March is apparently The Month of Way Too Many Game Releases, and while I don't normally buy brand new games (because I'm cheap), there are three coming out this month that I don't want to miss:
Tomb Raider,
Gears of War: Judgement, and
BioShock Infinite, in that order. Yep, sadly no new IP's in that list. But
Gears and
BioShock are in the handful of series that I'm absolutely loyal to, and I've been super curious about the
Tomb Raider reboot. Fortunately I have an elaborate plan to get me through the month. Thanks to a Gamestop +50% special on trade-ins, I had enough used games to give me exactly $60 in store credit. I put all of that towards a
Tomb Raider preorder, which-- having completed the campaign-- I have already traded in towards
BioShock. And when I'm done with that game, I will trade it towards
Gears, which I'm hoping will have lowered in price by that time. (Competitive shooters like
Gears,
CoD, and
Halo always seem to drop faster). With any luck I'll only have to spend $20-30 on all three games.
Crafty like a poverty-stricken fox!
Anyways, I sped through
Tomb Raider in record time, completing the campaign in just over a week. I intentionally sped through the game as quickly as possible to maximize trade-in value, but honestly I would have finished it that quickly anyways-- I could not put the controller down from start to finish. It's a damn good game, and a welcome return for gaming's most recognizable female lead.
