Persona 5 makes massive strides forward with gameplay improvements, but nothing is more influencial to the series like its smartphone.
Persona 5 makes massive strides forward with gameplay improvements, but nothing is more influencial to the series like its smartphone.
Everybody wants a slice of that Battle Royale pie right now that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds happens to have cornered the market on. Fortnite has shamelessly stolen all the best ideas of PUBG’s pioneering work and found massive success, while even Paladins has hopped on the bandwagon with their own take on the formula. Here’s ten such games which we think would transition to the genre perfectly, if it made good use of the defining elements that are present in the design of a good ol’ battle royale.
Netflix makes its first foray into big-budget blockbuster filmmaking territory with Bright. But does this gritty buddy cop thriller meets high concept fantasy adventure actually live up to its name, or is this is a bit of dim viewing?
While choosing any one comic book and claiming it to be the best of the best is more impossible than accurately pronouncing Mr. Myxyzpytlyk’s name backwards on the first try, finding plenty of recommended reading certainly wasn’t. Here’s a look at twenty of the very best comics that 2017 had to offer.
A preacher’s flock is on the loose, the end times are upon the citizens of Fall’s End and someone has to take a stand against Joseph Seed and his church. Which makes for an intriguing setup in Ubisoft’s character-driven series of shooting and survival. I needed some answers to certain questions, and fortunately I managed to sit down with Far Cry 5 narrative director Jean-Sebastien Decant, as he preached the good gospel to me. Here’s what he had to say about the 50 Shades of Crazy that is Far Cry 5.
While Far Cry 5 does tackle some serious subject matter, it’s also not afraid to let its hair down and offer a more goofy mission to enjoy along the way. A mission that requires you to gain access to some special ingredients, for the upcoming Testy Festy that local cook Casey Seagal happens to host every year in the county.
Freedom in video games is something that we take for granted, albeit what good is that freedom if it isn’t interesting. You can only admire salt plains for so long, you can only take notice of lush trees so many times. People make a land interesting, people make a nation what it is. That’s an idea that Far Cry 5 is building on for its release next year, as Ubisoft’s premier shooting and survival experience expands massively in a new narrative direction.
It almost feels like we say this every year, but 2017 really has been a phenomenal year for video games. We’ve seen Nintendo bounce back in a big way, giving us some of the year’s very best games. We’ve seen Sony push for new IP and single player experiences, and Microsoft well, they have a shiny new powerful box, and that’s okay too.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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