What are you buying this week? (11/26)

[Destructor]

Your random tidbit this week: In all my years of doing this, I've never seen so many active consoles at once. I mean, think about it for a moment - there's 3 Sony consoles and 4 Nintendo consoles all getting weekly releases (more or less - the PSP, Wii, and DS are quickly dying down).

Crazy stuff.

PS3:
Karateka
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Under Defeat HD

PSP:

PSV:
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault

360:

Wii:

Wii U:
Cloudberry Kingdom

DS:
Invasion of the Alien Blobs!

3DS:
Aero Porter
Classic Games Overload: Card and Puzzle Edition
Jett Tailfin

PC:
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
EverQuest: Rain of Fear
Frozen Hearth
Karateka
Miner Wars 2081

What a weirdly quiet week considering that Christmas is just around the corner. Anyhow, what are you buying this week?

[Isgrimnur]

Not a blasted thing. I still haven't taken the plastic off of BlOps 2.

[Zinfan]

Balders Gate EE if it comes out for iOS this week.

[EddieA]

Probably Aero Porter for 3DS.  Also, I'm hoping LEGO Lord of The Rings finally gets released for PC this week.

[Razgon]

I'll be looking at reviews for the Baldurs Gate thingie - If it pans out, awesome - I'm in day one, but I'm concerned its not better than Bigmod for the original.

[Caine]

I have a key for miner wars from one of the indie bundles, does that count?

[Reemul]

Far Cry 3 for me as it's released on Friday here but not till next week in the US.

[Soulchilde]

nada

Nothing on Steam sale I wanted,so I am done until the new year I think


I would be in for Baldur's Gate EE, but no steam client = no buy

[CeeKay]

Nothing on Steam sale I wanted,so I am done until the new year I think

or the Holiday sale which starts December 20th

as for me, going to keep an eye on the reviews for Baldurs Gate Enhanced, if they're good that and Miner Wars 2081 will be eventual purchases.

[leo8877]

Probably Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault  for me.

[metallicorphan]

Far Cry 3 for me as it's released on Friday here but not till next week in the US.

Yup,this^^

[Bullwinkle]

Ratchet & Clank and Baldur's Gate for me, unless I hear warnings otherwise.

Hopefully a Wii U in there, too.

[wonderpug]

If I get the sense that Karateka in some way recaptures what made the first one fun, then that.  If it's a wild departure, then meh.

[Bullwinkle]

If I get the sense that Karateka in some way recaptures what made the first one fun, then that.  If it's a wild departure, then meh.

The impression I got from reviews is that it's not a wild departure, but it's still meh.

GameRankings

[Gratch]

Probably the Baldur's Gate revamp, but I'm not sure if I want to do it on PC or iPad yet.  An iPad version would be cool, but for two things:

1.  I've tried a couple similar text-heavy RPG's on iPad (i.e. Avadon), and find the UI to be very challenging to use.  My eyes are also pretty bad, and I have a hard time reading really small text.  That could be an issue on the mobile version.

2.  While I absolutely love the story, characters, world, and artwork, the combat is my least favorite part of these games.  In fact, the only reason I was able to get through BGII on PC was through liberal use of cheat codes.  I'm guessing the iPad version won't have that, which may be a reason to stick with PC.

Will wait and see what the feedback is, but my guess is that I'll end up with it on PC.

[hepcat]

Definitely Baldur's Gate.  I'm leaning towards the iOS version for the novelty of being able to play a pedigreed CRPG of such scope while laying on my back on the couch and tossing potato chips into my maw like a wheat thresher on harvest day. 

[PR_GMR]

Noting for me this week. I'm trying.. trying.. to make my last purchase of the year: Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron. That's the next game on my sights.

[EngineNo9]

I thought about getting Ratchet & Clank since it can be played on both PS3 and Vita, but I guess the Vita version won't be out until January anyway so I may just wait.

[Crusis]

Hopefully a new laptop but that means no games this week.

[Roguetad]

Baldur's Gate EE for both PC and iPad (if the reviews are positive).  I would love to be able to play Baldur's Gate on my iPad while I'm traveling.  Hopefully it's good.  I will definitely get Farcry 3 at some point...possibly in December.

[Gratch]

If I could cloud save my iPad and PC games, Baldur's Gate would be an insta-buy for both platforms.

[Bullwinkle]

If I could cloud save my iPad and PC games, Baldur's Gate would be an insta-buy for both platforms.

Where's the Like button?!

Oh, I mean +1.

[Turtle]

Well, this week I finally get to enjoy the original Baldur's Gate. Somehow I missed all the Black Isle games except Planescape Torment.

[Bullwinkle]

Ratchet & Clank and Baldur's Gate for me, unless I hear warnings otherwise.

Hopefully a Wii U in there, too.

I've heard warnings about Ratchet & Clank, sadly.  But BG is downloading now.

[Bullwinkle]

New Level 5 game, Pac-Man, plus Blobs and Bloons.

Spoiler for Nintendo Weekly Download:

Nintendo eShop
AERO PORTER – LEVEL-5 and Yoot Saito team up to bring you AERO PORTER, an airport simulation and puzzle game that will have you sorting luggage, expanding your airport’s operations and avoiding security mishaps. It’s your job to put your airport on the map and help it grow from a sleepy regional terminal to a bustling international hub. (For Nintendo 3DS)

PAC-MAN – Control iconic character Pac-Man as you navigate through mazes, eating Pac-Dots and simultaneously avoiding devious ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using tunnels, or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the ghosts vulnerable. Earn extra points to achieve the high score and see how far you can get before losing all your lives. (For Nintendo 3DS)

Nintendo eShop and Nintendo DSiWare
Invasion of the Alien Blobs! – A mysterious alien life form has appeared from outer space and is raging war against humanity. Use your stylus to take a stand against the invasion by squashing the alien blobs one at a time. With just 10 seconds to deal with each attack wave, you have no time for sightseeing as you travel the globe to fight off the blobs. (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DSi™)

Bloons TD 4 – The monkeys are ready to take down the enemy from land, air and sea in this classic tower defense game. Using a ranking system, you can build up your experience and gain access to powerful towers and upgrades like mortar strikes and banana farms. Can you battle through all 75 rounds to earn the gold medal? (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DSi)