{"id":32438,"date":"2021-08-05T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T07:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=32438"},"modified":"2021-08-05T09:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T07:30:16","slug":"buyers-guide-3-games-to-consider-in-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/buyers-guide-3-games-to-consider-in-august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyer&#8217;s Guide: 3 Games to Consider in August 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With August arriving, we have ourselves a handful of exciting releases finally seeing the light of day, including a long-overdue sequel, a return to a classic sci-fi franchise, and a repackaged samurai adventure.<\/p>\n<h3>Psychonauts 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong> 25 August 2021 (Xbox Series X\/S | PS4 | PC)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-ghO7GcYfrjc\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ghO7GcYfrjc?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ghO7GcYfrjc?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2005&#8217;s <em>Psychonauts<\/em> is a beloved cult-classic 3D platformer from the PS2 and original Xbox era, and now, 16 years later, the game is finally getting its long-awaited sequel. <em>Psychonauts 2<\/em> sees players take control of Raz, a young character with psychic abilities, as they have to work their way through levels full of mind-bending obstacles, enemies, and challenges. The original was extremely inventive with its knack for throwing players into interesting scenarios (such as literally playing <em>in<\/em> the mind of a person), and we hope the sequel delivers more of this too.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/buyers-guide-5-great-ps4-games-under-r399\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buyer\u2019s Guide: 5 Great PS4 Games Under R399<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Ghost of Tsushima Director&#8217;s Cut<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong> 20 August 2021 (PS5 | PS4)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-A5gVt028Hww\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/A5gVt028Hww?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/A5gVt028Hww?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arguably the best game of 2020, <em>Ghost of Tsushima<\/em>, is getting a <em>Director&#8217;s Cut<\/em> in August, which is coming to both PS4 and PS5 owners, with the latter getting a few additional extras. The spiffed-up new package includes the original game, along with the game&#8217;s first big expansion, Iki Island. This new region adds a whole new island to the map, which was also invaded by the Mongols during the same time period as the invasion of Tsushima. With Iki Island comes a new campaign, armour, mini-games, techniques and enemy types. Furthermore, the PS5 version will include Japanese lip-syncing and take full advantage of the DualSense controller\u2019s haptic feedback,along with 3D audio.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/buyers-guide-3-best-headsets-for-the-xbox-series-x-series-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buyer&#8217;s Guide: 3 Best Headsets for the Xbox Series X &amp; Series S<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Aliens: Fireteam Elite<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong> 24 August 2021 (Xbox One | Xbox Series X\/S | PS4 | PS5 | PC)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-o6FWR1sq51Q\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/o6FWR1sq51Q?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;pp=sAQA&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/o6FWR1sq51Q?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;pp=sAQA&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Set in the iconic <em>Alien<\/em> universe, <em>Aliens: Fireteam Elite<\/em> is a cooperative third-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desperate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat. Face off against waves of terrifying Xenomorph and Weyland-Yutani Synthetic foes alongside two players or AI teammates, as you and your fireteam desperately fight your way through four unique campaigns that introduce new storylines to the <em>Alien<\/em> universe. Create and customise your own Colonial Marine, choosing from an extensive variety of classes, weapons, gear and perks, battling overwhelming odds in this heart-pounding survival shooter experience.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find the best prices on games, consoles, and PC gaming gear online with PriceCheck now:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/201\/Consoles?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buyers_Guide_3_Games_to_Consider_in_August_2021&amp;utm_content=Buyers_Guide_3_Games_to_Consider_in_August_2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which games should you consider this August?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":32440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[8337,1601,6062,8336,7426,1614,4666,8338,8335,792,843,5742],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aliens-Fireteam.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32438"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32442,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32438\/revisions\/32442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}