![]() ![]() An outdoor festival is abandoned, as if its partygoers had been raptured.īecause this is a video game, our guy gets to hike into the night with a superhuman power. ![]() Survivors hide in sewer drains or gather at impromptu evac centers. Cars zip erratically along a highway, fleeing in a direction where things are probably just as bad - maybe worse. Of all War of the Worlds adaptations, Somerville has most in common with Steven Spielberg’s Tom Cruise vehicle, released a few years after the 9/11 attacks. He’s like a particularly clever and/or lucky ant skittering to stay alive during a family picnic. The guy has no knack for violence, and no talent for survival beyond a slightly elevated ability to problem-solve on the fly. This time, rather than follow the president or the world’s sexiest scientist, we get a guy who just wants to see his wife and kid again. ![]() If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch. When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games, movies, TV shows, comics, tabletop books, and entertainment experiences. ![]()
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