Once in a while, a game comes along with an imaginative world and colourful characters that truly captures the imagination and lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled. For me, Forgotton Anne is one of those games, and as luck would have it, it’s getting a “spiritual …
Read More »After 25 years, a modder has finally unlocked the N64 secret Nintendo would never allow
A modder has managed to complete Banjo-Kazooie’s Stop ‘n’ Swop secret on the original N64 hardware, finally closing the loop on an N64 trick Nintendo never wanted to allow. The 1998 N64 classic Banjo-Kazooie features a number of secret items that were originally intended to unlock further secrets in other …
Read More »Ive returned to Sekiro with one question: Does it need DLC?
I’m perched on a rotten tree branch above a narrow thoroughfare in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. I could pretend I’m surveying the land below, that I’m meticulously planning my next deadly move, raining down on my foes undetected with a flurry of shuriken stars and skilled swordsmanship. But I’m not. …
Read More »Palias cozy MMO sim is exactly what I wanted but didnt get from co-op Stardew Valley
Palia is a game trying to offer an entire world for cozy gamers to exist in together. Whereas most MMOs combine the more peaceful pursuits of homebuilding, farming, and fishing alongside combat or other more violent endeavors, Palia strips all that bloodthirsty stuff away to focus solely on creating a …
Read More »Fort Solis spins an interesting space mystery with its TV show style format
There’s a hard vein of sci-fi mined by Fort Solis’ opening hour. Set on Mars it takes the same route as The Expanse to the stars; with industrial settings and hard working, get-the job-done-type people thoroughly unimpressed by space. It makes the mystery of the first hour I played all …
Read More »This highly-anticipated JRPG with Pokemon and Game of Thrones vibes will be totally worth the wait
The beloved Suikoden series was ahead of its time. First launched on the PSOne in Japan in 1996 (the following year in the US, and the year after that in Europe), the sprawling JRPG told a turbulent tale of political unrest, socio-economic turmoil, love, loss, and good versus evil. As …
Read More »The Starfield achievements leak reminds me of the one Fallout 4 trophy I cant get
A recent leak surfaced that suggests Starfield will have 50 achievements at launch. While we don’t have official confirmation, or any insight into what we’ll have to do to earn these achievements, it’s got me thinking about a Fallout 4 trophy that continues to elude me almost eight years later. …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 could facilitate players visiting different regional servers, Square Enix is just considering whether it should
Square Enix wants to let Final Fantasy 14 fans play with others who live across the globe, though certain challenges throw up a barrier to making that happen. Speaking to the press as part of Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest, director and producer Naoki Yoshida tackles a question over whether …
Read More »Cat-girl strategy RPG comes out of nowhere to soak up Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem comparisons
Should you exist in the venn diagram centre between strategy RPG lover and cat obsessive, allow me to introduce you to something that scratches both those itches. Cross Tails is a gorgeous strategy RPG that channels the spirit of Final Fantasy Tactics and older Fire Emblems. The twist is that …
Read More »Diablo 4’s annoying barricades can soon be destroyed by horses
Getting a mount in Diablo 4 should speed up your travels across the dark world of Sanctuary, but one recurring community complaint centres on how annoying the barricades can be while mounted as they frequently slow down exploration. Since Diablo 4’s launch, several online posts have criticised the inconvenience that …
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