I’ve come down with some kind of malady this weekend, presumably from all the shared spaces that I had on trains to and from Paris a few days ago. That’s making the prospect of battling through the rest of the Black Ops 7 campaign a bit of a tricky one to psyche myself up for, so I’ve booted up Metroid Prime Remastered to get into the groove ahead of Metroid Prime 4. It’s really rather good with the modern controls.
In the News This Week
There was a State of Play this week, which brought a bunch of trailers and announcements, but the biggest news of all came from Valve:
Games in Review & Featured Articles
A good crop of reviews, though we’re yet to pin a number onto Black Ops 7
Lumines Arise – PS5, PC, PSVR 2, PC VR – 9/10
Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack – PS5, NSW2, PS4, NSW, PC – 9/10
Reach – PSVR 2, PC VR, Quest 3 – 8/10
Tales of Xillia Remastered – PS5, XSX|S, NSW, PC – 8/10
Forestrike – NSW, PC – 7/10
So let’s deal with the covert elephant in the room, with our first impressions of Black Ops 7, focussing on the co-op campaign and some multiplayer. After that, I also had some impressions from the opening hours of Metroid Prime 4, with new psychic abilities, and a comedic relief sidekick…
Dom had a busy week, delivering a look at the Early Access release of Where Winds Meet, a preview of Octopath Traveler 0, and a hardware review from the modernised GameCube controller, the BattlerGC Pro.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Forestrike, Black Ops 7 and Anno 117: Pax Romana.
Trailer Park
The Fallout Season 2 trailer shows us more of New Vegas
Gran Turismo 7 Power Pack adds 24-hour races alongside Spec III update in December
See the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller announcement
Your Achievements
What have you been playing this week?
Andrewww’s been enjoying Alan Wake 2, though finds it less scary than he’d expected, and some rather unusual sections.
That’s the round up for this week’s round up. Enjoy the weekend, and we’ll catch you for more gaming shenanigans next week!
