STACK NZ May #73

GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower

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UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END

DOOM

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 10/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: FPS PLATFORM: PS4/XBO/PC RELEASE: 13/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

Can you imagine Keith Richards settling down with a pipe and slippers, hanging with the missus on the couch watching Downton Abbey ? We can’t, and we can’t imagine gun-toting action-adventurer extraordinaire Nathan Drake doing it either. Yet, a few years after the events of Drake’s Deception, he’s retired from the fortune-hunting life to settle down with Elena Fisher.

As every gamer knows, everything old is regularly new again. Such is the case here as the big daddy of the first-person shooter genre gets a 21st century overhaul, brandishing that other buzzy word, ‘reboot’. DOOM was state of the art in 1993, and aims to be just as jaw-droppingly amazing in 2016. Beyond the obvious leaps and bounds graphically and sonically, everybody’s favourite thing about the game – the crazy,

But when his brother – who was thought to be long dead – shows up, it’s time to trot the globe again in search of pirate booty. Created specifically for the PS4, A Thief’s End is a graphical powerhouse – and the actual game’s pretty bloody impressive too!

big-arse weaponry – is heading further over the top, while the array of demonic entities to send back whence they came have all been given wonderfully gruesome makeovers. Bigger, harder, faster, more – hey DOOM , welcome back!

If you liked this, you may also like... Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, The Last of Us: Remastered

If you liked this, you may also like... Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

GAMES

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER

FIRE EMBLEM FATES

GENRE: RTS PLATFORM: PC RELEASE: 24/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: RPG PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 21/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

Archaeon, Everchosen, Longbeards, Ironbreakers, Hammerers – to the uninitiated they may sound like characters from Game of Thrones , but fans of tabletop and computer games stalwart Warhammer will know what we’re banging on about. All those words and many more make sense as they invade the world of Total War. Yes, forget the likes of Attila the Hun, Napoleon and

It’s time to make a choice – Birthright or Conquest ? In an epic scuffle of Romeo and Juliet-like proportions, you’re required to select a side from two kingdoms that are verging upon war. Do you battle the corrupt king of Nohr in Birthright , or fight the fetid system from within in Conquest ? Of course you can sit on the fence with

the additional downloadable Revelations campaign, but where’s the fun in that?! It’s a triple whammy of classic Fire Emblem turn-based strategy, with each path offering a complete game and story. Create your own avatar with which to enter battle, then command an army of archers, knights, mages, and more. Have you the tactical nous to emerge victorious?

hanging out in Rome – this time the venerable series is venturing into the fantasy realm. The full-on turn-based strategy remains, requiring on-the- fly tactics to succeed with any of the four factions that you choose to do your bidding, in real-time fantastical battles.

If you liked this, you may also like... Bravely Default, Project X Zone 2

If you liked this, you may also like... Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, Diablo III

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