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Dying Lightis a franchise that takes liberties with its first-person perspective. Instead of focusing on guns, projectiles, and driving vehicles, the game’s selling points areclose-range melee combat and parkour. While these elements are normally reserved for third-person titles, bothDying LightandDying Light 2find ways to implement them that don’t leave players confused or disoriented. PlayingDying LightandDying Light 2can be fun once players get a hang of their first-person mechanics. Techland has done its best to make sure controlling the player characters feels intuitive and responsive so people spend less time learning the controls and more time finding their own style....

Since launch,Elden Ringhas been touted as a Game of the Year contender. That’s not to say it’s perfect, but many fans have fallen in love with FromSoftware’s stab at combining its signature Souls approach with an open world. Indeed, it says something when many anticipate the only game able to challengeElden Ringat GOTY award ceremonies isGod of War Ragnarok, which releases November 9and is one of the most anticipated PlayStation exclusives in recent memory....

Summary Twitch Streamer MissMikkaa defeated Messmer the Impaler fromElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeby using both a controller and a dance pad at the same time. Sometimes, players will take on additional challenges while gaming to take the experience to a whole new level.Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeis one of those titles that has gamers adding new dimensions to their gameplay by introducing alternate ways to play it. This includes playingElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewith mods, with alternate control schemes, and more....

Game developers and gamers themselves have thought about and tried to implement virtual reality many times over the years. While virtual reality still isn’t the leading method of gaming, it’s gaining in popularity, and due in no small part to the efforts of Meta (formerly Facebook). Through the Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) headsets and an effort towardscreating the Metaverse, more people than ever have gotten a taste of what virtual reality has to offer, both within and outside of gaming....

Summary TheLegend of Zeldafranchise ishome to some of the most iconic characters in the video game industry. Everybody is aware of the usual suspects, like Link, Princess Zelda, or Ganondorf, but there’s also a fair share of truly bizarre characters that have become infamous among fans of the series, withTinglebeing undoubtedly the biggest standout. Ever since his initial appearance inMajora’s Mask, Tingle has become an unexpected icon forThe Legend of Zeldafranchise, to the displeasure of some fans....

Summary TheFalloutfranchise is known for taking its players to vastly different locations with each entry, which goes a long way toward making each game feel immediately unique. While fans have spent a good deal of time speculating about differentpotential settings for the fifthFalloutgame, there is one city that has gotten more attention than others: San Francisco. Given its relatively grounded and gritty science-fiction premise,Falloutis fertile ground for the exploration, analysis, and deconstruction of various real-world locations....

With the latest season ofFortnitecame several new skins for players to earn through the Battle Pass and wear as they drop onto the island to duke it out with similarly clad opponents in their new gear. One of these new arrivals has taken the title by storm, asKratos entersFortnitein Chapter 2, Season 5 as a skin, bringing the PlayStation exclusive character to an array of systems for the first time ever....

Throughout the world of Obsidian Entertainment’sGroundedare many formidable foes, as well as weapons to face them and take them down. Not to be confused with Damage Augments (installed modifications to existing weapons), Damage Types will offer a similar damage bonus depending on their usage, but will not need to be installed or modified by the player in any way in order to take effect. Each creature will havea range of weaknesses and resistances, so it is important for players to ensure that they always have the right weapon type to target the enemy creature’s vulnerabilities, as well as the requisite armor to defend against its specific damage type as well....

Amid the tar-stained rooftops and bullet-pocked concrete of harbor-front Martinaise, a man wakes slowly from a drunken stupor. He is naked, alone, and sprawled on a stained motel carpet. He is also the protagonist of one of the best games and RPGs of 2019 out there. This is howDisco Elysiumbegins. The protagonist, having experienced only a brief interaction where his own primordial hind-brain begged him to remain swaddled in the blissful oblivion of unconsciousness, is cast adrift in a strange and unfamiliar world....

WWE 2K24has completely revamped the wrestling video game experience by introducing new match types and hard-hitting game modes that will keep players hooked for hours on end. With a star-studded roster featuring WWE Legends and near-boundless creation suites,WWE 2K24is hands-down the best wrestling simulator to date. Similar to previoustitles in theWWE 2Kseries, players receive a star rating after every match inWWE 2K24depending on their performance against opponents. Scoring a five-star match inWWE 2K24requires you to put on a show that wows the crowd and captures the drama of professional wrestling....

Summary The recent leaks suffered by Insomniac Games show that the studio was once planning to release a sequel toSunset Overdrive, but the project was eventually canceled.Sunset Overdriveis one of the most underrated games released by Insomniac Games, and it eveninspired some mechanics in games likeMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, so gamers will be sad to discover its development was abandoned. The originalSunset Overdrivewas released for Xbox One back in 2014, way before Insomniac Games was acquired by Sony in 2019....

Currently, AMD and Nvidia are the two front-runners in the world of graphics card technology, though some may argue that the latter is leading the charge. However, a third option is about to become available asIntelis due to release its own line of GPUs, starting next year. When theCPU giant announced it would be making its Arc graphics cards, there was something of a buzz around this development, with many wondering how well the company could fare against the other two experienced conglomerates....

Like a lot of popular media, action cinema comes in phases. What was popular a decade or two ago isn’t popular today, but it may attain success again down the road. Callbacks are always popular, the retro appeal can keep an idea alive forever, and no idea is safe from becoming famous again. The old-fashioned swashbuckling action movies, packed with swordplay and daring duels, would be a welcome new phase....