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ourwaylaterthisyear.
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theirstats,butata cost.09
Mixingcard-
battling,deck-
building,turn-based
strategywitha
Superhotvisual
style,developer
GroundShatter’snewgamecan’t
failtocatchtheeye.
FightsIn TightSpacesis exactly
that,a seriesofshorttacticalfights
insidesmallrooms,deliveredin a
crunchingvisualstyle.Atthebottom
ofthescreenis yourdeckofcards
detailingtheattacks,defences,
andmovesyour
well-dressed
brawlercan
perform.Which
cardsyouchooseto
play,andwhen,will
dictatethesuccessofyourattacks.Stringingtogether
moves,suchasGrapplewithHeavy
Strike,maygiveyouMomentum,
andusingthiscanturnfights
around.Cardshavebuffsoffering
Momentum,Damage,andDistance
points,andcombiningcardscan
offerround-winningupgrades.
There’smoretothegamethan
brutallytakingdowneachroom’s
enemies.Youneedtostrategically
manageyourpositionandthatof
yourenemytogetthemostfrom
eachcardyouplay.Forexample,
playa Swapto
switchpositions
withanenemy,
liningupyour
opponentssoyour
nextattackwill
launchoneintothe
other,dealing
damagetomultipleenemies.
Eachroomhasspecificchallenges- in onerevealedyouneedtoprotect
anambassadorfromassailants,
usingpositionalcardstomanoeuvre
himoutofharm’sway.
Thedev’spreviousgame,Rico,
wasa funarcadetakeonRainbow
SixSiege,butFightsIn TightSpaces
lookstobedealingsomethingnew.
Thegame’ssimple
visualstylelooks
fantasticin motion.YOURDECKOF
CARDSDETAILS
THEMOVESYOU
CANPERFORM.The Rico dev
shows its hand
Fights In Tight Spaces: exactly what it says
instant
opinion
strong vs
wrongTECH TALK
Mark Cerny delivered an
hour of tech talk and we
now love the Tempest
Engine and all the other
terms we heard.
PlayStation 5 will be
kicking up a storm
when it releases.GRINDING BACK?
Punk band The Death
Set revealed they’ve
licensed their songs to
a Tony Hawk game. We’d
love a proper new Pro
Skater on next-gen
hardware, with haptic
feedback making every
scrape feel real.SNOW ANGEL
Naughty Dog teased The
Last Of Us Part II in a
video showing Ellie
jumping onto a snow-
covered lorry. Nice, but
we want it now!RELIGHT OUR FIRE
The creator of No Man’s
Sky is finally bringing
the stunning The Last
Campfire to PS4.
Prepare to shed some
tears this summer.FROM THE SHADOWS
With mixed feelings
we’re both excited and
fearful of PS2-era
horror Shadowman
making a return to
PlayStation. A complete
remaster is coming
from Nightdive Studios
next year. PS5-bound?HOME ALONE
Coronavirus sent us
all home; this issue
was made from our
bedrooms. We hope
you’re still with us and
keeping well.