The Backlog Check-In Vol. 454: 9/12/26: Marvel's Wolverine Edition

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Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! (Switch 2) – September 14
Marvel’s Wolverine (PS5) – September 15
RuneScape: Dragonwilds (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – September 15
TCG Card Shop Simulator (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – September 15
Alex & Arty (PC) – September 16
Aniimo (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – September 16
Concrete Burial (PC) – September 17
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (iOS, Android) – September 16
Endless Legend 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – September 17
Fallen Tear: The Ascension (PC) – September 16
Little Witch in the Woods (Switch) – September 16
Roman Sands RE:Build (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) – September 16
Woodo (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – September 16
Absolum (Switch 2) – September 17
Another Eden Begins (Switch 2, Switch, PC) – September 17
Dave The Diver (iOS, Android) – September 17
Endless Legend 2 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – September 17
Fading Echo (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) – September 17
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (Switch 2) – September 17
Flamecraft (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – September 17
Fountains (Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – September 17
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Switch 2) – September 17
Mr. Sleepy Man (Switch) – September 17
Sniper Dan (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – September 17
The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 (Early Access) (PC) – September 17
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – September 17
Trivia Murder Party III (Early Access) (PC) – September 17
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV (PC) – September 17
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Switch 2) – September 18
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (PlayStation 5, Switch 2) – September 18
NASCAR 26 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – September 18
The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – September 18
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – September 18


Finished: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (story)

Now Playing: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Added to Backlog: Nothing

Current Backlog: 35 games

Still working on the post-game for Expedition 33 and cleaning up trophies. Mixed reviews on Wolverine, but I still think I'm gonna buy it to play after I finish Expedition 33 - I haven't had any expectations for it, it's just been on my list for something I thought I'd enjoy.

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Still working on the post-game for Expedition 33 and cleaning up trophies. Mixed reviews on Wolverine, but I still think I'm gonna buy it to play after I finish Expedition 33 - I haven't had any expectations for it, it's just been on my list for something I thought I'd enjoy.

I hope you enjoy it when you get to it. Looks pretty cool to me, but if I get it, it'll be used a year or two from now.


Played recently: Dragon Quest Builders

Finished: nothing

Added to backlog: nothing

The DQ Builders games really hit the spot with me. Really enjoying my time with the original.

No one here is playing the new Onimusha, right? It looks so good... I am tempted.

[argyle]

Games added: .stitch, The Blood of Dawnwalker

Last week: Finished Untitled Goose Game, played .stitch & started Grapple Dog

This week: Probably those 2, might fire up something more in-depth but haven't decided yet

Cashed in my Bing points for TBoD, mainly because the wife seemed interested. But since she hasn't booted it up as of yet, I'm kinda wishing I had just used them for Onimusha instead. Oh well. No sense crying over a free game.

I completed all of the tasks in UGG except for the timed stuff - seems like speedrun-related goals, so no interest in that from me. I also picked up .stitch on the Switch for $6 - it's a relaxing puzzle game about embroidery - basically something to play when you just wanna kinda zone out.

Played through the tutorial, the first 3 levels (one of them twice because I missed a gem) and 2 bonus stages of Grapple Dog so far. I can verify, it's good stuff. The game has a cute pixel asthetic with a sense of humor that has made me chuckle a few times already. The way they do the babble-talk reminds me of Klonoa. It's definitely a gameplay-first, story-second kind of game, which is OK in my book - especially for a platformer. Remember when the only story to be had was in the manual, so if you didn't read that you had no clue what anything was supposed to be? Sometimes I think we need that back, for certain types of games at least.

I had no interest in Wolverine from the first trailer, so the reviews haven't swayed me any. Still, as I keep telling my wife & reminding myself, these companies are not made up of the same people as they were in their glory days. Still, I'd hate to see Insomniac shuttered, and if the game bombs, that's entirely possible, knowing Sony.

In brighter news, I read that Onimusha has sold so well already that Capcom is looking to bring back other long-dormant IPs. C'mon Maximo!