Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell rogue-like dungeon crawler where you pick from an assortment of different characters on your search for a gun that can kill the past. It's a campy premise and uses a chunky pixel art style that seems to be a mix of Secret of Mana and the more recent Nuclear Throne. If you haven't picked it up yet(like me) it's free on The Epic Game store until June 20th!
I've played a few rounds today and so far I really enjoy it. It's like a less frantic Nuclear Throne but it's pacing, art and style seem quite different. If you are looking for a new game to play, head over to Epic and get it for free right now.
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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell rogue-like dungeon crawler where you pick from an assortment of different characters on your search for a gun that can kill the past. It's a campy premise and uses a chunky pixel art style that seems to be a mix of Secret of Mana and the more recent Nuclear Throne. If you haven't picked it up yet(like me) it's free on The Epic Game store until June 20th!
I've played a few rounds today and so far I really enjoy it. It's like a less frantic Nuclear Throne but it's pacing, art and style seem quite different. If you are looking for a new game to play, head over to Epic and get it for free right now.
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member
wrote on 06/14/2019 at 05:09am
I got the special edition with the Ammonomicon. Have yet to play it, but the book is worth the price.
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/14/2019 at 05:10am
What platform?
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member
wrote on 06/14/2019 at 05:51am
PS4
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/14/2019 at 06:56am
I added it to my Epic Store library today. I found this news earlier on YouTube. I'm interested in knowing what others think about it. I haven't played it yet.
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Azurephile gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
Azurephile gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
This winter, I played Conan Exiles. However, I neglected to write a post about it, so here it is (assuming I can remember it well enough).
I first noticed Conan Exiles on YouTube. There were a few channels that I follow that had game play of it. I began to watch the first video in a series, but didnât finish the video. Something about it just didnât look appealing. It was pretty much the UI. So initially, the game didnât look like something Iâd be interested in, so I ignored it for a while.
I did notice some of my friends on Steam were playing it. I eventually decided to watch the series posted by Sl1pg8r that I had started. I ended up watching the whole series and yet... Read All
This winter, I played Conan Exiles. However, I neglected to write a post about it, so here it is (assuming I can remember it well enough).
I first noticed Conan Exiles on YouTube. There were a few channels that I follow that had game play of it. I began to watch the first video in a series, but didnât finish the video. Something about it just didnât look appealing. It was pretty much the UI. So initially, the game didnât look like something Iâd be interested in, so I ignored it for a while.
I did notice some of my friends on Steam were playing it. I eventually decided to watch the series posted by Sl1pg8r that I had started. I ended up watching the whole series and yet I still was unsure about whether or not I really wanted to get the game. I think part of that (or maybe most of that) was because I didnât feel like paying full price ($60) for a game. So, I put it on my wish lists and waited. Eventually, I found it for about half price (on Humble Bundle, I think), so I decided to get it. I donât regret doing that and am glad I saved some money.
Just from the sound of it, Conan Exiles actually sounds like a game I would be into. It contains crafting, building (a base), fighting, survival, boss fights, tiered gear (weapons, armor, and tools) taming (or slavery in this game), and boss fights. It sounds similar to the Minecraft, Terraria, and Ark: Survival Evolved formula that Iâve come to love and desperately want more of. In hindsight, I think it actually fits well alongside those games.
The game can be played in single player mode or online with friends on a server. I played single player mode, as is my norm. The single player game is a little more difficult, but not impossible. There are levels of difficulty you can choose. If you select the easiest one, you will not drop all items when you die. However, if you select a more difficult one you will, although you can actually edit a config file and toggle the drop all items upon death penalty.
There are a few different races you can pick. There are also a variety of religions, I think they each have their own bonuses or characteristics. Youâll spawn in the desert at the beginning, naked (if you selected that option) or mostly naked with nothing. Conan comes to take you off the cross/stake youâre hanging on and then leaves. From here you want to gather some resources like stones, sticks of wood, and twine (or fiber). You will use these to craft your first equipment (outfit/armor, weapons, and especially tools). Youâll find your way out of the desert easily enough and reach an area that some players call âSanctuary.â Thereâs a river here, but there are also monsters, people, and animals (like crocodiles).
From there, youâll want to find a good spot to call home. Youâll want to craft your first straw bed (or mattress) to set a (temporary, I think) respawn point, otherwise youâll respawn in the desert where you started. Then, youâll want to use the tools youâve made to mine and harvest more materials so that you can get started on your first base. Once thatâs done, youâll have shelter and be safe during sand storms.
As I mentioned there are some âmonstersâ around. There are some that look kind of like humans or zombies, theyâre not incredibly dangerous, but if one spots you, it will attack you. You may also run into some people, but these people are not your friend. There are a variety of people all over the map that, again, are not friendly. This, however, is where the taming (slavery) aspect comes in to play. You can actually knock them out and drag them to a Wheel of Pain, which will break their will and bend them towards yours. Once theyâre âtamedâ (enslaved) they become thralls and each has a specialty. For instance, some are Armorers, which can be added into a slot in your armor workstation and boost production or quality of armor. There are others and they come in different levels. Level 4 thralls are the highest and they are named. These are the ones you really want, but they are the most difficult to get and find.
Depending on some game options, or level of difficulty, youâll eventually have to fend off hordes of thralls or creatures attacking your base. I played on the easiest level of difficulty and had this feature turned off, so I canât speak much of it from personal experience. This event is apparently one of the most common ways to find those named level 4 thralls. You can also spawn them in if you use the command console.
Your armor, weapons, tools, and workstations can be upgraded over time. Well, âupgradedâ is the wrong term to use, more like âreplaced with something made of better material.â Itâs kind of like in Minecraft, Terraria, and Ark where you start out with wood and make your way to iron (although thatâs not specifically what happens in Conan Exiles, itâs just a game play example). As you progress, youâll find different materials and be able to use them to craft better things.
There is also experience and levels. You also have traits you can unlock (similar to Arkâs engram system). However, you wonât have enough points to unlock everything, so itâs helpful to have others around whoâve learned different abilities. However, you can make a potion to reset these attributes.
There are a variety of points on the map you can discover. There is an achievement for discovering all of these, which I have completed, although this task is kind of difficult even with a map because there are (or were at the time) some bugs. However, there is at least one mod that remedies this and a command you can use to teleport to any of these areas. You can find different materials in different areas along with different creatures. Some places you may revisit, while others you may never visit or go back to. Youâll discover many of these just within your regular game play. There are a few different zones that are basically different biomes, such as the jungle, frozen area, volcano, and deep desert. These also contain different things like resources and creatures.
Since I mentioned a bug, itâs a good time to bring that topic into this discussion. There are (or were when I played) some bugs in the game (and I donât mean the large ones that you can kill lol). There are, however, some ways around these bugs. Development of the game seems to be on-going (at least the last time I checked) and you can report bugs or find them via Google, usually on the forums. As I said, thereâs also at least one mod that remedies a bug, but you might run into more and you can of course report them. I had an achievement I was trying to get where it says to âcripple an enemy.â I read that one way of giving this debuff was by shooting them in the legs, so I did and the enemies I shot were crippled. However, this is not the way the game wants you to accomplish this. It requires you use a power attack (instead of regular attack) with a certain weapon (sword, I think). Power attacks use more stamina, but they can add debuffs to your enemies.
As I mentioned development, there are actually two versions of the game that you can (or do) get. One of them is called a âtestlive clientâ in which the developers will add features or fix bugs and those that wish to test that fresh build of the game can do so. Otherwise, youâd have to wait until something is done with their testing phase for it to make it into the base game. This might be something some people are interested in as new features (and possibly bugs) come as soon as the developers have created something. They can report on bugs or give feedback to the developers, who will eventually publish these new things to the base game. Different games have something similar to this, but usually you have to subscribe to the beta.
A quick note, I did like the music in the game. Now, there are bosses and they can be difficult to tackle alone, but theyâre not impossible. They can give you new things. One boss grants you the ability to learn how to craft the armor it was wearing, for example. There are also kind of mini bosses in the world that are more difficult than their regular counterparts. Thereâs a white tiger, an elephant, a rhino, a giant spider, a giant snake and more. If you defeat these, they will drop a key. You then use this key to open up certain treasure chests in the world, which will give you a random Legendary level weapon (Iâm not sure if they give tools an armor, I donât think so). If you want to collect them all, you can wait for the creature to respawn, defeat it again, get another key, and open the chest again (after it kind of respawns). It is slightly annoying that what you get is random. I liked using one-handed swords, so I was looking for the Legendary one. I think I eventually got it (and the shield), but before that I got duplicates of everything else. This is a challenge to complete, but itâs quite satisfying when you figure out the right strategy to defeat the mini boss. One actually spawned in with a duplicate of itself (a bug). However, I was able to beat them both by circling around the area and attacking them while they were slightly above me. For the white tiger, I learned (other than having good armor and a good weapon) to block, attack, block, attack, and repeat that until it was dead. That thing is quick!
There are resources spread out all over the map, so it is wise to have multiple bases. Maybe you want to collect some yellow flowers for a potion, youâll want a base closer to them. Or maybe youâll looking for a level 3 or 4 thrall, youâll want to make a base closer to them and wipe them out until you find what youâre looking for or wait for them to respawn if you donât (they respawn rather quickly). There are some dungeons, not too huge, which contain different enemies (like skeletons) and bosses.
I think that pretty much covers it (from my memory). I think itâs a good game and I enjoyed playing it even though I stumbled upon a few bugs. If you donât want to pay full price for it, then put it on a wishlist and wait for it to go on sale, so you can get a better deal. Is it worth full price? Yeah, I guess so. I donât think I would have regretted paying full price and I easily could have, I just didnât feel like it.
Oh, Iâd also like to mention that there are some tricky areas, like the frozen area and volcano. Iâs really hot in the volcano, so you have to make sure youâre wearing the right kind of armor to keep from overheating. Thereâs a set you can also wear to reduce the amount of stamina you use while climbing (yes, this is similar to Breath of the Wild). Thereâs also an area where itâs freezing and, again, youâll want to wear appropriate armor. There are a few areas of water you can get into. One of which is a great place for finding gold.
Also, Iâd like to mention some of the higher tier resources. One of them is very difficult to get, because you have to wait for meteors to fall in the frozen biome. You then have to use explosives (or lots of fire) to break open the shell to reveal the material you need to mine. There are also a couple of forges in the frozen and volcano biomes youâll need to visit if you want to craft certain pieces of gear. Obviously, again, youâll want to go prepared to survive the temperature and creatures within.
Oh! Thereâs a new game called Conan Unconquered. I donât know much about it, but it seems to be a strategy game thatâs kind of (like or basically) a tower defense game where you have to defend your base from hordes of creatures. Iâm not sure if itâs something Iâll get into, but if I do, perhaps Iâll let you know eventually.
Anyway, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to ask or share them in the comments section below.
I'm not going to get every E3 Nintendo news bit so if you have something you thought was noteworthy, drop it in the comments. That said, Nintendo did drop some really interesting bits and I'm going to dance over the stuff I'm most excited about starting with...
The Link's Awakening HD Remake
So.... this looks incredible and if you haven't yet I seriously recommend you watch the embedded video of the Link's Awakening Treehouse gameplay footage above. The core gameplay looks just like what you'd expect and they've gone to pretty great lengths to keep the feel of the original Gameboy title intact. That said, Nintendo is brining quite a bit more to this remake than just the... Read All
I'm not going to get every E3 Nintendo news bit so if you have something you thought was noteworthy, drop it in the comments. That said, Nintendo did drop some really interesting bits and I'm going to dance over the stuff I'm most excited about starting with...
The Link's Awakening HD Remake
So.... this looks incredible and if you haven't yet I seriously recommend you watch the embedded video of the Link's Awakening Treehouse gameplay footage above. The core gameplay looks just like what you'd expect and they've gone to pretty great lengths to keep the feel of the original Gameboy title intact. That said, Nintendo is brining quite a bit more to this remake than just the core gameplay remade in that Link's Awakening is including a Zelda Dungeon Maker.
The core idea for the Zelda Dungeon maker is pretty simple, as you complete dungeons you unlock dungeon tiles that allow you to use them to build your own Dungeons. You can share these Dungeons with your friends and take turns challenging each other to who can do the dungeon the fastest.
I've thought for some time that a Zelda Maker in the same style as Mario Maker would be incredible and it seems Nintendo is testing the waters with Link's Awakening. I hope it's successful because getting a proper Zelda Maker would be incredible.
Link's Awakening is one of the best Zelda games and one of my favorite and because of that I pre-ordered the Dreamer Edition. It comes with the base game cart and artbook.
If you missed Mana on Gameboy, Super Nintendo and didn't download the fan translation ROM of Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3) you can pick up the digital download pack right now on the Nintendo eShop.
Bethesda is brining Elder Scrolls Blades to Switch... for free. I've played it on phone and it's fine but hopefully the Switch version makes use of the thumbsticks so it feels a bit more like a proper Elder Scrolls game.
Oh, and Final Fantasy VIII Remastered! This is my favorite Final Fantasy. This is the one Travis introduced me to and got me hooked on the series. Luckily, I have this on Steam, I don't know that the two versions are different, just glad it's remastered/HD.
Yeah I feel like the biggest thing out of the Nintendo Direct was the BotW sequel announcement. Even if itâs not a huge reveal and we still know nothing about it.
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member
wrote on 06/13/2019 at 06:45pm
Limited Run Games once again stole E3 (imho) with an excellent showcase. For their 2nd Annual E3 showcase they showed off around 50 games being released, physically, in the upcoming months. Personally I am excited for all the LucasArts Games (mostly released on their original platforms) and Blaster Master Zero. This is going to be an exciting year for LRG!
Limited Run Games once again stole E3 (imho) with an excellent showcase. For their 2nd Annual E3 showcase they showed off around 50 games being released, physically, in the upcoming months. Personally I am excited for all the LucasArts Games (mostly released on their original platforms) and Blaster Master Zero. This is going to be an exciting year for LRG!
I guess I'm missing the point for some of these. Sticking with Jon's Episode I Racer example, getting that on the Switch or other modern platforms would get more people playing it. I know it's coming to PC too, but presumably that's the PC version that released back in the day and is different from the N64 version.
But for me the larger issue is, it's not like it's hard to find Episode I Racer used for N64, and wouldn't it be cooler to have the original than a repro? Buy a couple copies just in case one breaks and you're probably out less money than this will cost.
Margnially, I should say. With the exception of much better graphics and more cutscenes on the PC version, the N64 version. has some cheats and lets you use two controllers, one for each engine, kinda like how the arcade version worked.
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/12/2019 at 04:36pm
To me, it depends on what collectibles are packaged with it. If there are some cool extras in a CE, some of these titles I already have will be worth picking up again. Also, don't underestimate the power of "new". That being said, these are probably aimed more at the fans/collectors of the games, rather than the general gamer.
I had planned to roll this into my Square Enix roundup post but I'm way under the weather today so that may be later and I wanted to get it out there.
The Final Fantasy VII Remake will be with us on March 3, 2020, exclusively on PS4.
We are sure to get more at the Square Enix presentation, but a trailer was shown at Square Enix's recent Final Fantasy concert.
This looks shiny, and I can't wait. This has been on my radar since rumors started years ago. You may remember, in our predictions for 2019 episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio, I jokingly predicted that we would learn nothing about the remake this year, hoping that reverse psychology would take hold and they'd give us... Read All
I had planned to roll this into my Square Enix roundup post but I'm way under the weather today so that may be later and I wanted to get it out there.
The Final Fantasy VII Remake will be with us on March 3, 2020, exclusively on PS4.
We are sure to get more at the Square Enix presentation, but a trailer was shown at Square Enix's recent Final Fantasy concert.
This looks shiny, and I can't wait. This has been on my radar since rumors started years ago. You may remember, in our predictions for 2019 episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio, I jokingly predicted that we would learn nothing about the remake this year, hoping that reverse psychology would take hold and they'd give us some details. And so they have!
There are a few dozen amazing reasons to own a PS4, and this may be another one. I'm tempering my expectations for now, but I'm excited to learn more.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/11/2019 at 06:26am
I'm not sure how I feel about it, I guess I'd have to play it to find out, but it's a PS exclusive, so not within my radar.
If I owned a PS4, I would preorder the crap out of this! I loved FF7 back in the day, and tried playing the PC release that came out a few years ago, but just couldn't get back into it, as it *really* shows it's age. But this looks amazing and I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I had the means to play :)
If you've been on this site much, you know we love Terraria, and that we've been waiting for the next update for quite some time. Well, we only have a little longer to wait, as Terraria will receive the Journey's End update this year. It will naturally be free, as all updates have been.
The name "Journey's End" certainly sounds final, and that's what Re Logic has in mind. This will be the last major update to the game, with only bug fixes, balancing, small things like that. What had been teased as 1.3.6 has become 1.4 because of the massive changes they've added.
Shortly after this was shown at E3, the official forums got the news in full, with all the changes coming,... Read All
If you've been on this site much, you know we love Terraria, and that we've been waiting for the next update for quite some time. Well, we only have a little longer to wait, as Terraria will receive the Journey's End update this year. It will naturally be free, as all updates have been.
The name "Journey's End" certainly sounds final, and that's what Re Logic has in mind. This will be the last major update to the game, with only bug fixes, balancing, small things like that. What had been teased as 1.3.6 has become 1.4 because of the massive changes they've added.
Shortly after this was shown at E3, the official forums got the news in full, with all the changes coming, including:
Terraria: Journeyâs End includes a full re-visit to all elements of Terraria. Over time, some things may have felt left behind or made obsolete by newer content. No more! Old things made new and new elements added to flesh out the overall experience â think you know all there is to know about Terraria? Think again!
Terraria: Journeyâs End will include over 800 new items for players to find or craft!
Terraria: Journeyâs End adds new foes to defeat and challenges to overcome as you seek fortune and glory.
Terraria: Journeyâs End will see a full revamp of world generation â including overall improvements and a handful of new mini-biomes to explore.
Quality of Life improvements abound in Terraria: Journeyâs End! From Block Swap to the Void Vault, these will ensure that the player spends more time doing what they enjoy most â and having more fun at the same time.
Terraria: Journeyâs End will see the addition of an in-game Bestiary. As players defeat higher numbers of any given foe, they will learn more about them â from key statistics to even what each foe can drop as loot!
Terraria: Journeyâs End will bring the hallowed game of Golf to Terraria. Golf? Thatâs right, Golf. Trust us, it is insanely fun â so get your golf skills up to par now!
Terraria: Journeyâs End will add an all new difficulty mode. Beyond the existing Expert Mode, this is intended to be a true challenge for the most experienced and skilled Terrarians â a true gauntlet for the best of the best. Will your gaming skills and creativity be up to the task?
Terraria: Journey's End adds in all new and enhanced weather effects.
I cannot wait to get my hands on this. While I'm sad that this will be the last major update, at the same time it's cool to have this capstone to kinda tie things up. Even if we never get a Terraria 2, this has been a hell of a ride.
I'm absolutely sure that shortly after this drops, we'll have a new Cheerful Ghost server to play on, so stay tuned for that!
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/12/2019 at 04:54am
Trailer breakdown w/ Chippy Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StRvxSf_sMw Watch this one if you're interested in him pointing out some new things you might not have noticed. Don't watch if you don't want any spoilers at all and want to discover everything new by yourself when it arrives. I don't believe every new thing was revealed even in the trailer. *Also don't continue reading as my comments "may" contain spoilers!*
I'm not sure how I feel about some things. They didn't mention the Razor Chroma support that my favorite spoiler contained (which is one of the main reasons I bought this awesome keyboard). Golf? I don't know, maybe after trying it out, I'll like it. Kites? I'm not sure what the point is. New stuff? Heck yeah bring it on! Master Mode? Well I think Expert Mode is hard enough, especially solo, so I'm not sure if I'll ever make it there. Maybe we'll do it on a Cheerful Ghost server. I like the void vault. Travis can tell you from experience, I usually keep a full inventory and often have to warp back home to drop some off, this should be really helpful. New music? Sounds good. Weather? That looks cool, too! I think it makes the game more "alive" or realistic. Otherwise, I'm not sure. Ducks and new summons I'm all for, too. I did read on the announcement page that it should arrive (or "drop" as you guys like to say) "prior to the end of the year." We'll see how that goes. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets delayed, although right now I'm ok with waiting (however I might grow impatient as time moves on and I run out of games I want to play lol).
It's been spoiled for over a year now, it seemed like it was never coming. However, it makes sense now knowing it's the fourth and (apparently or seemingly likely) last update for the game (aside from some minor updates like bug fixes. If it is the final one, I hope they move on to Terraria 2, I'm interested in seeing more Terraria in the future.
What do you guys think about this update? What do you think may lie in store for Terraria's future or is this the end of official (unmodded) Terraria content?
Travis Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/12/2019 at 01:27pm
> is this the end of official (unmodded) Terraria content?
Well, they have said as much. This is the end of their big updates, anything that comes after would be wrapping things up. That said, we heard the same thing about 1.1 back in the day and we definitely got more. Those were incredibly different circumstances, however.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 11/23/2019 at 03:42am
Yeah, that seems like a useful thing to do to push the launch back. Glad they are in a position to do that.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 11/23/2019 at 10:00pm
I think I've come to the realization that game release delays are actually good for the game overall. I guess I've gotten more patient with game releases. It's still nice that Re-Logic explained why it's getting delayed. It just makes sense, a delay gives developers more time to perfect the game, perhaps reducing bugs or issues and even adding extra content. So, overall, it's good for the game. I also think my disappointment in some games that I was eagerly awaiting too impatiently kind of gave me a bit of perspective. I don't want to get over hyped for something that might disappoint. Although, I'm sure Terraria's update won't disappoint, but I think it's still good to be patient. In the mean time, I can focus on other games while I wait.
> In the mean time, I can focus on other games while I wait.
Agreed. I think we're in a better place in regard to video game options right now. Frankly there are too many games to play and a game shifting a few months on the delivery date isn't as big of a deal as it was. I think most gamers are coming to think about things in similarly in regard to dates but there is a vocal minority that doesn't take date change very well.
Travis Admin Post Author
wrote on 11/26/2019 at 03:38am
Damn. Well, good that they want to get it right. I'd rather it be done well than on time.
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Bethesda kicked off their presentation with Todd acknowledging the missteps Fallout 76 had at launch, but praising the community for helping fix things. And it's true. It was a mess back in November, but it's fantastic now. Not perfect, there's still plenty to do, but we got some sneak peeks at what's to come among the announcements. Here's what's coming over the next year for Bethesda:
Fallout 76 is, as mentioned above, getting some big updates. The Nuclear Winter update coming this summer brings a battle royale mode to the game, which... is odd. But OK. I will play it to get any items that I really want, and then ignore it but if people want it, it's cool that it's... Read All
Bethesda kicked off their presentation with Todd acknowledging the missteps Fallout 76 had at launch, but praising the community for helping fix things. And it's true. It was a mess back in November, but it's fantastic now. Not perfect, there's still plenty to do, but we got some sneak peeks at what's to come among the announcements. Here's what's coming over the next year for Bethesda:
Fallout 76 is, as mentioned above, getting some big updates. The Nuclear Winter update coming this summer brings a battle royale mode to the game, which... is odd. But OK. I will play it to get any items that I really want, and then ignore it but if people want it, it's cool that it's there. Based on the players I've interacted with, though, I'm not sure how popular it will be.
In addition, the Wastelanders update coming this fall brings humans back to the region after the scorched plague drove them off (or killed them, or turned them into weird sentient zombies. But not the cool non-feral ghouls). It will also bring a new quest line with factions and game altering decisions. THIS is the one that is most interesting to me.
Finally, tomorrow begins a week-long free trial, so get your Bethesda launchers ready folks (I'm panickedthumb there, by the way)
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a new expansion, Elsweyr, that takes you to the Khajit homeland and there are some dragons to fight.
The Elder Scrolls Legends is getting an Elsewyr card set to go along with the Online expansion
Ghostwire Tokyo is the next game from the makers of The Evil Within, and it looks like either The Leftovers or the Thanos Snap in Tokyo, with some seriously creepy vibes. I want to see more about this, I have no idea what kind of game it is, but I'm intrigued.
If you told me 3 hours ago that I'd be typing the following sentence I'd have said you're crazy: We're getting an online, free-to-play, cartoon-styled Commander Keen game. Yeah, what a time to be alive! I'll definitely check this out but much like the above, I don't really know what kind of game this is.
Arkane is bringing us Deathloop, a game where two people are re-living the same time loop. One person wants to keep the loop alive, one wants to break it. Trouble ensues.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood looks suitably amazing. If you've played the recent Wolfenstein games this will look very familiar but now you can play co-op. It's more Wolfenstein, and therefore it's awesome
Rage 2 is getting frequent small updates, including some new vehicles and a mech suit soon, and the new expansion is coming later this summer.
Orion is Bethesda's new streaming tech that can be included in any game, and increase streaming performance by reducing the required bandwidth to stream. As a dev I *really* want to know how they're pulling this off.
Doom Eternal looks amazing. So amazing. The same insanity from Doom, but with far more veritcality and a focus on world traversal. You have a grappling hook for one, but there are also other platforming elements added. The end result is something that's even more fast paced, and the twitch shooting is ramped up significantly with so many more interesting ways to take out an enemy. This one launches November 22.
As a lover of Fallout 76, the Wastelander update is a big draw for me, but my hat tip has to go to Doom Eternal for this presentation. I NEED IT NOW.
Day 1 was a blast, and I'll be back tomorrow with more updates.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/10/2019 at 05:33am
Microsoft brought their A game to E3 this year. Their focus is definitely on games, games, and more games, mostly third-party, but they're doing a damn fine job of selling Xbox as the way to go. I'm not going to get into everything because there was a lot, but here are some highlights.
Xbox Game Pass for Windows is a new service that costs $9.99 a month and gets you access to 100+ games on Windows, much like their Xbox Game Pass for consoles, and EA's similar offering for Origin. If you have an Xbox One as well, you can get both game passes and Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 a month.
Xbox Scarlett (probably a codename) is the next Xbox console, coming April 2020. They... Read All
Microsoft brought their A game to E3 this year. Their focus is definitely on games, games, and more games, mostly third-party, but they're doing a damn fine job of selling Xbox as the way to go. I'm not going to get into everything because there was a lot, but here are some highlights.
Xbox Game Pass for Windows is a new service that costs $9.99 a month and gets you access to 100+ games on Windows, much like their Xbox Game Pass for consoles, and EA's similar offering for Origin. If you have an Xbox One as well, you can get both game passes and Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 a month.
Xbox Scarlett (probably a codename) is the next Xbox console, coming April 2020. They claim significantly increased performance with 8k resolution and 120fps in some games. They're also putting a focus on load times, and making cloud gaming a priority. They mentioned playing four generations of games on it, so it seems like their backwards compatibility is still going strong.
Speaking of streaming, Project xCloud is coming this October and will let you stream games from your console at home to nearly any device, anywhere in the world, for free.
Halo Infinite will be a Scarlett launch title and it looks gorgeous, but we didn't really see any gameplay.
Borderlands 3 got a new trailer and it looks as amazing as ever. In addition, the new Borderlands 2 DLC rumors were confirmed, and you can play it right now. After the show, IGN sat down with some folks from Gearbox for a gameplay demo of Maze the gunner, on one of the many varied planets you can visit. You can check out that gameplay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWtFYMeBGjI
Cyberpunk 2077 is now my most anticipated game for the next year, and it's not even because Keanu Reeves is in it. This game has serious depth; even the clothes you wear can affect how the world treats you.
Gears of War 5 is coming out September 10, and has a new interesting multiplayer co-op mode where you have to kill everything and GTFO fast.
Minecraft Dungeons is coming next Spring. Imagine Minecraft aesthetic with Diablo-style gameplay. It sounds odd but it looks very interesting. They're focusing on accessibility but will have depth to keep people of all skill levels happy.
Doublefine has been acquired by Microsoft Game Studios, and we got a new trailer for Psychonauts 2.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/10/2019 at 05:51am
I thought I saw somewhere on YouTube that Minecraft Dungeons will be free-to-play. Is this correct? Did they mention that or how much it will cost?
EA isn't really at E3, but that didn't stop them from doing their own presentation the day before E3 kicked off. It's a massive three-hour show that you can watch above, but here are some highlights:
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order by Respawn is the first single-player Star Wars game since the Lucasfilm sale went through, and it looks like a doozy. Stig Asmussen, who worked on God of War 1 - 3, and was the director of God of War 3, is directing Jedi Fallen Order, and it shows. A lot of the world traversal feels like some of the stuff we saw in the old God of War games. The combat looks very Star Warsy, lots of strategic force use, plenty of lightsaber combat. I really... Read All
EA isn't really at E3, but that didn't stop them from doing their own presentation the day before E3 kicked off. It's a massive three-hour show that you can watch above, but here are some highlights:
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order by Respawn is the first single-player Star Wars game since the Lucasfilm sale went through, and it looks like a doozy. Stig Asmussen, who worked on God of War 1 - 3, and was the director of God of War 3, is directing Jedi Fallen Order, and it shows. A lot of the world traversal feels like some of the stuff we saw in the old God of War games. The combat looks very Star Warsy, lots of strategic force use, plenty of lightsaber combat. I really like what I've seen here and can't wait to get my hands on it
Apex Legends is getting a new playable character, a new gun, and a dragon that will appear in season 2
Battlefield V is getting private servers, new multiplayer maps, and will be returning to the Pacific Theater
FIFA 2020 is getting a new mode that feels like the old FIFA Street games, and this mode is being targeted as a new player orientation since you have fewer players to handle. The 11v11 mode has gotten some heavy tweaking as well, and they really get into the weeds with details on that. As a soccer fan I've tried FIFA games before and felt a little overwhelmed, this may be my path into actually playing a licensed sports game.
Anthem hasn't been very well received, and the devs feel that. Their segment in the presentation was mostly reassurances that they are working to fix things.
The Sims 4 is getting a new expansion, Island Living, which gives players some fun in the sun as well as some thematic hazards like volcanoes. A few Sims games are getting some new outfits to celebrate Pride Month
For me the standout has to be Jedi Fallen Order, and it was definitely the setpiece for the stream. As I said up top I'm really looking forward to it, and I'm glad to see EA *finally* doing some single-player stuff with their Star Wars contract.
Edited: The DLC is now out, and free until July 8! Iâve updated the post with the trailer. Enjoy going back to Pandora!
From the âWorst-kept Secretsâ department, news emerged today that Borderlands 2 is getting new DLC to bridge the gap between Borderlands 2 and 3.
I say emerged, but in reality a Steam store page popped up for it and was quickly taken down. Itâs likely that this was meant to be an E3 surprise but someone published that page too soon.
However, rumors have been circulating about this for a few weeks now. I normally hesitate to post about anything non-confirmed but this is about as close as you can get.
It looks like this DLC will drop on June 9 for the... Read AllEdited: The DLC is now out, and free until July 8! Iâve updated the post with the trailer. Enjoy going back to Pandora!
From the âWorst-kept Secretsâ department, news emerged today that Borderlands 2 is getting new DLC to bridge the gap between Borderlands 2 and 3.
I say emerged, but in reality a Steam store page popped up for it and was quickly taken down. Itâs likely that this was meant to be an E3 surprise but someone published that page too soon.
However, rumors have been circulating about this for a few weeks now. I normally hesitate to post about anything non-confirmed but this is about as close as you can get.
It looks like this DLC will drop on June 9 for the low cost of $0.00 but that could change. And let me stress that this still could be some bizarre mistake, but people grabbed the screenshots from the store page and they donât appear to be from any previous content, and SteamDB scraped the info before it was taken down. So we do know for sure that it was published. Again, itâs all but confirmed.
The description, before it was taken down, was as follows:
Return to the award winning shooter-looter for a new adventure that sets the stage for the upcoming Borderlands 3. Sanctuary is under siege, the Vault's map has been stolen and a toxic gas is poisoning Pandora. Fight new bosses, explore new zones, get new loot (including an entirely new tier beyond Legendary) and join up with Lilith and the Crimson Raiders to take on a deranged villain hell-bent on ruling the planet
Returning players can pursue an increased level cap of 80, while newcomers can automatically boost to level 30 and dive straight into the action.
I may be most interested in that level 30 boost to try out some different characters quickly. How about you? Excited to return to Pandora a little earlier than planned?
If you donât have the game but you have PlayStation Plus, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is free this month, is on sale for $6 on Steam right now, and $9 on Xbox One. These are probably strategic moves to get the game in peopleâs hands when this DLC was near and drum up hype for Borderlands 3, and itâs a damn good plan.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/14/2019 at 11:11pm
Hey guys! Be sure to check Steam and see if you have the Handsome Collection. If not, you might want to grab it while it's 95% off. I apparently didn't have all of the content, but I just bought the content I was missing for just less than $2!
Funny video and it does sound like Claptrap! Hopefully they paid them.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 07/02/2019 at 10:51pm
Yeah, when I watched this, at first, I wondered how the new voice actor would sound and you both are right, it does sound like Claptrap. :) Glad to share an enjoyable video.
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I got the special edition with the Ammonomicon. Have yet to play it, but the book is worth the price.
What platform?
PS4
I added it to my Epic Store library today. I found this news earlier on YouTube. I'm interested in knowing what others think about it. I haven't played it yet.