A PERSONAL LIST OF THE BEST GAMES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW
KERRY BRUNSKILL
People keep telling me I have a passion for retro games, but in truth I’m just not ready to accept 1998 happened over two decades ago. Sega still makes consoles, right?
LOVE BITES
BALDUR’S GATE III baldursgate3.game
As I’ve now poured over 700 hours of my life into Larian’s Astarion DatingSimulatorI thought I’d use this space to apologise to my husband, who probably wishes I displayed half as much enthusiasm for our marriage as I do the pale elf’s “Can I kiss you?” dialogue prompt.
THE NEXT GENERATION
XCOM 2 xcom.com
Missing a shot with 80% accuracy even though my gun’s literally clipping through an alien’s face. Accidentally using something explosive and/or flammable as cover. Assuming that heal can wait. I just love XCOM 2’s unforgiving stra… wait, that guy sounds just like Worf.
KICKY FLIPS
VANQUISH bayonettavanquish.sega.com
Go on, name agame that wouldn’t instantly be a million times better if it let you dash on your knees towards a small army of robots and then do slo-mo kickflips off their stupid robot faces. You can’t. Civ. TheSims. Wizardry. Wordle. Everything would be better with slo-mo kickflips.
BASS LINE
SEGA BASS FISHING sega.com
A lure bobs in crystal clear waters for a moment before being hungrily snatched up, a life now literally on the line. Who will win this intense battle of wits: me, or a fish with a tiny, tiny, brain? And who’s playing an electric guitar on my boat?
LET’S ROLL
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CHRONICLES OF MYSTARA capcom.com
Ah, the duality of D&D. Sometimes you’ll form bonds with beautifully written characters, someti
