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HomeReviewsMetaphor: ReFantazio Metaphor: ReFantazio review: like a brilliant fantasy Persona, only with one major catchIt’s wonderful but… It’s wonderful but… Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Graham asked me if I’d discovered what the metaphor inMetaphor: ReFantaziomight be, and I replied, “I don’t know haha”, or something along those lines. Having given it more thought, I think there are two metaphors: 1) It plays quite likePersona. 2) Its story is like a commentary on our society… or something to that effect....

HomeNews Pathologic 3 announced with time travel mechanic, due for release in 2025Eligible bachelor Eligible bachelor Image credit:Hype Train Digital Image credit:Hype Train Digital Found a dead rat in my inbox this morning. When I examined the entrails it spelled out the following: PaThoLoGiC 3 aNnOuNcEd ToDaY. Ah, I see. Developers Ice Pick Lodge are working on a sequel to their infamously oppressive plague town simulator, only this time the follow-up will feature “a time-travel mechanic, allowing players to go back and see how their decisions change the lives of the townspeople....

HomeReviewsPhoenix Springs Phoenix Springs review: a surreal detective mystery that’s both old-school and new wavePack your sunnies Pack your sunnies Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Calligram Studio Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Calligram Studio PlayingPhoenix Springsfeels like David Lynch spliced together the ripped pages of a pulpy sci-fi comic with the storyboards of a broody noir. Its visuals are stark and foreboding, its dialogue delivered in riddles, and its haunting choral music sounds like it’s been recorded in a wind tunnel....

HomeHardwareFeaturesSilent Hill 2 Remake Silent Hill 2 Remake’s PC performance isn’t a total horror show, but low-end rigs will shudderThis mysterious letter from my wife says “Lower the shadow quality” This mysterious letter from my wife says “Lower the shadow quality” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Konami Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Konami TheSilent Hill 2 remakeis only out today, but it’s been nearly two years since thefirst system requirements appeared, immediately distressing our PCs so badly that they started having their own nightmares of fog-smothered towns and James Sunderland in an uncomfortably high-poly nurse outfit....

HomeNewsSilent Hill 2 Remake The Silent Hill 2 Remake’s Wikipedia page briefly got transformed into a phantasmagorical reflection of the psyches of idiots unable to accept realityDream logic Dream logic Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami Silent Hill 2 - Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube Silent Hill 2 - Official Launch Trailer These salty edits were apparently the work of the usual suspects. You know, the sort of silly sausages that love games so much they spend every waking hour not playing them so they’ve got more time to harass voice actors - although there’s also some speculation it might have been series diehards sceptical about the positive reception....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1206): How to solve the Monday October 7 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Sun, October 06thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #482. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #482. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 06th October?...

HomeFeatures What’s on your bookshelf?: former Zachtronics’ Zach Barths and Matthew Burnsread-only read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! It’s a double feature this week - Zach Barths and Matthew Burns of former Zachtronics fame! (Do read Edwin’s interview with Zach on theirunrealised 40K factory game)....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1205): How to solve the Sunday October 6 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 6? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 6? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Sat, October 05thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #481. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #481. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 05th October?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1204): How to solve the Saturday October 5 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong Chapter 4 mapMake your way through the Webbed Ridge with our Chapter 4 map for Black Myth! Make your way through the Webbed Ridge with our Chapter 4 map for Black Myth! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for a Chapter 4 map of the Webbed Ridge in Black Myth: Wukong?Chapter 4 somewhat bridges the gap between the linear (but long) nature of Chapter 3 and the criss-crossing pathways of Chapter 2....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Fri, October 04thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #480. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #480. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 04th October?...