What is it? A quirky, politically aware sci-fi visual novel/adventure game heavily inspired by the cult classic Snatcher. Play it if you like? Good detective stories, Sega CD adventure games, anything that could be reasonably described as ‘rad’. Format: PC/PS4/Vita Price: $19.99/£17.99 Release date: PC/PS4 (out now), Vita (sometime in …
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I love The Last Guardian (opens in new tab). Specifically, I really love its dirty great cat/dog/eagle thingie. Trico is one of the most believable AI lifeforms I’ve ever seen; at once unflappably loyal, completely distractible, and incredibly prone to random bouts of adorable ear-scratching. PS4’s badass griffin is also …
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Is Lara Croft the most physically-competent character in videogames? At the risk of upsetting fans of literally anyone else, let’s just go ahead and say: yes, yes she is. Ezio might edge it at parkour and swan-diving, Kratos is slightly better at pushing giant rocks, Snake is fractionally more advanced …
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Brotherly love. Ain’t it swell? Just look at Nathan Drake and his older sibling Sam. They finish each other’s quips. They intimately snap mens’ necks in tandem. They toast their good health in a centuries-old bar in the heart of Libertalia. Their blood-bonded bromance truly warms the cockles. Had Uncharted …
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In the mood for saving The humble save point is an endangered species in this day and age. Modern games, not wanting to interrupt or burden players with a need to remember to slide a digital bookmark into their progress, either save your game automatically or let you save whenever …
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Darling, Journey is better down where it’s wetter, take it from me. Then again our Abzu review (opens in new tab) suggests that’s not necessarily the case. Conceived by Journey artistic director Matt Nava and scored by Austin Wintory, the newly released Abzu PS4 bares a striking number of similarities …
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If you spent the whole weekend trying to play Uncharted 4 (opens in new tab)but getting constantly distracted by vistas to take screenshots of, you’re not alone. Nate’s ultra beautiful adventures on PS4 sold more than 2.7 million copies globally in in the game’s first week alone. This combo of …
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (opens in new tab) will introduce us to a number of new characters, but it could also feature appearances from some familiar ones. The latest trailer (opens in new tab) for the Harry potter prequel went so far as to name-check Albus Dumbledore, …
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If the spoiler you’re going to reveal is that there’s nothing to spoil, is a spoiler tag truly required? With this pop culture ontology in mind, and the hornet-buzz of anticipation that someone on the internet will get upset no matter what I type here, let’s begin. Spoilers. Right, so …
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Warning: Spoilers for The Witness ahead Besides those increasingly infamous Tetris block puzzles, the mountain is bound to be the biggest stumbling block for anyone playing The Witness (opens in new tab). After hours spent drawing lines on puzzle panels and deciphering the rules associated with certain shapes and colors, …
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