It happens every year. I get through that long stretch from January to September without꧑ much trouble, shelling out for the games I want most at launch, and strategically waiting on the others. I wait for sales; I weather the initial hype cycle. Each month, I allot myself enough spending money to afford two triple-A games (or the equivalent number of indies), and that tends to be enough.
But, every year without fail, October arrives and my plan falls apart. You would think that, after six years covering the games industry, I would have gotten used to this. Reader, I have not. This week we entered spooky season and, so far, the only scary thing about it is how many gam𝔉es are vying for my money.
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Keeping Up With Games Is Hard
I already have way too much to play as it is. The game getting the lion's share of my attention right now is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. I went in on the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:2-for-$100 voucher, so I'm also set for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario & Luigi: Brothership once that comes out in November (provided I don't break when I need a Zelda hit and buy 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Skyward Sword HD). I've played about an hour of Frostpunk 2 — long enough to get through the prologue mission — but haven't had serious time to devote to it thanks to Zelda. Meanwhile, Adventures in Gameland, the new Rugrats platformer which I called 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:my most anticipated game of 2024 a year ago is out and I still haven't touched it, despite nabbing a free copy through the Epic Games Store. And, last but not least, I really like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Star Wars Outlaws and want t🐻o keep playi⛄ng it, but have a bunch of other things to play and have gotten distracted.
Thanks to Game Pass and giveaways, I only paid for Echoes of Wisdom and Outlaws. But the months ahead won't be so kind. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Silent Hill 2 is out this week and, as a Bloober Team defender who feels vindicated by the positive responses the game got in previews, I'm excited to check it out. I have no relationship to the original game, and am eager to see the other, non-Resident Evil side of survival horror I've been missing. On the other end of the spectrum, the newest entry in a series I have a lot of fondness for, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Life is Strange: Double Exposure, is arriving at the end of the month. I have mixed feelings about the series going back to the Max Caulfield well, but these games scratch such a unique itch for me tha🌃t I wouldn't miss it for all the games in the world.
The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Until Dawn remake is out this week and, though I'm a big fan of the original and October seems like the perfect time to revisit Blackwood Mountain, I just don't have 60 spare bucks lying around to buy a slightly prettier version of a game I already own. That's the same reason I'm hoping I can resist the call of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered at the end🅰 of the ꧟month, but I love that original game so who knows. Maybe it will get me.
Indies Are Hitting Hard In 2024, And There Are A Lot Of Them
While those triple-A retreads feel easily missable, the deluge of indies does not. UFO 50 launched t🐬wo weeks ago and, despite following the game's development for years, I haven't picked it up yet. The concept of releasing 50 games for a fictional console by a fictional developer is fantastic, but I barely have room in my life for one more game, let alone 50. I could finish Apartment Story in one sitting, which is a point in its favor for me as a busy adult, but also a point against it since there are so many games vying for my wallet.
I'm swamped. And I haven't even mentioned 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Metaphor: ReFantazio, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Age: The Veilguard, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sonic X Shadow Generations, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Slitterhead, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stalker 2, or 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. I want to play each and every one of those games and I have no idea how that will be possible. I guess I owe Ubisoft a thank you for delaying 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Assassin's Creed Shadows and making the next fe🃏w months slightly ea💛sier on my bank account.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Combat Seems Better Now Companions Can Fall Out With You
Previews revealed that Neve and other character will change how they act in ♛battle depending on choices you take.
