Path of exile charges for inventory QoL and with the ludicrous amount of different stuff that drops, it’s arguably kind of mandatory if you’re trying to complete seasonal objectives
Literally the only property of Eidos that I care about, and it was bad enough that the studio wasted so much time on that garbage avengers game rather than finish the deus ex story they left hanging.
In a new interview with IGN, Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke responded to questions about Baldur's Gate 3 being on Xbox Game Pass, explaining why the best RPG of 2023 won't be on Microsoft's subscription service anytime soon.
Back4blood doesn’t suck, but it did really take a while for the game to be tuned at the harder difficulties. It’s a solid upgrade over l4d2 in every way, but doesn’t benefit from nostalgia goggles. I wish it had l4d vs mode and mod support, but I still put in a hundred hours or so (haven’t checked dlc) which is pretty reasonable value.
The problem with back4blood is that it’s good: not great.
The build system for different archetypes is relatively satisfying and interesting to grind through, it hugely changes how you play a match and I think it’s a really good addition to the formula. It’s a decent time with the lads, which is all it needed to be.
It is a fun mashup of stealth and tactics, but there’s so much to play right now that I’ve only put in a couple hours. This just came out the wrong year.
The “puzzle” is that when you enter the temple, it goes zero-g and a spinny thing in the middle pops up. You have to float to a thing that looks like a spinning top, and once you float through it, another one appears. You float through a dozen of them or so and then you get a space power. Such a colossal failure of game design that this was acceptable to have as any puzzle, but the audacity to make it literally the same puzzle at every other temple completely boggles my mind.
240 times. Sometimes a dude appears when you leave the temple, and he’ll shoot at you. There are better puzzles on the kids menu at Denny’s.
For those who have pre-ordered it is already here, the rest have to wait a little longer. Starfield is finally here! Have you bought it, why or why not? If you’ve already played it, what do you think of it? We are very curious!...
side quests other than the radiant ones are mostly cool so far
stealth archer isn’t so good that you can just play that way straight out, but the tree makes it looks eventually strong
zero g combat in a derelict space station was cool. I hope there’s more of that
base building seems fine, I’m not sure what it’s for, but it seems fine
Downsides:
ship stuff feels bad. I don’t care about fast travel, but it’s just about the weakest ship-to-ship combat that I’ve played. Its early yet, though. Boarding a ship was cool at least.
combat AI is not good. Enemies never seem to take any initiative, they mostly just crouch behind wherever you found them
the setting has no… flavor? The factions feel like fallout analogues but without fun or verve. Maybe I just haven’t found the weird shit yet, but I’m not optimistic.
Fallout had a lot of clever environmental storytelling, vignettes in random buildings, drama happening via terminal logs throughout abandoned factories, etc.
I hope that Starfield hasn’t gotten rid of that aspect of their world building.
"Cards of Eternity: The Wheel of Time”, Wheel of Time themed card game, announced (www.businesswire.com) angielski
This bit has me both 🍿 and 🤣 :...
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Ending Dead Cells updates is a "marketing stunt" to "leave room" for Windblown, claims former lead designer (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Lots of drama happening behind the scenes...
Rocksteady pulls Suicide Squad an hour into early access after players’ games ‘auto completed’ (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
The trainwreck just keeps on going
Report: Embracer cancels Eidos' unannounced Deus Ex project, lays off staff (www.gamedeveloper.com) angielski
What's up with Epic Games? angielski
I can’t seem to find that one comment explaining the issue with them…...
Baldur's Gate 3 'Isn't Going to be on Game Pass', Insists Larian Boss (www.ign.com) angielski
In a new interview with IGN, Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke responded to questions about Baldur's Gate 3 being on Xbox Game Pass, explaining why the best RPG of 2023 won't be on Microsoft's subscription service anytime soon.
The Anacrusis IGN Review (4/10) (www.youtube.com) angielski
Oof. I guess that makes 2 games from former Left 4 Dead devs that kind of suck.
Paradox's The Lamplighters League adds new playable character and Events system in latest free update (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Fallout TV Show - Teaser Trailer (m.youtube.com) angielski
Waluigi Creator Reveals Scrapped Design for 'Walpeach' in Mario Power Tennis (www.ign.com) angielski
The Game Awards announces its 2023 nominees (thegameawards.com) angielski
Community voting is up as well. There are 31 categories this year....
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's open world is inspired by The Witcher 3 and Horizon (www.gamesradar.com) angielski
“Final Fantasy 15 also gave the development team valuable experience.”
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ - Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
A heroic Starfield modder just straight-up deleted those repetitive temple 'puzzles' from the game (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
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F-ZERO 99 - Nintendo Switch Online | Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 (www.youtube.com) angielski
Here’s your F-zero game: a battle royale where you bump into 99 people
Nintendo demoed Switch 2 to developers at Gamescom (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
It’s real. After all those years.
[MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences! (cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com) angielski
For those who have pre-ordered it is already here, the rest have to wait a little longer. Starfield is finally here! Have you bought it, why or why not? If you’ve already played it, what do you think of it? We are very curious!...
Starfield - Review Thread (87/100 OpenCritic) angielski
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Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #23: Here's To You - Steam News (store.steampowered.com) angielski