PlayStation Magazine - 05.2020

042

PREVIEW

Will you get on your

bike and challenge

The Old Lady, or face

the person pulling

your strings? Does

the idea of swordplay

in PS VR get the PS

Move Controllers

twitching? Or do the

secrets of a closed

door excite you?

All this is coming to

your console...

PREVIEW

ROUND-UP

TOUR DE

FRANCE 2020

FORMAT PS4 / ETA 4 JUN

PUB NACON / DEV CYANIDE

Liège-Bastogne-Liège

is in, and if that means

anything to you then

this year’s edition of the

tactical cycling sim is for

you. The inclusion of ‘The

Old Lady’, a 266km race

of steep climbs, will have

fans rubbing their bulbous

calves in anticipation. This

series has always done a

fine job of balancing the

strategies of pro cycling

with being a ‘game’, and

this year’s edition promises

more aggressive AI to make

every breakaway and sprint

more dynamic. The game

looks more detailed than

ever, with rider posture as

important as when and how

to push the pack. Saddle up

this summer.

SWORDS OF

GARGANTUA

FORMAT PS VR

ETA SPRING / PUB GUMI INC.

DEV YOMUNECO INC.

This impressive roguelite

swords-and-sorcery epic is

heading to PS VR. Posse up

with three friends to take

on the titular Gargantua

and its minions, using just

your virtual sword skills to

defend yourselves. Defeat

means heading back to the

beginning, but you keep

your weapons, items, and

stat upgrades. Collect more

gear than you need to craft

better swords and stand

a chance of earning a duel

with Gargantua. There are

101 floors of enemies to

battle, and shortcuts enable

you to skip areas but doing

so will leave you under-

upgraded. Will you risk it?

Find out later this spring.

DUNGEON OF

THE ENDLESS

FORMAT PS4 / ETA MAY

PUB MERGE GAMES

DEV AMPLITUDE STUDIOS

If overusing hyphens in

your game descriptions

gets you excited, then this

roguelike tower-defence-

dungeon-crawler will thrill

you. Your goal is to protect

the portable engine core

of your crashed spaceship

while fending off waves of

enemies and exploring the

dungeons for an exit. Rooms

are safe spaces until you

choose to open the doors

to adjoining areas. Planning

helps: who will you defrost

from your ship for the fight?

(Some crewmates have

psychoses that can hamper

plans.) What modules will

you craft for protection?

Anything could behind the

next door.

A JUGGLER’S TALE

FORMAT PS4, PS5 / ETA 2021 / PUB MIXTVISION

DEVKALEIDOSCUBE

There are strings attached to Abby’s

escape from the circus which held

her captive. Literal strings, as Abby’s

a puppet with a visible connection to puppet

master and narrator Jack. This stringy

hindrance affects how Abby navigates

her world, as moving under an obstacle

can snag her wires, but failing to make a

jump can see her dangle safely in Jack’s

controlling hands. Exploring the master

and puppet relationship will be just one of

the engaging aspects of A Juggler’s Tale,

heading to PS4 and PS5 next year.

RELICTA

FORMAT PS4 / ETA TBC

PUB KOCH MEDIA

DEV MIGHTY POLYGON

We’re heading to the moon

in this 22nd-century-set

physics-based puzzler.

Played in first person, you

need to explore the craters

of the moon and halls of the

abandoned Chandra Base to

discover what went wrong.

Each step forward faces

you with a puzzle that can

get you closer to unlocking

a secret that could kill your

daughter or save all of

humanity. Using your noggin

to progress through the

base and the moon’s biomes

is just one side of Relicta;

what you do with your

findings can lead to new

dangers as the politics of

the 22nd century prove as

deadly as the dilemmas you

face on the moon.