After asurprisingly busy Januaryfull of games releases that eitherhearkened backto old series oroutright remastered them, we’ve entered the incredibly busy month of February. While this is usually a slower period for game releases, that is not the case in 2019. February is poised to be chock full of games, and this week starts the month off with the western launch of several Japanese games and some smaller but noteworthy titles.
Following the series' revitalization withGod Eater ResurrectionandGod Eater 2: Rage Burst,Bandai Namco Entertainment will finally be releasingGod Eater 3in North America next week. Meanwhile, Atlus is also following through with the western release ofEtrian Odyssey Nexusand Nintendo and Level-5 are bringingYo-Kai Watch 3over for Nintendo 3DS. On the racing side of things, Milestone is releasingMonsterEnergySupercross- The Official Videogame 2.
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God Eater 3
If you’ve never heard ofGod Eater, it’s aMonster Hunter-like RPG series where where players, who control the titular God Eaters, use a weapon/gun hybrid called a God Arc to slay giant creatures called Aragami. The series began on PSP with the firstGod Eaterbefore making its way to PC, PS Vita, and PS4 withGod Eater 2.Bandai Namco started paying more attention to the series in the west with the releases ofGod Eater 2: Rage BurstandGod Eater Resurrection.
They are now officially releasingGod Eater 3,a game made from the ground up for consoles, in the west on PC and PS4 less than two months afterits Japanese release.The game’s story sees the long-running fight against the Aragami continue, though players will be going to brand new areas and seeing new Aragami over the course of the adventure. The game also feature both 4-player and 8-player co-op, so it should scratch that PvE multiplayer itch you may have ahead ofAnthem’slaunch later this month.
If you want to kick off your month of gaming withGod Eater 3, you can currently pre-order the PS4 version of the game with the links below. We are also providing a link to the PC Amazon page for when it goes live:
Etrian Odyssey Nexus
While many people see that the Nintendo 3DS is on its way out, the system is actually receiving two notable releases in western markets this week. The first isEtrian Odyssey Nexus,which released back in Japan in August 2018 asEtrian Odyssey X.The developers have been clear that this will be the finalEtrian Odyssey game on 3DS, though the team is also set this game up to be a culmination and celebration of the RPG series.
The game follows a group of heroes as they venture to the archipelago of Lemuria under the orders of Princess Persephone.Etrian Odyssey Nexuswill actually include 19 different classes. 18 of them come from previouslyEtrian Odysseygames with the Hero class being the new addition.Etrian Odyssey Nexusalso features the most labyrinths out of any game in the series, so it definitely seems like a good way to end the series' long run on the DS series of consoles.
If you want to cap off yourEtrian Odysseyexperience on 3DS with one more game, you can pre-orderEtrian Odyssey Nexus below.If you want to get the system itself to try the entire series, you can get a 3DS below as well.
Yo-Kai Watch 3
WhileYo-Kai Watchnever caught on in the United States and Europe like it did in Japan, Nintendo and Level-5 are still localizing several of the 3DS games.Yo-Kai Watch 3,which comes out next week, actually released in Japan all the way back in July 2016. That being said, the game’swestern releasehasn’t been talked about very much so I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t know thatYo-Kai Watch 3was coming out on February 8.
As for the game itself,Yo-Kai Watch 3sees series protagonist Nate moving to a new town and befriending and battling all of the new Yo-Kai there. The game also features another playable character, Hailey Anne, in order to change things up. In total,Yo-Kai Watch 3will feature over 600 different Yo-Kai, and it actually even sports a new 3x3 battle system that changes things up from the previous two entires.
Now that we have the first three mainline entires on 3DS, we will, hopefully, be getting a western release of the upcomingYo-Kai Watch 4for Nintendo Switch in a more timely manner. If you want to show support for the series, you may currently pre-orderYo-Kai Watch 3with the link below.
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2
As I mentioned,Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2is set around the FIM World Championship and is set to let players experience what professional athletes go through doing the event. When compared to last year’s release,Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2is set to feature a better career mode and track editor with smaller tweaks being made to the training mode, graphics, and control.
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2will be available for Nintendo Switch PC, PS4, and Xbox One on February 8. If you want to pick up the game on console, consider pre-ordering with the links below:
While those four games are this upcoming week’s biggest games, there are some other interesting titles on the way. Next week will also see the release ofRiot: Civil Unrest, Pipe Push Paradise,Away: Journey to the Unexpected,Astroneer,and the Nintendo Switch port ofBlazBlue Central Fiction. The first half of 2019 is going to be a very busy time for gaming, so this first week of February is just giving us a taste of how hectic it will get.
Thankfully, this means there won’t a shortage of great new games to try out. Once again, thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly pre-order one of these titles. We here at DualShockers hope you all have a great week!
