With the top of week forty-two we’re previous the 80% level of the league for 2025. In step with that, we nonetheless have about 20% of the titles ready to go stay, if we rely the three empty picks that Kluwes would possibly be capable of get in as time wanes. In order that traces up. We’ll simply ignore the truth that seven of these picked titles wouldn’t have 2025 ship dates as I begin scripting this.
Fantasy Critic League – Like Fantasy Soccer, however for Video Video games
This week stood out in that we had 4 titles picked by league members launch this week, an occasion that may make one search for some modifications within the rankings. Earlier than we go there although, right here is the place the scores stood every week again.
Week 41 Scores
First out of the gate have been two titles picked by Arhanta. We had already gotten a style of how properly obtained one among them was final week, when early critiques landed.
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
- [Picked by Rodent Entertainment (Arhanta)]
- Rating has gone DOWN from 66.2 to 63.6
Not encouraging. Nevertheless, the second title on the books this week got here in with a greater rating.
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- [Picked by Rodent Entertainment (Arhanta)]
- Now has a rating of 81.2
Not a file setter for scores, however sufficient to at the least offset the detrimental of the primary title, so after they each launched there was a rating enhance.
- Writer Rating Updates
- Rodent Leisure (Arhanta)
- Rating has gone UP from 30.1 to 35.1
5 factors is 5 factors.
Then, earlier than the following title might hit its launch level, final week’s prime scoring launch, Keeper, bought hit with a drop.
- Keeper
- [Picked by Hare Brained Schemes (p0tsh0t)]
- Rating has gone DOWN from 83.2 to 80.6
That knocked it down into Pokemon Legends: Z-A vary and was sufficient to vary the lineup.
- Writer Rating Updates
- Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)
- Moved from third place to 2nd place
- Hare Brained Schemes (p0tsh0t)
- Rating has gone DOWN from 101.0 to 98.3
- Moved from 2nd place to third place
- Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)
That swap, primarily based on extra critiques coming in didn’t maintain for lengthy. Lower than a day later the scenario reversed itself.
- Writer Rating Updates
- Hare Brained Schemes (p0tsh0t)
- Moved from third place to 2nd place
- Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)
- Moved from 2nd place to third place
- Hare Brained Schemes (p0tsh0t)
It isn’t clear what trigger that, however their scores have been shut sufficient that any little shift might trigger some motion. And, simply to indicate how tight the race is for second place, another minor change upset the lineup once more.
- Writer Rating Updates
- Neutical Publishing (Cyanbane)
- Moved from 4th place to third place
- Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)
- Moved from third place to 4th place
- Neutical Publishing (Cyanbane)
Nevertheless that tight race appeared unlikely to stay as Potshot had the following recreation on the checklist set to ship, Dispatch, which takes place… in a rest room I suppose?
Dispatch – Within the little heroes room?
Okay, perhaps not fully within the rest room, however nonetheless, that’s the recreation’s title card.
That bought moved to “launched” on Tuesday… however there weren’t sufficient critiques but.
Which introduced us to the fourth and last launch for the week, PowerWash Simulator 2, which began getting critiques a day early… however they weren’t stellar.
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- [Picked by Play Forever Mwahahaha (Shintar)]
- Now has a rating of 77.7
Not the rating I may need anticipated… however, then once more, wanting again on the authentic, it did solely get a 77 on Open Critic. Perhaps that was about all one might count on.
PowerWash Simulator 2
However then some extra critiques got here in and it bought a lift.
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- [Picked by Play Forever Mwahahaha (Shintar)]
- Rating has gone UP from 77.7 to 83.7
That places it head of the primary title… although I discovered at the least one website that mentioned it didn’t stay as much as the unique after which gave it the identical rating as the unique. Additionally, it did get sufficient critiques to have a rating when it hit its launch date for the week.
When it was lastly marked as launched and the rating was calculated, Shintar’s rating went up, however not sufficient to get her out of fifth place.
- Writer Rating Updates
- Play Eternally Mwahahaha (Shintar)
- Rating has gone UP from 71.2 to 84.7
In the meantime, issues weren’t executed within the race for second place. Whereas we have been nonetheless ready for Dispatch to get sufficient critiques, Battlefield 6 shifted sufficient to get an replace ping.
- Battlefield 6
- [Picked by Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)]
- Rating has gone UP from 82.4 to 83.4
That was sufficient to vary the higher rankings as soon as once more.
- Writer Rating Updates
- Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)
- Rating has gone UP from 97.5 to 98.5
- Moved from 4th place to third place
- Neutical Publishing (Cyanbane)
- Moved from third place to 4th place
- Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)
All of which left us with the scoreboard wanting like this.
Week 42 Scores
Bhagpuss nonetheless appears fairly strong in first place, however the race for second place stays tense.
Potshot performed his subsequent to final card with Dispatch, however nonetheless had Gentle No Fireplace on his checklist. We had one bid this week, and it was Potshot dropping that for Skate Story, which does have a December 8 launch date.
Shilgrod nonetheless has Metroid Prime 4: Past with a December 4 launch date, however is caught with WoW Midnight as a consequence of it being counter picked and would possibly remorse counter selecting Outer Worlds 2, which is ready to ship subsequent week.
And Cyanbane, hampered by his personal counter decide alternative, nonetheless has Marvel Cosmic Invasion left for scoring, and that bought an replace this week as properly.
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- [Picked by Neutical Publishing (Cyanbane)]
- Launch date modified from ‘Winter 2025’ to ‘Monday, December 01, 2025’.
That’s going to make the primary week of December a call level. Listed below are the following ten titles on the discharge checklist.
Arising for Week 43
We’re getting right down to the purpose the place there can be fewer than ten delivery titles on that chart.
The approaching week sees us with three launches, together with Outer Worlds 2, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, and ARC Raiders.
As famous, OW2 has been counter picked, so that may hit double arduous. Critiques have already began to land.
- The Outer Worlds 2
- [Picked by Play Forever Mwahahaha (Shintar)]
- [Counter Picked by Rusty Shackleford (Shilgrod)]
- Now has a rating of 81.2
That isn’t going to make or break anyone’s season by itself, however it’ll nonetheless chew.
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