Remnant II
Play it on: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows (Steam Deck: At your own risk)
Current goal: Backseat gaming
Buy it from: Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop
This weekend I’m planning on watching my boyfriend play Gunfire Games’ recently released Remnant 2. I never played Remnant, and I rarely play shooters in general—I am way too panicky to ever shoot both quickly and accurately, though sometimes I can manage one or the other— so I’d never be into Remnant 2‘s moody pools of blood on my own. (On my own, I’d rather listen to the Bloodborne OST for the 100th hour in my life.)
But I get a fizzy vicarious enjoyment from watching other people—especially my boyfriend, who is a certified Git Gud Gamer and sore loser—play games. I like laughing at them when they fail and squeezing their arms when they win. We’re in it together, even online. — Ashley Bardhan
