Starfield Has A Fast Travel Problem

Players aren’t best pleased aboutStarfield’s rendition of space requiring a long time to move around in. Turns out that travelling from planet to planet across several lightyears can take a while, even in the most hardened of spaceships, and so more streamlined methods are used to reach your destination without wasting literal days. This was always going to happen with an open worldRPGthat seeks to represent the vastness of space, but it also acts in protest of design tenetsBethesdahas relied on for its entire history....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 812 words · Christina Mason DVM

Starfield Player Builds A Ship Entirely Out Of Ladders

Starfieldplayers have been testing the game’s ship building features ever since launch, creating all sorts of weird and wonderful vessels that vary greatly in how spaceworthy they actually are. You could create something cool likea replica of the The Normandy from Mass Effect, or you could terrorize the Settled Systemswith a big cubeora ship the size of a bathtub. Today’s story is an example of the latter, as after seeing someone create a ship that included no ladders at all, one player has somehow made an absolute eyesore of a ship that is made entirely out of ladders....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Robert Nash

Starfield Player Builds An Absolutely Massive Factory Outpost

Starfield’soutpost-building mechanics aren’t particularly popular among fans, and that’s mainly down to how scaled back construction feels in comparison to other Bethesda titles like Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. That doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of building some truly impressive creations though, as showcased by one Starfield player who has managed to build an absolutely gigantic factory. First shared to the Starfield subreddit by u/Hackoox, they reveal several images of their massive factory that they built entirely with the game’s outpost-building tools....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Doris Buchanan

Starfield's Encumbrance Is The Weapon Degradation Debate All Over Again

After years of waiting,Starfieldis finally here. Many claimed theXboxexclusive would either mark a brave new beginning for the platform or send it careening into a desolate planet never to return. Starfield has done neither. It’s an extremely expansive game, but it hasn’t exactly set the world alight. Not good enough to take the reins fromHaloas Xbox’s flagship, but comfortably good enough to stave off hungry Xbox owners after a long period of nothing followed by a short period ofRedfall....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Christina White

Starfield: 8 Best Roleplay Ideas

The beauty of certain role-playing games is the player’s ability torole-play. We’ve seen this to great effect recently with Baldur’s Gate 3. We’ve also seen it with much of the past catalog of Bethesda Game Studios' RPGs - arguably all of them, really, though it’s admittedly a bit difficult to pretend you’re anything other than a worried parent in Fallout 4 until you nip that particular plot arc in the bud....

May 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1267 words · Stephanie Cook

Tears Of The Kingdom Player Traps Ganondorf And Tortures Him To Death

If you’re stillstruggling to take down GanondorfinTears of the Kingdom,Recent-Marsupial-65 might have a solution–fence him up and wail on him with electric spikes. Basically, torture him ‘till he drops dead. Who saidthe Master Swordwas necessary? With stakes, motors, thunder emitters, big wheels, spikes, and just a pinch of trial and error, Recent-Marsupial-65 managed to corner Ganondorf into an inescapable pen before unleashing their contraption. It’s basically a fast-spinning spiked lightning mace on a podium level with his head that hits him with every rotation, chipping away at his health until he enters his final phase....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Jennifer Taylor

The Best Dandori Challenges In Pikmin 4

Pikmin 4delivers a wealth of content for fans, who waited for over a decade to experience the next installment. It’s a wondrous amalgamation of the best parts of all three preceding games: a time-based Olimar mode from 1, dungeons from 2, and the bonus challenges from 3. Related:Pikmin 4: Best Dandori Battles Renamed ‘Dandori Challenges’ here (‘Dandori’ being the art of organization), these missions will see you racing against an incredibly strict time limit as you and your canine pal Oatchi gather all the items in a given area....

May 30, 2025 · 7 min · 1282 words · Edward Graham

The Best Manathirst Cards In Hearthstone

Summary Manathirst is one ofHearthstone’s newer keywords, first introduced during the March of the Lich King expansion. Cards with Manathirst get an extra effect once you reach a certain amount of mana, which means that you can play them in the early game if necessary, but they remain useful if you draw them later on. Related:Hearthstone: Every Hero Power, Ranked Additionally, the fact that Manathirst effects are locked during the first turns of the game allows them to be abnormally powerful....

May 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1251 words · Jennifer Mcgee

The Best MMOs Worth Playing In 2023

MMOs have been a staple for gamingalmost as long as video games have been a thing. Since their meteoric rise in the 2000s, there have been tons of MMOs, many of which are still loved and enjoyed by millions of players all over the world. In fact, with better computers and technology, as well as easier access to the internet, the player base for these kind of games are almost always expanding....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 896 words · Jonathan Marks

The Best Retro-Inspired FPS Games

The early ’90s were a special time in the evolution of video games. A new genre was born, and unlike anything gamers had seen before. The first-person shooter was popularized from the groundbreaking 1992 launch of Wolfenstein 3D. This developer would also go on to create theDoomseries, which is still popular today. While shooters have advanced, many gamers still return to titles like Heretic andQuake. But, after replaying these games many times, fans of the genre were hungry for something new....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · Michael Dominguez

The Dark Urge Was The Best Possible Addition To Baldur’s Gate 3

I’ve been loving Baldur’s Gate 3, despite the growing pains that come with playing such a punishing gamewith only a bare minimum knowledge of the mechanics. After spending a full day getting my ass kicked in a goblin camp, I followed my colleague Jade King’s advice anddropped my difficulty level to Narrativeso I can actually get on with the game. Now, instead of sitting in front of my PC, groaning in frustration with my head in my hands, I’m completely sold....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Francisco Thompson

The Meaning Of Every Dragon Color In DND

When it comes toDungeons & Dragons, you’ll be dealing with dungeons and well, facing dragons. However, did you know that there are many different types of dragons? This isn’t just a case of there being a rare variation your DM might pull out, and the type of dragon that you face could mean very different things to you. There are two categories of dragons, with chromatic dragons the evil ones and metallic dragons being forces of good, but even within those categories, there are different types....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 981 words · Angela Little

The Most Impactful Choices In Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

Choice is the name of the game inStray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. As Grace, you’re charged with the murder of The Last Muse and must prove your innocence with the power of your song influence ability to squeeze as much of the truth you may. RELATED:Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical - The Gods Of The Chorus, Ranked What seems like a minor choice now, such as the type of response you want to give, can have larger implications later....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1008 words · Wendy Hernandez