Five Video Games Released in June 2021 Reviewed
In June 2021, Matteo Lupetti evaluated five video games for Artribune. "Chicory: A Colorful Tale," developed by Greg Lobanov, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, and Finji, is a creativity-focused coloring adventure reminiscent of Zelda, accessible on PC, Mac, PS4, and PS5. "Guilty Gear -Strive-" from Arc System Works emphasizes online gameplay and includes an anime-style story mode, available on PC, PS4, and PS5. "Minute of Islands," created by Studio Fizbin and Mixtvision, is a narrative-driven exploration game where a girl battles fungal spores to save a biomechanical realm, available on PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. "Overboard!" by inkle is a 1930s ocean liner murder mystery where players assume the role of the murderer, available on PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. Lastly, "The Magnificent Trufflepigs" from Thunkd and AMC Games is a walking simulator centered on metal detecting and personal dilemmas, available on PC and Nintendo Switch.
Key facts
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a coloring game with a Zelda-like map, about creativity and mental health.
- Guilty Gear -Strive- includes a full anime-style story mode with no interactive gameplay.
- Minute of Islands features a biomechanical world threatened by fungal spores.
- Overboard! is a murder mystery where the player is the killer, set on a 1930s ship.
- The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a walking simulator about metal detecting and personal crisis.
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale uses inclusive language with schwa in Italian translation.
- Guilty Gear -Strive- focuses on online play with low latency.
- Overboard! has no random elements and requires studying the game's mechanics.
Entities
Artists
- Matteo Lupetti
- Greg Lobanov
- Alexis Dean-Jones
- Lena Raine
- Madeline Berger
- A Shell in the Pit
- Finji
- Matteo Pozzi
- Fabio Bortolotti
- Arc System Works
- Studio Fizbin
- Mixtvision
- inkle
- Thunkd
- AMC Games
Institutions
- Artribune
- Nintendo
- Capcom
- Campo Santo
- Tale of Tales
- AMC Networks
Locations
- Picnic
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- United States
- New York
- England