The second of the excellent recommendations from @samhogy: Rayman Origins. Having never played any of the Rayman series I had no idea what to expect. What I didn’t expect was something so manically wonderful.
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Another week passes and I come up for air, catching up on the latest game news. And again, here’s a rundown of the most tingle-inducing bits. Homeworld is back, Godus goes up in my estimation and a new player enters the motion controller market.
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I haven’t played a Zelda game since The Adventure of Link back in the NES days, so when @samhogy pointed me towards the Majora’s Mask soundtrack, I was intrigued to see how things had changed over the years.
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Plants vs Zombies 2 has been out for a little while now, at the attractive price of free, and several reviews have concluded that the game is “free-to-play done right”. I nearly agree. It’s “free-to-play done as well as it can be.”
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This week we continue the mediaeval fantasy theme started last week with The Witcher, but with something altogether more relaxed. Trine was a much underrated game so there’s every chance you missed the soundtrack. Thankfully I’m here to remedy that.
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Between an ill baby, a dissertation-writing wife, a house move and a lack of internet connection I’ve been a little out of the loop these last couple of weeks. So imagine my delight when I finally catch up on recent game news and find it full of wonderful wondrous wonders!
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I do try to keep the “chiptune/everything else” ratio about even in this series, so to balance out the chippy joy of last week we’re going with something a little more medieval fantasy now. Silver sword and steely eyes at the ready, it’s The Witcher.
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After last week’s vampiric masterpiece it’s time to come a bit closer to home and chill out at the bar with some gentle sax. So sit back and unwind with the music to SkyGoblin’s The Journey Down.
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