Dark Souls - Multi Platform - 10/4/11
Think you're a good gamer? How about a great gamer? Hate yourself just a little bit? Dark Souls may be for you. The sequel to the PS3 exclusive Demon Souls is now available for the Xbox 360 to allow players on both platforms to smash their controllers in frustration. Dark Souls is about the journey, not the destination. Death lurks around every corner, and only through trial, lots of error, and lots of patience will you make it through. It's worth it, though, as surpassing challenges in this series is a huge accomplishment.
NBA 2k12 - Multi Platform - 10/4/11
Normally we here at VG30 aren't real big on sports games, but we try to give the nod to truly exceptional titles. NBA 2k11 won several awards last year for its excellent game play, and it looks like 2K Sports is trying to up the ante in 2k12. Keep your eyes on this one, let's see what they've got.
Rage - Multi Platform - 10/4/11
Rage is id software's return to gaming and John Carmack's latest vision for how first person shooters should be. id's got an extremely good track record for such things, being the grandfather of the genre going back to Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and the Quake series. They do make mistakes from time to time, however (Doom 3's inability to have a flashlight and a gun at the same time), but the industry has high expectations here.
Batman: Arkham City - Multi Platform - 10/18/11
The game that I'm looking forward to the most this October, Batman: Arkham City, takes place after the events of Arkham Asylum. This time instead of being in a relatively confined Asylum, you have a sectioned off city to explore and shut down. There's a lot of unknowns about this game in an effort to keep people excited about it, and if their last game was any indicator, this is a must buy.
Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest - PS3 Move - 10/18/11
Of all the demos for the PS Move that I saw from E3, Medieval Moves made the strongest argument for me to be interested in it. You play as a 1st/3rd person skeleton who follows your sword swinging in 1:1 motion. Other actions allow you to draw arrows from a quiver on your back, or throw boomerangs. It looks cool, and I hope it lives up to what we've seen so far.
Dance Central 2 - Xbox 360 Kinect -10/25/11
On the other hand, the Microsoft demos of their Kinect system really impressed me and I ended up getting up along with Dance Central. I was super impressed by what it can do. Dance Central 2 promises to improve on Harmonix's already very impressive original with new options including 2 player at the same time play.
Battlefield 3 - Multi Platform - 10/25/11
The internet is currently unhappy with the multi-player demo of Battlefield 3 for the consoles. They report falling through maps and buggy game play. The PC version, however, seems to be running pretty smoothly. Keep your eyes on this to see if it will be able to compete with Call of Duty.
Is that it for October? Nah. There's some other games that are worth keeping an eye on, the new Ratchet and Clank game, for example. I just don't think it's going to be all that great. November is the last chance for companies to get their product out in time for the Holiday Rush, so expect a few more great titles. We'll see you here then to go over them. Happy Gaming!
