I am exhausted this week, and that’s only slightly because I’ve repeatedly been up until the wee hours of the morning playing a bunch of video games for review. Chief among them has been Frostpunk 2 on console, which is such an incredible game, made only slightly more annoying by playing with a controller. Other than that, I didn’t really get on with Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, which feels lacking the same soul as previous Sonic kart racers, but I’ve quietly enjoyed Formula Legends, even if it is a bit limited.
Steve has played the slightly worrying heading to the hospital for an op game, but has happily come out the other side of it, and his nose only flashed a couple of times so the doctor probably did a fairly good job. He told us, “I’ve got back into Breath of Fire II on my Retroid and really enjoying the benefits of a fast-forward feature for the random battles.” Besides that, he’s hoping to get back to reviewing, at least as soon as he can sit in a chair again.
Aran is working on Ghost of Yotei, and that’s literally all he’s allowed to say about that, so we’ll move on to Jim finished Sword of the Sea, saying, “It offers some great visual set pieces but little in the way of compelling gameplay as you cruise around levels, interacting with the occasional node to make water (and marine life) suddenly appear. I was left a little disappointed, as I was expecting something more in line with The Pathless, or even an evolution of that format.”
Nic B has been playing Final Fantasy Tactics: Chronicles of Ivalice for review, and you can find out what he thinks about that next Wednesday. While that’s been going on, Jason has been playing a lot of Borderlands 4, saying, “I’ve managed to not experience any bugs, and am really enjoying it. It’s a bit leap from previous games, and with more fluid movement and a strong roster of Vault Hunters and NPCs, it’s just a really good time all around.”
Next up was Ade, telling us that “between bouts of Marvel Rivals I played Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree for review, which offers a surprisingly innovative take on the standard Hades formula. Also, I’ve spent a frankly shocking amount of my overall leisure time painting my Castigator battle tank for Warhammer 40k!”
Gamoc has played Dying Light The Beast, Discounty, and Rise of Industry for review. That’s not all though, as he’s been watching Blippo+ which he says is, “Indescribable”.
Continuing the slate of upcoming reviews, Laura has been solving all the mysteries this week: a bit of murder in Egypt in the 70’s alongside Poirot in her review of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, and solving all sorts of haunting cases in 17th century New England in Banishers Ghosts of New Eden!
It’s been a busy week for Tuffcub, who’s been playing the immersive sim “I have a real job again”. He says, “While it’s interesting and I am enjoying wandering through the realistic render of Canary Wharf, I kinda miss just getting up, walking doggos, writing music and not having to care about anything. Will be seeking out the Sugar Daddy DLC pack so I can return to that.”
And finally, what has Tef played? Well, there was some Strange Antiquities for review later today, a brief refresher of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 for his Gamescom preview, and he finished a jaunt through the DLC for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which was a nice bitesized adventure.
What about you, what have you played this week?
