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Nobunaga’s Ambition celebrates 40th anniversary with new western release in July
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Pineapple On Pizza asks an important question: can a video game convey flavour?
Pineapple On Pizza, this time asking the profound question: can video games convey such a complex flavour? It’s out now, it’s Wildfrost review: cute, compelling, and chaotic card battling
Wildfrost is excellent at creating moments of triumph. Early on in my playthrough while I was still getting to grips with the game, I came face-to-face with a boss who got stronger when hit. Its card art had become bigger, juicier, more tauntingly malevolent, and easily could have taken out any of my team with a single hit. Thankfully, three of my team members were due to act one turn before it. The first chipped away a little of its health (its job was mostly healing) but the next doubled a stacked debuff that I had set up and turned the goliath into a giant bomb, and the effect of my two cards combined was just enough to trigger it. BOOM! My backline leader didn’t even need to lift a single finger.
Playing with turn order and setting up synergies is a key part of how Wildfrost plays as a roguelike deck builder. Each individual card on the stage is part of a counter system, with both delaying and advancing them on the playing field being strategic choices. Some actions are free, like moving your cards around the stage or withdrawing them for healing, but playing cards out of your hand or shuffling your deck will pass the turn.
Ten years on, Owlboy developers are remastering their first shoot-em-up
Owlboy developers D-Pad Studio are swooping back in time to revisit their very first game, Savant – Ascent, originally released ten years ago. Savant – Ascent Anniversary Edition is remastering the shoot-em-up platformer in which you control Savant – avatar of Norwegian music producer Aleksander Vinter – with new stages, bosses, powerups, and a revamped soundtrack by Vinter himself. The remaster will launch on PC and other platforms later this summer.
Wintry deckbuilder Wildfrost gets release date of April 12th
Wildfrost is coming to PC soon, on April 12th. One of the standout games we played at last year’s EGX, this roguelike deckbuilder has a healthy dose of Slay The Spire about it as you venture out to defrost an eternal winter, battle baddies, and expand your card collection with elemental items stronger, cuter companions and elemental items.
RPG classic Live A Live hops to PC on April 27th
Octopath Traveler have likely had their eye on Live A Live for some time now. Last year, it came to the Nintendo Switch as an exclusive remake of the 1994 RPG. Bu that exclusivity period has been brought to a surprising end as Square Enix have announced Live A Live is hitting PC and PlayStation consoles on April 27th. A demo is available now for PS owners and later today for those on Steam, if you want a preview of the first three stories from the time and genre-hopping adventure.
A trio of Corsair peripherals are 50% off at their US store
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This £150 Samsung gaming monitor is crazy-good for the money
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What’s better: time loops, or resuming interrupted reloads?
ground pound attacks are better than reloads dumping unspent ammo. 60% against 40%, that one, which is a satisfying outcome. Chunky disagreement but a clear outcome. This week, I ask you to think carefully about two quite different cycles, one repeating and one resuming. What’s better: time loops, or resuming interrupted reloads?
Razer’s Naga Trinity, your favourite MMO mouse, is down to £45 (from £100)
the last time we did some Reader’s Choice polls, so I thought you might like to know that this popular rodent is more than half-off on Amazon at present as part of the firm’s Spring Sale. That makes it a great time to pick up a mouse that’s like three models in one…