What's Out This Week?

[KSubzero1000]

Arrgh! I've had the follwing thought process about the PS4 release of FF12 for about 2 years...

You could always simply buy every FF re-release you come across and never touch any of them afterwards. Works for me. I feel culturally enriched by having them sitting in my cupboard and lulling myself to sleep with fairy tales of "Maybe one day... zZzZzZ"

[Alex79uk]

Thumper: Pocket Edition seems to have dropped on to mobile stores this week. Its pricy at over £4 but I have a ton of credit (from the Google surveys app) so took the plunge. It seems great so far, although very difficult and I'm not all together sure what I'm doing! Looks gorgeous though.

So yeah this game is practically impossible on a touch screen. Keep missing turns and when you have a button hold directly before a turn its almost impossible to switch in time. Still, it's given me a taste for the full game which I will now look out for in a sale!

[dezm0nd]

Mordhau (PC) – April 29
Tales of the Neon Sea (PC) – April 30
Giga Wrecker Alt. (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – April 30/May 2
Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age (Xbox One, Switch) – April 30
Fade to Silence – official launch (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 30
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (PC) – April 30
Sigil (PC) – April
Levelhead – Steam Early Access (PC) – April
Super Crate Box (Switch) – April
Golem Gates (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – April
Pixel Noir – Steam Early Access (PC) – April
Precipice (PC) – May 1
Table Top Racing: World Tour – Nitro Edition (Switch) – May 1
Close to the Sun (PC) – May 2
Strike Suit Zero (Switch) – May 2
Black Paradox – official launch (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 2
VA-11 Hall-A (PS4, Switch) – May 2
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse (Switch) – May 2
For Honor – Year 3 Season 2 – Sakura (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 2
Rise of Industry – official launch (PC) – May 2

[stvnorman]

No way I can resist having Super Crate Box on Switch. Just take my money now.

[clippa]

Just take my money now.

Will be interesting to see if they charge for it considering it's free on pc.

Did you ever try Woah Dave!?

Sort of similar, I was addicted to that for a while.

The steam page is up for the first in the "Vlambeer Arcade" collection Ultrabugs, also coming to the switch. That looks like it's going to be fun.

[stvnorman]

.Did you ever try Woah Dave!?

I’ve heard the name but didn’t know what it was. Just saw it’s available on 3DS (as I don’t have a PC) so will put it on my wish list. Thanks!

I reckon about £6.99 on Switch - the Nintendo equivalent of free!

[ratsoalbion]

Woah Dave! was free on PS+ (PS4/Vita) a few years back. It’s quite cool I think.

[dezm0nd]

Sea of Thieves' mega update is out this week but other than that I'm not really fussed by anything this week. Not sure there's much for me until Rage 2, which isnt a problem. Being a pirate with a bit of Spider-Man inbetween will keep me going until May 14th.

[stvnorman]

Woah Dave! was free on PS+ (PS4/Vita) a few years back. It’s quite cool I think.

Thanks Leon! There it was in my library. It is very good and is definitely a one more go type game. Very similar to Super Crate Box in single player at least.

[dezm0nd]

Brief Battles (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 7
Shakedown: Hawaii (PC, PS4, Switch, Vita) – May 7
Puyo Puyo Champions (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 7
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PC) – May 9
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows (Switch) – May 9
For The King (PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – May 7/9/10
Life is Strange 2 – Episode 3: Wastelands (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 9
Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package (Switch) – May 10
Reverse Crawl (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 10
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 10

[stvnorman]

There's an Arcade Archives release of Ninja Gaiden out on Switch tomorrow. Which is my birthday so I have the perfect excuse to treat myself!

[dezm0nd]

Based on Bethesda's FPS output lately I'm going for Rage 2 on day one, no questions asked. Cannot wait.

Thea 2: The Shattering – official launch (PC) – May 13
Rage 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 14
Figment (PS4) – May 14
Blades of Time (Switch) – May 14
A Plague Tale: Innocence (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 14
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 14
Darkwood (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 14
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder (Switch) – May 14
Technosphere Reload (PC) – May 15
Mace and Grace – Steam Early Access (Rift, Vive) – May 15
Road to Guangdong – Steam Early Access (PC) – May 16
Dark Future: Blood Red States (PC) – May 16
The Gardens Between Sails (iOS) – May 16
Tubetastic: World Splashfest (PC) – May 16
Final Assault – official launch (PC, Rift, Vive) – May 16
Surviving Mars: Green Planet (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 16
Castlevania Anniversary Collection (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May 16
Alt-Frequencies (PC, Android, iOS) – May 16
Bubsy: Paws on Fire (PC, PS4, Switch) – May 16
Irony Curtain (PC) – May 16
Eden Rising: Supremacy – official launch (PC) – May 17
Akane (Switch) – May 17

[Magical_Isopod]

I want Rage 2, but I don't full price want it. I do have $77 in credit at a game shop down in Mississauga though... hmmst. Lemme finish Ys VIII and decide after that. I'm tempted to go to Yakuza 0 (half done, been a year since last played) or Dawn of Sorrow next.

[chase210]

I'm reasonably confident Rage 2 will go cheap very quick so I'll wait.

[dezm0nd]

Bethesda games do tend to drop quick, especially their FPS games but I am more than happy to buy it and trade it in when i'm done.

[duskvstweak]

I want Rage 2, since I actually liked Rage 1 more than I thought I would, but I need make sure my PC can run the thing on a decent level first!
I'm hoping the game is "Rage but better" and not just different type of FPS with the name Rage slapped on it.

[Magical_Isopod]

Rage 2 ain't doing so hot in reviews. It's got a 73 on Metacritic (4.4 user score), and a 62% positive "Mixed" score on Steam.

There appears to be *some* review bombing because it has Denuvo or something, but there's also plenty of reviews complaining it's plagued with bugs and kind of boring, even when it works.

I'd definitely wait for the inevitable sale... WTF is going on with Bethesda these days?

[Simonsloth]

I’m not sure if I missed something but Fallout 76 aside I think Bethesda have been relatively consistent.

Although aggregate scores aren’t stellar some of the Rage 2 reviews have been individually favourable like the IGN review. I wouldnt write them off just yet.

[Alex79uk]

Rage 2 ain't doing so hot in reviews. It's got a 73 on Metacritic (4.4 user score), and a 62% positive "Mixed" score on Steam.

73% isn't bad by any means!

[Magical_Isopod]

I’m not sure if I missed something but Fallout 76 aside I think Bethesda have been relatively consistent.

Although aggregate scores aren’t stellar some of the Rage 2 reviews have been individually favourable like the IGN review. I wouldnt write them off just yet.

Fallout 4 was also garbage, unless you like the building stuff mode. The Elder Scrolls mobile game was trash. Fallout Shelter had exploitative microtransactions. The Elder Scrolls tabletop game literally copy/pasted a D&D campaign and changed a few words. Wolfenstein 2 had tons of issues at launch including balancing issues with the difficulty settings.

It's not just Fallout 76.