Dungeon Siege III
Dungeon Siege III is the next iteration in the Dungeon Siege franchise, but unfortunately, it seems that it is not a successor. Dungeon Siege is about crawling through dungeons developing characters alongside your friends, and while this new game seems to have stuck with that basic premise, much else seems lost. Early reports, and experiences with the demo, show us that it is little more than a port from the consoles—and we all know what that means: The game has been severely dumbed down and focuses only on having pretty graphics, sacrificing much of what makes the gameplay great in the first two games. The most disappointing thing to hear is that the players must always stay on the same screen. If true, the game will not be playable for my regular co-op group.
F.3.A.R.
I personally don’t understand the appeal of F.3.A.R. or any of the games in this genre, but apparently there is a large sub-set of gamer who actually enhjoy it when their games startle them with abrupt noises and flashing lights accompanied by creepy music. It’s simultaniously boring and annoying, but I feel the same way about startle films, so I guess I’m not a good judge. Anyway, this third game in the F.E.A.R. franchise will add co-op play—local and online—and a new cover system. Also, it’s supposed to be scarier, so, you know, have fun with that…
Shadows of the Damned
Shadows of the Damned is a third-person shooter adventure game set in hell. Seems trite, but seemingly it was designed by some innovative guys and it does have some gimmicks. Chiefly, it seems that the character is friends with a shape-changing demon who turns himself into all the various tools and weapons the character needs. Sounds a bit like Boy and His Blob, actually. The official release note states that the gameplay will “will forever change the way gamers perceive puzzles, combat, and terror” but does not expand further, so I guess we’ll just have to see.
Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D
The Icrontic spotlight this week glimmers off the grappleshot of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. I know it’s not a new game, but it’s Ocarina, and it’s been remastered, and 3Dified for the 3DS, so that’s pretty much the coolest release of the season.
Following is a full list of this week’s announced North American releases:
Windows
- ArmA II: Reinforcements
- Back to the Future: The Game – Episode V: OUTATIME
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Critical Mass
- Dungeon Siege III
- EVE Online: Incarna
- F.3.A.R.
- Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising
- The Tiny Bang Story
Wii
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Gummy Bears Magical Medallion
- Maximum Racing: Super Karts
DS
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Pro Jumper Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent?!
3DS
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Xbox 360
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Dungeon Siege III
- F.3.A.R.
- L.A. Noire: Nicholson Electroplating Disaster
- Shadows of the Damned
- Trenched
PS3
- Alien Zombie Megadeath
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Dungeon Siege III
- F.3.A.R.
- Shadows of the Damned
PSP
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Dual Pack: Syphon Filter Logan’s Shadow / Killzone Liberation
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