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Hurry Up and Wait: March Edition
Since I am already looking stuff up for myself, may as well write it down for others too.
Games – Waiting for Sales
- Nightingale
- Enshrouded
- Sons of the Forest
- Horizon: Zero West
- Dying Light 2
- Kynseed
Nightingale is the blogging topic du jour and I do admit feeling a bit left out of the same conversation everyone else is having. Similar to Enshrouded actually, although I see less posts about that for whatever reason. While I would like to say that I’m waiting for Nightingale to release their offline mode out of principle, the reality is that… surprise! It’s not on sale. That’s literally it.
May not have to wait for too much longer though, because my research indicates the next sales are:
- Steam Spring Sale: March 14th – 21st
- Epic Game Store Spring Sale: April 4th – 28th
It’s not guaranteed that the above games will actually be on sale more than their 10% EA “release” discount, but it’s worth the gamble in my eyes. Either there will be a steeper discount, or I can continue waiting while the games get (presumably) better.
Games – Waiting for Updates/Release
- Stardew Valley (1.6) – March 19th
- Diablo 4 (Game Pass) – March 28th
- Core Keeper (1.0) – Summer 2024
- The Planet Crafter (1.0) – sometime 2024
- Once Human – Q3 2024
- Satisfactory (1.0) – late 2024
- Light No Fire (1.0) – maybe 2024?
- Zero Sievert (1.0) – unlikely 2024
- 7 Days to Die (A22) – ???
- Craftopia (1.0) – ???
- Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (PC release) – ??? :(
It may seem a bit weird seeing Stardew Valley on there, but at one point last year I had the urge to download the Stardew Valley Expanded mod, only to find out that ConcernedApe decided to put out another update with new stuff 4 year later. Guess the dude is taking a page out of G.R.R. Martin’s book. Anyway, it felt silly to start playing a mod that may or may not immediately work with a new patch.
I was originally excited for Diablo 4 to hit Game Pass, but then I remembered that I hadn’t thought about it at all since it was even announced. Like, zero interest. I’ve played all the other ones though, so may as well keep the streak alive. This time for free*!
As for the Early Access games on the list, I have come to understand and eventually accept that hitting 1.0 releases with them are usually irrelevant. For example, I waited until 1.0 to play Smallands (Impressions post pending), and yet there’s an update coming in April that will rebalance crafting and more patches on the roadmap to enhance the pet/mount system. So… whatever I was waiting for in 1.0 is kinda irrelevant. This problem is especially bad in life-sim games like Coral Island, Sun Haven, etc, which have added post-game/marriage quests material that is pretty important for fans of the genre.
Other Media
- 3-Body Problem (Nextflix) – March 21st
- Fallout (Amazon) – April 12th
- Dune: Part 2 (streaming) – Summer 2024?
Dune: Part was released in theaters March 1st. I have been eagerly awaiting this for a while, but haven’t actually went to any movie theaters for years before COVID, and I’m not about to begin again now. So, optimistically, I’ll be waiting 2-3 months before this comes to a streaming service so I can watch it during the time I should be sleeping.
3 Body Problem is something I’ve already talked about recently. I am wishing it the greatest possible success, because I really want the second book to exists as some kind of Season 2. It would be quite the spectacle. And as for Fallout, I talked about that too. My body is ready… even if it is possibly dumb.
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Hurry Up and Wait: April Edition
Apr 15
Posted by Azuriel
Once again, I was already looking stuff up, so why not just share it?
April 23rd – Bellwright [Early Access]
This one is seems to be billed as an open-world Kingdom Come: Deliverance, but it also has some Medieval Dynasty vibes. Hard to say whether it will be worth anyone’s time yet. I originally thought it was going to be a survival-crafting game, but the store page makes it very clear that there is a sort of linear plot going on heading towards a rebellion against the Crown. If they can channel the general feel of Kingdom Come: Deliverance without some of the design jank, this could be good. We shall see.
April 26th – Manor Lords [Early Access]
Banished meets Total War in this medieval city-building tactical battler. Supposedly. All I know is that the game looks gorgeous, like an insane level of detail, and the city-building aspects are the most organic-looking I have ever seen in this space. Also, important detail: Game Pass Day 1.
May 8th – V Rising [1.0]
I snagged a copy of V Rising on sale before its recent pre-1.0 price increase, so I’m looking forward to… I guess playing it a month from now? That’s kind of fucked up, now that I think about it. Why increase the price like a full month before release? Anyway, it seems a combination of survival-crafting + Action RPG and I’ve heard some good things, so I hope it’s worth the wait.
May 14th – Diablo 4 [Season 4]
Diablo 4 landed on Game Pass a few weeks ago, but I didn’t dive in due to other priorities (read: farming virtual crops). Then, when I was actually starting to get ready to play, I hear about a “transformational” update coming in May. This is the summary from the IGN interview with the devs:
I mean, I guess that’s a good thing. Eventually. Although it’s a bit odd how they keep leading with “loot 1.0” when they know loot 2.0 is better. Rod Fergusson mentions it’s more due to “overshooting the mark” in a quest for depth and complexity in the looting system. Which I am unqualified to talk much about, considering I haven’t played the game. But it all kinda sorta maybe sounds like Quality of Life shit that was sorted out a decade ago already, and probably should have been in the game from the start. I could be wrong.
May 16th – Ghost of Tsushima [PC]
The once PlayStation exclusive is finally making its way to PC. And while I am liable to wait for ages more before it drops to a “reasonable” price, I am excited that it is coming to PC at all. If I did ever buy a PlayStation 5, this would have been one of the games I would have bought it for.
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