#THE YEAR IN SQUAREBLIND 2021

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THE YEAR IN SQUAREBLIND 2021: JAN – JUNE

The first half of Squareblind.co.uk's annual review of its gaming misadventures looks at new approaches to conveying narrative complexity in the classic brawler genre of games, how important the cost of a game is to player enjoyment and what makes a good

By Neil Merrett January After a 2020 defined by an unprecedented pandemic, Squareblind tried to kick off 2021 on an optimistic note with a look at what might be considered an underrated gem in the crowded field of zombie apocalypse games. In going back to the original State of Decay, as well as its 2018 sequel – handily called State of Decay 2 0 JJ Robison found that the series had something…

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THE YEAR IN SQUAREBLIND 2021: July – December

The second part of our 2021 gamin review considers why Super Mario Party’s Slaparazzi might be the definitive minigame, the implications of Amazon’s New World and the concept of teamwork in Back 4 Blood and Marvel’s GOTG game.

By Neil Merrett The second part of our annual review of 2021 considers why Super Mario Party’s Slaparazzi might be the definitive minigame, the implications of Amazon’s New World and the concept of teamwork in Back 4 Blood and Marvel’s GOTG game. July This is the final part of Squareblind’s review of its gaming exploits in 2021. Back in July we considered what exactly makes a great minigame. …