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Steins;Gate 0 (PS Vita)


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The 'follow on' to the failed timeline of Steins;Gate (which is absolutely VITAL to have played before this - nothing would make any sense without already knowing the events of S;G). While the original bordered on a dating sim at times (each route ended with a different 'partner'), S;G0 is decidedly...

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Shadowrun: Hong Kong (PC)


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More Shadowrun reboot greatness - turn based strategy in a futuristic dystopia with magic trolls and orcs and cybernetic thugs and rocket launchers. I must confess that I feel Dragonfall was better, both in companions and in scenario, but Hong Kong is not too far behind. If you liked the earlier two...

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Transistor (PC)


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Release Date: May '14 Time to complete: ~7 hours

Transistor feels like an amazingly configurable combat skillset trapped in a not-quite-convincing game wrapper. You gain abilities which can be used in three ways - passive buffs, active skills, or modifiers to the active skills. The combinations yo...

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King of Fighters XIV (PS4)


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KOFXIV is up there with my favourite KOF games - let's get that right out of the way. While the graphics are some of the worst in the series, relative to the standards of the times, the gameplay is smooth and there is a great variety of characters, including some interesting new members. The battle...

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Just Cause 3 (PS4)


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I'm pretty much over open-world games. There have been so many since GTA3 and they are all pretty similar in many ways. Just Cause 3 is no exception, really - the story missions are the usual fare (here's a fetch mission, here's an escort mission, here's a rail-shooter mission, etc), and the general...

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