Games of the Month: October 2011

Guild McCommunist · Oct 2, 2011

Somehow I forgot to do this for like 3 months. I guess I've just been busy or something. Or summer has made me lazy. But regardless, I'm back on track baby!

If I missed a game you really want coverage on then simply send your write up to me (via PM). If it's good enough and follows proper formatting I'll add it here with credit to you! Check the "Other Releases" section at the bottom to see what games I would want write ups for but am not all too qualified to do myself. You can also do write-ups for games not bolded or games I didn't even list. Sometimes things slip my eye.

Some rules and stuff.

- No flaming. If I list a game you don't like, too bad. If I don't, too bad.
- This is mainly North American releases, sorry. I'll, on occasion, do a European or Japanese release if it's big enough and not already out in America.
- If a game is already released in English and is being released again for another region, I won't bother adding it. Like say if Half Life 2: Episode 3 was out in America in April (it won't) and it came out in May in Europe, I won't list it for May. I'll also do the same if a game was released in English (aka Europe or America) and is being released in Japan.
- I get my dates from GameFaqs, Wikipedia, and IGN, so if a date is wrong don't blame me. You can, of course, point it out and ask me to fix it if you have the right date.

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Platform: 3DS
Developed by: Hudson Soft
Published by: Nintendo
Release date: October 2nd (North America), October 20th (Japan), October 21st (Europe), October 27th (Australia)
Genre: Puzzle
My Hype Level: Best 3DS game currently?
GBAtemp Hype Level: Brief mention but no hype

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Now this is a "killer app". I don't care what people say about needing a Mario game, a Zelda game, any of that crap, Tetris is where it's at. It's endlessly fun, easy to pick up and play from minutes to hours, and no matter how much you play it, you never get sick of it. I can't say the same for anything else. Considering Tetris is what some people feel "made the Gameboy", I think having a solid Tetris game is exactly what the 3DS needs.


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Platform: 3DS
Developed by: Ambrella
Published by: Nintendo
Release date: October 24th (North America)
Genre: Mashing the A button
My Hype Level: Oh god no
GBAtemp Hype Level: YEAH POKEMON

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I wonder what it's like to be a "hardcore" Pokemon fan at times. To actually anticipate a game like this.

It's no secret that I hate Pokemon Rumble. I played a Wii game and it was a mockery to hack and slashes and dungeon crawlers everywhere. When Dynasty Warriors is infinitely more complex than you, then there's some serious shit wrong. The last thing I want is for this game to exist, let alone be on a handheld. But if you're a hardcore Pokemon fan, I wonder how disappointing it must be to realize the first Pokemon game for a brand new Nintendo handheld is probably one of the worst spinoffs from the series.


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Platform: DS
Developed by: Level-5
Published by: Nintendo
Release date: October 17th (North America)
Genre: Puzzle
My Hype Level: My usual Layton thing
GBAtemp Hype Level: YAY LAYTON

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Here's my usual thing on Layton. I think they're well made, but they're not my style. They bore me to death. I do like three puzzles and I get bored. I've tried hard to get into it as well as this whole "adventure" genre but it really makes my eyes heavy. But this should be the last DS Layton game (right?), so it seems like a decent send off for the system.


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Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Developed by: From Software
Published by: Namco Bandai
Release date: October 4th (North America), October 6th (Australia), October 7th (Europe)
Genre: First Person Controller Thrower
My Hype Level: Seems a tad too hard for my tastes
GBAtemp Hype Level: LEMME HEAR IT DEMONS SOULS FANS

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I enjoy a difficult game now and then, but only if it's appropriately difficult. Like it has all the standard features of games nowadays, things you'd expect, but just requires you to get better at the game as it goes rather than be forced to cope with a lack of features. Demons Souls kinda felt more obtuse than difficult. It felt to me like they just omitted some things to make the game more difficult. Well, that's sorta what Yahtzee said on Zero Punctuation.


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Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Developed by: id Software
Published by: Bethesda
Release date: October 4th (North America), October 6th (Japan, Australia), October 7th (Europe)
Genre: FPS
My Hype Level: Because id Software has made good games in the past couple of years?
GBAtemp Hype Level: Not a lot of hype here

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Remember how good Doom 3 was? Return to Castle Wolfenstein? Quake 4? How they changed first person shooters? Oh, you don't? Well neither do I. Minus the Doom RPG/Wolfenstein RPG/Orcs and Elves, I really don't think they've made anything good for the longest time. They made the first person shooter but they certainly can't make it well anymore. I think it's been Valve's job to improve FPS games nowadays. Rage looks highly uninteresting and quite generic. It seems like its art is just a slapdash of other elements from other games. I just really can't see how people think this is gonna be changing FPS games forever.


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Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Developed by: Blue Castle Games
Published by: Capcom
Release date: October 11th (North America), October 13th (Japan, Australia), October 14th (Europe)
Genre: Braaaaaaaaaaaains.
My Hype Level: Dead Rising 2 with a worse main character
GBAtemp Hype Level: Probably already played Dead Rising 2.

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It's basically just Dead Rising 2 with some extra features and the worse of the two Dead Rising protagonists. Chuck Greene for the win. He's the Greene Machine. He's funny, witty, gets all the babes, kills zombies with style, and has an infected daughter. Like a boss. Still, it doesn't seem worth a purchase for any Dead Rising 2 player.

Now if you took the original Dead Rising and made it not suck so much (sorry to everyone but I think Dead Rising was a piece of garbage, especially in comparison to DR2), that'd be interesting.


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Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Developed by: Rocksteady Studios
Published by: Warner Bros. Interactive
Release date: October 18th (North America), October 19th (Australia), October 21st (Europe)
Genre: Action Adventure
My Hype Level: Arkham Asylum was fun, but...
GBAtemp Hype Level: Na na na na na na na Batman!

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Maybe I'm a real stickler, but as much as I enjoy Arkham Asylum, it was too short. I beat the game in like 7 hours. I mean people criticize Call of Duty for having 5-6 hour campaigns, but AA was only 7 hours for me. It had great ideas, great gameplay, and was true to the Batman license, but it felt like it needed expanding. Hopefully Arkham City will do just that. Not sure if I'll pick it up though, unless it goes on sale on OnLive or something.


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Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Developed by: DICE
Published by: Electronic Arts
Release date: October 25th (North America), October 27th (Australia), October 28th (Europe)
Genre: FPS
My Hype Level: Beta didn't impress me
GBAtemp Hype Level: OMG I HATE FPS GAMES

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I was really psyched for BF3, even though I usually don't enjoy those "war FPS" games. The graphics alone were so impressive and all I heard of Bad Company 2 was praise. So I finally nabbed some Xbox Live subscription (thanks Devin!) and played a bit of the beta, and honestly, it needs a bit of work. There were a lot of glitches, gameplay seemed basically "hide in a bush, shoot people as they go by", there felt like a definite imbalance in weapons, and you got shot twice and you died. I felt like I could take more in shots in CoD. Maybe I'm not a fan of this style of gameplay, but it just felt really disappointing. I doubt I'll be picking it up.

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Platform: Wii
Developed by: HAL Laboratory
Published by: Nintendo
Release date: October 24th (North America), October 27th (Japan)
Genre: Platformer
My Hype Level: Should be fun
GBAtemp Hype Level: OMG KIRBY

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Kirby has always been a good romp of fun. Epic Yarn was pretty awesome, if not really a Kirby game, but it looks like they're patching that up with a Kirby game that's actually Kirby. It should be a fun, standard Kirby hop-and-bop game.

Scratch that, it's gonna "suck". HARR HARR HARR.

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Platform: PSP
Developed by: Square Enix
Published by: Square Enix
Release date: October 27th (Japan)
Genre: RPG
My Hype Level: Not a fuck will be given until it is localized
GBAtemp Hype Level: PROWLER

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One of the last few PSP games and probably the most ambitious PSP game to date, it looks like Type-0 is going to enjoy staying in Japan. And I really want to play it. Hopefully they'll release it for the PSN Store for us so we can all play it on the Vita.

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Platform: PSP
Developed by: Team GrisGris/5pb
Published by: XSEED
Release date: Late October (maybe November)
Genre: Horror Adventure
<strike>My</strike> prowler being a weaboo's Hype Level: TAKE ALL MY MONEY
GBAtemp Hype Level: None.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/CiLbO.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />It's a SNES styled game that focuses on a haunted elementary school where you have to solve the mystery around the murders of children over the years. It has a 3D sound effect so headphones are really a must, there are no 'Game Over' screens and everything you do (walking into a room instead of walking down the hall) will change the outcome. Seriously, watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJjDE_yyBZM" target="_blank">trailer</a>. Now.

Thanks to <a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=prowler_' target=_blank title='View profile for member prowler_'}>prowler_</a> for the write-up!

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<ul><li>The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (Wii, 3DS, PS3, Xbox 360)</li><li>Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3, Xbox 360)</li><li>Half Minute Hero 2 (PSP)</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Portal 2: Peer Review: 10/4 (North America)</li><li>InFamous 2: Festival of Blood: October</li></ul>

CarbonX13 · Oct 2, 2011

I'm all up for Battlefield 3 and Kirby. =P

Deleted_171835 · Oct 2, 2011

Not really looking forward to most of these games. Kirby should be good, though.

Guild McCommunist said:
My Hype Level: Not a fuck will be given until it is localized
GBAtemp Hype Level: PROWLER

machomuu · Oct 2, 2011

Ooh, Ultimate Tenkaichi comes out this month? Sweet. I saw the videos and...I really don't know what to expect.

But Guild, you might want to change the GBAtemp Hype for Pokemon, it seems very few people care (and I'm one of the few).

And BF3 has been getting rather good reception around the temp.

prowler · Oct 2, 2011

This PSP game needs more attention, it might or might not be released in October, XSEED wishes for a Halloween release anyway. You don't have to put it up in the first post since the release date is not known.
Corpse PartyPlatform: PSP
Developed by: Team GrisGris/5pb
Published by: XSEED
Release date: Late October (maybe November)
Genre: Horror Adventure
My Hype Level: TAKE ALL MY MONEY
GBAtemp Hype Level: None.

It's a SNES styled game that focuses on a haunted elementary school where you have to solve the mystery around the murders of children over the years. It has a 3D sound effect so headphones are really a must, there are no 'Game Over' screens and everything you do (walking into a room instead of walking down the hall) will change the outcome. Seriously, watch the trailer. Now.[/p]

Yuan · Oct 2, 2011

You are forgetting:

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

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Infamous 2 Halloween DLC

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chyyran · Oct 2, 2011

Can't wait for Kirby

Guild McCommunist · Oct 2, 2011

Yuan said:
You are forgetting:

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

Infamous 2 Halloween DLC

Added inFamous DLC but I'll leave Ratchet and Clank up to you guys

QUOTE(machomuu @ Oct 2 2011, 06:41 PM) Ooh, Ultimate Tenkaichi comes out this month? Sweet. I saw the videos and...I really don't know what to expect.

But Guild, you might want to change the GBAtemp Hype for Pokemon, it seems very few people care (and I'm one of the few).

And BF3 has been getting rather good reception around the temp.

I think I stopped using the GBAtemp Hype Level as an accurate representation of the hype on GBAtemp a while ago.

But I do hear quite a bit of BF3 hate since it's in the first person and people have been going crazy over that piece of shit Pokemon game.

EDIT: And thanks to prowler for the Corpse Party addition. I made one minor addition to it, however...

emigre · Oct 2, 2011

Not much there bar Batman and Corpse Party. And the E release of Catherine.

machomuu · Oct 2, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
machomuu said:

Ooh, Ultimate Tenkaichi comes out this month? Sweet. I saw the videos and...I really don't know what to expect.

But Guild, you might want to change the GBAtemp Hype for Pokemon, it seems very few people care (and I'm one of the few).

And BF3 has been getting rather good reception around the temp.

Click to expand...

I think I stopped using the GBAtemp Hype Level as an accurate representation of the hype on GBAtemp a while ago.

But I do hear quite a bit of BF3 hate since it's in the first person and people have been going crazy over that piece of shit Pokemon game.

Really? I've heard nothing but negative response and indifference over PRB. And looking at the BF3 thread...well, things are mixed.

But because of your former statement, my point is moot, so by all means.

Master Mo · Oct 2, 2011

Kirby and Batman for me...

BIG Edit: I forgot my most wanted: Professor Layton

GameWinner · Oct 2, 2011

I'm really excited for the new Kirby game, as for Ultimate Tenkaichi.... 50 characters are not worth a buy but a burn =|.
Also One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 is released this month so I'm excited for that.

machomuu · Oct 2, 2011

GameWinner said:
I'm really excited for the new Kirby game, as for Ultimate Tenkaichi.... 50 characters are not worth a buy but a burn =|.

50 Characters aren't- Are you serious? Most games don't even allow you to pick that many. Besides, I suspect that unlike Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2/3, in Ultimate Tenkaichi they're likely not counting the transformations.

prowler · Oct 2, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
EDIT: And thanks to prowler for the Corpse Party addition. I made one minor addition to it, however...

(`?´)QUOTE(emigre @ Oct 2 2011, 05:51 PM) Not much there bar Batman and Corpse Party. And the E release of Catherine.

Catherine getting released this month? o:

z0m813.cl0wn · Oct 2, 2011

Please add - Skyrim
Platform: 360, PS3, PC
Developed by: Bethesda, Bethesda Softworks
Published by: Dunno!
Release date: Late November
Genre: RPG
My Hype Level: OMFG!!! New ELDER SCROLLS GAME!
GBAtemp Hype Level: Few Topics but well hyped!

Thanks!

GameWinner · Oct 2, 2011

machomuu said:
GameWinner said:

I'm really excited for the new Kirby game, as for Ultimate Tenkaichi.... 50 characters are not worth a buy but a burn =|.

Click to expand...

50 Characters aren't- Are you serious? Most games don't even allow you to pick that many. Besides, I suspect that unlike Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2/3, in Ultimate Tenkaichi they're likely not counting the transformations.

Yes I'm being serious, and that is the count with transformations in. Add that to the fact that your only allowed to create 5 characters, I can't say I like where the game is going.

Guild McCommunist · Oct 2, 2011

z0m813.cl0wn said:
Please add - Skyrim

This is for October game releases, not November.

z0m813.cl0wn · Oct 2, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
z0m813.cl0wn said:

Please add - Skyrim

Click to expand...

This is for October game releases, not November.

I mean for next month!

Stephapanda · Oct 2, 2011

Silent Hill: Downpour is also coming out this month if I'm not mistaken. :> I think on the 25th...?

Fudge · Oct 2, 2011

Stephapanda said:
Silent Hill: Downpour is also coming out this month if I'm not mistaken. :> I think on the 25th...?

November 25th, not October.

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