Need to know What is it? A cross-country road-trip driven by player choice (apparently).Expect to pay £32Developer Dontnod EntertainmentPublisher Square EnixReviewed on Intel Core i7-5820K, 8GB RAM, GeForce GTX 950Multiplayer NoneWebsite Official site During the third episode of Life is Strange 2, main character Sean Diaz is presented with a choice that could help bring […]
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Need to know What is it? VR stealth game with a neat concept haphazardly executed.Expect to pay $30/£23Reviewed on Oculus Quest (via Oculus Link), Windows 10, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia GTX 2080 Super, 32 GB RAMDeveloper Digital LodePublisher Tripwire InteractiveLink Official site If Espire 1 has taught me anything, it’s that crouching is really […]
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I literally cackled the first time I fired a sniper rifle in Halo: Reach’s PC multiplayer. Two shots, two kills, heavy caliber rounds crossing the map and cracking skulls as casually as you’d order off a drink menu. In the thousands of hours of Halo I’ve played on consoles in the last 15 years, I’ve […]
Continue ReadingNeed to know What is it? A point-and-click mundanity simulator with a strong visual styleExpect to pay $20/£15.49Developer Krillbite StudioPublisher Raw FuryReviewed on Radeon RX 580, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.9GHz, 16GB RAMMultiplayer NoLink Official site You wake up. You grab your phone to switch off the alarm, then stare blearily at it until you’re […]
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Need to know What is it? The end of the world as we know it, in action-RPG form.Expect to pay $30/£27Developer Airship SyndicatePublisher THQ NordicReviewed on GeForce GTX 1650, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, 8 GB RAMMultiplayer 2 player co-op (online or splitscreen)Link Official site Darksiders has always bounced gleefully from one influence to the next. […]
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Need to know What is it? Turn-based tactics against a tide of fishmen.Expect to pay $40/£36Developer Snapshot GamesPublisher Snapshot GamesReviewed on Intel Core i5-3330, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, 8GB RAMMultiplayer? NoneLink Official site A terrible virus has overtaken mankind: the Pandoravirus—an alien threat that’s mutating and twisting our world into one controlled by swarms of […]
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Need to know What is it? A martial arts adventure set in 1980s China.Expect to pay £45/$50Developer Ys NetPublisher Deep SilverReviewed on GTX 1080, Intel i7-9700K, 16GB RAMMultiplayer None Nestled in the mist-shrouded mountains of rural China, Bailu Village is a settlement frozen in time. People live slow lives here among rice paddies, ornate Buddhist […]
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NEED TO KNOW What is it? A nature-loving, animal-possessing adventure with an excellent story.Expect to pay: $33/£26Developer: Mooneye StudiosPublisher: Mooneye StudiosReviewed on: GeForce GTX 1650, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, 8 GB RAMMultiplayer: NoLink: Official Site To be honest, ‘you can possess a wombat and force it to do your bidding’ was just about enough to […]
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NEED TO KNOW What is it? A third person action game set in the Star Wars universe.Expect to pay: $60 / £55Developer: Respawn EntertainmentPublisher: EAReviewed on: GTX 970, 8GB RAM, Intel Core i5-4670KMultiplayer? NoLink: Official site You are Cal Kestis, a bland-faced scrapper with too-clean hair and an inexplicable love for ponchos. You are also […]
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Need to know What is it? XCOM clone based on the Netflix show.Expect to pay $24/£20Developer KujiPublisher Curve DigitalReviewed on Intel i5, 16gb RAM, Nvidia GTX 1660Multiplayer? NoLink Official site I’ve only watched the first series of Narcos, but I know enough to know that it is a crime show: it features things like police […]
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Need to know What is it? An open world western drama Expect to pay: $60Developer: Rockstar StudiosPublisher: Rockstar GamesReviewed on: RTX 2080, i9-9900k, 32 GB RAM, SSDMultiplayer?: 4-player groups, competitive & co-op modesLink: Official website “Oh Jesus Christ, what have you done?” ThomasChen978 wants to know why a dozen bodies and a couple horse corpses are piled onto the train tracks bordering […]
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Need to know What is it? An approachable operations-scale World War 2 wargame.Expect to pay $27/£23.49Developer 2×2 Games, CroteamPublisher 2×2 GamesReviewed on Intel Core i5-3330, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, 8GB RAMMultiplayer? Hotseat only.Link Official site One of my high bars for a strategy game’s sequel is that I can unreservedly recommend the game over its […]
Continue ReadingNeed to know What is it? Entertaining, if obnoxious, open-world racer.Reviewed On Windows 10, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia GTX 2080 Super, 32 GB RAMPrice $60/£50Developer Ghost GamesPublisher EAMultiplayer Online, shared open-world racing.Website: Official Site Let’s make this clear at the starting line. Need for Speed: Heat is a decent game, a rich and vibrant […]
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NEED TO KNOW What is it? A strategic roguelike with puzzle elements Expect to pay $15/£11 Developer Edmund McMillen and James Interactive Publisher Edmund McMillen Multiplayer None Link Steam page As I’m playing The Legend of Bum-Bo, I find myself in a David and Goliath situation. It’s me, an angry naked baby with a monobrow […]
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Need to know What Is It? The latest in the long-running management sim series.Expect To Pay $50/£40Developer Sports InteractivePublisher Sports InteractiveReviewed on RX580, AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? YesLink Official Site This year’s Football Manager has forced me to rethink how I approach running a successful football club. In the past, I’ve focused my […]
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