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"Love me gender, love me true" reads the press-kit's tag line, and Different For Girls lives up to it - it's a contemporary, London-based love story with a difference. Back in the '70s, Karl (Steven Mackintosh) and Prentice (Rupert Graves) were best friends. Twenty years down the line they meet up, but a few dramatic changes have taken place, the biggest being that Karl has had a sex change and is now calling himself Kim.
Naturally, a romance is ignited, causing both parties emotional confusion. But, although Different For Girls could easily have become a yawnsome and politically correct exploration of transexuality, director Richard Spence's unfussy, naturalistic directing supplies plenty of credibility. This allows Tony Marchant's blunt and perceptive dialogue to slot neatly into each scene. That said, it's Graves and Mackintosh's on-screen chemistry that impresses the most, making the film an engrossing and gently moving experience.
The devs of a legendary indie Zelda-like have a new retro action game with "bumpslash" combat, and its Steam Next Fest demo is a gem: "Fans of Ys, take note!"
And you thought Hollow Knight: Silksong is late – 37 years in the making, this retro Metroidvania has a whip-smart Steam Next Fest demo that's as Castlevania as it gets
Razer has launched its Kuromi Collection in the US so I've turned my cozy gaming setup into a pretty purple Sanrio paradise
