Month: March 2018

Review: DOOM – Ripping and Tearing on the go with a Switch

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Pros:
+Handles extremely well on the Nintendo Switch, allowing for intuitive control schemes to work
+Frame rate and resolutions are quite impressive feats on the Nintendo Switch
+Multiplayer works quite well, connection stability is comparable to both PC and console versions

Cons:
-Being able to enlarge the UI while playing would be quite the welcome sight while in handheld mode

It’s hard to imagine that after 20 years, id’s magnum opus would finally make way to a Nintendo device. The company, Nintendo that is, has been stiff about the type of games they want on their devices, opting for more family-friendly games versus adult-focused titles that bask in the glory of ultra-violence and blood-filled delight as enemies are splattered across a room after being hit with a BFG 9000.

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Review: Alliance Alive – An Unlikely Alliance in an Unlikely World

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[Credits: ATLUS]

Pros:
+Combat and leveling systems are sound and quite enjoyable
+The games strong narrative allows for great character development
+Difficulty scaling is rather well implemented allowing players to explore freely

Cons:
-Can feel like a bit of a slog after 15-20 hours, but does redeem itself after a short bit
-Guild recruiting feels underutilized and without little cause and effect to the overall game.

It’s not often that I find myself in this odd position, my head on a pile of pillows, arms stretched before me holding a New Nintendo 3DS (check out our review here) and my charger cable hooked up to it. One of my few reasons behind it is rather odd in some ways, one’s because I’ve been sucked into Alliance Alive, but also, I still am struggling with the same boss I’ve been stuck on for nearly an hour.

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Code Vein and God Eater 3 Screenshots and Information Released

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There’s no secret that Bandai Namco is setting up to have one of their best years yet. With the successful and well-received launches of some of their most critically acclaimed titles such Dragon Ball FighterZ, The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet; the publisher has had a solid year and doesn’t show signs of slowing down what-so-ever.

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INSOMNIA: The Ark Announced by Publisher HeroCraft

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Somehow, just somehow, unique indie games begin to slip through the cracks out of the thousands of games released a year. Among many of these titles that have begun to slip through the cracks comes a unique title from Russia-based indie developer Studio Mono and their upcoming title INSOMNIA: The Ark, which is a complex and unique story-driven RPG that will see to players going through a colossal metropolis that’s floating through the furthest reaches of space.

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No Man’s Sky is Headed to Xbox One, Will Receive Massive Update This Summer

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Just when you felt that Hell Games’ rather controversial title No Man’s Sky was falling into obscurity and would slowly fade away into the darkest reaches of our digital libraries, Hello Games likes to creep back out from those darkest reaches, letting you know that they are still around. That’s where today’s announcement that No Man’s Sky will be receiving its next big update coming this summer and it will also be heading to Xbox One around the exact same time.

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DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is headed West in September, Trailer Released

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Square Enix has made it official. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age will be headed West on September 4, 2018, and will launch for both PC and PlayStation 4 when it arrives. As one of their most beloved franchises, Square Enix has announced that fans will get to enjoy over 100 hours of gameplay content, upgraded features, enhancements, and new features exclusive to this version.

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Pillars of Eternity II and Banner Saga 3 will be playable at PAX East

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Today, indie publisher Versus Evil has unveiled their plans for this year’s PAX East, which will take place from April 5 to April 8, 2018, at the Boston Convention Center. During the event, the publisher has announced they will have a ‘Versus Evil RPG Experience’ at their booth (#13096), which will see to that fans get a chance to go hands-on with playable demo’s for both of the upcoming games.

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DOOM is Going 4K With its Latest Update on PS4 and Xbox One

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It’s no strange fact that games are getting enhanced for PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X as of late. Each coming with a range of features including 4K gameplay, faster framerates and even features such as supersampling, which allows for some of the best visuals to date. However, there’s no secret that DOOM isn’t already a beautiful game. Actually, it’s probably one of the 25 most detailed video games of this generation (Via App Trigger).

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Street Fighter V to Receive Darkstalkers Skin’s for Select Fighters

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It almost seems like an early April Fool’s joke when you hear about a Darkstalkers in any way shape or form, but it seems that Capcom hasn’t forgotten about the critically acclaimed franchise. As an announcement on Capcom Unity, Capcom spokesperson Andy Wong has revealed the upcoming content for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be available starting April 3, 2018, for PC and PlayStation 4.

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Aftercharge Trailer Teases Cross-Platform Play

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[Credits: Chainsawesome Games]

It seems that Phil Spencer’s hard work is paying off in Microsofts’ favor as indie studio Chainsawome Games from Quebec-City has announced that their latest project Aftercharge will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch. Let alone will it be released for PC and Xbox One, the studio has now revealed that the game will also be releasing on the Nintendo Switch later this year.

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