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SEKIRO
RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 6Wes: I don’t want to start a debate about
game difficulty, but overcoming Sekiro’s
challenge was a thrill I haven’t gotten
from an action game since God Hand. It
demands you play on its terms. Without
the flexibility of Dark Souls’ RPG systems,
you simply have to master the blade. The
moment you parry a boss’s final hit and
counter with a deathblow you’ll realise
you’ve felt dead inside for years.
James: I prefer From’s RPGs, but nothing’s
gonna best Sekiro’s take on sword combat
for a long time.
Morgan: Come on James, Chivalry 2 is
right over there. Sekiro is hands-down my
favourite From game yet. By reining in its
combat options and focusing on a single
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Fraser: This is the only action-RPG I
think about. For years the game has been
evolving and spitting out experiments,
beckoning me back time and time again
to slaughter hordes of monsters and
obsess over loot and builds. The main
progression system is the pinnacle of
ARPG character building, and one that’s
kept me tinkering away for the better
part of a decade. I suspect only the
in-development sequel will be able to
tear me away.
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PREY
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James: I bounced off Prey a couple of
times, but once I accepted that you’re
always on the back foot it clicked. This is
Resident Evil in space, but you choose
what kind of key you want to unlock the
next door with: hacking, secret vent
pathways, or turning into a banana
and sliding through a hole in the wall.
Jody: The space station being a
contiguous space you explore inside
and out so thoroughly makes Prey the
System Shock 3 of my dreams. You
can hop into space to find alternate
routes. You can find every single
member of the crew, even finding the
character sheets of the D&D group on
board and then a recording of their
game. There’s so much detail.