A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Author: Lewis Packwood
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Sure, streaming games might be unfeasible if your internet is slow, but it could be great for kids who can’t afford a new console.
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I did a feature on the Amiga CD32 for the latest issue of the magazine.
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This is it, old friend.
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This is a game you watch, rather than play. And that’s fine if you’ve never seen the anime it’s based on – but if you have, get ready for some deja vu.
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This remake of the excellent 2009 visual novel is essentially a playable version of the 2011 anime series.
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The adventures of a bumbling assassin.
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It’s XCOM crossed with Lovecraft! But great fundamentals can’t make up for a lack of content.
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The follow-up to Sunless Sea is much bigger, prettier and more forgiving than its illustrious forebear.
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Vampyr is an awkward case where your actions don’t match up with the story of the game.
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This is it. I’m doing this. Within the next few months, the slate is being wiped clean.
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Have a listen to this podcast from back in 2011, in which we discuss what made Resident Evil 2 so damn good.
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The latest game from the lead designer of Civilisation V takes things down to a more human level – but it’s… very… S-L-O-W.
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Ninjas are cool, aren’t they? I shall brook no argument on this.
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Well, 31 really. I mean Cyberpunk 2077 definitely isn’t going to come out this year, is it? Or is it? OR IS IT?
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EA have a ten-year licence to make Star Wars games. Over five years in, they’ve only made two, both of them remakes.
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Fallout 76, eh? Didn’t see that one coming.
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The gorgeous mousey PC adventure is finally heading to consoles.
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The rules are simple – find an indie game you’ve never heard of before, then tweet about it using #DiscoverIndies.
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Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.
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Just under ten quid for a quality Metroidvania title.
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The two Bayonetta amiibo are real lookers.
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Have a very Happy Holidays, see you in the New Year!
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One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.
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We have gathered together in The Manor’s Drawing Room to pick our personal highlights from 2018. And it makes for an interesting list.
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2018 was an amazing year for games, but there’s only so much time to play them all. Here are the ones I wish I’d had a chance to try.
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Let’s face it, no video game is worth working yourself into ill health over.
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Samus Aran’s nemesis makes for one of the best amiibo yet.
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Like Super Monkey Ball, but with all the fun sucked out of it.
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Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games I’ve ever played, and a remarkable result for a first-time developer.
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Goose sock puppets! A fuzzy goose T-shirt! Untitled Goose Game has got some seriously lovely merch.
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This acclaimed visual novel from the makers of the Zero Escape series received a perfect score from Famitsu magazine back in 2008 – and now it’s finally available in English.
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PlayStation VR has entered The Manor, and it’s flippin’ amazing.
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 