What We Played – Wild Bastards, Astro Bot & Towerborne
With the fresh chill in the air, even when it’s been sunny this week, I’ve jetted off to a digital recreation of Hong Kong Island for a change of climate. It’s not really helped much, because there’s an awful lot of rain in Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, and obviously my actual body is still in the UK.
Still, Solar Crown is where I’ve been pouring most of my gaming energy this week, with an imminent review now that the game’s had its full launch.
Now, what have the rest of the team been playing? And as a Brucey Bonus, were they enticed at all by the PS5 Pro presentation? I’ll get the ball rolling by saying that I’d be hard pressed to justify it, especially when I have a pretty competent gaming PC.
Ade hopped in to let us know he reviewed both Wild Bastards and Quidditch Champions for reviews, with a dash of Skull and Bones alongside – “Wild Bastards is excellent fun, and well worth anyone’s time.” As for the PS5 Pro, “it looks like too much money for too little difference to me.”
On the review ticket for Aran was NBA 2K25 and Beyond Galaxyland, which you’ll have to keep an eye out for next week. The PS5 Pro “is a hard pass for me, especially at that price. I don’t think it is a necessary upgrade either as it feels this gen is only really getting going.”
And it’s a no from Jim as well, who “could barely tell the difference between what was being shown during Sony’s technical presentation, so much so I almost thought it was a parody.”
He’s been playing Fallout: New Vegas and the Old World Blues DLC, which ” is some of the funniest I’ve encountered in a video game and gave me another “I get that reference, point at screen” moment when watching the finale of the Fallout TV show.” He’s closing in on the end of his adventure in the game though, so has balanced it with the brutal grimdark frenzy of Space Marine 2’s Eternal War PvP, and the pure delight of Astro Bot.
Gamoc’s also been enjoying Astro Bot, when not playing Dustborn for our upcoming review, and he’s thoroughly
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