Picture: Blue Rider Interactive One of the most well-known principles of theatrical storytelling is commonly referred to as “Chekhov’s Gun.” The principle suggests that if an element is introduced into a story, even if only casually and in passing, it had better prove significant in the end. Or as it’s often summarized: If a gun ...
Picture: Atlus Metaphor: ReFantasia is the latest role-playing game from the minds of persona. Like its predecessors metaphor is a dense game with a lot to do and talk about, from the archetype class system to Atlus’ maturity as a storyteller. There’s even something to be said about how cool it is to skate with ...
Keep going is a newly revealed indie game that aims to provide a relaxed RPG experience drive across the country in the early 2000s in your battered and crappy first car. And that’s why I’m here. 6 things you should know before starting Persona 5 Tactica I love a good road trip. I have fond ...
Picture: Cygames Inc. Fans of role-playing games have eaten well in 2024. There were big hitters like Reload Persona 3, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon’s Dogma 2and the fantastic Metaphor: ReFantasia. Together they provide hundreds of hours of incredible gaming fun. So how about I just add another massive RPG to your pile that you ...
Screenshot: Atlus/Kotaku Atlus’ new fantasy social sim role-playing game Metaphor: ReFantasia is published today, October 11th. The game’s turn-based combat system is similar to those in the studio’s previous works Shin Megami Tensei And personabut is based on archetypes, which are classes that have different skills and roles in combat. There are your RPG standards ...
photo: Samuel Corum (Getty Images) Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook and CEO of parent company Meta, has played a lot civilization on the PC. In fact, he has played so much that he claims to be the best player in the world and he would be shocked if anyone else could “beat” him in ...
I’m 34 years old and I still randomly blurt out a quote from a game that was released when I was seven. A “That’s my sister!” will come from my lips when I run into my younger sister after not seeing her in months, or I’ll say, “I like candy, everyone likes candy” while walking ...
Picture: Coffee Stain / Sony / Kotaku The PlayStation 4 and Xbox are almost 11 years oldbut they are still surprisingly popular and used by many people on a daily basis. That probably explains why Goat Simulator 3which was released back in 2022 as a current-gen only game, will now be ported to the older ...
Picture: Blizzard Happy Diablo IV Day to everyone who celebrates. The action RPGs Vessel of hate The expansion is finally herealthough it will go live later than expected due to “a small issue in the backend,” Blizzard confirmed on Monday. Diablo IV – Bear Bender build The $40 DLC arrives a year after the base ...
Screenshot: Blizzard/Kotaku As soon as the main story “Vessel of Hatred” takes you to Nahantu, you will meet the blacksmith Rahair. He wants to introduce you to his mercenary friends, from whom you choose one person who will follow you and fight persistently by your side, and another who will appear when you perform a ...
