DAILY MANIFESTO

New Video Games November 25th - December 1st, 2012

Posted on Monday, November 26 @ 18:28:44 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

I'm not buying anything this week. I'm totally exhausted following a whirlwind of reviews, tons of new games and enhanced rereleases, and even a brand new home console from the big three. When all is said and done, I can't imagine anyone would find themselves without anything to get excited about this year. Many of the heavy hitters proved excellent games in their own right, so I've counted 2012 a success.

That said, the calendar waits for no one, and this week is no exception. Here's the full list:

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (PC) - November 29th, 2012

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (PS3) - November 27th, 2012

Miner Wars 2081 (PC) - November 28th, 2012

Under Defeat HD (PS3) - November 28th, 2012

If you're picking up anything you see here, let us know in the comments. I'll be back later as it's time to play catch-up. Can't pick a Game of the Year without a proper grasp on all the biggest titles, right?

Tags: gr release round up

Comments

Guernica
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Baldur's Gate looks interesting. Will you guys be doing a review? I've never played any of them but I always hear about how great they were.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
I do not know about a review.... Maybe not. I don't think we've heard anything about review code.

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
PLZ PLZ PLZ do a review! It's considered one of the greatest RPG's of all time, you must!

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Kassen
Joined: Aug 2012

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Daniel this is a classic. Its prob the best rpg ever. At least i dont think anything comes close. (i kinda think of bg1 and 2 as the same game) Pretty please? Ill start a fund raiser to get Nick og Jonathan to give you a foot massage if you do!

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 12:11 am
Kickstarter campaign for GR to get a few copies of this to review (and give to the community for Multiplayer!)

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MandaloreHunter
Joined: Aug 2012

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 7:42 am
Baldur's Gate is indeed awesome!! If you have even the smallest inkling on getting it, do it!! GR has all the reviews in the PC section, of course these reviews don't mention anything about the enhanced features in this one. But you at least get a good idea of why this series is so popular.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:31 am
Excellent point. For anyone curious here's a link to our review from way back in 1999:
gamerevolution.com/review/baldurs-gate

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Kakulukia
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Actually the Vita version of Full Frontal Assault comes out next year. Only the PS3 version is this week.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Thanks for the correction! I've fixed it in the post.

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sg4real
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Nothing interesting for me.
Really into Borderlands 2 at the moment anyway and still haven't touched AC3, probably will soon!

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I wish Borderlands 2 was on Wii U.... Then I'd have an excuse to play it.

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Noritama
Joined: Feb 2012

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
I think it would run so well into the Wii U. I think I was talking to John about it awhile ago.

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Holy crap did not know BG:EE was coming out that soon. Must have gotten caught up in Project Eternity being so far off.

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Kassen
Joined: Aug 2012

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
I cant figure out bg:ee. But only because i heard you need to install another program like steam and origin to get it....."sigh"

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 12:20 am
"Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows is available as a direct download from Beamdog, with no client install necessary. Pre-load the game now so you can access it immediately after release on November 28th!"

But I get an error clicking to buy it.

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Kassen
Joined: Aug 2012

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 12:53 am
Oh. Still nice to know. Cheers mate!

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 12:32 am
"Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows is available as a direct download from Beamdog, with no client install necessary. Pre-load the game now so you can access it immediately after release on November 28th!"

But I get an error clicking to buy it.

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Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Nov 26th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
I'm beyond video gamed out right now. I got Dishonored in the mail today, I still have tons left to do in Assassin's Creed 3 and Borderlands 2, and a friend loaned me Black Ops 2 so I can decide whether I like it enough to get it or not (I'm actually having a surprisingly good time with it).

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:35 am
Multiplayer is definitely fun. At least it feels fresh, not like CoD4 was fresh, but it's different.

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Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Agreed. It feels way more polished and balanced than Black Ops 1 was. I'm still getting the hang of some of the new stuff they've added/changed. I haven't decided if I like Scorestreaks yet or not, and I'm sad to see that quickscoping is still as prevalent as ever. A lot of the new weapon skins and attachments are pretty cool. I'm not a big fan of the Strike Force missions though, but I'm willing to bet I could get into them more once I have some more hands-on time to figure out exactly how they're supposed to work.

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 1:16 am
Ratchet & Clank is cross-buy and it's only $20, yay.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:36 am
Cross-buy will definitely help that title. Does anyone really care about Ratchet & Clank anymore? If they stopped making those games would it matter?

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Kakulukia
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 9:44 am
I would care a lot if they made an actual sequel instead of this spinoff bullshit. All4One was a travesty, FFA looks meh... But an actual 15-hour sequel like old times (and wrapping up Ratchet's story too, there are still unresolved plot threads)? That's a wet dream for me.

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Chunibrow
Joined: Mar 2010

Posted: Nov 27th, 2012 at 1:50 am
I was hoping BG was being redone from the ground up like Black Mesa but looking at the screens it isn't an overhaul as much as a refinement. Disappointing.

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