PC Gamer - UK (2021-12)

PHIL
SAVAGE

It is 3am. The city rests,
bodies silent, snuggled
and warm. You queue for
the next match. It is
4am. A bird, distant,
complaining. Next
match. It is 5am.

GUILD WARS 2

guildwars2.com

Sorry New World, it’s not you, it’s

me. Wait, no, it is you: everything

about your design reminds me of

why Guild Wars 2 remains one of the

most smartly constructed MMOs

around. I’m currently losing hours as

I attempt to craft a bow that shoots

the spirits of dead tigers. Worth it.

CRAFT A BOW

DESTINY 2

bungie.net

Is Destiny 2 worth playing? That’s

too big a question for this space.

Instead, here are some loose

thoughts. 1) Live service games are

always a compromise between

developer and fanbase. 2) Destiny 2

is better than it was last year. 3) It

feels good to shoot the aliens.

CLICK THE HEADS

YAKUZ A: LIK E A DR AGON

bit.ly/likeadragon

He may be good at fighting, but

make no mistake: Ichiban has no

chill. After years of Yakuza games

being led by Kiryu, the series’ new

protagonist is just a dweeb. His brute

force enthusiasm attracts other

losers who engage in JRPG battles

against Japan’s criminal underworld.

MAKE NEW FRIENDS

LOOP HERO

bit.ly/herolooper

Travel a circular road, fighting the

enemies that emerge from buildings

that you yourself have placed. Each

loop the enemies get stronger; each

fight you gain loot that can help you

get stronger too. Round and round

you go, fighting and looting. Maybe,

one day, you can stop.

RUN A LAP

APEXLEGENDS

ea.com/games/apex-legends

Eagle-eyedreaders will note that

thisis thethirdlive-service game in

thiscollection.Is this an unwise use

ofmytime?Yes.Have I missed out

onmostofthegames released this

yearasa result?Yes. Should I cut

back?Yes.Still:Apex has a good

crouchslide,soI’m not going to stop.

BATTLETHEPASS

WILDERMYTH

wildermyth.com

It’s like if XCOM had a dungeon

master – albeit one obsessed with

transforming your party into a

variety of animals and spirits. This

focus does, however, bring new

tactical options. Perhaps your ranger

can’t hold a bow because their hands

are now wolf paws, for example.

BE A WEREWOLF

DEATHLOOP

bit.ly/deathlooper

A sort of tribute to Arkane’s legacy,

where Dishonored’s powers meet

Dark Messiah’s kick. Deathloop is

also the progression of everything

the studio has learned about stealth

gaming, where a mistake can’t be

quicksaved away and failure resets

each time you wake up.

TURNBACKTIME

HITMAN 3

hitman.com

If you’ve not dabbled with IO’s

most recent Hitman trilogy, you’re in

for a treat. Through DLC, you can

house the full thing inside of Hitman

3 , transforming it from a very good

stealth game into what might be the

largest one ever made. There is

enough here to last you for years.

KILL SOME JERKS

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