11: The HYPE Episode ft. The Last Of Us, Neo Cab, Paper Mario, The Itch Bundle & More

Gaming In The Wild - Video Game Reviews

English - June 17, 2020 05:13 - 40 minutes - 76.6 MB
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Previous Episode: 10: Death Stranding, Fallen Order, Manifold Garden & is Apple Arcade worth it?

Next Episode: 12: Katamari Damacy, Coffee Talk, The Good Time Garden, the last of The Last Of Us

With The Last of Us 2 and Paper Mario: Origami King about to drop, I decided to backtrack and play the last entry in each series for the first time. With no spoilers beyond basic early-game plot points, I discuss my experience at the halfway point of The Last of Us, praising its world building, character development and notable cohesion. Neo Cab is praised for its intimate and well-rendered nocturnal taxi driver story. Paper Mario: Sticker Stars comes in for some critique for falling foul of basic point 'n' click tropes. Finally, I discuss the downside of Jedi: Fallen Order's Metroid-inspired level design.

The Last Of US Remastered is available to play on PlayStation 4, and free for PSNow subscribers. The soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla is here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2GFFxj8aR2XpwIMYanOPjh

Neo Cab is currently on offer on Steam. Get the soundtrack at https://obfusc.bandcamp.com

Check out Itch.io to discover the titles discussed in their Bundle for Racial Justice.

Paper Mario: Origami King comes out on Nintendo Switch on July 17th.

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