Picture: Hadoque Sometimes it is when we are in the deepest despair that a light shines through that gives us new hope. That’s what fans of the Metroidvania genre might think 5 years have come and gone since we first heard about them Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry’s highly anticipated insectoid side-scroller. With no release ...
Picture: Ubisoft In an increasingly digital age, direct ownership of media is becoming less and less possible. Whether it’s movies, music, books or video games, the shift to digital has made it more difficult for consumers to own permanent, physical copies of their favorite media. When it comes to video games, countless titles that players ...
Picture: Molleindustria The goal of The New York Times Simulator, a new, free game, is simple: keep readers engaged and not turned off. It’s a problem well known to every modern media company. But this new game doesn’t turn you into an old journalist struggling to make a living in today’s fraught media landscape. No, ...
We get it, you’re probably still playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and that’s okay. It’s a big RPG and there are a lot of important decisions, side quests and min/maxes to complete and we’ve got all the guides you could need for Square Enix’s masterpiece. We also have a rundown of the mysterious plague that ...
Picture: Square Enix I’m filling some gaps in my RPG history. I have played series like Final Fantasy since I was a kid, but there are countless other groundbreaking RPGs that I’ve rarely touched, including this Fantasy role-playing game Mana Series that splintered Final Fantasy Adventure in 1991. The only part of the long-running franchise ...
Picture: 343 Industries / Bungie / Bethesda / Xbox Game Studios / Square Enix / PlatinumGames / Kotaku / santiago1012 (Shutterstock) In a video game, you are only as good as your weapon. Try to get through Elden Ringis the hardest boss fight without a powerful sword or a tough multiplayer match Halo 3 without ...
Screenshot: Team Ninja/Kotaku Just as I arrive in Yokohama, one of Rise of the RoninIn the three big cities I hear a quiet meowing in the distance. Spurred on by the cutest of all cats, I sprint towards the stables when I come across a run-down bandit camp. I kill everyone there, not just because ...
Dragon’s Dogma 2 releases March 22nd on most platforms and I checked it out at a preview event in New York City. In its practical preview for 2023 the high fantasy role-playing game, My city Senior reporter Ethan Gach said it’s “preparing to have all the tools necessary to become the widely acclaimed hit it ...
