Tag Archives: PlayStation Experience 2016

FutureGrind revs up with a colorful twist on arcade racing

Calling FutureGrind a riff on the Trials series isn’t wrong, but it also doesn’t do justice to how absurdly good the upcoming indie game is. The core concept is the same, yes: you’re riding a bike through punishing 2.5D race tracks. But where Trials is all mechanical, feathering the throttle …

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Loot Rascals is a rogue-like for people who hate rogue-likes

Rogue-likes are really not my thing. Most of them feel tedious or stressful, and that’s hardly a recipe for fun. Loot Rascals, which I spent time with during PlayStation Experience, is a turn-based rogue-like that manages to upend expectations and deliver not just fun, but glee. Let’s set the scene. …

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13 PSX games we wish we were still playing

This weekend’s PlayStation Experience wasn’t just about the big franchise news. Yes, we are totally freaking out about The Last of Us 2 (opens in new tab), but we also spent lots of time on the show floor looking at other independent projects that will be coming out on Sony’s …

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