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There’s a neat little side quest where bandits have stolen an old ladies food. I don’t know if there’s a “right” way to do this quest but I was a little salty after I finished it! You’ll know the one if you ran into her.  Read more

what if they’re not someone’s personal favorites tho

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Stop expecting it. Either enjoy this for what it is or don’t. Read more

My secret is... I never take it off. Read more

It was a joke. An extremely dry one, as is Ari’s way. Let’s support him in these tough times.
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First, they came for the people who misuse ‘First they came...’ by Martin Niemoller, and I did not speak out because I was not a person who misused ‘First they came...’ by Martin Niemoller.
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I am very excited about both this and their other upcoming game! the also made Vampyr right? That was a bit rough but I also really enjoyed that. A dev I really like / trust.  Read more

soundtrack composed Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi.
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As the article talks about though, it is potentially portrayed as a figment of the character’s imagination or, in the case of the mind palace, a visual gimmick - not necessarily that The Double Mind Palace actually exist. Dontnod’s statement that the logic, motivations, etc of the story are real also adds to the… Read more

You know what, that’s my bad; I thought you had written another article I’m thinking of and I just jumped to a conclusion :/ Sorry about that! Read more

The build-up to the Rat King was fantastic, no other part of the game got my heart rate up like that stretch between turning the power on and seeing the massive bloody and terrifyingly empty hole it left behind. But like you said, the boss fight itself was so lack luster. Not being able to dodge around it meant you… Read more

From what ive seen theres no set timeframe. Some games last months, while others have lasted years. Its really just a drop of the hat, but from what ive seen yout typically have at least 3 months with a game after it first comes to gamepass Read more

I came across that twitter thread this morning and it is totally worth reading in its entirety if you haven’t already. A deep dive on an aspect of game design that I rarely even think about. Very cool.
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Oh shit sorry Ari, I take it all back. Read more

Wanted to add - the initial response from the competitive community has definitely been wrong before! Day 1 of Joker people thought he wouldn’t be good - now he’s a consensus top 3 character even after some nerfs. Might change since he got further nerfed in this patch. Read more

Here to offer a take from the competitive community - she is not very good against advanced players. Her recovery is pretty weak horizontally and her slow airspeed make her easily gimped. Fast characters (Pichu for example) absolutely blow her up. But not everybody is at a level to exploit that. Also Falco is very… Read more

Ummmmmmm...yeah all day long. My PS4 was horribly loud and I followed an FAQ to disassemble and clean it. Since it required disassembly to the point of separating the heat sink from the CPU you need to clean the up the old and replace the thermal paste (which was crusty and obviously poorly applied when manufactured). Read more

Some people started bravely speaking out about abuse they’ve experienced in the past and it’s empowered many, many others to come finally forward about similar experiences. Read more

For those wondering about why there’s a grey Hulk in a suit, that’s Joe Fixit. He’s the original Hulk personality that manifested after Banner became the Hulk. During an extended period of time where Joe was in the diver’s seat he moved to Vegas and became an enforcer for the Mafia.

To me, it’s that they’re trying to make it look like the cinematic universe, but straight-to-video. They honestly should’ve just gone in their own direction with the characters, like Insomniac’s Spider-Man game. The Avengers in this new game look like they’re trying too hard to be the MCU ones, and will never get… Read more