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OpinionImpressionsThe Difference Between Final Fantasy VII’s Easy And Normal Modes Is Too Drastic
Combat in Final Fantasy VII Remake, especially when facing powerful boss battles, involves juggling normal and special attacks, destructive and healing magics, and strategically exploiting enemy weaknesses. Unless you’re playing in easy mode. Then it’s just button-mashing bullshit. I spent 40 hours playing through Final Fantasy VII Remake, mostly on normal mode, the highest difficulty…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2020 -
AnimeYour Spring 2020 Anime Guide
It’s spring 2020. Now more than ever is a good time to stay inside and watch anime. Below are shows debuting this spring. Are there any you are interested in watching? Let us know in the comments. Enjoy the spring anime. Be well. Stay safe. Ascendance of a Bookworm Part II Studio: Ajia-do Animation Works…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 10, 2020 -
OpinionAccomplishing Things In Animal Crossing Leaves Me Feeling Kinda Bummed
Earlier this week, my partner quit playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I have continued to incrementally improve my island with new establishments, nicer houses, and a preponderance of glassy-eyed, unblinking gnome statues. But mostly, I just fish and catch bugs. “It’s something to do with my hands,” I say to her in an attempt to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 9, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published April 9, 2020 -
CultureThe Pokémon Company Is Investigating Sword And Shield Cheaters
Pokémon Sword and Shield players recently discovered an exploit they can use to inflate their competitive rankings, and the Pokémon Company is now threatening to ban anyone who doesn’t stop doing it. The exploit revolves around quitting an online match right before you lose by holding down the power button on the Switch. It was…
By Ethan Gach Published April 9, 2020 -
CultureIf You’re Scared Of Spiders, Obsidian’s Upcoming Game Will Have A Mode Just For You
Let’s face it: spiders are scary. Even more so if they get blown up to monstrous proportions. Grounded, the upcoming survival adventure from Obsidian Entertainment, will apparently feature a special “arachnophobia mode” to help players avoid coming face-to-face with the game’s giant eight-legged monstrosities. What exactly this mode will entail is still a mystery Grounded…
By Ian Walker Published April 9, 2020 -
CultureCat Calmly Ruins Twitch Stream
Most cat content on Twitch runs the gamut between harmless use of the animals as cute props and outright abuse. Very rarely does the mischief that these creatures house within their small frames get put on display as it did during a recent broadcast by fighting game streamer David “UltraDavid” Graham. While playing some Killer…
By Ian Walker Published April 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedIn The Age Of Pandemic, Church Is Online
A few Sundays ago, as the coronavirus pandemic swelled in my town of New York City and I remained stuck home alone, I let an overnight focaccia do its second rise while I went, virtually, to church. Going out wasn’t really an option. In an effort to slow the spread of covid-19, most places where…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedSix years later Dungeon of the Endless is still getting ported. The excellent tower defense roguelike will finally come to PS4 and Switch on May 15, only five years after it came to iPad and Xbox One. Better late than never though, especially for a strategy game as good as this one.
By Ethan Gach Published April 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedOverwatch’s newest hero, Echo, is bringing her brand of glowy blue justice to the live game on April 14 She’s been on the PC public test server since shortly after her announcement a few weeks ago. Her ult lets her transform into another hero of her choosing, so things are about to get wacky.
By Nathan Grayson Published April 9, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsMinecraft Dungeons Is Like Family-Friendly Diablo
Minecraft’s transformation from an open-world crafting game into a linear dungeon crawler is an odd one, but Minecraft Dungeons is still shaping up to be a serenely welcoming loot-based hack n’ slash. Mojang demoed the game for me remotely last week due to the new work-from-home constraints imposed by the ongoing covid-19 crisis. These constraints…
By Ethan Gach Published April 9, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published April 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedTips For Playing Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake is not a difficult game, but there are still things you should know before you play it—ways to be more efficient, to get more treasures, and to avoid those pesky game overs. Here are some basic tips for Cloud’s adventures through Midgar 2.0: Regular attacks don’t do much The first thing…
By Jason Schreier Published April 9, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Outdoors Edition
It’s Thursday, which makes it almost Friday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I live in a very crowded city, and it’s been tough not to be able to go outside much. I belong to a Facebook group for trail-runners, which a friend invited me to when I expressed interest in learning to do…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 9, 2020 -
CultureIt’s A Good Day For A Final Fantasy VII Electronic Dance Album
Here are three things to do while waiting for tomorrow’s official release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Dance, dance, dance. From RoboRob, producer of last year’s Billboard-charting Kingdom Heartbeats, One-Beat Angel is an album that transforms Final Fantasy VII’s most iconic music into danceable electronic tracks. Well, more danceable that before. It’s amazing what…
By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2020 -
ReviewsToysMcFarlane Toys Is Remastering The Original Spawn Action Figure
Yesterday I wrote about my favorite new Spawn action figure. Shortly after that post went live, McFarlane Toyslaunched a Kickstarter for a remastered version of the original Spawn action figure from 1995, with double the articulation and a remastered version of the pack-in comic book. In comparison, the figure I wrote about yesterday is garbage…
By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedFans Think The PlayStation 5 Controller Looks Like Totoro, Rei From Evangelion And More
Quick! When you look at the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, what do you see? Maybe you just see a slick new piece of hardware. But maybe you see other things, like Totoro, a Stormtrooper, a spaceship, and more. Since the controller was revealed this week, fans have been comparing it to all sorts of things.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedIssue 21 of Weekly Jump, which was slated for April 20, will be delayed a week due to a coronavirus covid-19 case in the editorial department. Staff is now working from home, and on April 27, a double issue 21/22 will go on sale. Weekly Jump said no manga artists apparently were in physical contact with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2020
