This Week in Gaming (Week 1)

Happy New Year, although technically virtually half of this coming week continues to be half of the present 12 months. This week we’ve a really meagre lineup of video games for you, but it surely’s nonetheless a smidgen higher than final 12 months’s. We kick off with some carnival enjoyable, then we go trendy retro, adopted by some sword combating, some flip primarily based retro JRPG-style and finish the week with a 2D/3D journey.

Carnival Massacre / Monday 29 December

Drawing closely from basic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes gamers on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your environment, handle your messy stock, clear up puzzles and kill the 4 ringleaders of the park. Steam link

GunBird / Tuesday 30 December
The second installment in Saikyo’s vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”. Steam linkValor & Blade / Wednesday 31 December
Immerse your self on this motion RPG as a relentless warrior. Slash via fierce sword battles to cleanse a darkish fort fortress and obliterate the center of evil. Unlock highly effective talents and uncover stronger swords as you progress, enhancing your fight prowess and technique. Steam linkThree Kingdoms: Shu-Han Chronicles / Thursday 1 January
A conventional turn-based role-playing recreation depicting the story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the unification of China. Featuring over 200 characters, gamers can recruit enemy generals (past the Shu Han faction) to construct distinctive battle formations. Steam linkJourney Express / Friday 2 January
Journey Express is a hybrid 2D/3D journey recreation that challenges you to get a celebration of vacationers from their present dwelling to a brand new life elsewhere. The highway is fraught with risks, and it’s essential to fastidiously handle meals, drugs, and cash so that you just and your get together survives. Steam link