Andrew King, Features Editor
Wersquo;re in that small portion of the year when it so cold that you need to FC 24 Coins be covered in blankets all the time, but it hasnrsquo;t been cold for long enough that the heat is on in your building. That means this weekend Irsquo;ll be burying myself underneath quilts and comforters and making some serious progress in Triangle Strategy. But, Irsquo;ve also been on a 3D platformer trip at the moment mdash; which coincides with me reading through Jumping for Joy: The History of Platform Games by Chris Scullion mdash; so Irsquo;ll also be playing some classics in one of the genre that I missed the first time around: Spyro: Ripto Rage and Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.
James Troughton, Cross Department Editor
Irsquo;ve been playing through a little game called ADACA for an Indie Spotlight piece, and it a treat. The visuals have that cartoonish simplicity to them, with flat colours and smoothed details, while the gameplay is floaty and physics-based with intricate set pieces like a train you can jump on to skip a whole area. It all very reminiscent of Half-Life 2 - you even have a permanently-equipped gravity gun gadget for your left hand, letting you hurl cabinets at zombified androids while gunning down cops in a dystopian police state. Irsquo;ve found myself partial to its SPAS-12 equivalent, sending baddies flying down corridors in one pump while guarding myself with a well-positioned box, suspended in the air as I run about.
Stacey Henley, Editor-in-Chief via Devolver Digital
Wersquo;re about to hit monsoon season for games, when triple-A titles fall from the sky and splat down hard on the meagre leaves we use for shelter. Ahead of that, I want to get some games scratched off my list, so Irsquo;m diving into Return to Monkey Island. I donrsquo;t like the art style and the humour is as grating as it is amusing, but hopefully it picks up a little the more it goes on.
Rhiannon Bevan, News Editor
Covid decided to come back to me for round two, so Ive had plenty of time to play this week. Unfortunately, my hands cramped up after five minutes with Cyberpunk 2077, so Im fairly limited on what I can do. Thankfully, Ive found that Outer Wilds is perfect for quarantining. It slow paced enough not to give me muscle pain over my entire body, and chill enough to play while drowning in buy Fut 24 Coins brain fog. And better yet, if I do muck up and die, it no big deal. I think there a reason timeloop games took over the industry while we were ill - we dont want to be facing any in-game consequences while we have coughing fits to contend with.
