2019-06-01_PC_Gamer

MALINDY
HETFELD

Do you know which
side your bread is
buttered? Of course
you do, it’s on the
right-hand side.
Anything else would
just be silly.

DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN II

http://www.divinity.game

With intricate systems that offer

multiple solutions to every problem,

you’re going to want to talk to

everyone and look at everything.

You’ll still be surprised by how that

thing possibly could have happened

• whether it’s in a conversation with
  an NPC or during the relentlessly
  punishing combat.

GRAND MACHINATIONS

SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE

http://www.sekirothegame.com

It’s astounding how quickly my

eternal power fantasy of being a ninja

• one who traverses rooftops and
  carries firecrackers in a tube in his
  arm – evaporated when an ogre
  stepped on my head several times.
  On the plus side, I was also bitten by
  a giant snake. Sekiro is difficult, but it
  actively rewards curiosity.

TO THE DEATH

INTO THE BREACH

http://www.subsetgames.com

A great game to cure indecision,

once you accept that some sacrifices

are necessary. You ponder

positioning and skill use just as

critically, but must risk collateral

damage in order to win back ground

from the highly intelligent and weirdly

cute alien force that encroaches on

you from all sides.

ALIEN INVASION

OXENFREE

http://www.nightschoolstudio.com

A group of teenagers gets stuck on

a hauntedislandandinsteadofbeing

heroic,theysnipeateachotherand

maketerriblejokes.Thedialogueis

wonderfullynaturaland,inthe

traditionof’80sadventurefilms,

Oxenfreeprovesthattobeatactual

ghosts,youfirsthavetoovercome

yourowndemons.

TAUNTING GHOSTS

THEWALKING DEAD:

THEFINALSEASON

http://www.skybound.com

Thefinalseason tries to consider a

lifeafterzombies, which is as hard as

imagininga game industry without

Telltale.Thisis a game that, among

alltheheadsplitting, finds time to

addresstheimportance of heartfelt

apologiesand how to examine and

vocaliseyour feelings.

STILLWALKING

SLAYTHESPIRE

http://www.megacrit.com

I’lljustplayonemorebattle,and

thenI’mgoingtogotobed,I swear.

SlaytheSpirewasmadeformewith

itsdungeoncrawlerstylings,

round-basedcombatandlibraryof

skillcards.Deckbuildingusedto

seemintimidating,buthere

experimentingis fun,makingmefeel

likenoonehasthesamedeckasme.

CARDCAPTOR

YAKUZAKIWAMI

yakuza.sega.com/kiwami

ThenextchapterinSega’scrime

sagaonceagainshowcasesthat

KazumaKiryuis oneofthebest

gameprotagonists:equalparts

determined,kindandutterly

clueless.Hedisplaysallofthisina

newtaleofloyaltyandbetrayal,and

inthesubstoriesthatmakeeachvisit

toKamurochosolively.

DELIGHTFULDELINQUENCY

NIGHT IN THE WOODS

http://www.nightinthewoods.com

After quitting college, May is lost.

Aimlessly, she returns to her old

home, but even as she busies herself

with small town mysteries, her

anxieties won’t go away, and it feels

like her friends have moved on. The

dialogue is in turns funny and

bittersweet, making me feel as if I

knew May well by the end.

NIGHT OUT

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by Malindy Hetfeld

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