Spotlight Sunday - Week 40 - 2015


Spotlight Sunday is a way for Choicest Games to feature PC games that are scheduled for release on the following week - games that we consider worthwhile checking out.

This week (28th September to the 4th October 2015) the number of games that I reckon are worth looking at is epic; there are 8 games in the coming week which look like fun and there's a good mix including visual novels, adventure games, an RPG, a board game and a blast from the past:

Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel

  • Release Date: 28/09/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
I like visual novels that try to be different and since I like sci-fi it seems like Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel will be worth a look. What's interesting to note is that the developer, Cylight Studios, is actually an audio production company so I'm expecting top notch audio and music from this game.

Screenshot from Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel


80 Days

  • Release Date: 29/09/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order, Humble Store - Not available for pre-order

Every good science fiction fan worth their salt should read Jules Verne as he is indeed the grandfather of the genre. While his book Around the World in 80 Days is probably the least fantastical of his works (such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon or A Journey to the Centre of the Earth) it was still considered very unlikely anyone could've achieved the book's namesake in the 19th century. So it's quite exciting to see that there's a game based on this classic book that challenges you to do the same. The game is already out on mobile platforms, so it's going to be a mobile port no doubt but hopefully that won't detract from the fact the game has received many award nominations and was awarded TIME Magazine Game of the Year in 2014.

Judging by the price of the mobile versions of the game, I'm guessing the PC version will be between $5-10 USD.



Jerry McPartlin - Rebel With a Cause

  • Release Date: 30/09/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
I like point 'n' click adventures and this one is set in the 1950s - could be worth a look :).



Swords & Crossbones: An Epic Pirate Story

  • Release Date: 30/09/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
While the cute graphics might be a turn-off to any hardcore PC gamers, I like just about any game that involves pirates, city management and turn-based tactics - which this game apparently has.



Keen Dreams

  • Release Date: 30/09/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
I grew up on the Commander Keen games as a kid - well at least the main series of games but I never got a chance to play this one. Apparently Keen Dreams is considered the "lost episode" of the Commander Keen series so it's good to see they have it available for all us who are Keen for a nostalgia hit.



Lost Horizon 2

  • Release Date: 01/10/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
I've never actually played the first Lost Horizon but here we are with a sequel! The game is a point 'n' click adventure (which I like) and the series seems to be a tribute to Indiana Jones which is always a good thing :).



Heroes of Normandie

  • Release Date: 01/10/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
I like board games and I like games set in WWII. Heroes of Normandie manages to merge both of these likes into one game.



Omnipresent

  • Release Date: 01/10/2015
  • Availability: Steam - Not available for pre-order
While the graphics don't look too impressive in this game I am intrigued by what it's about: Omnipresent has you playing as the evil A.I. running amok on the Internet hacking into various organisations in order to do mischievous things such as manipulating the stock market, upgrading your hardware/software, building drones, tanks, death robots, and ultimately building bases to protect you from destruction. It's like Skynet Simulator 2015.



So are you interested or excited about any PC games being released next week? Which games are you looking forward to?

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