deadfred77

Probably a good time to get Terraria; the Journey's End update is finally on its way.

Glad to see FC5 getting some appreciation in these comments. Easily the best one in my view, albeit with a few bits which force you to advance the story. Didn't like New Dawn so much, though it's a quirky and intriguing epilogue of sorts.

I got AC Odyssey in a recent sale, but good as it is, it came across as a lightweight Witcher 3. So I've decided to go back and play that (maybe finish it this time..).

So they're fishing and farming in full ceremonial armour? I really don't understand the love for Japanese kitsch and absurdity in games though. If I wasn't so lazy I'd defect to XBox.

As a British website, shouldn't it be 'Heath Robinson', rather than 'Rube Goldberg', contraptions?

Wouldn't a realistic simulation have up to four players occasionally pass one another on their designated route and give a little wave? Occasionally stop and talk through their windows, blocking both lanes of traffic? I'd buy that for a dollar.

@djlard That's 'The Amazing American Circus' I think. I'll probably get that, and/or the game above when they're on sale. I've been playing Slay the Spire like a desperate crackhead since buying it, though feel I've reached my limit (Ascension level 2, specifically..).

Glad to see Stranded Deep, as I've been mulling over that. I can pretend that the money I wasted on the woefully under-patched 'Unturned' went on this instead..

PushSquare may award this a high score when they review, but I fear with all the double entendres, they'll have no choice but to give it one.

Not sure if it's the driving viewpoint, but this looks less like tiny cars racing in a room and more like full-size cars racing in a vast room-like environment to me.

Serenity now!

Looks cute, though I find strategy/civ games too much like work after a day of admin work from home. And why are the robots growing crops and fishing, anyway?

It looks great; though I think guns being fired in a claustrophobic cellar would sound quite different. Deafeningly loud for one thing.

@velio84 Tentacles and staircases everywhere!

Kerbal Space Program is tempting at £8; but does anyone know if the terrible performance was ever fixed? Maybe the PS4 simply can't handle it.

Doesn't Gollum start life as an ordinary hobbit? Seems strange not to play through his descent into that creature (though maybe it's just not in the trailer).

Looking forward to 'Enter the Gungeon'. That stupid punning name has put me off buying it for years.

I'm with Playstation on this. I don't think the Jurassic Park/World films would be half as popular if they revolved around the wholesale slaughter of dinosaurs. Not exactly 'life will find a way'.

Quite a lot of glowing graphical crap for a period piece.

Looks good, and I like Slay the Spire and Darket Dungeon (which the art vaguely reminds me of). Bit puzzled by the monsters in the audience though.

Jurassic World Evolution; seems to have been worth a tenner in the sale.

I hope this is set in the same universe as Portal, otherwise that VAL seems a bit of a rip-off.

Multiplayer only? Nope. I'll just wait for the real-life survival 'game' when society collapses under the strain of the plague and encroaching nationalism, thanks.

I too love this game, but am wary of recommending it as it's grossly addictive. I'm not sure how a board game could handle all the modifiers that can be in play at any point of the game, from Power cards, enemy debuffs, Curses, Relics, etc. It would be extremely tedious to manually calculate all that for every card played.

Much as I hate the remake's new, worse, art-style you can't expect the developer to apologise for it. It's not just a bug that can be fixed.

I liked the original, with its cool and quirky artwork, but am not going to buy this. It looks painfully awful.

Nothing for me this time, but I must recommend Darkest Dungeon again. It's great, especially at that price.

The trailer starts with making the game look like an intiguing puzzler in a unique setting (there should be more Honey I Shrunk the Kids settings in games); but ends up looking like a standard, hectic FPS.

@ellsworth004 Yep, though I wish they'd hurry up with Journey's End for PS4 - I've put off playing it again since they announced that.

Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate (bargain for £3-odd at the moment), Darkest Dungeons. But really just waiting for Terraria Journey's End on PS4..

Looks good, but every time I revisit this game I find the tiresome hunt for chemical elements with a limited inventory, coupled with having to complete story elements to unlock buildings, overshadows the impressive additions. Just not for me I think.

I don't mind constantly losing at Fall Guys, but can't think of a more depressing scenario than being repeatedly shot in PUBG by smug young gamers. I might possibly try SF5 though. In single-player, of course.

Apparently they've promised to recreate every National Park, globally, all of which can be camped in, in glorious multiplayer. I can't wait!

I think that Shadow Tactics game must be worthwhile for under a tenner.

So, it's a car-crash?

I find it's best to try and find a space in Slime Climb, rather than fight your way through the pack. Much less likely to fall into the slime.

I'm enjoying this game a surprising amount (usually prefer dark, zombie games). I'm a bit unsure about the 'grab' mechanic though, as it allows some bullying. As a middle-aged man, I can't abide being bullied by kids on the internet!

Looks like this would be good in VR, if rather mind-bending.

Tropical setting again? Don't forget your malaria tablets!

Glad to hear the BBC World Service is still running in that alt-reality; not so pleased they're pronouncing 'nuclear' as 'nuculer' now though.

Seems like the protagonist needs some eyebrows on that facepiece.

I'm using the Oxenfree theme again, although the game isn't that replayable. The disturbing soundtrack makes me get on and play a game so as not to listen to it.

Am trying to resist buying new games, despite the money I'm saving from all the sodding pubs being closed. Dusted off Brut@l and Portal Knights from my library, and they're both amusing me (great graphics, both).

I loved this on the PS3, and remember being quite blown away with the slick graphics and gameplay in that gloriously OTT tutorial action sequence. After the global misery of this year, I could do with something fun like this. Though I'm still tight enough to wait 'til it drops to £20.

I excitedly bought it before Xmas, but found it felt a bit linear compared to the (admittedly flawed) Fallout 4. I will go back to it though, I'm sure.

Not that I've tried Sims 4 yet, but I was hoping to see their DLC here, given they're retailing for £16 apiece. With any luck I'll dislike the game, making this moot.

@Bliquid - I did exactly the same; never felt much connection with the Witcher game (though appreciated the world-building), but after watching the series, reinstalled the game and bought the DLC. I do think the game's Geralt looks a touch.. ugly, now though, if I'm honest.

@SinisterPledge - do let us know if they've got the monsters' skin tones correct. We've got Strigas, Goblins, Griffins, etc. How about Trolls? I assume they should be thin-skinned and lily-white?

They chose... poorly.

A scary single-player DLC could be superb. The weather effects, so dramatic and beautiful in the main game, could be terrifying if turned to the dark side.

Surely it's the Roman numeral for 'ten', in contrast to the 'zero' button?