Sunday, May 31, 2015
Monster Hunter X, Helldivers Complete, Huge Witcher Is Huge, Review Links, Podcast Links
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Welcome back to Coffeecola.
Let's get to it.
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Whoa whoa whoa!!! Wait a second!!!
After I posted this update originally, @ElPrezAU hipped me to the fact that a new Monster Hunter was just announced!! (Also, @ApricotSushi utterly failed in her duties by not sharing the info!!)
It's called Monster Hunter X, and the reveal trailer IS RIGHT HERE!! Now, normal Coffeecola will resume below while I commence freaking out for the next 72 hours or so.
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First up, here are links to all of the reviews that we published at @Gamecritics
last week.
>Project CARS (PC) by @MikeSuskie
>Lifeline (iOS) by me!
>Omega Quintet (PS4) by @Unangbangkay
>Goat Simulator (XBO) by @GC_Danny
>Homeworld Remastered (PC) by James
Davenport
>Toren (PS4) by me!
>Axiom Verge (PS4) by @ODellHarmonJR
Whew! That was a lot of reviews! ^_^
Speaking of Monster Hunter, I was a
guest on the Magic Hour podcast, and I was thrilled to be featured on the same
episode as Adam Evanko, generally known as YouTube’s Gaijin Hunter. @Gamerparent (host of the podcast) does a
great show that takes kids into account, so if you've ever wondered how Monster
Hunter relates to parenting (and it sure does!) come tune in.
Now, for the games…
Helldivers: I've been putting a lot of time into Helldivers since it dropped, and I'm thrilled to say that I finally unlocked the last piece of gear after a really, really intense battle this afternoon.
The level of difficulty was literally called "suicide
mission" and it started out as just the wife and I, though it clearly needs
a squad of four – three at the very least. However, there’s a way to send out a
"distress signal" in the game, so if you find yourself in a mission
and in need of backup, it prioritizes your session for randoms to join.
Almost immediately, a rando dropped in who was one level higher, and seemed to be focused on playing a support role. No one had headsets at first, so we were just going with the flow until things started heating up. (It was about 45 seconds into the mission.) At that point, he put his headset on and started trying to coordinate our efforts, so I put mine on and did the same, and it turned out that he was a pretty cool guy. Helldivers is a phenomenal game when playing with people who know what they're doing, so with my wife and I handling heavy assault, it worked out great.
If you haven't played Helldivers already, it is by far my co-op game of the year, and one of my favorites from 2015 overall. It's really not meant for a single player, so people who don't want to group with others won’t get much out of it. That said, finding other people is incredibly easy and I've had many, many great experiences with randoms. Despite being a bit of a misanthrope myself, I would absolutely recommend it to anyone, and wholly support doing it co-op.
So. Damned. Good.
Dying Light: I find it ironic that I just praised the "Be The Zombie" mode in Dying Light last week, and as soon as I said that, the game released a new batch of DLC and something in the patch completely screwed up zombie mode.
If you jumped on after I gave it my recommendation, you probably were
wondering what the hell I was talking about because the game sucked, and in its
current state, it does. Once it’s working again, I'll mention it here. For the
time being, don't even bother with it.
Witcher 3: I put the Witcher down for a few days to take care of some things, and finally came back to it last night. I have to say, it felt suuuuuuuper overwhelming because the game is so unbelievably huge.
I'm still really digging the game, even though it feels like
I'm probably going to have to chip away at it over the course of several
months… It just feels so incredibly
big, I don't think I'll be able to have this be my only game… I'm guessing it
will take more than a hundred hours, easily.
I genuinely want to see and do everything because it's all been great so far, but like, damn.
So big.
***************PR/NEWS/INFO***************
Armello, the Kickstarter-funded title from League of Geeks, will launch on PlayStation 4 in September
2015 in addition to the previously announced PC release. This fantasy board
game come to life combines deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and
RPG elements.
Set in a vibrant magical world with a tinge of
darkness, Armello thrusts players into a Game of Thrones-esque struggle
for power in epic single or multiplayer action. Players take on the role of a
'Hero' from one of the four animal clans and navigate their character across
the procedurally generated board as they quest, scheme, explore, vanquish
monsters, perform the Mad King's royal edicts and face off against other
players, with one ultimate goal in mind - storming the palace and becoming King
or Queen of Armello.
Players start in their clan grounds and traverse the board
with a set number of action points for each turn to spend on moving their
character from tile to tile. Each tile presents different consequences
including exploring a dungeon, gaining or losing health, claiming a settlement
for your own or granting stealth. With more than 100 beautifully animated and
illustrated cards, players can cast spells, recruit followers, uncover ancient
treasures and execute treacherous plots as they quest for the throne!
The Early Access build of Armello is now available
for Windows, Mac and Linux on Steam andHumble Store for $24.99 USD.
More information about Armello can be found
at: http://armello.com/
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Avalanche Studios
unveiled the Mad Max Savage Road Trailer, showing Max who is left for
dead as his cherished Interceptor is stolen by the merciless Wasteland tyrant,
Scrotus and his warboys. Max must rebuild a powerful new war machine to escape
the deadly Wasteland and can only do that with the aid of his quirky sidekick
and expert mechanic, Chumbucket.
To view the new Mad Max Savage Road Trailer,
please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsYIpYow7D0
Mad Max will be released on Sept. 1, 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.
Mad Max will be released on Sept. 1, 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.
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Persona 4: Dancing All Night Coming this Fall
with Special "Disco Fever" Edition
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Out of
nowhere, a solitary bass line pierces the endless quiet. And then a magnum
opus of the most funked-out tunes spring to life for the beginning of
the Persona 4: Dancing All Night (P4D) launch in North America!
That's right - the story-driven music game featuring all the characters fromPersona
4 will reach the Americas this fall!
When it hits stores, there will be a super special edition aptly named the "Disco Fever" Edition. The details are fully described in the press release below, but if you're looking for the tl;dr version of it, IT'S FULL OF PERSONA AMAZINGOSITY. Yes, that's a real word. It works in Scrabble, trust me. Regardless, there's a lot of incredible content in the "Disco Fever" Edition that ATLUS has become known for. Not to mention we have some screenshots and the lyrics video for the game's opening theme! The press release, video, and screenshots can all be posted immediately! Also, if you missed it in the sidebar to the right, we have the finalized (but still pending ESRB rating) box art too! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzorzZEk6g
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