Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Review – Pure Dynamite
This review has been updated to include the experience of playing DIsco Elysium: The Final Cut. The additional review text that addresses the new version of the game is included at the bottom of the review as its own section.
Memories can be painful. Recalling them can result in feelings of regret, anger, shame, embarrassment, and worse. Much, much worse. In Disco Elysium, a mesmerising, hilarious and at times harrowing narrative-heavy RPG, recollecting a memory can prove fatal. For an amnesiac, alcoholic cop struggling with a new murder case with elusive details, and the world's worst hangover, remembering the person he was offers a path to redemption for the person he might become. After all, memories that don't kill you make you stronger.
Disco Elysium presents as an RPG in the mold of Baldur's Gate or Divinity: Original Sin. Indeed, it opens with a nod to Planescape Torment with a semi-naked figure lying on a cold, hard slab before slowly rising to his feet--only the slab isn't in a mortuary, it's in a cheap motel room, and the figure wasn't recently dead, he's just still drunk. Very, very drunk. It proceeds with the traditional top-down view of the world, your party members traversing beautiful, hand-painted 2D environments, pausing to inspect objects and talk to people. There are quests to initiate, experience to gain, levels to up, dialogue trees to climb, and skill checks to fail. Yet in all kinds of other ways--thematically and mechanically--Disco Elysium is very unlike other RPGs.
Continue Reading at GameSpotAvengers: Endgame Writer Admits They Were Aware of Plot Hole Regarding Captain America Using Mjolnir
Avengers: Endgame co-writer Christopher Markus has shed some light on a plot hole from the film regarding Captain America using Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir.
While Cap finally lifting up the iconic hammer was a crowd-pleasing moment, some fans called into question exactly how Cap used it to call down the lightning on Thanos. As we learned in Thor: Ragnarok, the hammer is merely a conduit for Thor’s true power.
“Are you Thor, the God of Hammers? That hammer was to help you control your power, to focus it. It was never your source of strength,” we heard Odin explain to his son.
So if the lightning comes from Thor’s godhood, not the hammer itself, how did Cap summon it? Turns out there’s no good explanation.
BioWare Hints at Dragon Age 4 Tease in December
In a tweet posted Sunday, BioWare hinted at a possible Dragon Age 4 tease for later in December.
“Today marks 10 years of Dragon Age!” BioWare tweeted. “This year we’re excited to join the community’s party on December 4th and celebrate a decade together in the world we all love. See you on 12/4 for Dragon 4ge Day!”
Today marks 10 years of Dragon Age! This year we’re excited to join the community’s party on December 4th and celebrate a decade together in the world we all love. See you on 12/4 for Dragon 4ge Day!
PSA: Pokemon Sword And Shield Leaks Are All Over The Internet
Careful where you tread on the internet, fellow Pokemon trainers. Leaks for the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield are beginning to emerge all over the place, as first reported by Eurogamer.
IGN is declining to share any specific spoilers or images, but members of the online forum ResetEra began sharing information on a dedicated thread, if you do want to see them for yourself. The official Pokemon subreddit has also linked to what the community believes are significant leaks in a recent thread. Of course, nothing has been outright confirmed by The Pokemon Company or Nintendo regarding these allegedly leaked materials.
Horizon Zero Dawn Sequel Hinted at in Job Listing
Guerrilla Games, developer of Horizon Zero Dawn, recently posted new job listings that appear to point toward a potential sequel to the popular PlayStation 4 exclusive.
First reported by GamesRadar+, one of the openings, the Technical Vegetation Artist position, explicitly references Horizon’s world, saying, “Within Guerrilla, we have four teams dedicated to creating the stunning environments of Horizon.” The listing asks for someone with experience creating nature and vegetation assets, both of which the original Horizon Zero Dawn was full of.
Martin Scorsese on Whether Joker Is Cinema and Why He Didn’t Produce It
Martin Scorsese is wading back into the controversy he sparked when he said Marvel movies are "not cinema." Scorsese later clarified his comments, saying Marvel movies were a "new art form" and akin to theme parks.
Now, Scorsese is offering his opinion on whether Joker, which he almost produced, is cinema.
The Mandalorian: Meet Ming-Na Wen’s Star Wars Assassin
Ming-Na Wen's Star Wars character has finally been revealed. The Agents of SHIELD actress will be appearing in The Mandalorian: Season 1 as an assassin named Fennec Shand.
The reveal comes from Vanity Fair, which notes Shand will encounter the titular bounty hunter roughly midway through the first season. Vanity Fair also debuted a brief new trailer for the series, which includes a scene where Shand tells Pedro Pascal's character, "Your name will be legendary."
The Best Nintendo Gifts for Holiday 2019
The holiday season is fast approaching, and if you're looking to fill up someone's wishlist with the best Nintendo gifts, like Nintendo Switch Lite, Pokemon Sword and Shield, the best Nintendo collectibles and much more, we've put together this list to help facilitate your gift-giving needs.
Nintendo, with its decades of visibility in the world of video games, has an enormous selection of items from which to draw, so finding the perfect Nintendo gift is a snap, but it's even easier with our carefully curated suggestions.
Best Nintendo Gifts 2019
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is The Best-Selling Fighting Game Ever
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch has sold over 15.7 million copies, officially passing Street Fighter II's 15.5 million to become the best-selling fighting game of all time.
As reported by Digital Trends, Nintendo revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold this impressive number in its half-year financial report ending September 30, 2019.
Street Fighter II originally launched in 1991 and proceeded to release seven unique versions following it taking the world by storm.
Sarah Jessica-Parker Confirms Original Cast on Board for Hocus Pocus 2
Sarah Jessica-Parker has claimed that the original Hocus Pocus cast has conjured up an answer as to whether or not they would appear in the long-awaited sequel, revealing that it would be a resounding "yes."
In a recent Instagram post, the actress confirmed that the Sanderson sisters are ready to run amok again, as she admitted that the original cast already agreed to reprise their roles for Hocus Pocus 2, which is currently in development for the new Disney+ streaming service.