STACK NZ May Issue #62

GAMES

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GENRE: ACTION RPG PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1| PC RELEASE: 19/05/15 MULTIPLAYER: NO

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THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT

Once upon a time, thoughts of role-playing games involved staid affairs with all the action of a Merchant Ivory film. But then the likes of Skyrim and From Software’s Souls series changed things. Action was honed, while keeping a core that involved the sort of strategising and decision-making that you’d never find in a pure arcade romp. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt , based ever more loosely on the writings of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski,

has sets it sights on running away with the action RPG crown, and it makes a good case. As the titular Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, you’re a superhuman monster slayer for hire. In a world that’s utterly riddled with monsters, this makes you somebody who’s in high demand. It’s not any old world, either, for it’s a big, wide, open one that’s full of choices. You have amazing freedom to explore, be it on land or sea – or even undersea. From wastelands to small

towns and onwards to large cities, you ply your trade, utilising magic, humour and devastating (or otherwise) people skills, eradicating monsters while acting upon your ultimate quest, to track down an apparent living weapon in the form of the “Child of Prophecy”. And they all lived happily ever after...? If you liked this, you may also like.. . Dragon Age Inquisition, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

PROJECT CARS

SPLATOON

GENRE: RACER PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1 | PC RELEASE: 06/05/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: TPS PLATFORM: Wii U | RELEASE: 29/05/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

It takes time for cars to go from drawing board to being driven away (plus dealer charges, stamp duty, insurance, etc). Project CARS features many speed machines, and has taken years – and much community involvement – before hitting your JB showroom. It’s not just about cars though, as more than 50 tracks (including Mount Panorama at Bathurst) feature. A more realistic driving simulator, fun still triumphs, as you can dive straight into any racing discipline from karting to endurance with many (pit) stops along the way.

It’s time to paint the town pink, purple, orange... Akin to a collision of Aussie-created Wii classic de Blob and puzzler-with-guns Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare – or, well, just paintball with more coolness – Splatoon is a team-based shooter that lets you relive your kindie days of splatting paint everywhere but on paper. You’re an ‘Inkling’, a blobby thingy which can change between human and squid. You can play solo, or join teams of up to four online to capture territory, aiming to dye rather than die.

If you liked this, you may also like.. . DriveClub, Forza Horizon 2

If you liked this, you may also like.. . Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Batman: Beyond Gotham

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