November Video Game News Highlights
Recapping the highlight news of the previous month
Now that we're truly out of the gaming woods until late January we finally have the time to catch up on all the games that we've doled out our precious money on. Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Assassin's Creed Revelations, Uncharted 3 and of course Skyrim, were perhaps the biggest hitters, racking up huge opening day sales that would turn Hollywood green with envy.
So before Christmas rears its bright lights and you have a psychotic episode after over exposure to yuletide anthems while trying to find the perfect gift, let's take a quick recap of November.
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It is, of course the (already) much parodied line for Bethesda's Skyrim, many aspects from the game memetically mutating into gamers' consciousness after a relatively short time. The game is a serious GOTY contender and the consensus seems to agree, most notably, Japanese heavyweight publication Famitsu bestowing it a perfect 40/40, a feat rarely seen.
What trumps other releases of this November is that Skyrim has the ability to create a unique experience with each of its players. Around the interwebs you'll find countless tales of people's experiences, highlighting the level of detail and minutia that's crammed into the land.
Let us not forget the bugs that have popped up as well, one interesting experience I endured involved my horse Shadowmere surmounting a giant mountain with no regard to the laws of physics. Somehow, Skyrim's internal Deus-ex-machina kicked in, and the gods, angered at my blasphemy, stuck my horse's body in the side of said mountain with my avatar still very much in the saddle. Then, after a few awkward seconds, catapulted Shadowmere, and myself over the verdant landscape to crash into the side of another mountain. I was not sure whether to throw my controller at the screen or bow down to whichever daedric god performed the act.
Grand Theft Auto V
Rockstar made a somewhat surprise announcement with their trailer for the new GTA and within a few days of the candid video speculation ignited like a pyromaniac on a drunken rampage in a match factory. And to their credit, Rockstar packed the trailer with their mix of satire and hidden details that had people scouring the frames like overzealous stalkers.
The game returns to Los Santos, the PS2's ultimate incarnation, which is still held in regard as the best entrant in the series. There's been speculation of numerous protagonists in GTA V which sets its sights on the recent economic instabilities. Hopefully, this means that the various bowling alleys featured in the last game have shut down and burned to the ground, quashing any notions that the protagonist's friends would want to ruin your day by knocking some pins down.
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