Small mercies
| Published date | 03 April 2024 |
| Publication title | Huddersfield Daily Examiner |
Final Fantasy XVI gets its second DLC this month, when The Rising Tide is released, there's a new outing for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the 2022 hit Grounded finally arrives on PlayStation and Switch.
Grounded (PEGI 12) PS4, PS5, Switch Release: April 16 This survival game was in early access for more than two years before it was released to great success in 2022.
Now PlayStation and Switch owners can find out what they've been missing as it finally debuts on those consoles.
Set in 1990, it will surprise no one to learn Grounded is heavily influenced by films like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and A Bug's Life.
The setting is utterly stunning, and a synthwave, retro soundtrack gives off a Stranger Things vibe.
Lots of scavenging is needed, and collected supplies can be used to craft bigger and better items to help you on your quest for normality.
The garden setting feels like a living, breathing ecosystem, with bees buzzing through the air, ants wandering around on the hunt for smaller creatures, and huge spiders.
Challenges feel rewarding, the script is dripping with humour and there's a childlike joy to exploring a world that is both familiar and utterly alien.
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide (PEGI 18) PS5 Release: April 18 It's nearly a year since Final Fantasy XVI - the first numbered entry in the series for six years - was released.
In that time we've already had the first slice of DLC, Echoes of the Fallen, to keep players hooked.
Now the second expansion, The Rising Tide, is set to further expand on the base game's story.
Set before the ending of the main game, this is said to be a much more substantial and story-heavy add-on than Echoes.
The game will see you travel to a new part of the game map on the hunt for the lost Leviathan.
To be fair, it needs to be a substantial offering as the price for this expansion will be around £16.99, although you can buy the expansion pass - which also includes Echoes - for £19.99.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants (PEGI 12) PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, Switch, PC Release: April 23 The heroes in a half shell are celebrating their 40th...
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