Welcome to an exciting episode in which Middle Aged Gaming celebrates its one year anniversary. Hosts Adam, Antoine and Phil (along with special comments from Crian) analyse their past, present and future games that deserve an honourable mention. Which exciting games have caught their attention, and can they sell you the gaming experience in a few minutes? 

Antoine 

Past: based on a visual novel and linked with an anime series, can you get more quintessentially Antoine than Stein’s Gate?

Present: city building RTS game Anno 1880. 

Future: the action role playing game, Scarlet Nexus which was released in July. 

Phil

Past: dungeon roaming multiplayer Nine Parchments gets a special mention

Present: Vermintide 2… better than Balder’s Gate: Dark Alliance?

Future: with all the hosts enjoying FFXIV, what will the newest expansion Endwalker bring us in November? 

Adam

Past: Windbound, the survival game set sailing the dreaded seas, hold fond memories. 

Present: everyone is raging about Ghost of Tsushima (Sushime)… now it’s time for Adam to rave about it too! 

Future: after the success of Horizon Zero Dawn, is it a given that Horizon Forbidden West will be another sparkling gem?