![]() ![]() Here's what we said in our Exoprimal review: There may not be room in this world of all-consuming live service for a Capcom shooter that pits upgradable mechs against an evil AI and its endless waves of dinosaurs, but we believe there should be. Here's Ian starting a dino crisis in an Exoprimal Let's Play. ExoprimalĪvailability: Out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S (Game Pass). It's the way that the choices never boil down to good or bad, but live within that fidgety world - sometimes paranoid, sometimes casually cruel, sometimes oblivious - of real conversations with people we are thrown in with but do not know particularly well. ![]() You always get a hint of what you're going to say when you're picking a balloon, but the actual speech is always a surprise too. It's the way each choice is conjured in the brightly coloured speech balloons you select. It's not just the web of personal story you are always piecing together with each dialogue choice. I am kind of flattened by how good the conversation system is in Oxenfree. Here's what we said in our Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals review: Wander and chat through a night of spooky possibilities in Oxenfree 2, a near-perfect match for Netflix, a streaming service-slash-games-publisher that feels like it'll never get over Stranger Things. ![]() Oxenfree 2: Lost SignalsĪvailability: Out now on PS4, PS5, PC, Switch, and mobile via Netflix. I've referred to Amarantus as a watch and a puzzlebox, but in this sense, it's more of a cage: an elaborate, revolutionary but also reactionary framework, within which you and your long-suffering friends must carefully position yourselves, lest it make your choices for you. They don't merely add to the story, but encourage you to step away and view this revolutionary fable as part of a tradition of narratives about power and its overthrow. There are spaces and moments in the game, viewed initially with simple curiosity, that develop haunting implications during your second visit. Here's what we said in our Amarantus review: It's a superb visual novel from a little-known team and well worth your time. This one technically snuck out in late June, but we got to it in early July (and hey, we make the rules) so we say it counts. I couldn't have hoped for a much better epilogue. Thanks to the strong character writing, refined combat and improved pacing, revisiting these locations one last time was lovely. Here's what we said in our Trails into Reverie review: ![]() | Image credit: NIS America / EurogamerĪn epilogue for a couple of story arcs and acting as an end to the first half of a series, Trails Into Reverie is yet another entry into the ever-so-slightly confusing Trails saga - but an excellent one still. The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into ReverieĪvailability: Out now on PS4, PS5, Switch, and PC. This believability, this almost tangible way in which you can interact with the world around you brings those childish Jedi dreams bursting to life, and this in turn makes Synapse a must-buy game that deserves to be played by anyone who owns a PSVR2. I've played plenty of games that feature telekinetic Force-like powers in flat-screen form but there's a magic here and a sense of 'being' that only VR can deliver. Here's what we said in our Synapse review: Manage cookie settings Here's Ian taking a proper look at Synapse in his VR Corner Watch on YouTubeĭescribed as a game epitomising everything great about virtual reality, Synapse is an absolutely cracking VR action game. And, as such, fans of The Upside Down and its occupants would likely have a real thrill ride exploring its mind-bending themes and aesthetic in fully immersive 3D action.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. While VR, for many, remains little more than a somewhat interactable rollercoaster ride/ghost train, it is a medium that perfectly suits franchises that focus on the strange, the bizarre, and the warped. In many ways, Stranger Things is custom designed for virtual reality, given its “no rules” approach to the simple act of physical existence. Stranger Things VR will see Vecna, (and by proxy, the player) invade multiple worlds, conjure up terrifying and vivid nightmares, and engage in reality-shattering psychological warfare. Perhaps surprisingly, players will actually take up the role of Vecna - the antagonist of the show’s fourth season - as they attempt to wreak havoc and vengeance on both the town of Hawkins and, in particular, its powerful psychic savior, Eleven. ![]()
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