The latest in Features (page 81)
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Catherine: Full Body nails the joy of not doing anything
How comforting it is to hang out with Vincent Brooks, the hero of Catherine. Though if anyone would shirk off the weight of that…
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Final Fantasy VIII and the sickly style of too-muchness
The hero of Final Fantasy VIII is called Squall Leonhart. His hair looks as though a hawk had been frozen mid-flap and landed on…
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Game Box Art Critique: Borderlands 3, Link’s Awakening, PES 2020
Each month, we invite élite art critic Braithwaite Merriweather to appraise the box art of the latest game releases. In between his time spent…
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Control and the 5 best video game offices
I hate offices. Does anyone like an office? All that paper and wood and plastic, an odd assemblage of people thrown in together on…
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Death Stranding and the best uses of urine in video games
Gamescom is in full swing, and there have already been a number of steaming hot announcements. Not least of which is Superhot and Hotline…
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was the original Uncharted
The upside of landing on a Harry Potter film, as you swish and flick your way through the channels, is that you are consoled…
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P.T. is five years old and remains the best horror game of this gen
It’s been five years, to the day, since P.T. was released. The ‘playable teaser’ was intended to stoke the fears of fans, but it…
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Metal Wolf Chaos XD isn’t quite bad enough
In Metal Wolf Chaos XD, you play as the president of the United States. Well, you play as the president of the United States…
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Game Box Art Critique August: Control, Astral Chain, Man of Medan
Each month, we invite élite art critic Braithwaite Merriweather to appraise the box art of the latest game releases. In between his time spent…
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It’s too hot for hot takes, here’s some cold ones – I’ll even mention Resi 4
I feel like a mosquito buzzing in protest as I am consumed by a flood of baking amber. In the spirit of keeping cool,…