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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector tells a radical science fiction tale through an impeccably designed system and a moving narrative rife with themes that are acutely attuned to our times. This is bolstered by a crew of companions who are not only well-fleshed out but offer genuine support during crises - a predicament you’ll find yourself in frequently. The soothing atmospheric soundtrack doesn’t hurt, either.
I’d admit that I’ve spent at least eight hours pressing on these buttons and dragging resources from frame to frame. I’ve watched with some satisfaction when the crew manages to survive yet another calamitous event: a friendly exchange with aliens gone awry depicted via text events, the ship veering too close to a black hole, or the crew simply weathering through a debilitating illness. But these are merely a series of pleasing routines: press enough buttons, and your fuel/oxygen/hull/morale meter will inevitably see a temporary spike and offer that short burst of dopamine. It’s hardly the stuff of imagination, curiosity and grandiose that power space epics. As it stands, Oceans of Time has now done the unthinkable: it made space travel unexciting and stodgy. Hadfield would be perturbed, I think, in my dour expression throughout it all.
Even though Littlewood is a peaceful town building and farming sim that doesn’t offer anything new in the genre, it thrives in the soothing, meditative loop of its routines--from harvesting fruits to mining precious stones from ores. There are plenty to busy yourself with, but there’s also plenty of time to get to them at your own pace. This means that Littlewood is mostly devoid of the pressures to optimise the grind--an issue that usually plagues other farm sims like Stardew Valley. It’s, in short, a charming little distraction from the stresses of our real world.
Terror and catharsis intermingle in this superb sequel to a horror classic.
With gentle, idyllic charm, A Short Hike is a delightful vignette about the joys of hiking and meeting new friends.
A brief excursion into a new constellation of worlds.
Players (fake ones, that is) constantly stream in and out of areas, mimicking and perhaps, even making fun of the lifeless bustle of MMO games. NPCs dole out meaningless quests to the amusement of some characters, who’ll point out its farcicality. Enemies, who appear in the form of adorable creatures like bunnies and cows, respawn after you make brutally clean work of them. There are even enough esoteric jokes to delight those familiar with the genre. In short, CrossCode is a fun jaunt, developed with seasoned players of RPGs in mind — a truly great game you could devote 117 hours to.