Fantasy RPG fans have been spoilt for choice over the last few years, so much so you’d perhaps be forgiven for not getting to Crimson Desert—affectionately described by some as the ‘yes, and’ of videogames—any time soon. Well, for those gaming on Intel hardware, that may be just as well. Last week, we attempted to…
The older I get, the more I realise that I have many weakness: Cups of tea, cats, and cosy games that make me feel like my life is in order, for starters. I ftear through cosy games like Unpacking and A Little to the Left like it’s my last day on Earth. The only problem…
Arc System Works and Executive Director Daisuke Ishiwatari are known for fighting games, and their upcoming game, Damon and Baby, is a huge shift. It’s an action-adventure game that’s defined by an overhead viewpoint, twin-stick shooter mechanics, a lighthearted, cartoonish art style, and a wry, satirical wit — a departure from series like Guilty Gear…
With a new 16-bit makeover & a “true, SPC700 soundtrack”. A new fan-made NES-to-SNES port of Mega Man 2 is currently in development, courtesy of the homebrew developer Infidelity. Infidelity revealed the news on social media this past weekend, announcing that he is aiming to implement proper 16-bit graphics and a “true, SPC700 soundtrack” to…
Completing Close Threat in Crimson Desert is the final stage in the Extinguishing the Last Flames quest. During the other steps, you’ll have traveled around Hernand at the behest of Shakatu, questioning suspects and gathering potential evidence, all to prove who sold the guild out to the bandits. For the last stage, you have to…
Crimson Desert’s hit the public and, as I suspected, has buckled a bit under its own weight. It’s a charming but messy complex of systems in dire need of some quality-of-life brushups—and while some of Pearl Abyss’ design choices going into launch are a little baffling, it’s at least fixing some of them. The full…
Occasionally, there’s some Windows news that gives a little glimmer of hope for the operating system. A recent statement from Microsoft, however, does not mark such an occasion—not because it’s bad, but rather because, for a change, it offers far better than a mere glimmer. This is Microsoft actually promising to deliver on all the…
AI is increasingly creeping its way into gaming, and it’s been the cause of a fair few blunders at this point: Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 have been accused of using it, both Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and the latest Anno game mistakenly included AI-generated assets in the final product, and just last week…
“The energy was so negative”. Much has been written about Sonic X-treme over the decades, and with good reason – it was billed by some as the game which could have reversed Saturn’s fortunes in the West, but it ended up becoming one of the most famous unreleased projects in Sega’s history. Sega Retro had…
Beating the Crimson Nightmare boss in Crimson Desert is part of House Roberts’ faction quest. The count has a bit of a thing for sending you after annoying bosses, since previously you had to head to Karin Quarry and defeat a diving suit-looking robot by the name of Marnie’s Excavatron. This time you’re going to…