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Among games launching on the first week of October are premium car racer game “Forza Motorsport 7”, retro-modern action adventure “A Hat in Time”, the painterly homage to classic JRPGs and a 1998 comic book “Battle Chasers: Nightwar”, and a reissue of the cult hit swords-and-sorcery jaunt “Dragon’s Dogma”.
Forza Motorsport 7
For Xbox One, Windows 10
From Oct. 3
Roar around 32 courses in over 700 motor vehicles, souping them up from race to race, with cross-platform online multiplayer between Xbox One and Windows 10 editions, and changing weather conditions during races. Very favorably received according to a slew of early reviews.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
For PlayStation 4, XBO, WinPC, Nintendo Switch
From Oct. 3
Travel through lands and lairs populated by monstrous beings in this homage to turn-based role-playing adventure classics. Based on the 10-issue comic book run from Joe Madureira, who directed 2007 game “Darksiders”, a distinctive art style is assured.
A Hat in Time
For PS4, XBO, WinPC, Mac
From Oct. 5
Ensure that Hat Kid makes it back to her home planet by collecting time pieces before Mustache Girl does the same. Homaging “Super Mario 64” and other 3D platformers of the era, and crowdfunded to the tune of $296 thousand in 2013.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
For PS4, XBO
From Oct. 5
Remastered edition of a cult 2012 release, in which players traverse an open world in search of the dragon that stole their heart in literal terms. They can do so with the aid of up to two other characters borrowed from fellow players’ stories.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
For PS4, XBO, WinPC
From Oct. 10
Fantasy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels, and the follow-up to its surprise hit 2014 predecessor, in which enemies developed ongoing feuds with the hero character. Now, players can accumulate numerous followers, embark on multiplayer invasions, and use microtransactions to boost their progression. JB
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