For all the successful strides that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom made in reinventing The Legend of Zelda’s tried and true formula, eschewing the franchise’s more linear progression in favor of a thrilling amount of player freedom, the widespread rejection of every franchise convention wasn’t necessarily all for the better. Depending on who you ask, the recent duology is either a brilliant recontextualization of Zelda’s defined tropes, or a total gutting and replacement of what originally made the series appealing (with key iconography and terminologies being carried over). While I’ve personally been excited to see Nintendo follow its new vision for the series with total confidence, the recently released, smaller-scale The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has managed to strike a more idyllic and delicate balance between old and new, capturing the strengths of both the classic and modern Zelda titles in a way that I feel could be hugely beneficial for the series moving forward.A link between past and present So, what exactly is the distinction between these two different eras of The Legend of Zelda? Since the series’ 1986 debu…
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It’s been discovered that you can dish out over two billion damage to a poor, unsuspecting Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet in one ridiculously powerful hit, assuming you have the patience to sit through the 164 turns of setup required to pull it off.Pokemon professor King The Luck – the same person who previously calculated how much you can possibly heal a Pokemon in a single turn – has been at it again, and has now worked out the perfect way to ensure you definitely knock out an opponent in a single hit. It all revolves around the move Last Respects – a unique Ghost-type attack which starts with a base power of 50, but is increased by 50 each time one of your Pokemon gets knocked out in a battle. For some reason, this doesn’t cap until 100 Pokemon are KO’d, so without healing items, you can use the move Revival Blessing repeatedly to bring back a fainted Pokemon and knock it out again until you’ve eventually charged Last Respects to a whopping base power of 5,050. Getting to this point is just the beginning, though, as you also have to ensure your Pokemon is as powerful as it possibly can be, and that its opponent is as weak as possible, which is where things …
A subtle change has arrived to the Steam shopping experience to drive home the fact that you’re buying a game license rather than a copy of a game that you’ll definitely own forever, and rival storefront GOG already seems to be weighing in on the matter.As reported by Engadget, if you’re about to buy a new game on Steam, you’ll now notice a new message pop up, which reads: “A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam.” This disclaimer appears as though it’s likely related to a California law set to come into effect next year, which’ll stop digital storefronts from using words like “buy” in relation to things like game licenses unless it’s obvious what people are spending their money on, as part of a move to make it clearer to consumers what they actually own (or rather, what they don’t). Needless to say, this new message on Steam has already caused quite a stir, so much so that it’s seemingly reached the ears of rival storefront GOG. GOG is famously free of digital rights management (DRM), and offers its customers offline installers for the games it sells which you can download onto your PC where they can remain safe forever, so it’s understandabl…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is quickly approaching now, and newcomers to BioWare’s RPG series may be wondering how easily they can hop in-game without playing its predecessors first – and as it turns out, the new entry is accessible to all.According to writer Trick Weekes, the upcoming Dragon Age game is playable by everyone – including both longtime fans and those entirely new to the fantastical RPG series. Speaking in a recent post, Weekes reveals that no prior knowledge of the Dragon Age timeline and story is required to enjoy The Veilguard: “You can come to the game having never played a Dragon Age game before (or engaged with any of the tie-in stuff) and be fine.”They continue, explaining that while established fans may catch onto references, the game is nonetheless suitable for fresh newbies: “There are things that reward returning players who remember the lore, but like DAI itself, it’s intended to be friendly to new players.” In a later post, Weekes states that even those familiar with the series’ older entries have nothing to worry about if they feel that their memories aren’t exactly up to par.”Anything that would require a great memory is brought up with an on-ramp for fol…
Borderlands 4 is coming in 2025. It’s somehow already been over five years since the last mainline installment landed, so I am eagerly anticipating another opportunity to loot and shoot my way around a delightfully alien world. That’s especially true for Borderlands 4, with Gearbox Software pushing us away from Pandora and onto a brand new planet, along with four new Vault Hunters for company. We know that we’ll be blasting off in search of alien treasure, just as we have in so many of the best Borderlands games, although Gearbox has teased that it’s looking to further expand the RPG elements of the series. Company CEO Randy Pitchford says that “All of us at Gearbox have massive ambitions for Borderlands 4 and are putting everything we have into making everything we love about Borderlands better than ever before while taking the game to new levels in exciting new directions.”It’s exciting times! So for all the latest Borderlands 4 news and information, keep reading to find everything we know so far about one of the most anticipated new games for 2025. Borderlands 4 release date speculation Gearbox Software has confirmed that Borderlands 4 will release in 2025, although t…
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Honkai Star Rail codes are in high demand, as they provide a significant amount of resources to fill up your inventory for free and make progress in your adventures a bit smoother. By redeeming all of the codes listed in this guide you’ll stock up on all sorts of handy items, so you can focus on continuing your Trailblazer journey without needing to do so much grinding for supplies. On top of the regular codes, there are also some Honkai Star Rail livestream 2.6 codes dropping in the near future, though you’ll have to act quickly to catch them during their brief active window.Most codes give you additional Stellar Jade, which is useful as it can be swapped for more tickets in the gacha side of the game, so you have additional chances to pull fresh characters for your team from the Honkai Star Rail tier list without spending your own cash. The codes that are active right now also give Credits, Traveler’s Guides, Refined Aether, although Amazon subscribers can no longer claim Honkai Star Rail Prime Gaming rewards as that program has concluded.Just remember that most of these options are only valid fo…
LittleBigPlanet 3 and all its paid downloadable content is being delisted later this year, publisher PlayStation Studios has announced.”After 10 years of playing, creating and sharing content in LittleBigPlanet 3, the game and our entire range of LittleBigPlanet DLC will be removed from the PlayStation Store on October 31 2024,” the series’ social media account tweeted yesterday. “Anyone that currently owns or purchases LittleBigPlanet 3 or any DLC before it is delisted for sale will still be able to access their purchased games and content after its removal.””This is a friendly heads-up that if anyone in the community or any newcomers still wish to own a digital copy of LittleBigPlanet 3 or any LittleBigPlanet DLC currently available for purchase – this is your last chance to do so!” Sackboy’s side-scrolling adventures and the lovely community creations that have made up LittleBigPlanet’s fabric have gone through a tough time as of late. All LittleBigPlanet servers went offline back in 2021 after hacks and unsavoury player-made content invaded the games – though, the PS4 threequel made a comeback later that same year.LittleBigPlanet 3 then served as the only way for players t…
Hotline Miami 2’s PS5 port launched worldwide in 2023, including in Australia – a country where the game had been effectively banned years earlier. Somebody at PlayStation has seemingly finally realized the mistake, as Hotline Miami 2 is now being deleted from Australian PS5s and refunded to those who’d previously purchased it. Publisher Devolver Digital has responded to the news with a single, perfect screenshot.”We have become aware that the product Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number has not received a proper rating from the Australian Classification Board and have therefore taken steps to refund customers who have purchased the game,” PlayStation said in a customer service email, as reported by Australian outlet Press Start. Eurogamer got in touch with publisher Devolver for comment on the news, and the studio responded with a “visual statement” on the situation. That statement is presented in full below. The Australian Classification Board assigns ratings to games and other media. If something is refused a classification for what the Board deems as extreme content, it cannot be sold or exhibited in the country. A particularly notable example is Fallout 3, which was initially r…
Growing up, I was a simple girl – put a computer in front of me, and I’d waste the entire day away playing dress-up or makeover browser games. It looks like nothing has changed in that regard, since it only took me about 10 minutes of playing Infinity Nikki to become completely engrossed. The open-world gem is a follow-up to Papergames’ beloved series of mobile titles spanning over 12 years, and arguably the best Nikki game yet.Headed by former Breath of the Wild dev Kentaro Tominaga, Infinity Nikki is unsurprisingly gorgeous, from its breathtaking scenery to the glittery outfits adorning the titular character herself. In fact, the game’s visuals are what managed to snag my attention first when I played. The crystal-clear droplets of water, shimmering fabric on gowns, and dynamic lighting are nothing to scoff at, after all – and it’s all just as good in action.Reigniting my passion for fashion Dressed to impress Open-world dress-up game Infinity Nikki feels like the perfect chilled out adventure, and I already worry about how many hours I’m going to spend in its photo modeOnce I was done reveling in Miraland’s gorgeous atmosphere, I realized that something else had captured my bo…
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is available now for players who bought into the Deluxe and Ultimate editions, and it’s already kicking players’ butts. The difficulty is getting called out as “fucking absurd” in some cases, and early on there’s one name people are cursing more than any other: Great Ape Vegeta.Vegeta’s Great Ape transformation occurs fairly early in the Dragon Ball Z anime, and is a similarly early fight in Goku’s stretch of Episode Battle, which is Sparking Zero’s main single-player content. For players still getting to grips with Sparking Zero, Great Ape Vegeta is a massive early difficulty check, as the boss starts spamming super moves at you the instant the fight begins.developers after making great ape vegeta fight in sparking zero: pic.twitter.com/Q4zlzwSNrUOctober 8, 2024Great Ape Vegeta fight pic.twitter.com/XrymhoFAPqOctober 7, 2024They had to put “lower difficulty and retry” because damn, great ape vegeta is a tough one to beat lol💀 pic.twitter.com/TRLdWiDup6October 8, 2024The complaints about Great Ape Vegeta have even reached Bandai Namco’s ears. This monke got hands! #SparkingZero #DBSZ pic.twitter.com/EC6ozhx2YtOctober 8, 2024As one…