Quick Links With so many things to do inBaldur’s Gate 3, it’s easy to get lost in the story (and the combat). Act Three opens up more possibilities that you’re able to explore, which can easily be overwhelming. With so many quests to complete, it’s worth stopping by the tavern to rest and crack a few jokes. Even if you don’t consider yourself witty, the people of Baldur’s Gate love a good laugh....

In the challenging worlds ofRemnant 2, having a strong character build equipped with good weapons and accessories only won’t guarantee your survival. Fortunately, the game provides Relics as your primary means of healing. These Relics are essential to secure your survival within the game. RELATED:Remnant 2: How To Farm Corrupted Lumenite Crystals The game presents a diverse array of Relics, each offering distinct types of healing effects. These range from instant health restoration to gradual health regeneration....

Quick Links Like a lot of life-sim games, you’ll have a large variety of materials to use, find, and craft with, but there’s no punching trees or grabbing bugs up by hand inPalia– if you want wood, bugs, or fish, you’ll need a tool to get them. From cutting trees to growing crops, tools are one of the most important mechanics in the game, and you’ll be using them all the time....

Creating something unique for yourDungeons & Dragonsworld is very satisfying. From places to people, or even monsters, as you get more experienced at being the Dungeon Master. However, tackling the mechanical side of the game can be a challenge. And one of the game’s most important mechanics is its magic system. Related:Dungeons & Dragons: How To Run Gem Dragons And Which You Should Use The game already has many spells....

Quick Links Planescape is perhaps the closestDungeons & Dragonsgets to a Grand Unified Cosmology: The various settings and even versions of the game are tied together narratively through Planescape, for a broader multiverse setting that stitches the smaller worlds together, while letting them keep their own forms of magic. Transitioning a campaign from a small pond to the wider ocean can present challenges, both due to the sometimes convoluted way the setting is constructed, and the narrative complexities of expanding your game from the smaller world you have created together with the other members of your game....

Quick Links The games in The Sims franchise have a rich blend of light-heartedness and dark humor that has long made them fan favorites. When paired with the repetitive and simple gameplay (which can be quite relaxing), and the myriad of content each DLC adds to the gaming experience, it is no wonderThe Sims 4remains one of EA’s most solid titles. RELATED:The Sims 4: Things You Need To Know Before You Buy Discover University...

Quick Links Leaving Act 1 ofBaldur’s Gate 3means traversing through a cursed land filled with darkness, as Halsin states. Everywhere you go, people are telling you to find some sort of protection against the shadows before you venture forth. That may leave you with some questions, though. RELATED:Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Get The Phalar Aluve What is the Shadow Curse? And how can you find protection from it? There are, luckily, multiple ways to protect yourself against the darkness that is on the route to Moonrise Towers....

Quick Links If you allied with the Tieflings and Druids in Act 1 ofBaldur’s Gate 3, you’ll get to enjoy a warm party in celebration of your heroics. This hopeful conclusion, however, quickly changes its tone when the next chapter finds many Tiefling refugees captured by Absolute cultists during their journey to Baldur’s Gate. RELATED:Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Recruit Every Companion Traveling to the Moonrise Towers via the Underdark also introduces players to Wulbren, a captive Ironhand Gnome....

Quick Links Endless grinding being a classic staple of the series,Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtuelessextends the grand tradition of stat inflation not only to characters but to items. While it has long been the case that Disgaea characters could reincarnate, resetting their levels and increasing their base stats, it is now possible for equipment to undergo the same process. Of course, being items, the process works a little differently. Item Reincarnation is an unlockable mechanic that allows you to create incredibly powerful weapons and armor pieces while searching for abilities that will only improve your chances of success in battle....

Quick Links When you’re journeying from planet to planet across the vast universe inHonkai: Star Rail, you’re bound to get worn out. Battles with interstellar monsters will sometimes require a little boost, and even then, your HP can be drained very quickly. Sometimes there will be no Space Anchors nearby to help mitigate the damage from a rough encounter. RELATED:Honkai: Star Rail - Complete Material Locations Guide Fortunately, abandoning your expedition is not your only choice....

I was 12 when I found out there was moreHalf-LifeI’d yet to play as a child. At that point, I’d been waiting five years for a conclusion to Episode 2’s cliffhanger. Little did I know I’d still be waiting 11 years later for any sort ofactualclosure.The prospect of another game to try out with a completely fresh perspective was the most excited I’d ever been about a ‘new’ game, unearthing more of Black Mesa while seeing the fallout through a perspective I’d always been curious about....

When you think of video game history, images of Pong or 8-bit titles likely spring to mind. A lot more history has happened since then, though, and that’s something independent book publisher Lost In Cult not only highlights, but celebrates. “We try to present history in a way that doesn’t feel ‘old,’ or feel associated with the same set of tropes and visual motifs that usually defines capital-R Retro gaming.” Jon Doyle, the publisher’s, CEO and creative director, tells me....

I love puzzles. I’m not being facetious when I say that I love it when an open-world game forces me to stop in my tracks to do some weird shit to move an obstacle out of my path. You know those puzzles in God of War Ragnarok where you had to bounce your weapon off things at specific angles to open up a pathway? Love that. I love actually having to think in a game instead of just using my reflexes, because it gives me a chance to rub my two single brain cells together....