Martin Zavrzel
The pre-Christmas season is really hectic this year. The flow of interesting games of all sizes across all platforms is incredible, which of course is greatly facilitated by indie games. Personally, I definitely enjoyed the beautiful return of 2D Metroid this month and relaxed into Far Cry 6, which was more or less the same game as the previous one, but again a bit more challenging. I got into the Halloween spirit with the nightly sessions at Inscryption, and I still have the last few days of working as a postman on the lake in Lake. Of course, I am also stuck in Age of Empires IV, but, unfortunately, I cannot persuade my colleagues from the editorial staff. Somehow, all my slot machines have taken over this month, as has my sleep mode. Don’t be like me and enjoy your autumn walks in the real world for as long as possible.
Next month, of course, the game will continue, with an exciting clash of three of today’s most important shooters or one of the most anticipated racing games of recent times, not to mention the return of the original 3D GTA or the appearance of a prayer data disc for the dominant Japanese MMORPG. I regret to admit that with my love of story games, I’m probably most looking forward to Call of Duty’s November story campaign, though of course I’m worried it’s not as disappointing as COD:WW2 of my day.
Ondrey Partl
Although at first I was a little skeptical about October, in the end he managed to surprise me very pleasantly. I devoted the first half to playing the new MMORPG New World, which for some reason I liked at the time, although it seems to me that it was an immature game in every way. However, now, at the end of the month, I have no desire to return to the game. In any case, this is completely unimportant, as two more very amazing seeds arrived in October. The first was a tentative take on the retro shooter Forgive Me Father, which combines the Lovecraftian mythos with comic book visuals and extremely fun gameplay and progression. I’m already looking forward to the full version, which I hope will actually come out next spring. In addition, I was very pleasantly surprised by the new Guardian of the Galaxy. If you want to know more about it, you can visit my review, but I’ll just say that this is currently my favorite AAA game this year.
However, as soon as I look at November, I am again not very sure that this month I will have a seed. Call of Duty: Vanguard looks just awful, Battlefield 2042 didn’t really convince me in beta (quite the contrary), and Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One looks rather ridiculous with its “modern” concept (and I like the previous parts). The only certainty will probably be Forza Horizon 5. I would also like to take a look at the Endwalker expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, but due to the nature of the title, there will definitely not be time for that. Although I’m sorry. Theoretically, though, Giants Uprising’s tentative approach might be surprising, as it’s fun to play as a giant.
Jan Urbanchik
Unfortunately, in October I didn’t have much time to play, but I still managed to finish a few games. First of all, I took on the remaster of Alan Wake, which, despite its obvious flies, is worth attention (a review can be found here). But I spent a whole month playing The Last of Us Part II. Everything has already been said about this game, so I will briefly summarize my impressions. The technical side is absolutely top notch and it’s amazing what the developers at Naughty Dog have managed for the outgoing generation of consoles. Beautiful graphics, excellent animation, smooth transition to cutscenes, in a word, incredible work. There is also a great story that is controversial, but it really hooked me, and I had no problems with it. However, the same cannot be said about his dosage, which seemed too slow to me, and especially in the first half of the game, little came of it. The gameplay doesn’t help much either, it’s a little better than in the first part, but I don’t have much fun here either. Over time, the game played a little for me and mainly because of this I played it for more than a month. However, The Last of Us Part II is without a doubt one of the best games of the past year.
At the end of the month, I started Darkest Dungeon II, from which I received very positive impressions, which you can read about here. The developers still have a lot of work to do, but once the game is completed, I’m sure it will become a hit again, just like the first part.
And what awaits us in November? Personally, I’m most looking forward to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, which I’ve been waiting for since it was announced. And while I’m not a fan of arcade racing, I’d also like to try Forza Horizon 5. When it comes to relaxation, I’m looking forward to Psychonauts 2 and, if all goes according to plan, Horizon Zero Dawn.
Daniel Yarotsky
During the last month I have spent most of my time playing sports. I was pleasantly surprised by the new FIFA 22 (review), which brought welcome changes, especially in the area of gameplay. NHL 22 has also undergone significant changes (review). In this case, we finally saw the coveted transition to the Frostbite engine.
On the contrary, the beta Battle of 2042 ended in disappointment and disappointment. It is difficult to assess the technical state of the full version, but having touched the beta version, I remain a pessimist about this. At the very least, thanks to the interesting-looking Battlefield Portal mode, I’d still like to get confused. I also spent a few hours in Riders Republic’s adrenaline-fuelled sport, which I would call simply Steep on steroids. Aside from the problematic and overly arcade management of sports equipment, I got exactly what I expected.
In November, I’m most looking forward to Forz Horizon 5, which, unfortunately, most likely will not be released until the end of the month due to time constraints. As a big fan of the old GTA series, I’m going to be interested in the form and quality of the upcoming remaster trilogy going forward. In addition to these upcoming titles, I’ll also be keeping an eye on two mid-sized projects from my favorite studios. First of all, this is the Jurassic World Evolution 2 strategy from Frontier Developments. At one time I really liked the first part, so I welcome the sequel with open arms. The second title is the adventure game Sherlock Holmes Chapter One from the Ukrainian team Frogwares, which has been playing with the famous detective in his pedigree for almost 20 years. All in all, we definitely have a lot to look forward to in November.
Yakub Zhezhule
This time I’ll be very brief – I spent most of my energy on games from the Silent Hill series, about which I prepared a large special issue for Zing. Also, like every month, of course, there was time for Hitman 3, as well as 3D Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Returnal, and the PS5 versions of Death Stranding and Spider-Man, but since I haven’t played any of them yet, more precisely, some of them “bite” the mood, I’ll keep my impressions for another time.
Dominik Tomanek
In October, I finally got my eye on Blackreef and got stuck in time loops while playing Colt. The speech, of course, is from the excellent Deathloop from my favorite Arkane studio. Due to time constraints, I haven’t finished the game yet, but I’m still excited about it. The humor that struck me, the well-written dialogues between Colt and Julianne, their overall chemistry and their memorable audiovisual style. However, I was most interested in the gameplay, which leaves players with unprecedented freedom. The candidate for another platinum in this case is clear.
Earlier this month, I also got Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which is literally breathtaking, especially on PS5. When you play DualSense, you really feel like Spiderman. I also liked the setting and the beautiful night city. I was also pleased with the shorter playtime, which is rather an exception to the current 60-hour open world stream today.
In November, I plan to play Guardians of the Galaxy, try out Age of Empires IV, and finally jump into the Nier series, which I consider my biggest gap in the video game space.
Source :Indian TV
