The Fall/Winter gaming season is chock full of games on the XboxOne from AA publishers, also coming to PS4 consoles. Games like Shadows of Mordor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Halo: The Master Chief Collection (XboxOne only), Assassin’s Creed: Unity & Rogue, and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will all be released between now and the end of the year.
However, the indie developers (other than Project Spark) get little to no love from either gaming “journalists” or console manufacturers prior to the release of the game. Well, so far the tripe AAA titles have all been lackluster or vastly disappointing, Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition being an exception.
There are three games very high on my radar from independent developers that look interesting and worth the investment.
Lords of the Fallen by Ci Games as gotten the most coverage from gaming press and websites and releases on 28 October 2014. The game looks to have a decent story and challenging gameplay without the penalties found in Darksouls.
Crimes and Punishment: This is Sherlock Holmes from Frogwares releases this month on the One, PC, and the 4. I admit it, I’m always interested in game play of this type since I’m an avid reader of mysteries. The game play looks immersive and interesting. I will post our review after we’ve had a chance to play and experience Holmes and Watson on the One.
Styx: Master of Shadows from Cyanide Studios releases in October for PC and next-gen consoles as a digital releases. Game play looks interesting and much truer to the origins of the Assassin’s Creed franchise than the last several releases from Ubisoft. Besides who can resist playing as a Goblin?
What I find fascinating, is that all three indie game developers are located overseas (Poland, Lithuania, and France to be precise). So, is the future of good, unique gaming coming from Europe while North American developers languish and turn out tried and true games that no longer push the envelope?
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