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Week o Games, 1/3: Bayonetta, Darksiders.

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edited January 2010 in Games and Technology

Another week, another 7 days of new game releases!

Welcome to the 97 edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 1/3/10 - 1/9/10 !

Where we discuss what we're looking forward to, what we're going to buy, and what we're just now realizing is being released this week that we had forgotten about!









NDS

Animal Puzzle Adventure
Dreamer: Zoo Keeper
Hell's Kitchen Vs.
Trajectile
Fast Food Panic



PC

Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot (DLC)

Wrapple





PS2

nothing



PS3


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Bayonetta


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Darksiders




Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot - PSN

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond - psn



PSP

nothing




Wii

Final Fight 3 (VC)

Fast Draw Showdown (WW)

Heron: Steam Machine (WW)

Pub Darts
My Fitness Coach 2: Workout & Nutrition




Xbox360


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Bayonetta


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Darksiders



Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond







And the new may have started last Friday, but as far as I'm concerned, this is the first true Week o Games of the new year, and the new decade!


And what a way to kick it off with Platinum Games' new HD console action game, Bayonetta. It's like a crazy third person action/brawler in which you play as a witch who uses guns, magic spells, and her hair as a weapon! It looks pretty badass. If you own both consoles get the 360 version.

The HD consoles also get Darksiders. It's a game that the devs have touted as a kind of "dark" sort of Legend of Zelda style game, but honestly the previews and initial info we have is that it isn't really like Zelda at all. Doesn't mean it's not good though! Reviews have been positive so far. Apparently you play as one of the horsemen of the apocalypse and ride around on a huge warhorse wrecking havoc.


Not much else this week except Borderlands DLC and Final Fight 3 for virtual console. Matt Hazard, the duke nukem parody, comes to the digital distro services too in some kind of retro style action game, if anyone cares.



Spring 2010 is going to be one of the biggest and best springs in recent memory. Bayonetta kicks things off a tad early, but there are plenty of awesome things to come in the following weeks as well! Stay tuned!

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    now begins the flood of awesome games in the new year... that im going to be too broke to partake of. i really want to play bayonetta sometime though. darksiders looks pretty fun too.

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  • mastriusmastrius Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bayonetta AND Darksiders mind you. That will also be good. Although Bayonetta looks to eclipse it but alas....Picking up some Bayonetta tomorrow and plan to veg out with it for a day since i have a couple off. Especially after this 12 hour bs shift I just had. Need some gaming!

    Oh and Matt Hazard? Sweet. Have to check that out. I loved the game.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bayonetta is mine

    In the morning anyways

    Darksiders looks awesome but will have to wait, unfortunately! Money in future weeks is already diverted to Heavy Rain and Dark Void

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  • mastriusmastrius Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bayonetta is mine

    In the morning anyways

    Darksiders looks awesome but will have to wait, unfortunately! Money in future weeks is already diverted to Heavy Rain and Dark Void

    I was going to get Dark Void but Im sort of afraid to now for some reason. Theres so many games I want and as much as I did want that originally it just suddenly dropped from my list when I realized the money I would need for everything heh. Luckily I dont like Mass Effect so thats dropped. And Heavy Rain Ill wait on for a bit to see if Ill like it. ButDarksiders I may get....and Army of Two is some sweet ass co-op so I may have to grab that to play with my friend. Also Splinter Cell shit...Oh god Im done. I hate thinking about these next 3 months any more than I need to.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fuck Splinter Cell is next month as well, fuck you for reminding me goddammit, I'm not made of cash!

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Matt Hazard still seems incredibly unnecessary to me. I mean, a parody of something that's already a parody?

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm surprised they went ahead with it

    Considering the first sold like absolute shit

    Man, I actually contributed to those sales...*shudder*

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  • RisenPhoenixRisenPhoenix SUPER HOTRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fuck Splinter Cell is next month as well, fuck you for reminding me goddammit, I'm not made of cash!

    FUCK.

    I'm in line for Heavy Rain and Splinter Cell too.

    Welp, time for a second job.

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    This week is Bayonetta week. Everything else is irrelevant.

    I'd like to pick up Darksiders at some point, but it probably won't be this week. In fact, maybe not this month or anytime soon. I don't know.

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  • RakaiRakai Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Darksiders looks interesting, but it will fall victim to my current backlog and the flurry of games to come.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bayonetta for me. I was going to get Darksiders too but it was either Darksiders or Army of Two. And I'm already getting two single player games this month(Bayonetta, ME2) so Darksiders will have to wait.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    And you chose Army of Two? Why?

    Didn't you play the first?

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    And you chose Army of Two? Why?

    Didn't you play the first?

    I did, had fun. Really, I only play it for the co-op with my brother. The same reason I liked RE5 even though people just shat all over it.

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  • YamiNoSenshiYamiNoSenshi A point called Z In the complex planeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bayonetta get!... in the future.

    Why did I sign up for the backlog challenge with this spring coming? AM I MAD?

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  • lowlylowlycooklowlylowlycook Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Slash, in light of the rampage of Steam deals that just finished could you kindly take a year off making these threads?

    Thanks.

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  • tardcoretardcore Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    So now with Steam's sale, I've added roughly 25 games to my backlog, not including the 5 games I was gifted by my Secret Santa. Now Bayonetta (also want to get Darksiders some time), and then next month is like another 3 games I want. FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU---

    On that note, I saw both games on display tonight at Target. I was this close from getting Bayonetta but the girl at the register told me that the computer said it comes out tomorrow. Damn machines!

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2010
    I have seen nothing that confirms the Borderlands DLC on the PC. The thread on the Gearbox forums has yet to get any official word, which is par for the course as far as PC communication goes.

    Kotaku announced it first, and I think they made a mistake. But we'll see.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    I have seen nothing that confirms the Borderlands DLC on the PC. The thread on the Gearbox forums has yet to get any official word, which is par for the course as far as PC communication goes.

    Kotaku announced it first, and I think they made a mistake. But we'll see.

    Yeah stuff like this is kind of tentative. we'll see.

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fast Draw Showdown on WiiWare is a decent port of an old FMV lightgun game by American Laser Games. Imagine Wild Gunman but with live action video. It's worth the 5 bucks, especially if you enjoy FMV games.

    I'm also picking up Bayonetta this week. And maybe Darksiders. There's something about the aesthetic of that one that's not as appealing to me as it could have been.

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  • DunxcoDunxco Should get a suit Never skips breakfastRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Huh, looks like so far I'm the only person prioritising Darksiders over Bayonetta. That's a day-one purchase. Bayonetta will probably be a rent.

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  • Dr Mario KartDr Mario Kart Games Dealer Austin, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It doesnt seem like a good idea to have released Darksiders and Bayonetta on the same day. They're not exactly the same, one being open world action and one being non-stop Climax Action©, but similar enough to appeal to much of the same audiences.

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It doesnt seem like a good idea to have released Darksiders and Bayonetta on the same day. They're not exactly the same, one being open world action and one being non-stop Climax Action©, but similar enough to appeal to much of the same audiences.

    Indeed. When it came down to it I decided to go with Bayonetta because of the Japanese craziness.
    The Space Harrier level sealed my decision

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Wooo happy new year Week o Games thread!

    So, Bayonetta, first big hyped up title of the year. In the first week no less. I'm counting on you guys to let me know how full of needless crotchshots and innuendo this game is.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Henroid wrote: »
    Wooo happy new year Week o Games thread!

    So, Bayonetta, first big hyped up title of the year. In the first week no less. I'm counting on you guys to let me know how full of needless crotchshots and innuendo this game is.

    So full.

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Why is everyone going nuts over Baynetta? It's just Devil May Cry with pistols duct taped on their shoes.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Wooo happy new year Week o Games thread!

    So, Bayonetta, first big hyped up title of the year. In the first week no less. I'm counting on you guys to let me know how full of needless crotchshots and innuendo this game is.

    So full.

    Like, full as in your screen is just covered in it or she's standing on the arms of your chair, shoving her crotch into your face?

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Henroid wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Wooo happy new year Week o Games thread!

    So, Bayonetta, first big hyped up title of the year. In the first week no less. I'm counting on you guys to let me know how full of needless crotchshots and innuendo this game is.

    So full.

    Like, full as in your screen is just covered in it or she's standing on the arms of your chair, shoving her crotch into your face?

    She actually does shove her crotch in an angel's face at one point, but I think that's after she german suplexes a bunch of other ones.
    Why is everyone going nuts over Baynetta? It's just Devil May Cry with pistols duct taped on their shoes.

    Read what you just said.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Wooo happy new year Week o Games thread!

    So, Bayonetta, first big hyped up title of the year. In the first week no less. I'm counting on you guys to let me know how full of needless crotchshots and innuendo this game is.

    So full.

    Like, full as in your screen is just covered in it or she's standing on the arms of your chair, shoving her crotch into your face?

    She actually does shove her crotch in an angel's face at one point, but I think that's after she german suplexes a bunch of other ones.

    I suppose in the sequel she'll be scissoring angels. Y'know, to keep that edginess going.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Henroid wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Wooo happy new year Week o Games thread!

    So, Bayonetta, first big hyped up title of the year. In the first week no less. I'm counting on you guys to let me know how full of needless crotchshots and innuendo this game is.

    So full.

    Like, full as in your screen is just covered in it or she's standing on the arms of your chair, shoving her crotch into your face?

    She actually does shove her crotch in an angel's face at one point, but I think that's after she german suplexes a bunch of other ones.

    I suppose in the sequel she'll be scissoring angels. Y'know, to keep that edginess going.

    :? Have no idea what you're talking about, but sure.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    TO BE SO YOUNG AND INNOCENT.

    I've always poked at the needless sexuality of Bayonetta, don't mind me. :P

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm not that young, friend. And the game is about as "edgy" as a softball so...meh.

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Played the first level of Bayonetta. It's awesome. I didn't know what was going on half of the time and I loved every second of it.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bayonetta just does not do it for me.

    I don't mind an over the top game, but they seem to be attempting to sell this game solely on its naked female librarian and overt sexualization.

    Hey, at least it's still going to be better than Dante's Inferno and it's baby demon spewing nipples. Bleh.

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Bayonetta just does not do it for me.

    I don't mind an over the top game, but they seem to be attempting to sell this game solely on its naked female librarian and overt sexualization.

    Hey, at least it's still going to be better than Dante's Inferno and it's baby demon spewing nipples. Bleh.

    I can respect that opinion. It's definitely not for everyone. I've always loved the DMC games a great deal, so I came to Bayonetta mostly for it's Japanese insanity. I'll admit I also like the character design of Bayonetta and her British accent.

    Sadly, I may agree with you about Dante's. The only thing I enjoyed about the demo were the hand-drawn 2D cutscenes, and the decent framerate. Everything else seemed lacking to me, and I was looking forward to it after Dead Space. I'm on the fence on that one.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    At least we have Dead Space 2 to look for to.

    Can't say I care much for Dante's Inferno, either. But in its defense I don't care much for GoW which it seems to be trying to emulate.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    brynstar wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Bayonetta just does not do it for me.

    I don't mind an over the top game, but they seem to be attempting to sell this game solely on its naked female librarian and overt sexualization.

    Hey, at least it's still going to be better than Dante's Inferno and it's baby demon spewing nipples. Bleh.

    I can respect that opinion. It's definitely not for everyone. I've always loved the DMC games a great deal, so I came to Bayonetta mostly for it's Japanese insanity. I'll admit I also like the character design of Bayonetta and her British accent.

    Sadly, I may agree with you about Dante's. The only thing I enjoyed about the demo were the hand-drawn 2D cutscenes, and the decent framerate. Everything else seemed lacking to me, and I was looking forward to it after Dead Space. I'm on the fence on that one.

    Yea, I'm sure Bayonetta will be a decent game, but I don't necessarily respect the way they are going about it. I hope you like it though, it does look like a crazy suped up version of Devil May Cry.

    Dante's Inferno though, it is one of the few games I truly hope fails...for many reasons.

    Out of all the Platinum/Sega library of upcoming games, the only one that really gets my attention is Infinite Space. It's a space opera warfare strategy sim type game that is all about building your own fleet of ships one piece at a time. It's like Gran Turismo for space sci fi geeks. I so cannot wait to play it, and supposedly has a very deep story along with the awesome gameplay.

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  • kriegskriegs Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Screw it, I'm picking up Bayonetta and Darksiders today.

    The only thing I'm uncertain of is if I should get the 360 or PS3 version for Darksiders. Any insight on this? I haven't seen any comparisons made yet, so they must be pretty equal.

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  • DunxcoDunxco Should get a suit Never skips breakfastRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    kriegs wrote: »
    Screw it, I'm picking up Bayonetta and Darksiders today.

    The only thing I'm uncertain of is if I should get the 360 or PS3 version for Darksiders. Any insight on this? I haven't seen any comparisons made yet, so they must be pretty equal.

    Pretty sure this has been said to death now, but the 360 version is said to have some minor graphical tearing issues. That's about it.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    A few Bayonetta reviews are saying how the marketing is a disservice to the game and that it doesn't need a cheap marketing ploy like "British librarian tits!"

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  • DunxcoDunxco Should get a suit Never skips breakfastRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    A few Bayonetta reviews are saying how the marketing is a disservice to the game and that it doesn't need a cheap marketing ploy like "British librarian tits!"

    My mum is a librarian.

    D:

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