Ones To Watch: PC Games for November 2009

By Joe Haygood | November 2, 2009

For the month of November on the PC, we have a surprisingly small release schedule that is worth the gamers hard earned dollars.  We have a console port making its debut on the PC with new missions, more zombies chasing survivors, classic RPG dungeon crawling and an 8000 pound gorilla having to deal with modern warfare.

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Make sure to check out our other Ones to Watch articles for the PS3/PSP, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii/DS.

Star Wars: The Force Unleased Ultimate Sith Edition – I remember last year when The Force Unleased hit store shelves everywhere if you were an Xbox 360 or PS3 owner.  However, PC gamers were told that there was no way ever, ever, ever that this title could run acceptably on a PC.  Funny how times change as PC gamers are going to get a shot at a good, if not great Star Wars title.  In this game, you will play as Vader’s secret apprentice, who goes around committing acts of mayhem, until he meets up with some of the rebellion, and decides he is on the wrong side.  The addition of two additional alternate fiction missions are a nice touch, and the story is really well done.  And get ready to find some hard drive space, as early reports show a 14-16GB install footprint.  Look for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition on November 3rd.

Dragon Age: Origins – Bioware returns to its roots this month with Dragon Age: Origins.  Dragon Age looks to stoke the fires that were first brought to life in the Dungeons and Dragons classic title, Baldur’s Gate.  Now free of the sterile TSR/Wizards of the Coast license, Bioware can make the gritty, bloodfest that they have wanted to create for sometime.  Also, there will be complex storylines that will have you balancing out the needs and wants of not only the populace, but your own teammates as well.  All the hype and footage has looked really good with this title, and that could also mean that we might get a letdown if the actual release does not meet those expectations.  Look for Dragon Age: Origins on November 3rd.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Okay, let’s get this out of the way right now.  Even with the idiocy of removing the ability to host private servers, the IWNet and $60 price tag, this game is still going to sell like crazy on the PC.  Easily one of the best selling titles on the PC in 2007, regardless of piracy numbers, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues the path that Infinity Ward started on with Call of Duty 4.  The action is ramped up a few notches with vehicle combat, new rankings for multiplayer and so much more.  It will be interesting to see if all the missteps that Activision has taken with this title will end up hurting it, but I highly doubt it.  There are too many hardcore COD4 fans out there that are going to be looking for a new fix when this sequel comes out and the naysayers will buy this, protests be damned.  Look for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on November 10th.

Left 4 Dead 2 – So here we are about a year after the first Left 4 Dead title, and it feels strange talking about a sequel, but Left 4 Dead 2 is here, and it looks really good.  The action takes us to a new location in the south, and now we get all kinds of new goodies to kill zombies with, like baseball bats, chainsaws, and more.  You also have new zombie types, like the Jockey and the Spitter, which should make Survival mode a lot more interesting.  Even with all of that stuff, it is still just strange to see a Valve title get such a quick turnaround, and it will be telling if the sales fall under the first title in anyway due to backlash.  Don’t get me wrong, I am good with Valve trying to make some profit off of a very successful title, but when pocketbooks are a bit tight, it seems like some might wait for awhile to upgrade to the sequel.  Look for Left 4 Dead 2 on November 17th.

There you have it, a short but fulfilling month of PC titles for you to waste away the month of November with.  There are a few  more titles out there that are decent like Lego Indiana Jones 2, but none of those really hit on the same level as these titles.  Come back next month for another edition of Ones to Watch on the PC.