Summary The story isn’t usually the defining feature of a Soulslike. Instead, a Soulslike will often dedicate its resources to ensuring its combat mechanics, level design, and enemy/boss design are of the highest standard possible. Thenarrative in a Soulslikeis often more of a background aspect of the experience, deepening the player’s connection to the world and its characters but not taking focus away from the action.Flintlock: The Siege of Dawnfollows this pattern quite closely....

About a couple of months ago, one fan who pre-orderedForza Horizon 4received an early download of the forthcoming racing simulation sequel, and then decided to share some early information about the game by leakingthe entire car listahead of launch. While this has most certainly been a headache for Microsoft and Playground Games to deal with, it looks as if yet another leak has prematurely let the cat out of the bag, as an image showingHalo’s Warthog suggests the new racing title will feature a crossover with the first-person shooter franchise....

2021 has been a rollercoaster of emotions for fans of Square Enix’sThe World Ends With Youfranchise. The announcement and subsequent release ofNEO: The World Ends With You, a sequel released 14 years after the original game, must have seemed a miracle to fans who have patiently been waiting. However, Square Enix then confirmed thatNEO: The World Ends With Youhad underperformed, a disappointing conclusion to such a long wait. It’s no surprise then that Square Enix now says the series' future is up in the air....

Player Mistakes Back to All Characters Joining the playable character roster inGenshin Impact’s version 4.3 update’s second phase after her cool introduction and involvement through the patch’s main event, Chevreuse is primarily a support character. She aims to bring a new utility to the Overload reaction specifically, boosting the power of this reaction as well as Pyro and Electro damage. This function is in a niche similar to theteam limitations Nilou has broughtfor the Bloom reaction....

There are many myths surrounding Chenyu Vale inGenshin Impact, likely because it comes with tales of several Adepti who had close relationships. Like many other myths, the stories become mixed up or exaggerated, which means players have to follow through the main quest of Chenyu Vale toget more context of what truly happenedin the area. Although Chenyu Vale was released inGenshin Impact4.4, its existence was teased far before then. In version 2....

No matter what genre of film, television, or video game one delves into these days, there areclassic tropes to findin every single one of them. Many of these tropes are what ultimately help to define and shape a genre; allowing audiences to easily categorize what media they consume and understand which genres are their favorites. RELATED:Games That Parody The Damsel In Distress Trope However, another genius way of utilizing these tropes is by flipping them on their heads and creating a parody....

Summary With only a month untilMultiVersusfinally launches, the fighting game is set to bring some iconic characters head-to-head in a platform brawler. As Warner Bros. own version ofSuper Smash Bros.,MultiVersuspits the likes of Batman and Shaggy against each other with some fun, cartoonish combat. However, there is another fighting title owned by Warner Bros. that has a much longer history.TheMortal Kombatfranchisewas taken over by Warner Bros. back in 2009. Since then, the company has rebooted theMortal Kombatfranchise, and the most recent chapter in the series,Mortal Kombat 1,saw the games take an exciting turn with an all-new timeline....

Summary Warning: The following contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen, Episode 41, “Thunderclap, Part 2,” now streaming onPrime Video. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the production ofJujutsu Kaisenhas been rough, which made fans nervous about the release of “Thunderclap, Part 2” on November 16. When it aired, the sheer might of its imagery in spite of the production troubles almost propelled it to great heights, but with each day that has passed since that episode, the more its flaws have stuck out....

The video game publisher THQ Nordic recently streamed its summer gaming showcase event called the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2022. It revealed all kinds of new video games that gamers could expect to see, including anticipated releases such asDestroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed. One of the new games revealed at theTHQ Nordicshowcase includedKnights of Honor 2: Sovereign. The RTS game was announced back in 2019 as a sequel to the firstKnights of Honordeveloped by Black Sea Studios, now Creative Assembly Sofia, and is being developed by Black Sea Games with developers who worked on the first title....

Many Nintendo fans are looking forward to the release ofMario Party Superstarson October 29; the second title in the fiesta-focused spin-off series coming to Switch after 2018’sSuper Mario Party. ThoughSuper Mario Partygarnered attention for returning to a more traditional board game format after years of vehicular mechanics, its contents were quickly worn out.Mario Party Superstarsappears to have more potential staying power. A host of options and quality-of-life improvements apparently being introduced are one reason whySuperstarscould be a big deal for Switch owners....

Fans ofMarvel’s Avengersare aware of the game’s many bugs, still, one Reddit user posted a video of Captain America that is sure to intrigue players. Marvel’s Avengersis off to a great start in terms of fan service. Players of the game know that there are plenty ofeaster eggs inMarvel’s Avengersfor the avid fan to indulge. Whether they are ranging from references to characters, Crystal Dynamics did its best to pay homage to the source material and live up to expectations of the game....

Now that both Spider-Man and Venom are a part of the same universe, theMCU, a lot of possibilities opens up. Not only could Venom encounter and fight Spider-Man, or work alongside him, if needed, but could take on multiple enemies who haven’t been available to appear in his movies before. As such,Venom 3could become the most interesting part of the series so far. Related:Marvel Villains Who Deserve Their Own Spin-Off Both in theMCUand in the comics, there are plenty of established Spider-Man and Venom villains that might cross Eddie Brock’s path - to Eddie’s terror but to the audience’s amusement....

Melissa McCarthy has been slowly working away at becoming one of the funniest women in Hollywood for quite some time. Her performance inGilmore Girlsas Sookie put her on the map but her performance inBridesmaidsas Megan made people stand up and take notice of her comedy prowess. While not everything can be a hit, the 2015 action comedySpyshould have made a much bigger impact than it did. While it wasn’t a flop by any means, it isn’t held in as high regard as it should be....