The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – November 14

In an announcement that was arguably more surprising that Valve sharing details about its upcoming console, VR headset, and new controller, Vampire Survivors is now inexplicably available for Meta Quest. I'm not the biggest VR proponent, but I am a big fan of seeing how familiar games get ported to the platform. I love Resident Evil 4 VR for Meta Quest and am sad that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas appears to be dead. Hopefully, I am wrong.

In any case, I quickly downloaded it and played a few rounds and was charmed by it. Expectantly, it offers a new perspective on a game I have dumped a lot of hours into. Seeing the game (which is functionally identical to playing it on a 2D screen) laid out before with some limited stereoscopic layering to the pixel characters and monsters is neat. It is not the new way that I will play Vampire Survivors moving forward, but I am glad it exists, and I want to see more unexpected games like this get ported to VR. My dream for a VR port? Metal Gear Solid, with its 32-bit visuals intact.

You can see a little bit of gameplay from the VR version here.

I wrote about it last week, as well, but now I have finished it, so I am prepared to recommend it while linking to my review. If you don't like the musou genre (games structured like Dynasty Warriors), then Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment likely won't convince you. But, I can confidently say it is my favorite musou game thanks to some little tweaks that make combat more engaging. I am also a sucker for being back in the world of Tears of the Kingdom. My biggest fear about the game (and my biggest critique of Age of Calamity) was that the story would not take the events of Tears of the Kingdom seriously. Thankfully, it does here.

NetEase's popular superhero team game continues to impress with the pace and breadth of its updates. Today brings the launch of the game's fifth season, along with the new playable hero Gambit. Gambit sweetheart, Rogue, is expected to arrive mid-season. The new content is also a celebration of the game's first anniversary, and includes anniversary-themed rewards for players to acquire with play. Alongside new team-up abilities, a new non-combat social space in Times Square, and plenty of new balance changes on the way, it's a good time to hop in and engage in some good old-fashioned superhero battles.

You're a mouse, and you're returning home in the depths of winter to your old cozy burrow, there to knit sweaters, cook foraged mushrooms, and explore the forest. While Winter Burrow is ostensibly a survival game, it's an awfully adorable one, where the pace and tone are both decidedly light and friendly. Your mouse protagonist makes cute squeak noises as they dig in the snow. The gameplay loop mostly involves prioritizing a return to a warm fireplace at the end of every day of gathering. Noodlecake's new game doesn't break a lot of ground in terms of complex gameplay, but it's a clear winner if you're looking for your next zone-out and relax title to cozy up next to over the forthcoming cold months.

Dispatch is now a complete game. Its episodic release schedule has officially concluded which means you can now play (or binge) all eight of its episodes in full. No cliffhangers for you!

I, admittedly, don't usually enjoy these types of experiences. I never really got into any Telltale games despite giving many of them a shot. They're just a bit too passive for me. I like more gameplay. But I have been so enamored with the look and animation of Dispatch that I ended up playing it as new episodes released week to week and saw it to the end. It's good!

You can read our full review of the game here!