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Three Games The Single Players Should Look Out For In January

OnlySP writes:

"Hark! A new dawn rises moving us closer to January and with it 2013. The year is shaping up to be an absolute blockbuster with a promising new game coming out almost every week of the first three months, plenty lined up to provide satisfaction later in the year and the widespread expectation of the earnest beginning of the next generation with Ouya, the Steambox and the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft all being released. It’s an exciting time to be a gamer indeed, but it’s always best to keep a reign on how much you’re looking forward to at any given time. With that in mind, we’re focussing on the first month of the year and listing for you the three biggest single player games for your consideration."

joab7774133d ago

I cannot wait for ni no kuni. I think its that game i have been waiting for since dragons dogma. i loved the demo

dorron4133d ago

I've been waiting for a game like Ni No Kuni since Dragon Quest VIII...

Godchild10204133d ago

I really hope to see a remake or an HD version of DQVIII. I can't wait for NI NI Kuni, 2013 is starting off with a bang.

HarryMasonHerpderp4133d ago (Edited 4133d ago )

I've been waiting for a proper epic awesome JRPG since Final Fantasy IX.
Cannot wait for this game!

jrbeerman114133d ago

Theres been quite a few since 9 (although 9 is one of my favorites)

Try Persona 3 and 4 for instance, Dragon Quest 8 was mentioned before... (ff10 and 12 were good too)

Tales of Vesperia wasn't bad either...

HarryMasonHerpderp4133d ago (Edited 4133d ago )

Yeah I love FFX and XII. I also love the Persona games and there have been awesome JRPGs, I just mean a proper Fantasy one without all of the futuristic stuff and a more medieval vibe to it.

Whitefeather4133d ago

I'll be getting both except DmC, that game looks like it'll give my PS3 herpes.

HarryMasonHerpderp4133d ago

Awww I pictured your avatar saying that! lol

Dark_Overlord4133d ago

Hitman HD Collection - No brainer, def buy

Ni No Kuni - I've avoided as much of this games gameplay, screenshots etc as I physically can. It's Level 5 I love every RPG they've made (except WKC) so day one :)

DMC - I'll wait and see

VsAssassin4133d ago

WKC could've sported quality had they stuck to a single player experience. But alas, they had to venture into the online world and somehow degraded WKC a bit of quality.

I enjoyed WKC though, take note. However, it wasn't good enough to seal my purchase of WKC 2.

Here's hoping that Level-5 creates a JRPG that sports online but with the level of quality that can be seen in games like Demon's Souls.

stuntman_mike4133d ago

I have been pulling my hair out waiting all this time for Ni No Kuni!

I bought WKC 2 just so I could play the first game. I was disappointed with all the on-line stuff and never plan to touch any of that, as a single player game it's not up to level 5 usual standard but it's ok.

Summons754133d ago

I love WKC. The first game was great and ended really well but the second game could never pull me into the story like the first one did. The online was perfectly fine but the online community was so dedicated to it that unless you dedicated your time to it like an MMO then you were always behind, so I just used the online to do the crafting and speed leveling since it carried over to the single player.

Level 5 is a quality developer and a story by Studio Ghibli this was an instant buy for me. The demo was highly impressive so I can't wait.

Murad4133d ago

I would wait on the HD collection. We actually do not know if it's going to be true HD, or the HD that was seen in Silent Hill.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC5d ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC5d ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Exvalos4d ago

What a weird name, it's essentially devil may cry, devil may cry lol

Cacabunga4d ago

Best to good for me: 3, reboot, 1, 5

2 and 4 are trash, didnt like any of them.
5 has very good gameplay variety but i hated the foes.. it is just insects the whole time. Reboot has the best foes for me

Friendlygamer5d ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6025d ago (Edited 5d ago )

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya5d ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde5d ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

SeTTriP4d ago

This right here is my order as I thought DMC 5 was amazing and obviously 3 comes after 4 was great and 1 for the nastilgic value it holds 2 was so terrible that my local GameStop gave full refunds to people who returned it.

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5 Years Later, Devil May Cry 5 Still Quenches My Hack-And-Slash Thirst Like No Other

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Devil May Cry 5, the latest iteration in the iconic DMC franchise by Capcom, still holds its own as a fantastic hack-and-slash in 2024."

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Where the Heck is Ni No Kuni 3, Mun?

Matt from We Game Daily writes: "Cross Worlds isn’t going away. It’s making a small fortune, particularly in Asian markets, so there’s no reason for Level-5 to pull the plug. That said, there’s no real reason why a full PC/console sequel can’t be developed alongside efforts to support Cross Worlds."

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Relientk77100d ago

While Ni no Kuni 3 would be cool, if it was like the first game, where is Dark Cloud 3 and Rogue Galaxy 2?

phoenixwing100d ago

I thought the dev recently went mobile and Japan only. They shut down their American offices. So don't expect anything for consoles

shinoff218399d ago (Edited 99d ago )

I swear they just announced a few new games.

https://www.nintendolife.co...

phoenixwing99d ago

I stand corrected then. Never heard about these games and also i just remember ni no kuni online being mobile only.

Michiel198999d ago

they said a loooooong time ago that Level 5 was working on a new installment but there has been no news since afaik. I just hope that they take more inspiration from 1 than 2, especially when it comes to the story.

thorstein98d ago

Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds is the mobile game you're thinking of.

It looks amazing but I don't like to play mobile games.

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-Foxtrot99d ago

Yeah the sequel was okay but had nothing on the first game, especially the battle system.

The story just didn't have that charm and even the twist at the end of the game wasn't really anything cool like Wrath of the White Witch.

Also the fact there was like ZERO mention of Oliver or his adventures in the game, no references, nothing was such weird. It's set a hundred or so years after but still, I'd have expected to seen some throw backs. I think we just got like a temple with his statue in it or something.

goldwyncq99d ago

If you want more Oliver, just watch the movie.

shinoff218399d ago

Fking word. I've been hoping for this for quite some time.

melons99d ago

The premium games didn't sell amazingly, right?

shinoff218399d ago

Not to sure. They should of though. They were pretty good. I like both.

Michiel198999d ago

yeah, especially outside of japan. They should have released on pc at the same time as the ps3 version or a short time after.

Inverno99d ago

They should've worked with Ghibli to put out a proper movie. Should've also made a Pokemon-esque spin-off rather than make Yokai Watch. If they do make a third game they gotta work with Ghibli!