King's Quest 3 Sure it would be terrible to play these days, but KQ3 was one of my first true gaming addictions and it is in no small way responsible for me wanting to write about games.
It is always so cool to be able to talk to someone who is involved in one of my favourite franchises. A great chat.
During the PAX period, @hewso.bsky.social was incredibly lucky to be able to sit down with Andrew Frederiksen, Lead Producer at Firaxis and talk all things Civilization 7. You can read the full interview now. www.player2.net.au/2024/10/inte...
Interview - Andrew Frederiksen: Lead Producer at Firaxis - Civilization 7 Andrew Frederiksen is the lead producer at Firaxis, working on the impending release of Civilization 7. During his visit to Au...
Xcom 2 I know the RNG hurts at times, but in my eyes Xcom 2 is sublime. It took the turn-based tactics genre in amazing directions and there are very few game moments that are as satisfying as setting up a successful ambush in this game. Another title I always install on a new PC.
Sleeping Dogs Another game that I can endlessly replay. The perfect mix of GTA and Martial Arts, Sleeping Dogs has a great story, excellent voice acting and a combat system that is just so satisfying that have have to do a full playthrough every 18 months or so. It's also like $5 on Steam right now
Alan Wake 2 This will be the newest game on my list and by god I love it. This is everything I love about video games. Creative, stunning, engaging, unique and utterly brilliant. It is the current game of the generation for me.
Our resident Super Saiyan Shaun has just landed with his #DragonBallSparklingZerowww.player2.net.au/2024/10/drag...
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Review - Kicking It Saiyan Style Anime-based games can always be a hit-and-miss affair, with wildly different levels of quality shipped out depending on the source anime, h...
Jade Empire The most underrated game in Bioware's catalogue and still the only Martial Arts RPG I can think of, I love this game like few others. I have finished this at least 8 times, probably more. Great story, awesome Bioware twist that is equal to the Revan reveal in KOTOR
Tropico 5 Look, all of them are pretty good (except 2, which was just fine) but I feel like 5 nailed the banana republic simulator perfectly. Endless replayability and my perfect Sunday afternoon game. It is always the first thing I install on any new PC.
Deus Ex This game, more than anything, showed me what video games could be. Freeform, choose your own playstyle with an addictive (if crazy) story. Honestly it was like 10 years ahead of its time and still holds up (even if the UI is a little rough these days)
We have a new fortnightly feature where we look at what Games are up to in the worlds of books, movies, TV and music. First up we have #Kratos#Arcane#SecretLevelwww.player2.net.au/2024/10/outs...
Outside the Game is the chance for Player2's writers to inform our readers on what is happening with video game properties in the world of movies, TV, books and music. If it is game-related in a diffe...