This Week in Gaming (Week 34)

[TheLostSwede]

As we enter the second to last week of August, we finally have a massive new AAA release that involves a magical Chinese monkey. As for the rest of this week's upcoming new games, we have a cyberpunk co-op looter shooter, a dusty story-driven action-adventure, a wholesome narrative game, wizards with guns and a game named after a very fast airplane, even though it doesn't even seem to involve any airplanes.

Black Myth: Wukong / This week's AAA release / Tuesday 20 August
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. The story is based on Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past. Steam Link





CyberCorp / Monday 19 August / Early Access
Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or with friends. Steam Link



Dustborn / Tuesday 20 August
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination. Steam Link



Sunset Hills / Wednesday 21 August
After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges. Steam Link



Tactical Breach Wizards / Thursday 22 August
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window. Steam Link



Concord / Friday 23 August
Concord is a new team-based first-person shooter for PS5 and PC. Handpick your personal roster of Freegunners from the crew of the Northstar - a group of outlaws and adventurers working as guns-for-hire. Steam Link

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[ZoneDymo]

Dont know anything about it, but Sunset Hills most def has a beautiful artstyle

 

[Chaitanya]

Have a festival to celebrate here and will be meeting up cousins which naturally means no gaming.

 

[KrazyT]

I thought Road Rash was back with the last screenshoot of Dustborn :/

 

[AusWolf]

I'm not one for graphics, but I admit, Black Myth looks awesome... and its benchmark runs like ass on my 6750 XT.

 

[Sithaer]

I'm not exactly a fan of souls like games but Wukong looks pretty cool to me since I like the Asian myth/themed games in general so I might give it a chance at some point. 'the bench demo ran just fine on High with DLSS'

 

[QuietBob]

I'm interested in two of these for their premise, varied mechanics and presentation.

Dustborn looks like a well executed mix of action adventure and visual novel. I like the postapo backdrop and the cel shaded style reminiscent of Borderlands.
Another one is Sunset Hills with its beautiful hand-drawn environments, puzzles and a nostalgic story.

Wishlisted and installing both demos now.

 

[stimpy88]

Thanks for the heads-up that new nGreedia drivers will be incoming this week! Black Myth looks like it's going to be unplayable on anything lower than a 4090 without massive DLSS use.