South of the Circle, a game first released to overwhelmingly positive reviews on mobile phones, has been confirmed for a release on PlayStation 5 and PS4 in the near future. From the conveniently named developer State of Play, the game is described as an "emotional narrative experience exploring the relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics caught up in the political conflict of the Cold War".
While there are only four reviews listed for the title on Metacritic, all are extremely positive — the overall rating is an 84 following its launch on Apple Arcade. For example, Pocket Gamer UK awarded it a 9/10 and said: "If you’re looking for a compelling, well-written love story with an unexpected outcome, or you just want an interactive game that you can just take in and relax with, you’ll find South of the Circle is an experience you can’t miss out on.".
It's not known how the controls will transfer over from a phone screen to a DualSense controller, but it sounds like the core experience is one worth taking a look at. "The dramatic story focuses on the weight of life choices — between career, true love and the desire to keep our promises," the YouTube description reveals.
[source youtube.com]
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I rarely play phone games, but I’m not too much of a snob to think they are all bad, some just don’t translate to controllers though. If Sony would just release phone games on phones, but connected PSN so we can also have trophy challenges, I’d buy them. Guess Sony just don’t want to give anything to the platform holders or stores though.
It looks like it has controller support in the App Store (looking on iMac) so the controls should be the same.
I’m glad it’s being ported, it looked interesting but I prefer playing games on my TV.
@Grimwood Phones haven't been tiny since pre 2015. Most phone screens are also bigger than the switch which has sold like 100 millions. On top of phones offering vastly better displays than most people TVs.
@thefourfoldroot there are definitely some games on mobile that I'd play on a console
@Grimwood Dude what timeline are you in, phones are not small anymore, at least not as small as you're implying.
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