PC Gaming
Before Baldur’s Gate 3 appeared and consumed my entire world, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire was the CRPG I pointed to as the best example of how a modern game in this venerable genre should look. It was deeply connected to the legacy of the Infinity Engine games, but boasted a setting that allowed Obsidian…
The Destiny 2 damage meta is a fragile thing, twisting at the mercy of balance and efficiency and encounter design. You can go a long way in the game with a good grenade launcher and a decent one-shot Super, but the real sickos are out here doing unholy things with weapon switches, armour hotswaps and…
Lenovo isn’t messing around with its Legion gaming PCs. They are resolutely, uncompromisingly just PCs. Sure, there’s the faintest nod to ‘gamer’ styling with the RGB-illuminated front panel and the see-through side, but the Legion Tower 5i is, without wanting to sound at all mean, pretty basic. Which I think is grand. I am all…
One of my favourite companions in Dragon Age: Origins is Shale. She’s a deadpan, dry-voiced golem with a hatred for pigeons that does credit to her dwarven, grudge-bearing heritage. She was also a day-one DLC character but, while discussing her, series creator and lead writer David Gaider reveals that was mostly due to a lack…
I can’t help but feel like a big fat stalker every time I open Discord these days. Yep, there’s Jeff on his 12th listen of the Arcane soundtrack this week. Classic Gabby, 14 hours deep into a World of Warcraft session even though it’s currently 8 am. Dan’s exactly three minutes and 48 seconds into…
Remember the 2K Launcher, the completely pointless bit of bloatware that got crammed into games like BioShock Remastered, Civ 6, Mafia, and XCOM 2? The one that straight-up broke certain games for some users and dinged performance in others? It’s dead. Gone. Donezo. Never, god willing, to return. 2K announced the “complete sunset” of its…
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a good-looking game—it might not have the highest-resolution textures at times, but in terms of character design, visual worldbuilding, and menu aesthetics? It’s all downright peak. It’s also really sexy apparently, but, like, in a way that transcends gender boundaries. That’s according to a former Atlus artist, who goes by LAM online,…
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin didn’t touch my heart so much as barged in, broke some bones to reset them for healing, and left me a puddle of tears in the emotional ER. It’s a deeply impactful and heartfelt story about the vital importance of online community in the lives of those who’d otherwise be…
Give your daily Wordle puzzling solving a new angle with our general tips. Today’s clue is bound to help if you need something a little more specific but still want to win today’s game yourself, and as always, the answer to the November 26 (1256) Wordle is just one click away if you need it….
“Little Rocket Man” is truly one of the greatest bits in videogame history—a challenging achievement in Half-Life 2: Episode 2 that requires you to carry a cherubic little garden gnome named “Gnome Chompski” through the entirety of the campaign and deposit the wee fellow on a rocket ship to another dimension in the final level….