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• The Nonary Games

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  A visual novel would make a great choice for a reader’s first video game, and this is a collection of two of the best. In Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue’s Last Reward, nine people find themselves trapped by a mysterious figure…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life Is Strange

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  You play as a teenage girl named Max as she struggles to understand her new time travel powers as well as her relationship to her hometown and her moody childhood best friend, Chloe. Life is Strange is about the choices you make, which can see its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Catherine. Full Body

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  By day, Vincent struggles to maintain his relationship with his bride-to-be, Katherine, under the weight of his attraction to the young and mysterious Catherine. By night, he climbs an endlessly collapsing tower in his dreams, fuelled by his guilt.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Journey

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  A game with almost no words at all, Journey takes you on an odyssey through a gorgeous, glittering desert, the ups and downs of which serve as a brilliant metaphor for your character’s journey of the self. For readers who love a good hero’s journey.

• Scribblenauts Unlimited

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  A puzzle game where the solutions are only as limited as your imagination. The game will spawn any item or character you tell it to and react accordingly, letting you come up with any number of goofy little stories to watch play out or participate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last of Us

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  In a post-apocalyptic America ravaged by a zombie-like plague, the grizzled Joel must escort young Ellie across the country on their search for a cure. A heart-wrenching tale of survival and loss, this is one of the most widely acclaimed stories in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Final Fantasy X/X-2

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  Blitzball star Tidus is transported to the world of Spira, where he meets Yuna, a summoner. He joins her on her pilgrimage to defeat the monster called Sin, but a sorrowful secret weighs heavily on the party. You can take your time with this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Atelier Sophie. Alchemist of the Mysterious Book

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  After the death of her grandmother, budding alchemist Sophie stumbles upon a talking book named Plachta. Plachta was once an alchemist herself, but has lost many of her memories, which can only be regained by filling Plachta’s pages with alchemy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Persona 5

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  A group of teens discover they can enter, and alter, the minds of certain individuals, and make it their mission to change the hearts of corrupt adults. But is what they’re doing truly right? This stylish role-playing game sees you fighting psychic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Guardian

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  A young boy must team up with a giant, winged beast to escape a ruined castle filled with danger. Over time, the two develop an unbreakable bond, strengthening each one’s desire to see the other to safety. For readers who like animal stories.

• Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

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  In a fantasy version of World War II-era Europe, the neutral nation of Gallia comes under attack by the Empire, looking to pilfer Gallia’s precious resources. Welkin and his team of scrappy amateurs must take up arms in order to protect their home.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Odin Sphere. Leifthrasir

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  This side-scrolling action game with gorgeous, storybook illustrations follows five characters of differing backgrounds as they are caught up in romance, intrigue, war, and the fight to prevent the prophesied Armageddon. For readers who like fairy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horizon. [I], Zero Dawn

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  In the far future, deadly robot dinosaurs roam the earth. Aloy, an exile of the Nora tribe, hones her skills to prove herself to her old tribe and find out about her heritage, but gets more than she bargained for when she discovers that she bears a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Xenoblade Chronicles X

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  When Earth is attacked by aliens, world governments band together to send what’s left of humanity into outer space. They land on the uncharted planet Mira and set out to make this hostile planet a home, all the while uncovering its secrets and…Read moreRead more of this annotation