I've described Allen Wake as Resident Evil meets the movie Stranger Than Fiction. It's a trippy game. But I like trippy. The game's crossover with Control was delightful, too. Now, you have a bunch of professionals bumping around in this world of magic realism where the government, scientists, and local vigilantes are all trying to deal with a dark supernatural presence.
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I've written about Homeworld before. I pre-ordered the deluxe edition of Homeworld 3 because I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Unfortunately, the story is probably the weakest in the series. But the gameplay is solid and it looks great. Check it out!
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There's a tradeoff in gaming. You have more time to play when you're younger but no money. When you're older, you have more money but less time to play. But when you play, just get the season pass deluxe edition and squeeze all you can out of it! That's how I ended up with Phantom Liberty.
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I'm a fan of cyberpunk—the body modifications, sentient AIs, and blending of carbon and silicon—but without the total post-apocalyptic insanity or impoverishment. Humanity still has some style. For my playthrough, I did a netrunner build: if it has wires, it's under my control. I focus mainly on screenshots, but the Cyberpunk 2077 OST deserves a shoutout, too.
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Firaxis Games developed Midnight Suns and also did the XCOM games. And I'm a big fan of the XCOM games! Lucky me, Midnight Suns did not disappoint. Different from XCOM in that, there was no grid and a new deck builder element, but I found it enjoyable gameplay. Plus, fabulous costumes and cinematic attacks and skills. I might have to try Newgame+ on this one. Too bad the ambient occlusion ray tracing was game-breaking — something to do with all the ruble shadows left in the wake of my destruction!
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