Video games that are spiritual successors: the Steam quiz

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Mystery Steam Reviews: video games that are spiritual successors

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Wikipedia defines a spiritual successor every bit "a product or fictional work which is like to, or directly inspired past, another previous work, but does non explicitly proceed the production line or media franchise of its predecessor, and is thus only a successor 'in spirit'."

The amount of games that are – for my money – wrongly considered spiritual successors is wild. But, to exist fair, I believe we did well this week. I think you could call every game in this week's Mystery Steam Reviews a spiritual successor. And that's good, because if you oasis't picked it up at this point, that's the theme.

Both myself and Matthew had to choose three games that are deemed spiritual successors. As I mentioned above, I'm relatively confident that near of you watching this won't have an issue with the games that were picked.

If you're new effectually these parts, y'all tin run into a full breakdown of the rules in the Mystery Steam Reviews Dominion Bible™ below. Also, think to boast almost getting all six right in the comments.

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MYSTERY STEAM REVIEWS Rule BIBLE™

For those not in the know, or who need a refresher.

Colm and Matthew both bring three Steam reviews to the MSR loonshit (yes, arena), simply they omit the name of the game each review is for. Their opponent must correctly approximate the proper name of that game, including any numbers or subtitles. However, there is some leeway for things such as "Complete Edition" or "Definitive Edition." Ane correct reply = one bespeak.

While both combatants take 90 seconds on each Mystery Steam Review, they also take help in the form of three lifelines. These tin be used at any stage during battle, and pause the 90-2nd timer. Each lifeline can just exist used once.

Question allows whoever is in the hot seat to enquire a unproblematic yes or no question, equally long as the question isn't, "is the proper name of the game [insert proper noun of the game here]?". When Second Opinion is used, the human in the warm chair will get to hear a 2nd Steam review of the same game. And when Genre is activated, the genre of the game is revealed to the human being with the peppery arse.