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PARTIES
Parties
Playing beer pong and boogieing at
PlayStation’s snazziest shindigs
(^1) DISHONORED
Lady Boyle’s Last Party is
Corvo’s most iconic mission,
challenging the assassin with
whacking the titular heiress.
The murderous party antics
are complicated by the fact
there are three Boyle
sisters, all of whom are
wearing masks. After a bit
of sleuthing (and wining and
dining), socialising slaughter
is soonafoot.
(^2) HITMAN 2
Considering he’s a lanky
slaphead assassin, Agent 47
is surprisingly adept at
blending in at parties. Hitman
2’s Ark Society mission sees
the bald murderer infiltrate
an elusive illuminati party
held on a remote island in
the North Atlantic. In
between flutes of
champagne, 47 offs a wrong
’uncalledtheConstant.
(^3) MARVEL’S
SPIDER-MAN
Halloween should be Peter
Parker’s fave day of the
year. In Marvel’s sandbox
smash, Spidey rocks up to a
campus shindig and blends
in perfectly among college
students dressed as his
biggest enemies. Searching
for a doctor, the undeterred
wall-crawler has to deal with
drunken Vulture, Rhino, and
Mysterio cosplayers.
(^4) METAL GEAR
SOLID 4
Meryl just can’t resist a dude
with crippling IBS, wedding
the bowel-challenged Johnny
Sasaki at the end of Old
Snake’s swan song. After
the ceremony, Otacon and co
toast the couple’s happiness,
with select wedding guests
including an alcoholic
gunrunner and his nappy-
wearingmonkey.Naturally.
(^5) OXENFREE
Some parties are doomed to
suck. Just take Oxenfree’s
bitchy hootenanny. Before
Alex, Ren, Jonas, Nona, and
Clarissa explore a spooky
cave, they throw a drunken
celebration on the beach
that ends in inebriated
insults. The festivities get so
spiky at points, we’d rather
attend Jaws’ skinny-dipper-
scoffingcoastalfunction.
(^6) RED DEAD
REDEMPTION 2
Who knew cowboys did
cocktails? Arthur Morgan
and his outlaw chums
temporarily ditch lassos for
lobster appetisers when
they attend the mayor of
Saint Denis’ black tie soirée.
This being the van der Linde
gang, thievery is soon afoot,
with kingpin Angelo Bronte
encouraging Arthur to steal
valuable documents.
(^7) FALLOUT 3
Just because the world has
been irradiated by a nuclear
apocalypse doesn’t mean you
can’t celebrate someone’s
birthday. Fallout 3’s mute
lead is treated to a childhood
birthday bash at the
beginning of the RPG, with
your dad and fellow Vault
101 survivors throwing the
best party they can under
thecircumstances.
(^8) MASS EFFECT 3
Talk about a Shep-shape
shindig. After averting a plot
to steal the Normandy,
Commander Shepard throws
a party for any teammates
who have survived the
trilogy in the third game’s
excellent Citadel DLC. Before
hosting the celebration, you
can choose between a quiet
or energetic get-together.
Spaceshots,anyone?
(^9) GTA IV: BALLAD
OF GAY TONY
Rockstar’s bombastic
Liberty City expansion loves
a hip-gyrating party. Playing
Tony Prince’s right-hand
man, Luis Lopez, you’re
responsible for running
the socialite’s nightclubs.
Whether you visit Maisonette
9 or Hercules, club
‘management’ basically just
boils down to partying with
models on the dancefloor.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
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Far Cry 5
Ubisoft’s open-world throws a
festival that celebrates bull
testicles. Really. Remind us to
blank the RSVP for that one.
Afterparty
This recently released indie
plays out as one giant street
party/pub crawl, in Hell. Better
get the aspirin prepped.
Playboy The Mansion:
Private Party
The sort of party that should
never be mentioned in polite
(or any sort of) company.
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