Sunday, December 8th 2024

This Week in Gaming (Week 50)

Welcome to week 50 and Lucia, alternatively Freddy week if that's something that's celebrated in your part of the world. This week's AAA title will bring back childhood memories for many of you, at least if you're old enough to remember Dr Jones. As for the rest of this coming week's new releases, we have a spoiled cat, some people trying to survive the apocalypse, a bunch of people playing with swords, a hungry elevator and some ruins in need of repair.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle / This week's AAA title / Monday 9 December
Uncover one of history's greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones. You'll become the legendary archaeologist in this cinematic action-adventure game from MachineGames, the award-winning studio behind the recent Wolfenstein series, and executive produced by Hall of Fame game designer Todd Howard. Steam link
Stars In The Trash / Monday 9 December
Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman. Steam link
Urban Strife / Tuesday 10 December/ Early Access
Can you push back against fate, live among ruthless gangs and fight back the zombie horde, with just a handful of ragtag militias to help you? Enjoy an unique blend of old school turn-based strategy, post-apoc survival mechanics and a thrilling RPG storyline. With all the benefits of the modern Unreal Engine, real bullet ballistics, day/night cycle, fire with dynamic material consumption and spread, advanced sound and smoke propagation mechanics, AI NPCs with independent lives, faction based morals, hunger, wounds and sickness, and towards the end of Early Access, advanced modding support. Steam link
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy / Wednesday 11 December / Early Access
Swordhaven is a classic party-based RPG. Explore the land of Nova Drakonia, embark on quests unique to your character, discover mysterious artefacts of the ancients, and unravel a hidden conspiracy that threatens the very existence of the world. Steam link
Kletka / Thursday 12 December
The most dangerous criminals are convicted and sent to Kletka. Your sentence is to descend into the depths of the Gigastructure while maintaining a living and hungry elevator. Never forget to feed it if you don't want to end up being eaten alive. Kletka is omnivorous, be ready to feed it both fuel and flesh. Steam link
Ruins To Fortress / Friday 13 December / Early Access
Welcome to Ruins To Fortress, a thrilling 2D survival game currently in development that puts you in a world of base-building and intense PVP combat. Prepare to embark on a journey as you navigate a harsh, abandoned island teeming with danger and opportunity. Gather resources, construct shelters, cultivate plants, and forge tools and weapons to survive. Steam link





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30 Comments on This Week in Gaming (Week 50)

#26
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
ZoneDymoknown liar Todd Howard?
At this point I sort if genuinely believe that people who fall for hype only have themselves to blame.
FreedomEclipseYou might want to keep an eye on a game called Cleared Hot

I know I definitely am.

:EDIT:

Dropping a trailer here

Oh hey new Desert Strike???
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#27
Solidstate89
FrickTodd Howard? Let's just hope his impact on the actual game was minimal.
You should know by now that executive producers don't do anything.
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bug
FrickOh hey new Desert Strike???
Hard to say, it's just two animated gifs atm.
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damric
ScattergruntI had some fears the game would be awfully optimized but I'm glad to hear that it seems like its mostly okay to greatly optimized depending on the person / source you ask. I cant run the game with my aging hardware at the ideal resolution I'd want so I can't honestly say much of anything personally, but maybe the world of games is healing... (Wishful thinking.)
I bet you can at least run it at reduced scale with that 2080S. After she got passed the beginning of the game, her FPS climbed to 110-120. There isn't much CPU load at all, so I would think that 5600X is plenty as well. It seems that whatever game engine this is using Vulkan has really made it quite smooth. To me it looks better than Hogwarts, but is way easier on hardware.
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Scattergrunt
damricI bet you can at least run it at reduced scale with that 2080S. After she got passed the beginning of the game, her FPS climbed to 110-120. There isn't much CPU load at all, so I would think that 5600X is plenty as well. It seems that whatever game engine this is using Vulkan has really made it quite smooth. To me it looks better than Hogwarts, but is way easier on hardware.
Good to hear, I can probably drop it to 1080p with reduced render scale and that should work. Hearing it could be using Vulkan is also very reassuring.
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