

What makes Astrologaster even more interesting is that all of these cases are actually based on Forman’s diary entries. Get things right, or just make more popular decisions, and you’ll find yourself swimming with new cases to assess. Make too many unpopular predictions – that then don’t come to fruition – you’ll lose business, and thus opportunities to gain custom. Gameplay takes the form of listening to consultations and gazing upwards to decide the best course of action to resolve their ill, with your choice having a direct impact on how your patients perceive you. Instead of using a regular controller, RotoRing creator Gregory Kogos has built his own interface consisting of a speaker, a single button and a rotating wheel.Īstrologaster casts you in the shoes of real-life historical figure Simon Forman, a 16th-century doctor who looked to the stars to solve his patients’ ailments. It’s your job to move your light into the only non-lit space on the board by jumping between or travelling around each ring. Its premise is simple: You have two concentric rings of LED lights with one light shining brighter than all the others to represent you. This year, RotoRing is one of the show highlights. EGX 2017: RotoRingĮvery year at EGX there’s a game that doesn’t adhere to the standard template of what you’d consider as a video game. Yoku’s Island Express launches in 2018 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC. Every piece of art is hand-drawn, and it gives Villa Gorilla’s game a wonderful sense of charm sorely lacking from games with the same level of ambition. Retreading old ground shouldn’t be tiresome either as Yoku’s Island Express is absolutely beautiful. It’s a strange, yet brilliant, blend of gameplay styles with a huge open-ended map that’s fully explorable and encourages you to go back to earlier areas with new abilities.
