Wednesday, January 4, 2017

December 2016 New PC Games To Watch For

Here comes the last month of the years' lists. Let's start with the PC games.

Dead Rising 4
Dead Rising 4 is an open world survival horror beat 'em up video game developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Microsoft Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. It was announced at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference on June 13, 2016. It features the return of Frank West, and is set in a Christmas-themed Willamette, Colorado. The game was released worldwide on December 6, 2016.






 
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth-oriented real-time tactics video game, with a gameplay similar to the Commandos and Desperados series. It is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. Take control of a team of deadly specialists and sneak in the shadows between dozens of enemies. Choose your approach when infiltrating mighty castles, snowy mountain monasteries or hidden forest camps. Set traps, poison your opponents or completely avoid enemy contact. The game was released on December 6, 2016 and received three German Developer Awards (best German game, best PC/console game, best game design).


Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator
Carrying on the legacy from 1998, comes the next addition to the "Guilty Gear" series! All visuals have been tweaked to the finest detail and hand-polished by the animation masters to produce the top quality hand-drawn anime effect! Game contents revamped to provide for gamers of all skill levels, you cannot miss out on this one! Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- was announced for the third quarter of 2015 for release on arcades, starting at a test location in June. It was released for Japanese arcades on August 25, 2015. PC version as released on Steam on December 14, 2016.




Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform into a more powerful creature form! Topple the masterminds behind each criminal caper and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae’s arch nemesis - the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots! It is the fourth game in the Shantae series, following Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. The game was released in December 20, 2016.

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
This is an episodic graphic adventure game based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series developed by Telltale Games. It is Telltale's third season of its The Walking Dead series, with the first two episodes released on December 20, 2016. The game employs the same narrative structure as the past seasons, where player choice in one episode will have a permanent impact on future story elements.











["Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun" looks so damn good and promises return of an almost forgotten genre; the latest 'Guilty Gear' game gets released for PC. These are the highlights for me.]

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