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Author: Karen M. Menke
When I started playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s closed beta for Gamexta’s guide, long before it was released on Apple Arcade in 2023, I had a great time. It was enjoyable and soothing to be able to make my own miniature Sanrio figure and to run around a tropical island gathering trinkets to give to my new animal companions. But as time went on, my desire to finish all of my missions, locate companions I had lost, and open up new areas began to wane. After a while, it seemed like a nuisance to log in, keep sending gifts to…
The idea of a multiverse frequently appears to fit video games quite easily. For instance, Bioshock Infinite and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart have made good use of them to expand their narrative possibilities. However, Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 has joined the multiverse trend with varying degrees of success. Although its plot seems to drag on for hours at a time, it makes up for that momentum with some of the best character development series ever seen. Additionally, Daybreak 2 significantly enhances its hybrid action/turn-based combat, making it more captivating than before. Even if Outcome has pacing…
I had complained on some days that I would never be able to relive the emotions I experienced when I first played Skyrim. Subsequently, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 swept me off my feet at full sprint on a powerful horse. Equipped with superb, skill-focused melee fighting and an exciting, action-packed medieval story worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster, it is a hybrid of a sequel and a coronation, bringing many of the original concepts to life in a similar way to how Greedfall did for Spider-Man or The Witcher 3 did for CD Projekt Red. Naturally, any game of this size…
While some of AMD’s new products receive little more than a mention, most receive a full launch ceremony with significant pomp. The Ryzen 5 7400F, which unexpectedly appeared in AMD’s product lineup, exemplifies the latter. As the slowest Ryzen 7000 processor in the group, this member of AMD’s Zen 4 lineup is unlikely to become one of the finest, but there is one feature that might make it a compelling choice. While AMD’s website showcases the Ryzen 5 7400F in all its splendor, its release date is still unknown, making it somewhat of a mystery. But we do know its…
Some of my favorite games are the result of combining two ideas that don’t seem to go together. After all, where would we be if someone hadn’t been insane enough to combine automobiles and soccer to create Rocket League, first-person shooters with loot-heavy RPGs to produce Borderlands, or deck builders and roguelikes to make Slay the Spire (or Dream Quest before it)? Similar to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Aloft attempts to combine the calming elements of a cozy game with the often uncozy mechanics of a survival crafting game set in a floating archipelago. In certain aspects, such…
I apologize to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Not only is this the third time Nintendo has sold us a version of this 2010 Wii platformer, but it’s also the third time Donkey Kong has been re-released on the Switch, despite not receiving a brand-new adventure in the past ten years. I laughed incredulously when it was first announced. This remaster’s reveal felt like the wrong game at the wrong time, but it only took a few minutes of running across a decently spruced-up Donkey Kong Island to realize Returns is still one of the best 2D platformers Nintendo has…
Experience with Roblox Tower Defense With upgrade 4, often known as the World Collision upgrade, Anime Reborn is roaring toward 2025 with new content, bug patches, and more. The most recent significant content release for Anime Reborn since its April 2024 premiere is this fourth upgrade. As the Christmas event comes to an end, its main goal is to provide fans with new toys to play with, such as a new map, event, and location. New crates, units, evolutions, and a longer combat pass timer are also included. More is teased by the developers behind the anime-themed tower defense game…
Fans of Marvel Rivals just spent their first weekend with the new playable characters Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic, but Reed Richards is not being taken as seriously by some as other heroes. One of Marvel rivals’ first post-launch characters, Stretchy Scientist made his appearance with the premiere of Season 1 on Friday, January 10, bringing his elastic abilities to the battlefield. In addition to allowing him to enlarge his physique and adopt a more tank-like role, his Duelist abilities enable him to launch long swings at one or many adversaries at once. Most people can not get past how…
Fans were irritated when Eidos-Montréal’s beloved Deux Ex prequel trilogy ended on a cliffhanger with Mankind Divided. They are now fully aware of what they lost out on. Human Revolution and Mankind Divided author Mark Cecere talked about where protagonist Adam Jensen’s tale would have gone in the third game if it had not been canceled on an episode of the From Script to Life podcast. Instead of eliminating the Illuminati as a whole, the authors intended for Jensen to eliminate one member, which would have turned “Bob Page into Bob Page.” Ion Storm’s highly influential 2000 cyberpunk adventure, Deus…
In the upcoming roguelike prequel to Hyper Light Drifter, Hyper Light Breaker, you must venture into the Overgrowth by yourself or with a companion to destroy the Abyss King and bring peace back. We are sharing two brand-new, exclusive gameplay videos with you today. They are both boss fights. In the first, which you can see above, you take against Dro, who the Heart Machine makers have called “an angry wolven warrior.” You can view the second one below, which features Exus, who Heart Machine refers to be a “fierce gladiator.” On Tuesday, January 14, Hyper Light Breaker will be…