There’s some sneezy sniffles in store for my weekend (thankfully without a C-word involved, at least), so I’m looking forward to hunkering down with games today and as much NFL as I can fit in my eyeholes tomorrow. Though I suppose I should try to finish some DIY projects as well…
Let’s get to the week’s gaming news and reviews, though, with a big huge JRPG that should be high on everyone’s wish lists.
In the News This Week
- Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered announced for another Valentine’s Day release
- Alien: Isolation sequel announced by Creative Assembly
- 343 Industries is now Halo Studios – Announces switch to Unreal Engine 5
- Nintendo’s latest hardware reveal is quite alarming
- Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to PC this month
- Stampede Racing Royale launches for free with a Dave the Diver collab
- Football Manager 25 has now been delayed to March 2025
- LittleBigPlanet 3 and all DLC are being delisted on 31st October
- Xbox Cloud Gaming could soon let you stream your own games
Games in Review & Featured Articles
JRPG fans should be over the moon with Metaphor: ReFantazio, a new game that branches off the Persona style of role playing in a new direction.
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, PC – 9/10
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- Until Dawn – PS5, PC – 8/10
- Ravenswatch – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 8/10
- Parcel Corps – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
- Enotria – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
- Undisputed – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10
Beyond the reviews, Miguel delved into the big Khaos Reigns DLC for Mortal Kombat 1, but came away a bit disappointed. Aran then previewed cute looking llama ’em up Llamalandia, and I got some hands on time with Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured Metaphor: ReFantazio, Until Dawn and Cyberpunk 2077.
Trailer Park
Masahiro Sakurai ends his YouTube channel with a heartfelt ode to Satoru Iwata
Pathologic 3 revealed for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
Your Achievements
Let’s see what you’ve been up to:
- TSBonyman completed the point & click adventure Truberbrook, continued on with Astro Bot and grabbed High on Life and the Sherlock Holmes bundle on sale, where he’s already liking the first case and detecting mechanics.
That’s the round up for this week. Hope you have a great weekend ahead!