The Wrapp - Monument Valley 3, Suzerain, Little Inferno and more

Hey there, welcome to our latest edition of The Wrapp.

This is a chance for you to see what the various members of the Pocket Gamer team are planning to play over this weekend and will, hopefully, give you an idea of some of the weird and wonderful things we get up to when we’re not keeping you up to speed with the latest news and tips. Heck, you might even find a new game to play.

Shaun Walton

Staff Writer

This week brought the new summon banners to Wuthering Waves, which would usually be a day for joy. I, however, am a bit grumpy over it as I almost managed to get Danjin to max Resonance Chain with the previous banner. She is currently sitting just one summon away from perfection, so this weekend I will be in mourning.

On the other hand, Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago launched recently and I have had much of an opportunity to get into it. My first impression is that the runs of each character are a little short, I was hoping for something like Digimon World with a longer time together. Hopefully I will be proven wrong.

Jupiter Hadley

Staff Writer

Oh gosh, I have not been mobile gaming much this week. I feel like December is so full of Christmas Activities that there just isn’t any time for anything else. I am hoping to do some of the Raid Day that Pokemon Go is hosting this weekend. Until this weekend, Necrozma could only be grabbed twice. Now, with the Raid Weekend, we can pick up as many as we can raid - and I hope to have a bunch!

Catherine Dellosa

Reviews Editor

As we dive deeper into the chaos that is December, I’ve been prepping more stories to go with our weekly Ahead of the Game feature, which means I’ve got a nice little list of regional launches and early access games lined up in the next few weeks. 

There’s a meditative puzzler about helping lost souls ascend without being able to ascend yourself because you’re stuck in a time loop (that got dark fast), a survival auto-shooter where you’re angry at the moon (I am vengeance), and an adorable match-3 time-waster where you combine oddly happy blobs to earn oddly happy pets (sign me up). Let’s goooo!

Stephen Gregson-Wood

Deputy & Special Projects Editor

One of my biggest blindspots with mobile gaming is the Monument Valley series. I know of its legacy, of course, but I've never found the time to play it. That changes this weekend. Following Jupiter's glowing review of the third instalment and being a Netflix subscriber despite making little use of it, I'm going to try it. The art style is absolutely stunning, and I'm in the mood for some puzzling, so it seems the perfect choice.

Dann Sullivan

Editor in Chief

This weekend is looking to be incredibly busy for me, and I suspect that a lot of my spare time (hah) will be spent doing admin for my various side-projects and hobbies. If I do, somehow manage to invest time into something new (because we all know I’m going to keep opening packs in Pokemon TCG Pocket, and going to keep plodding on with Monster Hunter Now & Pokemon Go) then it’ll be diving into Suzerain’s Kingdom of Rizia content as it’s all just had a little relaunch, which Will reviewed.

Suzerain, alongside the Six Ages/King of Dragon Pass and Hundred Days rounds out my holy trilogy of ‘I should be playing these on PC, but you can’t stop me’ series. 

There’s not much to say this weekend considering I’m nursing a bit of a cold. But I think that if there’s anything I’ll probably be doing, it might be jumping back into Balatro given its recent wins from a variety of awards shows (including us). I’ve found it difficult to really crack it despite some good runs, but given the critical acclaim I think it’s only fair I give it another proper go.

Mihail Katsoris

Staff Writer

It's been like a week since Path of Exile 2 came out and I still haven't tried it. I've only watched some streams, and the game looks amazing. The only reason why I haven't so far is because I'm afraid I might like it a little bit too much. I have thousands of hours on Steam in PoE, 1 so... yeah. 

Anyway, another title that I'm going to try out is Mu Origin 3: Demon Swordmaster. I've already put a few hours into Mu: Dark Epoch, and I just want to see how these titles compare to each other. 

That's all when it comes to gaming. I might go touch some grass over the weekend, actually.

Cristina Mesesan

Staff Writer

Over the past week, I’ve had a couple of chats with two of our colleagues about Path of Exile 2. I’ve already mentioned it in my past Wrapps, but haven’t really had the time to enjoy it. I really hope this weekend will allow me some time (and by that, I mean a few good hours) so I can really enjoy it. 

Other than Path of Exile 2, I hope I’ll have time to play this little new mobile game called The Tower. I’ve had it downloaded for some time now, but my spare time never quite fell right to commit to playing something new. 

I’ve read a little about another game called Frog's Kitchen, which is a cute restaurant managing sim, and if I won’t have time to dive into PoE2, I hope I’ll at least have some time to play this one!

Will Quick

Freelance Writer

It's actually starting to get cold in my area so I can finally pull out all the blankets and bulky sweaters that sit around for times like this. Although I can always find professional and casual reasons to play games, the cold weather is a strong argument and has pushed me to look into more genres. I'm not sure if I'll be looking for more cosy games or just games that make me feel warmer. This may be the right time to revisit Little Inferno.

But, maybe it's the gameplay that can make me feel warmer even if there is no fire or warm beverages onscreen. I just need to sit in my bundle and browse for titles that'll go well with my soothing cup of coffee. Maybe this change of weather will lead me to a candidate for the best game ever.