Well, we're a month and a half into 2025 now, and we've finally amassed enough notable new releases for our customary post. Of course, we also had to throw in the few remaining stand-outs for 2024 that we hadn't gotten to yet. This past week saw the release of the anticipated next installment to Sid Meier's celebrated, long-running Civilization series. Civ VII features overhauled systems, new tweaks to the classic turn-based strategy gameplay, and new and improved visuals and sound design, including narration by Game of Thrones star, Gwendoline Christie. Although your mileage may vary whether you will be fully on board with all of said tweaks or not, Civilization VII definitely sounds like it should at least be worth checking out.
Also out in the last 13 weeks, a game that quite possibly may be the first sufficiently satisfying Indiana Jones adventure to come along in decades; an HD Switch remaster of a Wii and 3DS Donkey Kong classic; and a pair of absolutely legendary arcade shoot 'em up titles. Build an empire to stand the test of time, then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 91 days.
Also out in the last 13 weeks, a game that quite possibly may be the first sufficiently satisfying Indiana Jones adventure to come along in decades; an HD Switch remaster of a Wii and 3DS Donkey Kong classic; and a pair of absolutely legendary arcade shoot 'em up titles. Build an empire to stand the test of time, then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 91 days.
- (Sid Meier's) Civilization VII (Firaxis Games, 1 local player or 2-8 online, $69.99) (PS5, XSX, SW, PS4, XBO, STM)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, 1 player, $69.99) (XSX, STM)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns - HD (Nintendo, 1-2 local players, $59.99) (SW)
- (Arcade Archives) Viper: Phase-1 (Seibu Kaihatsu, 1-2 local players, $7.99) (PS4, SW)
- (Arcade Archives) Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams (Success, 1 player, $7.99) (SW, PS4)
- The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II (Falcom, 1 player, $59.99) (GOG, PS5, SW, PS4, STM)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse, 1 player, $69.99) (PS5, XSX, STM)
- Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (NIS, 1 player, $59.99) (PS5, SW, PS4)
- Guilty Gear -Strive- (Arc System Works, 1-2 local or online players, $59.99) (SW)
- Symphonia (Headup, 1 player, $19.99) (SW, GOG, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO, STM)
- Tales Of Graces f - Remastered (Bandai Namco, 1 player, $39.99) (PS5, XSX, SW, PS4, XBO, STM)
- Nine Sols (Red Candle, 1 player, $29.99) (PS5, XSX, SW, PS4, XBO)
[Image: Firaxis Games]
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