What we've been playing – Xbox decks, walls, arcs, vampires, and grassy hills
18th October
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, Tom wraps his hands around the Xbox Steam Deck with a silly name; Kelsey hits a wall in Silksong; Connor finds balance; Bertie bites lots of necks but gets bored; and Ed wishes for a bit more Sonic in Sonic Racing.
What have you been playing?
ROG Xbox Ally X
Despite the fact that it has one of the worst names for a handheld in a world where almost every handheld has a terrible name, I have spent a large chunk of time with the ROG Xbox Ally X this week. In short, if you hate all things Xbox and Windows, avoid this. If you don’t, this is a very nice handheld that runs modern, demanding games acceptably – something the old Steam Deck simply can’t do any more. Yes, it might have some Windows apps installed that I don’t need (I’ve seen chat online about MS Teams being on there), but frankly I wouldn’t have realised had someone not pointed it out on social media.
-Tom O
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Nintendo Switch 2
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I’ve managed to sink just over 60 hours into Silksong now, and I’m just about ready for Act 3. I’ve only a couple of bosses and tools to mop up before I move on, but this has become a bit of an issue for me: I think I’ve finally hit a wall in Silksong.
