{"id":114671,"date":"2017-01-16T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T10:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=114671"},"modified":"2017-01-16T12:06:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T10:06:11","slug":"best-games-you-can-play-this-week-gravity-and-grinding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/114671-best-games-you-can-play-this-week-gravity-and-grinding","title":{"rendered":"Best games you can play this week &#8211; gravity and grinding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head further into January, the gaming release schedule starts to heat up &#8211; and we have some interesting-looking games arriving this week, including the physics-bending Gravity Rush 2, along with some other exciting titles.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gravity Rush 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>20 January 2017 (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gravity Rush can be a bit hard to explain at first \u2014 is it a game about a colourful girl who can fly? Sort of.<\/p>\n<p>The main protagonist can bend the laws of gravity to her will so that she\u2019s never flying, just falling in a different direction at any given time; and the sequel, Gravity Rush 2, releases this week, but of course, there&#8217;s been some changes for the follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>For fans of the the original\u00a0Gravity Rush, the biggest change in the sequel is the introduction of new gravity modes that shift how main character Kat controls and what combat moves she has access to.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an interesting and different type of action\/adventure game that should appeal to those looking for a game with a new twist rather than the usual affair pf shooting and stabbing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gravity Rush 2 | E3 2016 Trailer | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OAXNQveHsG0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King<\/h3>\n<p><strong>20 January 2017 (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dragon Quest VIII was a remarkable entry in the Dragon Quest series when it first appeared on PlayStation 2 over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>It gave players a chance to experience an epic storyline with plenty of additional content after the game ended with memorable characters.<\/p>\n<p>The ports new updates include more\u00a0story content, full voice acting, two additional playable characters, new side quests, StreetPass functionality and an alternate ending.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a fast-forward feature to cut down on time spent in random battles, as well as a quick save option.\u00a0If you haven\u2019t played the PS2 classic then now is the perfect time to re-discover a gem.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King - Features Trailer (Nintendo 3DS)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gwxiTkgdLQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">More game releases this week<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/xbox-one-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60361\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-One-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Assembly<br \/>\nRWBY: Grimm Eclipse<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/ps4-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60358\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60358\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gravity Rush 2<br \/>\nFate\/Extella: The Umbral Star<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/3ds-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60354\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60354\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3DS-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/ps-vita-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60356\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60356\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS-vita-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fate\/Extella: The Umbral Star<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article\u00a0courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-releases-16-january-2017\/\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Permalink to Nintendo Switch release date and pricing revealed\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/114629-nintendo-switch-release-date-and-pricing-revealed.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nintendo Switch release date and pricing revealed<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s arriving in SA this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":114673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11681,4],"tags":[23875,1966,2664,15886,23877,1157],"class_list":["post-114671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-dragon-quest-8","tag-games","tag-gaming","tag-gravity-rush-2","tag-the-assembly","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114675,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114671\/revisions\/114675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}