A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Author: James Keen
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The latest entry in the SteamWorld series offers a blend of city building and tower defence.
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Live. Get whacked by an oar. Repeat.
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Tony Hawk meets James Caan in a fast and thoroughly enjoyable hybrid.
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A satirical road trip across a dysfunctional, divided country.
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Some phenomenal audio work elevates this FPS above the crowd.
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Frustrating minion management.
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All good games come to those who wait.
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The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.
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A tale of nefarious deeds that will strike at your soul.
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Holy hand grenade this beta was fun.
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Formula Fusion gets resurrected with a substantial makeover.
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It’s time those lazy simians worked for a living.
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Twenty years on from the last game, hopes are high for Larian Studios’ stab at continuing the beloved series.
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Homicidal puzzling.
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‘Tis but a scratch.
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Cor blimey, guvnor!
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Well slap my Brumak, Gears of War has gone all strategy.
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Stay home and play games, everyone.
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But it’s gonna take money / A whole lot of spending money / It’s gonna take plenty of money / To do it right, child.
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Return of the space cowgirl.
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Open the pod bay doors, S.A.M.
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Think of that bit in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, except with rats that can strip a man to the bone in 30 seconds.
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James once again bravely plunges into the Steam new-release list, and resurfaces clutching an excellent horror point-and-click adventure. He is also covered in anime girls.
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James Keen, Esq. has been trawling Steam’s new releases in search of fresh delights – but mostly turns up rotten stinkers.
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The wholesome story of three friends deciding to get together and make their dream game: a multiplayer competitive RPG.
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It’s a brutally hard XCOM-style game with mutant ducks and pigs! Just like you always wanted!
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On the eve of the FA Cup second round, one man looks deep inside himself and wonders why on earth he is so addicted to an ageing parade of spreadsheets.
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EVE Online has a reputation for being a scary place for newcomers. But what’s it actually like to play this venerable MMORPG for the first time?
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Ahead of the release of Life is Strange 2 this week, James Keen Esq. revisits the original.
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Set in the Cold War, this XCOM-a-like strategy game spins a complicated, sometimes bewildering web of espionage, intrigue and layers of game systems.
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 