Metaphor: ReFantazio review: like a brilliant fantasy Persona, only with one major catch

Having given it more thought, I think there are two metaphors: 1) It plays quite likePersona. Its story is like a commentary on our society… or something to that effect. Structurally, it feels less repetitive. It has more animated cutscenes that elevate those key story moments. you could brush aside weaker enemies in real-time combat, rather than face them in tiresome turn-based tangoes. In Metaphor you play as an anime lad, whose top dialogue options are almost always nice and inoffensive....

October 7, 2024 · 3 min · 551 words · Devin David

Pathologic 3 announced with time travel mechanic, due for release in 2025

Eligible bachelor Found a dead rat in my inbox this morning. When I examined the entrails it spelled out the following: PaThoLoGiC 3 aNnOuNcEd ToDaY. Ah, I see. “No, remember how thingsreallyhappened…” That kinda thing. It looks like those plans have changed, and the devs are straight-up slapping another number onto the series. But later updates allowed players totweak difficulty controls, which improved things for my run massively. I eventually enjoyed much of the game, like thiswonderfully creepy moment on a derelict train track....

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Tracy Morton

Phoenix Springs review: a surreal detective mystery that's both old-school and new wave

Ive finished it twice and Im still not sure I totally understand what it all means. Kickstarted back in 2017, Phoenix Springs has been on quite a journey. It looks totally different from the initial visuals presented on the campaigns page but for the better. It stays true to its initial premise though. You play as Iris, a reporter looking for her estranged brother. Youll be sniffing out answers through classic point-and-click detective work....

October 7, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Allison Woodward

The Silent Hill 2 Remake’s Wikipedia page briefly got transformed into a phantasmagorical reflection of the psyches of idiots unable to accept reality

These salty edits were apparently the work of the usual suspects. The edits have been attributed to bothanti-woke dorksandtrolls, although Ive also seen the words Asmongold Subreddit floating about. Turns out, yep, it takes mere seconds. Don’t worry, I changed it back.

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 42 words · Jennifer Tate

Wordle hints and answer (#1206): How to solve the Monday October 7 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

October 7, 2024 · 2 min · 411 words · Larry Ramirez

What's on your bookshelf?: former Zachtronics’ Zach Barths and Matthew Burns

Its a double feature this week - Zach Barths and Matthew Burns of former Zachtronics fame! (Do read Edwin’s interview with Zach on theirunrealised 40K factory game). Cheers Zach and Matthew! Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelves? What are you currently reading? Im usually pretty skeptical of long-running genre series (or snobby? Im currently on my 17th book, Making Money. Not the best in the series, but hardly the worst....

October 6, 2024 · 2 min · 352 words · Angel Hall

Wordle hints and answer (#1205): How to solve the Sunday October 6 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 6? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! We have you covered with a list of hints as well as today’s word itself. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

October 6, 2024 · 3 min · 432 words · Mark Baird

Wordle hints and answer (#1204): How to solve the Saturday October 5 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

October 5, 2024 · 2 min · 421 words · Gabriel Lane

Not normal at all, don’t let it lie to you gardening game Grunn is out now

Grunnderful Im usually a little suspicious of anything that winkingly describes itself as very normal. Its got Mental Baz energy to me. Youve met mental Baz, right? Hes mental, he is! Heres a trailer: A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing, reads GrunnsSteam page. The owner of the garden isn’t around, and their house is off-limits. Do you like weird and delightful discoveries?...

October 4, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Matthew Davis

Saber Interactive are making a new action-RPG set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Now Paramount Game Studios and Saber Interactive are going to take a new swing at it. Avatar: The Last Airbender was a Nickelodeon cartoon which began airing in 2005. Fingers crossed this next attempt is better. Saber seemingly dida good job recently in adapting Space Marine 2.

October 4, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Frances Johnson

Tencent and Guillemot family considering buyout of Ubisoft, report says

Now Tencent and Ubisoft’s founders, the Guillemots, are considering buying out the publisher, reports say.

October 4, 2024 · 1 min · 15 words · Denise Perry

Ubisoft try to fix Star Wars Outlaws stealth with latest, galaxy-sized update

It has also scaled AI reaction to environmental actions from investigation to combat (e.g. Amusingly, Ubisoft have also fixed an issue where Kay closed the wrong eye when aiming down sights. Bless her, shed probably make a great stormtrooper if the smuggling racket doesnt pan out. Star Wars Outlaws had a softer launch than fondly hoped by Uncle Ubisoft.

October 4, 2024 · 1 min · 59 words · Jordan Tapia

Wordle hints and answer (#1203): How to solve the Friday October 4 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

October 4, 2024 · 3 min · 463 words · Emma Simmons