Buy, Try, Die: January 2015

The entire game industry is in hibernation mode after the holiday season, and the first few weeks of this month don't have too many large releases apart from some ports here and there on the Wii U's eShop, Steam, and PSN.

It's not until the end of the month that the hits will start coming in the shape of the anticipated remakes for the original Resident Evil and Grim Fandango, a classic that is difficult to find nowadays. Dontnod's episodic Life Is Strange will start the train of hopefully solid indie titles this year, and of course we can't forget Techland's zombie-parkour title, Dying Light. From what we played of the game in preview form, it improves on the wonky controls of Dead Island and it has a dynamic day-to-night cycle, so it just may be the open-world zombie killer we've been waiting for.

 

What will you Buy, what will you Try, and what needs to Die?
Jan 1 – Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (3DS)

Jan 1 – Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (Wii U)

Jan 5 – Tower of Altrac: Epic Defense Battles (PC)

Jan 5 – Mad Games Tycoon (PC)

Jan 6 – Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition (PS3, Vita)

Jan 6 – Spartans vs. Zombies Defense (PC)

Jan 6 – Solar War (PC)

Jan 6 – TRIP: Steam Edition (PC)

Jan 7 – Warhammer Quest (PC)

Jan 8 – Chariot (Wii U)

Jan 8 – Best of Solitaire (PC)

Jan 8 – Cubot (PC)

Jan 8 – Underground (Wii U)

Jan 9 – Funk of Titans (XONE)

Jan 9 – Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons (PC)

Jan 9 – Sword of Asumi (PC)

Jan 9 – Supreme (PC)

Jan 9 – 4089: Ghost Within (PC)

Jan 12 – Alphadia Genesis (PC)

Jan 13 – Disorder (PC)

Jan 13 – Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk (Vita)

Jan 13 – Retention (PC)

Jan 13 – Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings DLC (PC, PS4, XONE)

Jan 14 – The Mims Beginning (PC)

Jan 15 – Tengami (PC)

Jan 15 – 3D After Burner II (3DS)

Jan 15 – TRISTOY (PC)

Jan 15 – WWE Immortals (iOS, Android)

Jan 16 – Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame (PC)

Jan 16 – Goscurry (PC)

Jan 20 – Saints Row: Re-elected (PS4, XOne)

Jan 20 – Citizens of Earth (PC, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, Vita)

Jan 20 – Blackguards 2 (PC)

Jan 20 – Resident Evil HD Remake (PC, PS4, XONE)

Jan 20 – Saints Row IV: Gat out of Hell (PC, PS4, XONE, PS3, X360)

Jan 23 – Roche Fusion (PC)

Jan 26 – Gravity Ghost (PC)

Jan 26 – Raven's Cry (PC)

Jan 27 – Dying Light (PC, PS4, XONE)

Jan 27 – Grim Fandango Remastered (PS4, Vita)

Jan 27 – Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation (Vita)

Jan 27 – Grand Theft Auto V (PC)

Jan 29 – Heroes of Might and Magic III: HD Edition (PC)

Jan 30 – Life Is Strange: Episode 1 (PC, PS4, XONE, PS3, X360)
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