It really feels like game design voodoo how well Persona 5 Strikers has translated the ideas of the original game to totally new systems. Persona fusion, for instance, works mostly the same way, just with fewer Persona and combinations available. Social Links and stats have been replaced with a universal Bond meter that lets you unlock incredibly useful passive bonuses. Of course, without Social Links, we need a new way to level our fused Personas, which is why we now have Persona Points primarily gained through masks dropped by enemies. Again, this is basically a condensed version of the systems in Persona 5, and while it's not as involved, everything flows together very well. … [Read more...] about Persona 5 Strikers feels like a sequel from another universe and I’m so glad it’s part of ours
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Elite Dangerous: Odyssey’s settlements won’t sit around waiting to be bombed
Speaking in a Q&A over on Reddit, developer Frontier has gone into detail on the planetside settlements we'll be exploring when Odyssey touches down later this Spring. From the get, it sounds like these interstellar hamlets will be no pushover—scuppering one question-asker's plans to rock up with an Orca full of mines. … [Read more...] about Elite Dangerous: Odyssey’s settlements won’t sit around waiting to be bombed
Weirdest spin-offs in video game history
For fans of the Tiberium Wars series, Renegade is a real treat because it gives an up-close-and-personal view of the action, a perspective never-before-seen in a Command and Conquer game. It blended some of its RTS roots in with the FPS action, such as letting you spend resources to requisition better weapons and vehicles - sort of like Battlefield with resource management. The game was so beloved, in fact, that just last year a group of superfans released Renegade X, which updates Renegade's designs with Unreal Engine 3. … [Read more...] about Weirdest spin-offs in video game history
The 15 most bizarre crossovers in gaming
When worlds collide!But then there are those crossovers that come completely out of left field the kind you could never see coming, and they may not make logical sense, but youre glad they exist regardless. Weve put together a list of the 15 most bizarre crossovers from gamings history the games that nobody would believe existed if you went back in time and foretold of them. Were excluding guest cameos and secret characters (though that list is in the works!) these games give the involved parties equal attention. Weve also included a handy formula, so you can deduce how each crossover, no matter how unusual, was envisioned. … [Read more...] about The 15 most bizarre crossovers in gaming
BioWare defends Mass Effect 3 ending, welcomes feedback for DLC
"I didn't want the game to be forgettable. Even right down to the sort of polarizing reaction that the ends have had with people - debating what the endings mean and what's going to happen next, and what situation are the characters left in," he explained in an interview to Digital Trends, adding, "That to me is part of what's exciting about this story. There has always been a little bit of mystery there and a little bit of interpretation, and it's a story that people can talk about after the fact." … [Read more...] about BioWare defends Mass Effect 3 ending, welcomes feedback for DLC