, this game is actually free for the systems so there's no reason not to play it. It's a fast-paced platformer and it looks like a hell of a lot of fun. Throw bombs around, shoot all over the place, fight boss battles both outside or even inside (when you fly in them and take them down from the inside). I heard that the first Velocity was really good, which I can't confirm, but this definitely looks like a solid sequel then.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Coming Out For: PS Vita
Genre: Murder Mystery Visual Novel
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOQV2UKiv0
There are three main game modes in this game: Daily Life, Deadly Life and Class Trial. Daily Life has you interacting with people, gaining things to trade in for skills and whatnot. Deadly Life is when you discover a crime scene and have to try to find evidence to help with the Class Trial, which is a trial where you have to find the culprit.
You also have things like a virtual pet that can be accessed by pressing the pause button, and it grows with each step you take. There are other mini-games as well present.
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
Coming Out For: PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One
Genre: Action/ Hack n' Slash
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCADiuSwGwg
Honestly, think Dynasty Warriors here, with perhaps a few little changes here and there to make them different. You beat down massive hordes of enemies like they're nothing simply by button mashing. I enjoy these types of games here and there, so I'm not being critical. I think simplicity is nice once in a while in games.
Dance Central Spotlight
Coming Out For: Xbox One
Genre: Dance
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEWATlmbWtY
Finally, the killer app for Xbox One is here. Forget Halo, this is it. Okay, seriously, I've never been one for Dance games but I know these have an audience. So get your Kinect ready and do what you always do in these games: dance along with some of the "hottest" songs. Woo!
Warframe
Coming Out For: Xbox One
Genre: Third-Person Action/Shooter
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi0emSy-oeI
I have a bit of a history with Warframe. On PC I couldn't connect with my brother to play it so we abandoned it. When it came out for PS4 we played it a bit... enough to know what kind of game it is. Gamespot gave it a 6, but it's better than that. It's a fun 3rd person game where you can run up walls and stuff, with a variety of different types of characters to play as. It's free, which does put some things behind a pay wall, and some of the mechanics could use some polishing, but it's still a fun game... so this is a good thing for Xbox One.
Runers
Coming Out For: PC
Genre: Roguelike
Gameplay: http://store.steampowered.com/app/306550/
Runers is a roguelike, so what this entails is that it will have procedurally generated dungeons and death is final. However, you can collect runes to unlock unique skills, and there is apparently a bunch of customization, such as 20 races and 20 classes, the ability to be a long, mid or short-range fighter, among other things. If you're into Roguelikes, this looks like a fun addition.
Joe Danger
Coming Out For: PS Vita
Genre: Racing/Platformer
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbY-qHR7rY
Joe Danger has been out for a while, but it's free on PS Vita this month. Stunt drive your way through the levels, flipping and crashing your way to victory. It got great reviews pretty much all around when it was released.
September 3
Apparently there's nothing here, according to Gamespot.
September 4
Cubemen 2
Coming Out For: Wii U
Genre: Action/Strategy
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7X5BkFqozs
I never heard of Cubemen until right now... and I think I'm picking this up if money permits. It's an action game where you command your cubemen in what looks to be a pretty intense game. There seems to be a lot going on. There are five different multiplayer modes, two campaigns, the ability to make your own levels and even cross-platform multiplayer. I hope this does well on Wii U.
Tappingo 2
Coming Out For: 3DS
Genre: Puzzle
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqwJ3VfT9rE
Here we have a puzzler for the 3DS. I put it here because it's a 3DS release. I know the original had some fans, and so maybe they'll be interested in a sequel.
Hatoful Boyfriend
Coming Out For: PC
Genre: Dating Simulator
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SnF_Y2vnso
Ah, yes. Here we have the infamous pigeon dating simulator where you help pigeons get down. Will you succeed in this kinda awkward/kinda cool game?
September 5
Dead Rising 3
Coming Out For: PC
Genre: Action
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObURLnfQxi4
The Xbox One launch game hits PC this week, so if you're interested in bashing zombies with whatever you can find -- I'm assuming that's still how it works -- then this is a game you may want to pick up. It will be an upgraded version, with better graphics and the like for all you PC master race members out there.
September 6
It's Saturday! So no, there's not a lot going on.
And there you have it... that's all the interesting games for this week. It's not a bad week, really. We got some big new releases, some interesting ports, and Hatoful Boyfriend. So the good, the bad and the weird are covered. If I missed anything feel free to yell at me on Twitter @ArtBathednCrime or just write in the comments below. Or write me a song and send it to me!
