Malindy Hetfeld

Contributor

Malindy is a freelance writer whose equally torrid love affairs with literature, Japan and Guybrush Threepwood have led to her covering video games.

Feature | Floppy Knights is an irresistible mix of Advance Wars and deckbuilding

A plant’s wars.

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Feature | Few games obsessed me like SSX Tricky

Cool.

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Feature | The enduring allure of Rollercoaster Tycoon

Having a wheee.

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Preview | Beautiful gardening sim The Garden Path is like Animal Crossing without the hustle

Peas and quiet.

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Recommended | Triangle Strategy review - enjoyable, if slow-burn tale of a battle over salt

Seasoned veteran.

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Horizon Forbidden West cauldron locations: All cauldrons and machine override unlocks in Horizon

Learn where to find every cauldron and how to override machines in Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West inventory upgrades - How to find pouch upgrade resources

What you need to upgrade each pouch at least once and where to find materials.
Horizon Forbidden West levelling explained: How to get XP fast, use skill points and Horizon's max level cap

What levels mean in Forbidden West and how to raise them.
Review | Horizon Forbidden West review - a gorgeous sequel that continues to borrow more than it adds

Dino crisis.

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Preview | Triangle Strategy is an intricate, if slow-burn tale of war and political intrigue

Pyramid scheme.

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Feature | Games that avoid capitalistic design

Bad news for Tom Nook.
Persona 5 Royal Social Stats - Best ways to increase Knowledge, Guts, Proficiency, Kindness and Charm

From familar favourites to new Royal methods, here's the best ways to increase those Social Stats.
Persona 5 Royal test answers - How to ace all exams and class quiz questions

No need to study thanks to our complete list of quiz answers.
Persona 5 Royal Will Seed locations: Where to find Red, Blue and Green Will Seeds in all Palaces

Every Seed in every Palace listed.
Feature | Strange Horticulture is a relaxing puzzle about witches and supernatural plants

Reading leaves.

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Review | Wytchwood review - a gorgeous but repetitive crafting adventure

Bubble bubble, toil and trouble.

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Feature | The many meanings of home in video games

Country Roads, etc etc.

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Feature | Looking forward: Looking at established genres in new ways

Metroidvania golfing? Yes please.

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Feature | The games we're looking forward to in 2022

It's a star field.

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Feature | 2021 in review: One of the best years for visual novels

A novel occurrence.

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Feature | How Eidos-Montréal's accessibility department works to make games for everyone

Guardians of accessibility.

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Recommended | Unpacking review - incredibly satisfying tidy-'em-up

Box fresh.

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Recommended | Beast Breaker review: smart, heart-warming strategy reminiscent of Peggle

A mouseketeer's adventure.

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Review | Kena: Bridge of Spirits review - a gorgeous yet unoriginal adventure

A bridge too far.

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Recommended | Eastward review - beautiful Zelda-like RPG captures the spirit of the Japanese classics

Asian fusion.

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