I've thankfully managed to forget about most of the Xbox Live Indie Games I subjected myself to over the years, but a few happy memories do remain. Ancient's Protect Me Knight , an 8-bit overhead action game about fending off hordes of monsters and leveling up your character and their move set in the process, is definitely among them.
I'm so pleased to hear there is a sequel in the works -- and for the 3DS eShop, no less -- but it's currently only confirmed for release in Japan. Other than that, my major concern at this point would be getting enough people together for multiplayer, as the original game was difficult alone.
Glad to see the ninja's outfit is as ludicrous as ever. Music's fabulous, too.
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Not all Mother Bases are created are created equal. Yours could be wildly different than another player's, as you've both decided to focus on different aspects to upgrade. It's a nice little touch that will make your base feel like home.
It's also the reason that you'll feel compelled to loot, loot, loot other people's Mother Bases. I mean, that cargo crate would really pull your base together, so go ahead and swiftly swipe it after disposing of some pesky guards.
This video shows off exactly what your grandiose cargo caper could look like. It starts at about 17 minutes in, but it's all rife with action that's so wonderfully Metal Gear Solid .
If you're anxiously waiting for that Homeworld HD remake to arrive, we can console ourselves with another nice-looking space-based RTS game in Ancient Space which will dock with us later in the autumn for PC and Mac.
Developed by CreativeForge Games and published by Paradox Interactive, Ancient Space will set players in a distant corner of the galaxy known as the The Black Zone, where they'll attempt to uncover the mysterious disappearance of a starship ten years prior.
There's a notable cast from some big science-fiction television series (including Dwight Schultz!) voicing the action and I've had a hankering for some space RTS action for a while, so I'm really keen to get my hand on this game.
It isn't enough to kill your foe after a parry in Dark Souls II. In order to really make your opponent suffer, you have to embarrass the hell out of them before snuffing them out.
Ever think to yourself, man, Tidehunter is pretty much just a really buff Squirtle? No? That just me?
Movies? Pshaw. TV shows? Piffle and poppycock. If you want autumn's best entertainment, then you're going to need to check out all the comic and graphic novels due out over the next three months. It's an embarrassment of superhero, scifi, horror and fantasy riches — which is ironic, because you're going to go broke trying to read them all.
Sony will offer a fresh PlayStation Vita Mega Pack this autumn in Europe, available as a system bundle or a standalone memory card bundle for folks who already own a PS Vita.
In either case, the featured games are Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Tearaway, Escape Plan, and TxK -- a nice introduction to the handheld's library.
The bundle with an 8GB memory card will cost €39.99, while the full Mega Pack with a PS Vita included as well will be €199.99. For what it's worth -- a lot, given how valuable storage is on the system -- the games themselves must be downloaded from PlayStation Network. These packs include vouchers for the five titles, not physical copies.
PS Vita Adventure Mega Pack bundle coming this Autumn [PlayStation Blog EU]
As part of a 2K sale on Steam this weekend, the publisher is giving folks a chance to play Borderlands 2 for free on Steam today through Sunday at 1:00pm Pacific.
Borderlands 2 has also been marked down to $4.99 to own, or $9.99 if you want the Game of the Year edition and its numerous DLC packs. Elsewhere in the sale, there are discounts on Civilization V ($7.49), BioShock Infinite ($7.49), and XCOM: Enemy Unknown ($7.49).
Oh, and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is $3.99. What, no takers?
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