Stuff - UK (2020-04)

SKATEBIRD
Switch, PC
They call Tony Hawk the Birdman, but
he’s got nothing on these extreme avian
athletes. SkateBird lets you command
the cuddly little fliers on skateboards as
they grind on bendy straws, catch air on
halfpipes made from skating magazines
and safely flutter down from high places.

SPORTS STORY

Switch

Storylines are part of what makes real

sport so exhilarating, but that’s not what

this title is all about. To quote the blurb,

it’s ‘a game about sports, but not always’.

This sequel to Golf Story is part retro RPG,

part golf/tennis/football/volleyball/etc

sim, and 100% charming throughout.

BOYFRIEND DUNGEON

Switch, PC

Why simply wield swords, scythes and

sabres when you can... uh, romance them?

That’s the zany premise behind this dating

dungeon crawler. Your weapons transform

into male, female and non-binary hotties

for you to enjoy in more ways than one.

Bold new territory for a Nintendo console.

APRIL

ORESIDENT EVIL 3

OPREDATOR: HUNTING GROUNDS

OMINECRAFT DUNGEONS

OGEARS TACTICS

MAY

OIRON MAN VR

OTHE LAST OF US PART II

OWASTELAND 3

OTHOSE WHO REMAIN

BEST OF THE SWITCH’S NEXT ODDBALL INDIE GEMS

FIRST LOOK RI D I N G O NTO N E X T- GEN CO NSO LES

INCOMING

Having made Bulletstorm
and Gears of War: Judgment,
People Can Fly has credentials
when it comes to brash
shooters. The trailer for
Outriders suggested more
of the same... but a first look
at gameplay shows some

fresh territory. It keeps the

squad-centric cover-based

approach, and mates can drop

in to flank you; but this game

has more of a Borderlands

‘shooter looter’ approach, as

well as powers that let you, for

example, slow down or ignite

incoming foes.

While not the same kind

of live-service online game

as Destiny, Outriders feels

very much inspired by the look

and feel of that title – albeit

with a distinctive twist. It takes

place on a planet called Enoch,

the home for what’s left of

humanity, but your crew of

first arrivals faces some odd,

power-bestowing anomalies.

Despite such compelling

hooks, Outriders can’t help

but feel something like the

mashed-up parts of a lot

of other games, only with

less visible personality

than previous People Can

Fly efforts.

Let’s hope that improves,

because this will be one of the

first PlayStation 5 and Xbox

Series X games out of the

gate next Christmas.

OUTRIDERS
PS5, XSX, PS4, XB1, PC