The British summertime is in full effect, and I’ve been doing the right thing by braving the beach and getting sunburnt despite then being soaked through by a rainstorm a few hours later. There’s definitely been time for some gaming as well, and I’ve been spending a whole heap of time with Baldur’s Gate 3 as I attempt to deliver our review. It’s a BIG game! I’ve also been playing the brilliant Thronefall, based on Aran’s recommendation, and he was right! (You should listen to him too)
In a topsy-turvy world, we’ll start with Tef this week who’s played F1 Manager 23. He tells us, “I’ve continued to struggle with rescuing McLaren from the doldrums of the early 2023 season. I should probably start over with a different team at this point… I also played a couple games that I can’t quite talk about just yet.” So… keep an eye out for those previews, I guess?
Coming back to Aran, he has been playing Thronefall for review, “which is brilliant, and the XIII remake which is decent enough. I’ve also been playing Moving Out in real life, as I move into my new house this weekend.”
Gareth has been played Atlas Fallen for review that should pop up next week, and Diablo IV. He’s not been well though, saying, “I also have a sore throat, which isn’t relevant, but I’m feeling sorry for myself.” Get well soon mate!
Jim was able to cross another game off his backlog after tiptoeing around it for a long time. He says, “Outer Wilds is so cleverly put together and had me rocketing around the galaxy like some kind of spacefaring sleuth, piecing together what happened to the ancient Nomai and why the sun implodes on a 22-minute loop. It also served as a bit of a scientific gateway and had me thinking about quantum mechanics, black holes, and space travel in a way I had never considered (or had been willing to learn) before.”
Nick P has been playing Street Fighter 6! (he apologises for sounding like a broken record with this). On the side, he’s still going through Diablo IV and a little bit of Dead by Daylight.
Also stuck on loop, Nic B has been going hard on Pokémon Go — he tells us, “Adventure week was great, as always, but I’ve annoyingly run out of Pokéballs the day before Go Fest 2023. You can bet that my Go Plus+ will be gong overtime at the office today, spinning every PokéStop I can get my grubby, digital hands on!”
Ade has had quite a few games on the go this week! He’s been playing Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and Moving Out 2 for review. Plus, he’s played some online coop of Atlas Fallen with Gareth.
Tuffcub has been playing The Last of Us Par 1 remake on PS5. He says, “Why? I do not know – this must be the fifth or sixth time I’ve played it. I’ve also started the Dead Space remake and it’s still one of the best games at putting the willies up you.” That’s not all though, as he was excited to tell us, “Ooh, and The Expanse from Telltale, review soon but I can say it’s a massive step up visually from the old Telltale stuff.”
Finally, Miguel has been playing a dash of Fortnite, a bit of Final Fantasy 16, and a metric ton of Hello Kitty Island Adventure the brand new Animal Crossing-style Sanrio island hangout game on Apple Arcade.
And there you have it it, that’s a pretty diverse bunch of games! What about you, though? What have you been playing?
