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Tips For Playing Bravely Default 2
26.2.2021
Bravely Default 2, a game about grinding, finding crystals, and saving the world (but not about climate change), is out now for Nintendo Switch. And it’s no cakewalk. Yes, Bravely Default 2 is a whole lot of game, with a complex network of interweaving systems and methodical, relentless battles...
How To Build An Unstoppable Party In Bravely Default 2
26.2.2021
Bravely Default 2, out now for Nintendo Switch, is both a lot like and not at all like many other JRPGs you’ve played. For starters, combat is defined by the Brave/Default system, which allows you to shake up the turn order in battles for strategic gain. But the main big wrinkle is the...
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
26.2.2021
The weekend is for realizing how short February is at the last moment. It’s so short. We should fix that. Also, it’s about playing an anime game that should be my jam but is currently confusing the hell out of me. Read more
Here's How The New Pokémon Snap Works
26.2.2021
The original Pokémon Snap, released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, saw players riding the Zero-One buggy across the generically-named Pokémon Island at the behest of Professor Oak. New Pokémon Snap gives players a whole new region to explore, a new professor to guide them, and new ways to edit...
An Ode to a Jigglypuff
26.2.2021
Twenty-five years ago in Red and Blue, freshly-minted Boulder-Badge owning Pokémon trainers would find themselves heading toward the first steps of the rest of their lives drowning in bird Pokémon. Route 3 was filled with them—Pidgeys and Spearows, as far as the tall grass could see—but every once...
Switch Is Getting Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Remakes In Late 2021
26.2.2021
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for the DS are getting “faithful” remakes in the form of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl on Switch later this year.Read more
Here's March 2021's PlayStation Plus Lineup
26.2.2021
PlayStation Plus seems to be on a roll right now with another great slate of games. There are, count’em, four games, headlined by the excellent Final Fantasy VII Remake, which released less than a year. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership.Read...
Another Man Arrested For Sending Death Threats To Square Enix
26.2.2021
A resident of Saitama, Japan is in police custody after sending death threats to Square Enix. A suspect named Toshiyuki Kan sent thirty-seven of them to the game maker last November.Read more
Rise and Grind: Bravely Default II is Out Today and You Can Get It for $50
26.2.2021
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Details are currently scant, but Capcom has announced that it’s aiming to bring Monster Hunter Rise
26.2.2021
Details are currently scant, but Capcom has announced that it’s aiming to bring Monster Hunter Rise to PC in early 2022. The game will be released on the Nintendo Switch next month. Read more
Great games steal, and should
26.2.2021
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?Read more
Sony's Illustrious Japan Studio Is Basically Done For
26.2.2021
Japan Studio, a branch of PlayStation’s development efforts once responsible for everything from Shadow of the Colossus to Gravity Rush to Ape Escape, has been downsized to oblivion by Sony, with only the team responsible for Astro’s Playroom remaining alongside a few other staff.Read more
Square Enix Announces Two More Final Fantasy VII Games
26.2.2021
Just after wrapping up Sony’s media show this evening with some Final Fantasy VII x PS5 news, Square Enix announced that there are two more Final Fantasy games coming, both based on the Final Fantasy VII universe.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake Gets PS5 Version With New Story Starring Yuffie
25.2.2021
This summer, Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a PlayStion 5 upgrade with all sorts of graphical bells and whistles—and also a brand new “episode” starring a Final Fantasy VII character who didn’t appear in the game previously: Yuffie Kisaragi.Read more
How Pokémon GO Turned Me Into a Birder
25.2.2021
Niantic celebrated the 25th anniversary of Pokémon last week, using the occasion to roll out an extensive event on its popular mobile game, Pokémon GO. I’ve been playing the game for a couple of years now, ever since my son got interested in Pokémon through his friends at daycare. Early on,...
Get Blasphemous, SNK Arcade Classics, and More This March Through Prime Gaming
25.2.2021
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Bravely Default 2 Is Another Fun But Flawed Old-School JRPG
25.2.2021
Bravely Default 2 is a trip, man. I thought I knew exactly what this game was going in, and it turns out I pretty much did, except for all of the tiny moments that occasionally delight, and just as occasionally elicit big, heaving sighs. Every time the familiar old-school JRPG wins me over...
Bloodborne Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa Is Leaving Sony
25.2.2021
Today on Twitter, producer Masaaki Yamagiwa announced that he is leaving Sony’s Tokyo-based Japan Studio. He is not leaving the game industry, however.Read more
From This Day Forth, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Shall Be Known As Jet Set Radio 2
25.2.2021
Fans have been asking Sega for decades now to make a Jet Set Radio sequel, and since the company seemingly isn’t interesting, some fans are stepping in to do it themselves.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI Is Taking Steps For Players Who Don't Like Action Role-Playing Games
24.2.2021
During a recent radio interview, producer Naoki Yoshida was asked about Final Fantasy XVI. Previously, he’s mentioned that Square Enix didn’t want to say “something that’s half-baked” that would cause speculation. What’s more, he’s discussed the need to manage expectations for the game. Read more