Necrobarista, Route 59 Games’ timely love letter to Melbourne and its unique culture, gets Cai’s vote for Game of the Year in 2020.
Cai Holroyd
Cai Holroyd
Cai is a journalism student, pop culture enthusiast and semi-rogue outlaw. He has a passion for classic science-fiction, 3D platformers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He is in a co-dependent relationship with sleep deprivation, although neither of them want to admit it.
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There is very little in this world that’s better than a good story that’s told well, and Necrobarista is a beautiful story told perfectly. Its cast of charming characters, great audio and visual design and the very Melbourne aesthetic all weave together to make something you shouldn’t miss.
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