So what we're saying here is that VG30 is decreeing this month to be "Catch up on your Library Month". Go back through your old, unfinished or even unopened games, or look for great games that are being sold on the cheap. Personally, I'll be spending some time with the Live Arcade, and PSN games that were given to me for consideration of their network being down for a month. But for those of you who are dead set on picking something up this month, well, here's the list of things to watch.
NCAA Football 12 - Multi Platform - 7/12/11
College ball fan instead of pro? Can't wait for Madden? Looking for a football game that's not affiliated with EA? Well, two out of three ain't bad. I'm not going to lie, I don't play sports games, but I keep an ear on them. This one doesn't look like it's offering a whole lot in the way of new, so you might just want to keep playing last year's Madden, or wait for the new one.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel - Multi Platform - 7/19/11
Call of Juarez has always been, in my mind, second fiddle to the Red Dead series (Revolver and Redemption). It never was really able to capture the same quality that Rockstar was able to put into its games. Nevertheless, Call of Juarez calls itself a modern day western, and might be worth looking at if you're in to that sort of thing. I think now would be a really good time to mention that Valve has made Team Fortress 2 free to play.
Catherine - Multi Platform - 7/26/11
I linked to Catherine last month as a "Why would I want the Collector's Edition" sort of question, which consisted of boxers, T-shirt, pillow sleeve, and other very Japanese items in it, but that's sort of the point. This is a very Japanese game. Atlus has always been the ones to bring niche titles over from Japan into the US, and Catherine is not only no exception, it's the very definition of niche. Apparently it's a puzzle/platformer/RPG/dating sim game. It's rated M, but seriously, you're on the internet and don't need to spend $60 for softcore anime.
That's it, July sucks. Looking to next month, there's at least a couple interesting looking titles that we'll need to watch, but the big important thing here is that August is GENCON, which we'll be covering as press this year! Keep tuned in the coming weeks for what you need to be doing at GenCon, as well as our on site table top gaming previews and reviews. For now, dust off some of those old games and beat the heat with a little catch up. Happy Gaming!
