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Monday 19th November 2012 | Thomas
As the year comes to an end it tends to be a pretty quiet for game releases especially when compared to October and most of November. Despite this there are usually a couple of interesting titles you can find if you’re willing to look hard enough.
Far Cry 3
On 30th November we will see the return of the Far Cry series with Far Cry 3. In this sandbox FPS we return to the tropical island setting and follow the story of protagonist Jason Brody in his mission to find his missing girlfriend. In doing so he comes across a range of unsavoury characters as he makes his way across the islands liberating camps from local bandits and returning them to the local population. Once again, how you tackle each of these camps is up to you, whether you want to pick enemies off on the high ground under and remain unseen or create some sort of distraction with explosion and use brute force. The name of the game is efficiency as the bandits are quick to call large numbers of reinforcements as they seek to maintain their foothold on the island. In addition to the combat there is a hunting system where certain beasts must be killed and skinned in order to enhance your capacity to carry weapons and money. Far Cry 3 also brings the addition of a RPG like skill tree in the form of tattoos which bring benefits like enhanced swimming or additional melee takedowns. The antagonist in particular seems to have gained a lot of press for his ramblings on the nature of insanity and Vass seems to have already stolen the show to an extent.
Check out Far Cry 3 on the PC, PS3 and XBOX360 on 30th November.
Hawken
At first glance, Hawken could easily be mistaken for a big sci-fi blockbuster backed by a wealthy publisher and large development team. In reality it was only made by nine people with on-going development for around 2 years and the results are pretty astonishing. Another FPS, but Hawken manages to differentiate significantly from the rest of the market. The game has you operate from the perspective of giant anthropomorphic mech fighters as you battle with and against like mided gamers online. What also separates Hawken from other FPS titles is that it’s not just about fast paced combat; there is strategy in the form of fuel management, holding capture points or taking cover behind buildings. All this carnage takes place on the backdrop of a wonderfully constructed Neo-Tokyo like cityscape. Hawken is definitely shaping up to be one of the big indie titles of 2012 and 2013. Since the launch of its debut trailer and winning a host of awards at E3 there is huge amount of buzz surrounding the title. Let’s hope it lives up to the hype.
Hawken will enter open beta on 12th December exclusively on PC. Allowing anyone to download and play it and offer feedback on the game until it goes gold sometime next year.
