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MultiVersusbrings players familiar faces to choose from with its character pool. The platform fighter featuresmany Warner Bros. affiliatedcharacters, including some Steven Universe cast members. Garnet, in particular, is a popular choice among players due to her versatility. Garnet is a recommended character inMultiVersuswith surprising move sets that, if used correctly, are undeniably powerful. As players battle with characters, the character level increases, and they can claim Perks to give their teams advantages and rise in the ranks....

Summary Slice-of-life focuses on characters' daily lives, making viewers connect with them. Most shonen anime likeNaruto,Bleach,andOne Piecelack the slice-of-life moments, andMy Hero Academiacould or could not fall into that category. One particular indication of slice-of-life is the setting.My Hero Academiatakes place in a school where the characters are getting trained to become heroes. This setting shows the realistic nature of life as there are stages one has to pass to achieve certain goals in life....

Long before players got to experienceFinal Fantasyin 3D with the series entry that popularized JRPGs in the West, the very first next-genFinal Fantasywasreleased on the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo.Final Fantasy 4marked the legendary RPG’s first foray into 16-bit and set a new bar for the series moving forward. In addition to the ways that the game pushed the envelope regarding the emotional impact and gravity that a video game story could carry,Final Fantasy 4featured a revolutionary battle system and mechanics that changed the RPG landscape in its wake....

TheOverwatch 2developers share a blog post updating fans on aspects of gameplay they are looking at internally. This is to guarantee that the player experience at all skill levels is balanced for the remainder of Season 1. With the opening week server issues mostly behind them,Overwatch 2developers have shared one of their first blog posts that mainly focuses on the gameplay, hero balancing, and the map pool. This blog post mainly covered gameplay and didn’t address any of the issues that have hampered the first week ofOverwatch 2....

Roguelikes pose a unique challenge to players, asking them to put together the best run they can through their procedurally generated worlds with only a handful of random tools at their disposal. Some allow upgrades to persist upon death, making the next grind a little easier, while others wipe the player’s inventory and make them start from scratch. Related:Great Console FPS Games That Came Out Before Halo Post Voidis the latter type of roguelike, an incredibly fast and brutal arcade shooter that demands the best of its players and deals out a quick death if they aren’t up to the task....

Player Mistakes Back to All Characters ThoughGenshin Impact’sRaiden Shogunmay only be a puppet body used by the true Electro Archon, she’s an immensely powerful character that is an asset to almost any team build. She’s a five-star character that wields anElectro Visionand apolearm, and ascending her will make full use of everything at her disposal. It’s going to take quite a few items and a lot of Mora to help the Raiden Shogun meet her full potential as a character....

Summary TheResident Evilfranchise has been finding innovative ways to take its thematic elements to the next level, and the disturbing world of its titular Romanian village inResident Evil Villagesets a high bar forResident Evil 9to clear.Resident Evil Villageoffers a particularly grizzly approach to its enemy design, with the terrifying Lycans and cyborg-like Soldats creating an atmosphere of grotesque body horror. However,Resident Evil 9could top these enemies by taking a page out of FromSoftware’s book and follow the disturbing cosmic horror-esque enemy design ofBloodborne....

A lot of information regarding Capcom’s upcomingResident Evil Villagewas unveiled today during its special 25th-anniversary showcase. Alongsidean intense and action-packedRE: Villagestory trailer, the company also revealed the frame rate and resolution targets for the individual platforms it’ll be released on. Resident Evil Villagecontinues the narrative established inResident Evil 7, following Ethan Winters as he attempts to track down Chris Redfield, facing off against all kinds of enemies in the process. The title will also feature the return of fan-favorite mode The Mercenaries, and Capcom even announced dates for when the demo would be available....

The recent discovery of Game Boy emulation software for the Nintendo Switch struck up rumors of Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles being added to theNintendo Switch Onlinesubscription in the future. Discourse surrounding the revelation has stirred up some oldNintendo Switch Onlinerumors that are now proving to be relevant. The rumors had to do with Game Boy and Nintendo 64 interactivity, the emulation of what was once known as the Transfer Pak, and it now seems to be increasingly accurate....

The upcomingResident Evilmovie reboot is aiming to tell a story more closely-aligned with the video games, as opposed to the over-the-top, action movie approach taken by the previous series of live-action films. Production on the newResident Evillive-action movie is well underway, with a planned theatrical release of 2021, though many details about the plot and characters remain under wraps. However, we may now know of at least one monster that will be featured in the movie....

The gaming community has seen an influx of remakes and reboots in recent years, with several franchises modernizing their most popular older releases. These remakes can sometimes be more challenging to create than original titles, as developers often have a mammoth checklist of things to improve upon, and a large audience to appease. TheFablefranchise is one of the latest to try its hands at a remake, with the upcomingFable 4being developed essentially as a reboot of the originalFabletrilogy....

Hideo Kojima is one of the biggest names in gaming, and gamers have flocked to his work for decades after theMetal Gearseries popularized the stealth genre. His games are known for their intricate gameplay, attention to detail, and cinematic cutscenes, though many have found his unconventional storytelling style too eccentric. Throughout his storied career, Kojima has produced many notable projects, but perhaps his most controversial release isP.T. Strictly speaking,P.T.is not a game but is instead a teaser forSilent Hills, which was meant to continue theSilent Hillseries, but the game never saw the light of day....

Having been written almost 70 years ago,The Lord of the Ringsis a monumentally influential series that’s been a staple of the fantasy genre from the moment it was first released. And as is the case with every popular franchise, there are bound to be a few video game adaptations. That’s a bit of an understatement when it comes toTheLord of the Rings, as over the last 40 years or so, there have been countless video game outings, but only one is as underrated asThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North....