{"id":435,"date":"2014-12-06T00:25:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T23:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/2014\/12\/06\/videogames-highlights-october-2014\/"},"modified":"2017-11-27T23:05:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T22:05:28","slug":"videogames-highlights-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/2014\/12\/06\/videogames-highlights-october-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Videogames highlights &#8211; October 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><div class=\"seriesmeta\"><h4><strong style=\"COLOR: navy\">This post is part 58 of 131 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/series\/videogames-highlights\/\" class=\"series-1136\" title=\"Videogames Highlights\">Videogames Highlights<\/a><\/strong><\/h4><\/div><p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/topics\/in_depth\/\" title=\"In Depth - A merciless lens pointed on the hot topics, passionate and detailed retrospectives, reflections beyond the appearances\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/media\/videogaming.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 10px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 128px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 128px\" title=\"In Depth - A merciless lens pointed on the hot topics, passionate and detailed retrospectives, reflections beyond the appearances\" height=\"128\" width=\"128\" alt=\"In Depth - A merciless lens pointed on the hot topics, passionate and detailed retrospectives, reflections beyond the appearances\"\/><\/a> According to Ubisoft, games running at 30 frames per second <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2014\/10\/09\/30-was-our-goal-it-feels-more-cinematic-says-assassins-creed-unity-dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"30 FPS &quot;feels more cinematic,&quot; says Assassin's Creed Unity dev - VG247\">are more &#8220;cinematic&#8221;<\/a> compared to those running at 60 fps. Obviously this is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pcmasterrace\/comments\/2jayt8\/another_glorious_explanation_of_why_cinematic\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Another glorious explanation of why cinematic 30fps from Ubishit is bullshit. - Reddit\">utter bullshit<\/a>, <strong>in 1980 <em>Pac-Man<\/em> ran at 60 Hz<\/strong> and these clowns are still trying to sell one nonsense after another in the attempt to hide their inability to produce next-gen gaming crap. Lies are legion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/58372-evil-within-locked-30-fps-pc.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Evil Within is locked at 30 FPS on PC, by default - TechSpot\">mostly on PC<\/a>, the most ill-treated gaming platform ever despite the enormous user base and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinquirer.net\/inquirer\/news\/2376474\/hp-lenovo-acer-dell-and-asus-lead-charge-in-q3-pc-sales-growth\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HP, Lenovo, Acer, Dell and Asus lead charge in Q3 PC sales growth - The Inquirer\">positive trends in sales<\/a>. Luckily there <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2014\/10\/30\/evil-within-letterbox-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Evil Within Your Letterbox? There\u2019s Options For That Now - Rock, Paper, Shotgun\">are modders out there<\/a>, in this case.<\/p>\n<p> <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong style=\"FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: #0000ff\">Bloodborne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/media\/20141119_bloodborne_.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 500px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 282px\" title=\"Bloodborne\" height=\"282\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Bloodborne\"\/><\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The main feature of <em>Dark Souls<\/em> gameplay is fighting the horrible monsters living in the game&#8217;s world by carefully choosing where and how to hit, conversely the main feature of <a href=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/2014\/11\/21\/videogames-highlights-august-2014\/\" title=\"Videogames highlights - August 2014 | Sir Artur's Den\">Bloodborne<\/a> seems to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shacknews.com\/article\/86860\/new-bloodborne-trailer-sure-has-a-lot-of-enemies-in-it\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"New Bloodborne trailer sure has a lot of enemies in it - Shacknews\">openly fighting<\/a> the horrible monsters living in the ruined city of Yharnam, <strong>hitting with the biggest weapon<\/strong> you have in your inventory. The <em>From Software<\/em> name should guarantee the quality of the new gaming experience. To be released on March 2015 for PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><object xmlns=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/NvpqAln6EsI?version=3&amp;hl=en_en\"\/><param name=\"wmode\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong style=\"FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: #0000ff\">Fist of Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/media\/20141203_fist_of_jesus.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 500px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 282px\" title=\"Fist of Jesus\" height=\"282\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Fist of Jesus\"\/><\/div>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The version of the Gospels <em><strong style=\"COLOR: #000080\">Fist of Jesus<\/strong><\/em> is inspired to is a bit different than the orthodox one, and it&#8217;s exactly how I have always imagined the story of Lazarus myself: <strong>the dead rising to a new life is a zombie<\/strong>, and Jesus will end up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.retrogaminghistory.com\/content.php\/8278-Fist-of-Jesus-disponibile-da-ieri-il-gore-beat\u0092em-up-classic-style-arcade-game-with-RPG-depth-con-Ges\u00f9-e-Giuda\" target=\"_blank\" title='Fist of Jesus: disponibile da ieri il \"gore beat\u2019em up classic style arcade game with RPG depth\" con Ges\u00f9 e Giuda - Retrogaminghistory.com'>fighting an army of undead<\/a> with the aid of the Holy Spirit, the Miracles and Jude. He was dead as well but in the end he came back without <em>zombiefication<\/em>. Inspired to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fistofjesus.com\/the-short-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Fist Of Jesus\">splatter short film with the same name<\/a>, Fist of Jesus is a side scrolling beat&#8217;em up that should not be missing in everyone&#8217;s games collection. Though it seems to be nonsense, frankly. Available now on PC Windows as digital download (Steam).<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><object xmlns=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/i9IX9P4Ugi8?version=3&amp;hl=en_en\"\/><param name=\"wmode\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong style=\"FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: #0000ff\">Murder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/media\/20141203_murder.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 500px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 282px\" title=\"Murder\" height=\"282\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Murder\"\/><\/div>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2014\/10\/26\/murder-teaser-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Stranded Devs Release Teaser For Next Game: Murder - Rock, Paper, Shotgun\">new low-fi point and click graphic adventure<\/a>? Check. A visual style inspired by <strong>everything that&#8217;s good in the cyberpunk genre<\/strong> (Akira, Ghost in the Shell, &#8230;)? Check. An attempt to capture the cinematic mood of the aforementioned sci-fi films? Check. A detective of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police entangled with a case featuring killer robots and Blade Runner-like atmospheres? Check. From the creators of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2014\/02\/07\/hands-on-stranded\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Hands-On: Stranded - Rock, Paper, Shotgun\">Stranded<\/a>, <em><strong style=\"COLOR: #000080\">Murder<\/strong><\/em> will be out in 2015. If the world will not end beforehand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><object xmlns=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/G-bdQBUfZ3E?version=3&amp;hl=en_en\"\/><param name=\"wmode\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p s\ntyle=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong style=\"FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: #0000ff\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/media\/20141003_the_witcher_3.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 500px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 208px\" title=\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" height=\"208\" width=\"500\" alt=\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\"\/><\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The hunt as the main theme of <a href=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/2014\/10\/04\/videogames-highlights-june-2014\/\" title=\"Videogames highlights - June 2014 | Sir Arthur's Den\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a> was a clear enough fact, a hunt including <strong>a chasing after a magically dangerous brunette<\/strong> was a less clear one and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2014\/10\/24\/witcher-3-intro\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Witcher 3\u2019s Intro Cutscene Has All The Special Effects - Rock, Paper, Shotgun\">the game&#8217;s cinematic intro<\/a> is descriptive enough on the matter. The third and last game centered on the deeds of Geralt of Rivia will bring all its manly <em>rpgitude<\/em> on PC Windows, PS4 and Xbox One on February 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><object xmlns=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/FcogCjLymeI?version=3&amp;hl=en_en\"\/><param name=\"wmode\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong style=\"FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: #0000ff\">This War of Mine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/media\/20141203_this_war_of_mine.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 500px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 282px\" title=\"This War of Mine\" height=\"282\" width=\"500\" alt=\"This War of Mine\"\/><\/div>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Inspired by the real events of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Sarajevo\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Siege of Sarajevo - Wikipedia\">siege of Sarajevo<\/a>, <em><strong style=\"COLOR: #000080\">This War of Mine<\/strong><\/em> is a war game featuring those who usually <a href=\"http:\/\/indiegames.com\/2014\/10\/this_war_of_mine_has_a_new_tra.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"This War of Mine has a new trailer, showing off more of its stark visuals and narrative - IndieGames.com\">endure war<\/a>, ie the civilians that are hiding to avoid being shot by a sniper by day and that are wandering <strong>on the streets of a ruined city<\/strong> in search for food and supplies by night. The gameplay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2014\/11\/01\/this-14th-of-november-this-war-of-mine\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"This 14th Of November: This War Of Mine - Rock, Paper, Shotgun\">based on survival<\/a> and the side-scrolling perspective remind me of <a href=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/eng\/2012\/09\/18\/videogames-highlights-july-2012\/\" title=\"Videogames highlights - July 2012 | Sir Arthur's Den\">Deadlight<\/a>, and the lack of zombies isn&#8217;t a bad thing for once. Besides, the developers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/58878-developer-posts-free-game-codes-pirate-bay.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"'This War of Mine' developer posts free game codes on The Pirate Bay - TechSpot\">are super-friendly even with those dirty and evil pirates<\/a>. This War of Mine is available since November on PC (Windows, Linux, OS X).<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><object xmlns=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/XI_c0lp68RY?version=3&amp;hl=en_en\"\/><param name=\"wmode\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kingofgng.com\/2014\/12\/06\/videogame-highlights-ottobre-2014\/\" title=\"Videogame highlights - ottobre 2014 | Sir Arthur's Den\"><em><strong>Leggi questo post in italiano<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Ubisoft, games running at 30 frames per second are more &#8220;cinematic&#8221; compared to those running at 60 fps. Obviously this is utter bullshit, in 1980 Pac-Man ran at 60 Hz and these clowns are still trying to sell one nonsense after another in the attempt to hide their inability to produce next-gen gaming crap. 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