Sunday, October 20th 2024
This Week in Gaming (Week 43)
Welcome to the last full week of October and boy is it going to be a busy week of new game releases. This week's AAA release is said to force you to go rogue on your tour of duty. Next you'll be starting your own tentacle cult, which if followed by being kicked out of hell for the second time, an inaccurate history lesson, being blown away by the wind and finally being turned into a blue hedgehog.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 / This week's AAA title / Friday 25 October
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops. The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity. Steam link
Worshippers of Cthulhu / Monday 21 October / Early Access
You are not a harbinger of destruction; but a herald of cosmic rebirth. Your purpose is not to sow chaos, but to embrace the inevitable evolution that awaits us all.
Humanity is insignificant, pitiful in its smallness. Our existence is a fleeting whisper in the cosmic winds, and only by awakening Cthulhu can we transcend our feeble existence. In one profound act, you can shake the foundations of the universe. Awaken Cthulhu, for in his awakening lies the catalyst for a cascading effect that will reshape the cosmos and a new order shall emerge. Steam link
No More Room in Hell 2 / Tuesday 22 October / Early Access
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense & terrifying permadeath co-op journey into the eerie darkness of zombie-infested zones. As an emergency responder you must survive, scavenge, stockpile and fulfill your mission - then repeat, each time in an ever-changing experience. Steam link
Age of History 3 / Wednesday 23 October
Embark on an epic journey with Age of History 3, which takes you through the vast timeline of human history. From the Age of Civilization to the realms of the far future, play as various Civilizations ranging from dominant empires to small tribes. Advance in the technology tree to unlock better buildings and stronger units, improving your Civilization. Each technological breakthrough opens up new possibilities, reflecting the evolution and growth of your Civilization through History. Steam link
Windblown / Thursday 24 October / Early Access
Wake up warriors! This is Windblown, a lightning-fast action roguelite crafted by Motion Twin, the creators of Dead Cells. You innocent souls have lived peacefully in The Ark, a floating village orbiting around the gigantic and deadly Vortex. However, don't let that calm existence fool you; your cozy little island is about to get devoured… Steam link
Sonic X Shadow Generations / Friday 25 October
Play as Shadow in a brand-new story campaign featuring never-before-seen abilities that prove why he's known as the Ultimate Life Form! Speed through iconic stages from Shadow's history, discover hidden secrets in an expansive hub world, and unlock new powers to take on Black Doom and save the world. Steam link
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 / This week's AAA title / Friday 25 October
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops. The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity. Steam link
You are not a harbinger of destruction; but a herald of cosmic rebirth. Your purpose is not to sow chaos, but to embrace the inevitable evolution that awaits us all.
Humanity is insignificant, pitiful in its smallness. Our existence is a fleeting whisper in the cosmic winds, and only by awakening Cthulhu can we transcend our feeble existence. In one profound act, you can shake the foundations of the universe. Awaken Cthulhu, for in his awakening lies the catalyst for a cascading effect that will reshape the cosmos and a new order shall emerge. Steam link
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense & terrifying permadeath co-op journey into the eerie darkness of zombie-infested zones. As an emergency responder you must survive, scavenge, stockpile and fulfill your mission - then repeat, each time in an ever-changing experience. Steam link
Embark on an epic journey with Age of History 3, which takes you through the vast timeline of human history. From the Age of Civilization to the realms of the far future, play as various Civilizations ranging from dominant empires to small tribes. Advance in the technology tree to unlock better buildings and stronger units, improving your Civilization. Each technological breakthrough opens up new possibilities, reflecting the evolution and growth of your Civilization through History. Steam link
Wake up warriors! This is Windblown, a lightning-fast action roguelite crafted by Motion Twin, the creators of Dead Cells. You innocent souls have lived peacefully in The Ark, a floating village orbiting around the gigantic and deadly Vortex. However, don't let that calm existence fool you; your cozy little island is about to get devoured… Steam link
Play as Shadow in a brand-new story campaign featuring never-before-seen abilities that prove why he's known as the Ultimate Life Form! Speed through iconic stages from Shadow's history, discover hidden secrets in an expansive hub world, and unlock new powers to take on Black Doom and save the world. Steam link
31 Comments on This Week in Gaming (Week 43)
But based on how the TPU readership votes in the polls, there isn't a huge interest in that type of game, unless it's from a well known franchise in western countries. Maybe this was one of those games, but at least to me Sonic was a much more well known franchise and it did ok in the poll as well, as it got shared second place.
I can't please everyone here and I try to use my own opinion as the last resource when I pick the games.
For those that aren't in the know, there are actually media specific resources for upcoming games, not that those resources list the games by user interest, but it's one of the resources I use when I compile this list. Then there's steamdb, where you can see how many followers a game has in total and how many it's had in the past week, which is another metric I use when choosing which game goes before another game if it's a handful of new titles coming out the same day.
In the specific case of Sonic vs. Ys, that's a 4:1 ratio. Does the TPU readership have the same ratio? I don't know, but I would go for the game that seems to be the more popular one in this instance. Sadly this type of statistics isn't available for other platforms afaik.
I also put Worshippers of Cthulhu ahead of Railroad Corporation 2, despite the latter being more interesting for me personally, but it was a 3:1 ratio of followers and judging by the poll, it was the right call.
So to those that want to see more of a certain type of game, let me know and I'll try and favour those types of games for a couple of weeks and we'll see how they do in the polls. If they end up at the bottom of the polls, then I won't be favouring them in the future, as the polls and the comments are the only tools I have to see what the TPU readership likes. That doesn't mean I will stop posting major releases that might not be super appealing, as some of what goes into this is to help drive traffic to the site as well.
Which brings a pet peeve that i have about that kind of "survival city builder" that add a gazillion different resources just for the sake of diminishing your gameplay experience with micro BS, Surviving the aftermath also has that problem.
¿why can't they design a proper city builder that does not need to track 40 different interconnected resources?
I understand it. I have a PC, PS, and Nintendo along with a Mac at home. If something is a JRPG or a traditional console style game no way in hell am I going to play that on the PC. Yuck. Just as I'm not going to play an FPS or RTS on a console. If a JRPG came out only on PC I'm probably going to skip it completely because hell no on the PC unless it's a remake of something I absolutely love. Just as if an FPS comes out on console only I'm not going to pick that up.
Most people aren't locked into one platform. Especially the PC. Stuffs all over the map and people tend to purchase stuff on the platform that typically those types of games were originally intended for.