Rachel: I had a loop around my favourite part of EGX - The Leftfield Collection!
The first one I spotted wasThe Wings of Sycamorebecause of its gorgeous paper-doll art style.
Flying the plane feels awesome, and the delicate pen and ink world is fun to explore.
Definitely one to watch.
Each level takes a few minutes, and you create lovely miniature dioramas.
The strangest one wasTelusfax, a game set inside the teletex system of an old tv set.
I mean, just check out thatbrooding androgynous angel in a sharp trench-coat.
Totally a Rebecca game.
Aptly enough, I almost missedTiny Bookshopentirely, tucked away as it was next to Chucklefish’s extremely eye-catchingEastwardstand.
Oh, I also playedSonic Frontiersand thought it was absolutely fine.
In that case, Ill just say that Big Berry is the best card.
Its a big, beefy berry person with a naive expression, and I love it.
I want Big Berry merch.
The rest of the designs are very funny too, but Big Berry is a personal favourite.
This impromptu Street Fighter competition proved a few things.
Firstly, fighting is a youngsters' game, and the dinosaurs of the team simply couldnt compete.
Secondly, Street Fighter 6 is incredibly stylish.
and flicked through various anime folks in ‘relaxed’ positions.
Hayden and I checked out the Steam Deck for the first time in EGX’s Steam Deck Zone too.
Also - Judgment on a handheld machine?
Not sure how playing with a keyboard will compete, to be honest.
A few yards away in the Leftfield Collection, I also enjoyed pottering about inAlbedo Approaches Zero.
Also, I was only at the body pillow stand as emotional support for Ed, so there.
Otherwise, I had a great time with bothGoat Simulator 3andHouse Flipper 2.
I haven’t played much of either game’s original entries, but these sequels had me hooked.
At one point I also turned into a slightly obscene banana, too, so there’s that.
