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MagicWithEarvin · Oct 10, 2012

There are five different covers for this issue, as their "under-the-radar titles".

Fuse

Dead Island: Riptide

Beyond: Two Souls

Metro: Last Light

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Cover Stories:

Fuse
Dead Island: Riptide
Beyond: Two Souls
Metro: Last Light
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Features:

Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Interviews:

Riot Games
Robert Kirkman
Tim Schafer

Previews:

Far Cry 3
Dead Space 3
Hitman: Absolution
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Deadpool
Forza Horizon
Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes
Sacred 3
Company of Heroes 2
Blade & Soul
Omerta: City of Gangsters
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Dragon Quest X
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
WWE '13

Reviews:

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 9.5/10 (Game of the Month)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie - 8.25/10
Double Dragon Neon - 8.25/10
NHL 13 - 8/10
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 - 8.75/10
FIFA 13 - 8.75/10
Resident Evil 6 - 8.75/10
Mark of the Ninja - 9/10
Dance Central 3 - 8.75/10
Pokemon Black & White 2 - 7.5/10
LittleBigPlanet Vita - 8.75/10

Let me know if you'd like a snippet from an interview, review or preview.

Vyse The Legend · Oct 10, 2012

earvcunanan said:
XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 9.5/10 (Game of the Month)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie - 8.25/10
Double Dragon Neon - 8.25/10
NHL 13 - 8/10
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 - 8.75/10
FIFA 13 - 8.75/10
Resident Evil 6 - 8.75/10
Mark of the Ninja - 9/10
Dance Central 3 - 8.75/10
Pokemon Black & White 2 - 7.5/10
LittleBigPlanet Vita - 8.75/10

Let me know if you'd like a snippet from an interview, review or preview.

Poke-GAF meltdown incoming, especially since RE6 scored so high.

Scofield94941 · Oct 10, 2012

Resident Evil is better than Pokemon. Buying RE6 over it confirmed.

Miles X · Oct 10, 2012

That 7 - 10 scale ...

StuBurns · Oct 10, 2012

That's really the most embarrassing use of the seven to nine scale I have ever seen.

thekonamicode · Oct 10, 2012

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch totally bombed in Japan. I'll probably still get it though.

Also, Game Informer's review scale is embarrassing.

I will predict their reviews for the 5 games on the "cover" this month.

Fuse - 8.25
Dead Island: Riptide - 8.75
Beyond: Two Souls - 8.50
Metro: Last Light - 8.75
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 7.25

Nibel · Oct 10, 2012

There was no better Ni No Kuni art, right?

Captain Tuttle · Oct 10, 2012

Which one of these covers doesn't belong

Interesting review scores

Nemesis_ · Oct 10, 2012

So they do covers for under the radar titles but they don't have any previews or content inside to actually cover them?

Or am I missing something?

GeoramA · Oct 10, 2012

Nice score for DD: Neon. It really is a great beat'em up.

MagicWithEarvin · Oct 10, 2012

Nemesis_ said:
So they do covers for under the radar titles but they don't have any previews or content inside to actually cover them?

Or am I missing something?

They preview all five of them. Also, there's a lot of nice artwork for Ni No Kuni.

Brazil · Oct 10, 2012

Vyse The Legend said:
Poke-GAF meltdown incoming, especially since RE6 scored so high.

PokéGAF doesn't give a damn about scores. We're too busy enjoying our game.

2+2=5 · Oct 10, 2012

earvcunanan said:
Let me know if you'd like a snippet from an interview, review or preview.

Do they say or show something about most wanted for vita? thanks

Penguin · Oct 10, 2012

Vyse The Legend said:
Poke-GAF meltdown incoming, especially since RE6 scored so high.

I assume at this point Pokemon fans don't care?

I imagine it will be the same criticisms that are always thrown at the franchise.
It hasn't evolved.
Not much has changed.
Should have been on the 3DS

Nemesis_ · Oct 10, 2012

earvcunanan said:
They preview all five of them.

It wasn't mentioned in the OP so I was kind of confused, sorry

MrChocolate · Oct 10, 2012

Brazil said:
PokéGAF doesn't give a damn about scores. We're too busy enjoying the same game for the tenth time.

Fixed

Derrick01 · Oct 10, 2012

StuBurns said:
That's really the most embarrassing use of the seven to nine scale I have ever seen.

They do it every month though. Usually there's one borderline shovelware game that gets a 6 or so but every month it's 7-10 for almost everything.

Brazil · Oct 10, 2012

MrChocolate said:
Fixed

Sure, whatever.

funkystudent · Oct 10, 2012

Dat 8 to 10 review scale.

MagicWithEarvin · Oct 10, 2012

2+2=5 said:
Do they say or show something about most wanted for vita? thanks

They didn't even acknowledge that there was a Vita version on the "Platform" segment of the preview.

Averon · Oct 10, 2012

For as long as I've read GI, they almost never score games below a 6. They seem to be locked in a 6-10 scale.

Exterminieren · Oct 10, 2012

I literally can't remember the last time I saw a Pokemon fan give a shit about a review.

They've all been the same for more than 10 years

much like the games ho ho ho not really

Raptor · Oct 10, 2012

Any Far Cry 3 or Dead Space 3 new stuff?

SJRB · Oct 10, 2012

Holy shit, Ground Zeroes preview! I hope there's some new info in there.

Alex · Oct 10, 2012

MrChocolate said:
Fixed

Same exact fucking game, I dont know how people still do it. I went nuts on Blue as a kid but it's the same easy, empty, shallow, molasses paced slog as it was back then and the designs just get worse and worse.

But it does so well, can't blame them for completely phoning these things in anymore, although back in the day the lost potential was perturbing. On the plus side, this is the first one I didn't buy out of stupidity and permanently shelve after a few hours!

I will likely do this again when they move it to the 3DS though, because I am a moron.

Katana_Strikes · Oct 10, 2012

Nibel said:
There was no better Ni No Kuni art, right?

Ink was running low.

MagicWithEarvin · Oct 10, 2012

Raptor said:
Any Far Cry 3 or Dead Space 3 new stuff?

They've got an interesting Dead Space 3 preview of the weapon crafting system. You tap the symbols on the ipad to see the steps involved in creating a custom gun. There's a lot of customization options like compressors, directed ejection field, rail accelerator, full zoom scopes, frames, melee attachments, etc.

hey_it's_that_dog · Oct 10, 2012

That FUSE cover doesn't do much to dispel the "generic" complaints. It might be the most generic looking piece of FUSE media yet.

TheNatural · Oct 10, 2012

8's for everyone! YOU GET AN 8. YOU GET AN 8.

.la1n · Oct 10, 2012

Look forward to reading the previews for Metro and the Deadpool game.

X05 · Oct 10, 2012

earvcunanan said:
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 - 8.75/10
FIFA 13 - 8.75/10

:O

AniHawk · Oct 10, 2012

TheNatural said:
8's for everyone! YOU GET AN 8. YOU GET AN 8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfR7ypbXeSw#t=5m1s

Host Samurai · Oct 10, 2012

The Ni No Kuni caught me off guard there for a second. This is GI were talking about here. Good to see it.

Derrick01 · Oct 10, 2012

Host Samurai said:
The Ni No Kuni caught me off guard there for a second. This is GI were talking about here. Good to see it.

Don't get too excited. The reason any of these games are on the cover is because with the exception of GTA 5 they're out of big name covers. We're in that awkward period between generations where everything kind of slumps until the consoles are revealed.

SolidSnakex · Oct 10, 2012

Derrick01 said:
Don't get too excited. The reason any of these games are on the cover is because with the exception of GTA 5 they're out of big name covers. We're in that awkward period between generations where everything kind of slumps until the consoles are revealed.

It's still good news for a game like NnK to receive mainstream coverage. And the preview in the issue is definitely the most positive. The person that played it seem to love it. And it wasn't even a short preview as they were allowed to play it for 7 hours.

BlazinAm · Oct 10, 2012

Vyse The Legend said:
Poke-GAF meltdown incoming, especially since RE6 scored so high.

Different reviewers and different products overall what the problem?

Metroid Hunter · Oct 10, 2012

TheNatural said:
8's for everyone! YOU GET AN 8. YOU GET AN 8.

EVERYBODY GETS AN 8.

Alcoholikaust · Oct 10, 2012

If I don't get the metro or dead island cover-I won't open the magazine.

Raptor · Oct 10, 2012

earvcunanan said:
They've got an interesting Dead Space 3 preview of the weapon crafting system. You tap the symbols on the ipad to see the steps involved in creating a custom gun. There's a lot of customization options like compressors, directed ejection field, rail accelerator, full zoom scopes, frames, melee attachments, etc.

Very nice.

Thanks.

JaseC · Oct 10, 2012

BlazinAm said:
Different reviewers and different products overall what the problem?

There is no problem, but you shouldn't expect those blinded by bias to see that.

Dorfdad · Oct 10, 2012

WOw lame scores Pokemon White 2 is better than any pokemon Ive played in the last 4 years..

MagicWithEarvin · Oct 11, 2012

Bump for the nightly GAF'ers.

G'night.

Error · Oct 11, 2012

the 8.25 or 8.50 or 8.75 scale is so retarded

whats next? 8.3294589059595959595????

christ, this magazine is just trash. why not a simple thumbs up/down 'scoring' system?

NateDrake · Oct 11, 2012

Alex said:
Same exact fucking game, I dont know how people still do it. I went nuts on Blue as a kid but it's the same easy, empty, shallow, molasses paced slog as it was back then and the designs just get worse and worse.

But it does so well, can't blame them for completely phoning these things in anymore, although back in the day the lost potential was perturbing. On the plus side, this is the first one I didn't buy out of stupidity and permanently shelve after a few hours!

I will likely do this again when they move it to the 3DS though, because I am a moron.

That's a shame because Black2/White2 are pretty damn awesome.

Margalis · Oct 11, 2012

Dynopia said:
That 7 - 10 scale ...

More like 8-9.

Game Informer scores are like a parody, only they're not.

Karsticles · Oct 11, 2012

thekonamicode said:
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch totally bombed in Japan. I'll probably still get it though.

Why did it bomb? Everything I've seen looks incredible for it so far.

TheFLYINGManga_Ka · Oct 11, 2012

Ni no Kuni cover is best.

thekonamicode · Oct 11, 2012

Karsticles said:
Why did it bomb? Everything I've seen looks incredible for it so far.

This was actually news to me! They talked about it on a recent episode of 8-4 Play.

Yagharek · Oct 11, 2012

I find it extremely dubious that Dead Island is considered an "under the radar" game after the first game was proclaimed GOTY before it even came out.

Nemesis_ · Oct 11, 2012

TheNatural said:
8's for everyone! YOU GET AN 8. YOU GET AN 8.

AniHawk said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfR7ypbXeSw#t=5m1s

Metroid Hunter said:
EVERYBODY GETS AN 8.

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