Here I was at the start of my journey and I had already witnessed a level of reactiveness which felt impressive and real. And yet, catching some dude ogling my Zoi–a phrase with a gross mouthfeel that I hope I never have to write again–was one of the highlights of my time actually playing InZoi. Whereas the world is filled with cozy games, life sims, and plenty of other titles that reside somewhere between the two, extremely few play quite like The Sims. It goes without saying that Maxis created something extremely special back in something so creative, charming, innovative, and intricately designed that seemingly no other game studio has even attempted to put an end to its quarter-century long reign over the life-sim genre. There is no denying that the franchise’s reputation has taken some hits over the years, primarily due to its perceived stagnation and parent company EA’s predatory monetization tactics. As this discontent has grown, so too has the number of people looking for a viable competitor.
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Instead, I decided to spare his life for a new lead and extra goodies… then I killed him anyway so I could double-dip on rewards from the original quest-giver. Later, I performed a triple cross by revealing the murder to somebody I’d been begged to hide it from for yet more benefits. “It’s up to you” is the philosophy at the heart of Atomfall. Once you exit the bunker, leaving a grateful/dead scientist behind you (but not a Grateful Dead scientist), you have no guidance on what to do next. No on-screen text providing instruction, no waypoint telling you where to go, and no NPC imploring you to follow them.
These sites are known for their honest and detailed reviews. Among Us lives up to the hype created by its delayed explosion in popularity, for the most part. It’s a style of intense, refreshing multiplayer experience that simply didn’t catch on digitally before recently. Its well-earned following speaks to just how enticing murdering and deceiving your friends can be, as well as Innersloth’s endearing art, approachability, and clever minigame design. I don’t have any sus that this will be the last game of its breed to make a splash, since we’re already seeing its influence on even mega-games like Fortnite. But it’s the breakout hit for the genre, and it’s a great first impression.
Noteworthy features include a fully customizable Settings menu, multiple gameplay configurations, a Building Editor connecting to Steam Workshop, and a link to the official Discord server on the splash screen. Capcom’s venerable Resident Evil series has been progressively producing remakes of its classic library, but none of them held the expectations and weight of Resident Evil 4. It’s long been regarded as one of the best survival-horror games of all time, and a trendsetter for the action-focused style of the genre.
That lets you experience the thrill of overcoming new obstacles all over again, with a wide array of new weapons to master. Cyberpunk 2077 had a divisive launch that by all accounts failed to live up to the lofty expectations placed on it. But CD Projekt Red didn’t abandon the game, instead issuing a steady stream of updates culminating in September 2023’s massive 2.0 update that overhauls many major systems, while also integrating the new Phantom Liberty DLC.
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It’s a great way to make an otherwise rare item just a little bit less rare. Still, by far the most satisfying thing to craft in Atomfall was my own fate. While I managed to keep several of the main factions onside right up to the story’s climax, in the end I was forced to make a decision that had a satisfying outcome for my character but severe consequences for others I had taken as allies. From what I can work out there must be at least five different potential outcomes to arrive at, and from what I’ve seen so far I’m invested enough that I plan to revisit an earlier save point to try and unlock them all. That should involve visiting a number of different areas I neglected to explore during my initial playthrough, including the lower reaches of a shuttered medical facility that’s glowing a fairly sinister shade of blue and is just begging to be investigated. December 4, 2023 • 2023 broke video game industry records, both in the quantity and quality of acclaimed, financially successful games.
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November 15, 2023 • Nintendo puts a new coat of paint on an old classic, tweaking its Final Fantasy-style combat just enough to succeed for a modern audience. December 14, 2023 • Meta Quest fans have been asking for an exclusive longform, big-budget game for years. Asgard’s Wrath 2 delivers with diverse gameplay and a divine cast. January 24, 2024 • Final Fantasy 7 is more than an iconic PlayStation game.
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Atomfall is a gripping survival-action adventure that takes some of the best elements of Fallout and Elden Ring, and synthesises them into its own fresh mutation. It presents a picturesque chunk of English countryside littered with alluring structures to pique and reward your curiosity, eccentric locals to meet, and absorbing mysteries to unravel, and uses classic iconography from British sci-fi and horror to consistently unsettling effect. In spite of some enemy behaviours that are occasionally less stable than a reactor in meltdown, Atomfall is a compelling, post-apocalyptic survival story that satisfyingly bends to your choices and discoveries no matter which direction you take. I enjoyed consistently sniping from the shadows, although it must be said that Atomfall’s stealth system doesn’t feel quite as adaptable as that of developer Rebellion’s own Sniper Elite series. Nor can you craft a smoke bomb to mask your escape from an area, as far as I can tell – although admittedly I can’t be completely sure about that. Given how much Atomfall loves to tuck secrets into almost every dark corner of its world, there’s every chance that there’s a smoke bomb recipe clenched in a corpse’s hand at the bottom of a mineshaft somewhere that I haven’t stumbled upon yet after over a dozen hours.