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Your support helps us create more great writing about PC games.</p> <a class="button" href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/subscribe">See more information</a> </div> <section class="blog"> <ul class="articles"> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/buccaneers-is-a-budget-piracy-game-done-right" class="link_overlay" title="Buccaneers! is a budget piracy game done right"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/buccaneers_3.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/buccaneers_3.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/buccaneers_3.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/buccaneers_3.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/buccaneers_3.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/buccaneers_3.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Two sailing ships square up to one another in Buccaneers" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/buccaneers-is-a-budget-piracy-game-done-right"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Buccaneers! is a budget piracy game done right </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Grape expectations</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-18 17:00:00+00:00"> 7 hours ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/buccaneers-is-a-budget-piracy-game-done-right#comments" rel="nofollow"> 6 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Anyone who's had to physically stop me from banging on about Black Sails will confirm that I love a bit of piracy. Games mostly don't do it justice at all, either making "piracy" shorthand for "mindless omnicide for no reason" or slapping a parroty theme onto a generic action game.</p> <p>Buccaneers! isn't primarily a piracy game, but they're one of its four factions. It doesn’t try to be more than a naval combat and light action RPG either, let alone the “real” pirate game I dearly want, but I can’t hold that against it either. If I was being reductive, I'd call it a budget hybrid of <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/sea-of-thieves">Sea Of Thieves</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/sid-meiers-pirates">Sid Meier's Pirates By Sid Meier Aged 33 And 3/4</a>. It's probably unfair to set such high expectations, but the core design is compelling and enjoyable enough to merit it.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-surprising-un-rubbishness-of-my-secondhand-bargain-bin-4k-monitor" class="link_overlay" title="The surprising un-rubbishness of my secondhand, bargain bin 4K monitor"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/ElectriQ-eiQ-32M4K144FS.JPG/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/ElectriQ-eiQ-32M4K144FS.JPG" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/ElectriQ-eiQ-32M4K144FS.JPG/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/ElectriQ-eiQ-32M4K144FS.JPG 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/ElectriQ-eiQ-32M4K144FS.JPG/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/ElectriQ-eiQ-32M4K144FS.JPG 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="The ElectriQ eiQ-32M4K144FS gaming monitor running Stray." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-surprising-un-rubbishness-of-my-secondhand-bargain-bin-4k-monitor"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> The surprising un-rubbishness of my secondhand, bargain bin 4K monitor </a> </p> <p class="strapline">A panic buy comes good</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">James Archer</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-18 15:30:00+00:00"> 9 hours ago </time> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p> For somehow the second time in my life, I recently found myself in deeply urgent need of a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-4k-gaming-monitors">4K gaming monitor</a>. An <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-review">RTX 4090 review</a> deadline was rapidly approaching, any suitably UHD-specced loaner monitors I could use for testing had been sent back, and my backup – a nasty little 60Hz screen – wasn’t going to cut it. Unwilling to prostrate myself for another loan model and reluctant to burn such a vast hole in RPS’s expenses budget, I elected for the fastest, easiest option of just buying one myself. </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/here-are-some-cool-af-minecraft-builds-that-were-made-this-year" class="link_overlay" title="Here are some cool af Minecraft builds that were made this year"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/minecraft-builds-2022.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/minecraft-builds-2022.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/minecraft-builds-2022.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/minecraft-builds-2022.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/minecraft-builds-2022.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/minecraft-builds-2022.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Image for Here are some cool af Minecraft builds that were made this year" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/here-are-some-cool-af-minecraft-builds-that-were-made-this-year"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Here are some cool af Minecraft builds that were made this year </a> </p> <p class="strapline">The Minecraft building community continues to amaze</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Rachel Watts</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-17 17:00:00+00:00"> 1 day ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/here-are-some-cool-af-minecraft-builds-that-were-made-this-year#comments" rel="nofollow"> 1 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>I’m always amazed by the <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-minecraft-seeds-java-survival-seeds">Minecraft</a> building community. We’ve seen the likes of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.mcmiddleearth.com/">Tolkien’s Middle-earth</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/osmr7j/im_making_a_huge_botw_survival_map_i_finished_the/">Breath Of The Wild</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://imagineeringfun.net/">Disneyland</a>, Game of Thrones' <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://westeroscraft.com/">Westeros</a>, and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/pnqz15/im_building_the_entire_star_wars_galaxy_into_an/">Star Wars</a> universe all built block by block - and that’s only a short list of what you can find online. The creations you can find are honestly kind of amazing, and Minecraft builders are constantly putting out new masterpieces for fellow Minecrafters and non-crafters to oggle at all year round.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/twenty-years-later-i-have-completed-the-first-level-of-chasm-the-rift" class="link_overlay" title="Twenty years later, I have completed the first level of Chasm: The Rift"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/chasm-the-rift-ogre.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/chasm-the-rift-ogre.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/chasm-the-rift-ogre.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/chasm-the-rift-ogre.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/chasm-the-rift-ogre.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/chasm-the-rift-ogre.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="The player fires a minigun at a massive cyborg-ogre in Chasm: The Rift." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/twenty-years-later-i-have-completed-the-first-level-of-chasm-the-rift"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Twenty years later, I have completed the first level of Chasm: The Rift </a> </p> <p class="strapline">And it's surprisingly good</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ed Thorn</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-16 15:30:00+00:00"> 2 days ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/twenty-years-later-i-have-completed-the-first-level-of-chasm-the-rift#comments" rel="nofollow"> 2 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Two years ago I <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-chasm-the-rift">asked whether anyone had played</a> retro FPS <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-chasm-the-rift">Chasm: The Rift</a> and admitted that I’d never made it past the first level because I was roughly eight years old at the time, and it terrified me. Twenty years later I’ve returned to its re-release - and beaten the first level! And in the process, I’ve developed a particular appreciation for the old-school boomer shooter and its interesting quirks.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-will-miss-the-good-twitter-bots-after-twitter-bursts" class="link_overlay" title="I will miss the good Twitter bots after Twitter bursts"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/twitter-bots.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/twitter-bots.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/twitter-bots.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/twitter-bots.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/twitter-bots.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/twitter-bots.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A collage of strange and interesting posts from Twitter bots." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-will-miss-the-good-twitter-bots-after-twitter-bursts"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> I will miss the good Twitter bots after Twitter bursts </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Here are some of my favourite artistic and silly bots</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice O'Connor</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-15 15:30:00+00:00"> 3 days ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-will-miss-the-good-twitter-bots-after-twitter-bursts#comments" rel="nofollow"> 4 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>We are witnessing a three-horse race to the death of Twitter. Will Twitter's technical infrastructure collapse after the staff who know how to maintain it are fired, leaving the would-be God Emperor of mankind rotting upon his failing Cobalt Throne? Will Twitter shut down due to financial collapse? Will people simply leave Twitter? All I know is, I'll miss the Twitter bots which go down to collateral damage, the automated machines which tirelessly post art, poetry, jokes, stories, and probably dog photos. Here are some of my favourites!</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-playing-god-of-war-ragnarok-and-i-need-atreus-to-shut-up-just-shut-up-please-stop-talking" class="link_overlay" title="I'm playing God Of War Ragnarök and I need Atreus to shut up, just shut up, please stop talking"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/god-of-war-ragnarok-atreus.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/god-of-war-ragnarok-atreus.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/god-of-war-ragnarok-atreus.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/god-of-war-ragnarok-atreus.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/god-of-war-ragnarok-atreus.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/god-of-war-ragnarok-atreus.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Atreus, Kratos's son, talking to a dwarven pal in God Of War Ragnarök" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-playing-god-of-war-ragnarok-and-i-need-atreus-to-shut-up-just-shut-up-please-stop-talking"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> I'm playing God Of War Ragnarök and I need Atreus to shut up, just shut up, please stop talking </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Like everyone else</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice Bell</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-14 15:33:39.008856+00:00"> 4 days ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-playing-god-of-war-ragnarok-and-i-need-atreus-to-shut-up-just-shut-up-please-stop-talking#comments" rel="nofollow"> 22 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Supporter posts mean I can talk about things that aren't PC games - at least that aren't PC games <em>yet</em> - and this weekend I used a giftcard to get God Of War Ragnarök, the hacktion-dadventure sequel to the <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/god-of-war">God Of War</a> soft reboot. So far I am finding it, you know, fine, by which I mean it is good and fun but also almost exactly the same as 2018 one, right down to the tension between Kratos and his son Atreus. Their dynamic seems to have largely pressed the reset button so they can do a character growth again, with the differences so far being that Atreus is now taller and his voice has broken, Kratos doesn't call him "<strong>Boy!</strong>", and also he won't shut up under any circumstances.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dave-the-diver-is-all-about-fishy-dishes-and-vibesy-dives" class="link_overlay" title="Dave The Diver is all about fishy dishes and vibesy dives"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/dave_the_diver_1.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/dave_the_diver_1.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/dave_the_diver_1.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/dave_the_diver_1.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/dave_the_diver_1.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/dave_the_diver_1.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A Black man with a beard and round sunglasses holds up a shellfish in a cutscene in Dave The Diver" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dave-the-diver-is-all-about-fishy-dishes-and-vibesy-dives"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Dave The Diver is all about fishy dishes and vibesy dives </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Fishful thinking</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-11 16:30:00+00:00"> 1 week ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dave-the-diver-is-all-about-fishy-dishes-and-vibesy-dives#comments" rel="nofollow"> 3 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Dave the Diver (character) is a bit out of practice, but he's an easygoing sort and it doesn't take much to convince him to get back in his flippers to look into the local anomaly at the behest of his arms dealer "friend", who would be clearly bad news even if his name wasn't Cobra.</p> <p>Said anomaly fills with new sea creatures from all over the world every time it's visited, and possibly building-sized terror beasts and ancient merfolk, but Cobra's sure it'll all be fine, so in you go, mate. It's certainly pretty down there if nothing else, and Dave the Diver (game) is, if nothing else, a rare game that makes the usually tedious water level a bit of a treat to wander round in.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-bad-thats-happened-to-me-while-testing-pc-hardware" class="link_overlay" title="Everything bad that’s happened to me while testing PC hardware"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/PC-components-and-peripherals.JPG/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/PC-components-and-peripherals.JPG" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/PC-components-and-peripherals.JPG/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/PC-components-and-peripherals.JPG 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/PC-components-and-peripherals.JPG/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/PC-components-and-peripherals.JPG 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Two shelves stacked with various gaming PC components and peripherals." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-bad-thats-happened-to-me-while-testing-pc-hardware"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Everything bad that’s happened to me while testing PC hardware </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Oh my god, just WORK</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">James Archer</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-11 15:30:00+00:00"> 1 week ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-bad-thats-happened-to-me-while-testing-pc-hardware#comments" rel="nofollow"> 10 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Obviously, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t believe in the pleasurable side of PC hardware. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-build-a-pc-2018">Building a PC</a> (or even just swapping out a component) can be a series of lovely little tactile moments: the peeling-off of plastic wrapping, the K’nex-like click of a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-graphics-card">graphics card</a> slotting into place, the soft whoosh of the fans on a first successful boot. Great stuff, and of course, that’s all before games start coming out of it. What’s not to like?</p> <p>Oh, reader, so many things. So many, many things not to like. Gaming PCs are still only computers, after all, and computers break, often and for reasons that may be invisible to the most intensively trained eye. Introduce this volatility to a line of work that involves handling a lot of sometimes heavy, usually expensive equipment, and enjoying those little pleasures will eventually come at a cost. Namely, time spent dealing with arcane troubleshooting practices and the occasional spot of minor personal injury.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/citizen-sleeper-made-me-realise-that-i-dont-really-need-starfield" class="link_overlay" title="Citizen Sleeper made me realise that I don't really need Starfield"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/Citizen-Sleeper-sup-post.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/Citizen-Sleeper-sup-post.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/Citizen-Sleeper-sup-post.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/Citizen-Sleeper-sup-post.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/Citizen-Sleeper-sup-post.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/Citizen-Sleeper-sup-post.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A dialogue screen with Peake, with their art on the left and text on the right overlayed over part of the Eye." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/citizen-sleeper-made-me-realise-that-i-dont-really-need-starfield"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Citizen Sleeper made me realise that I don't really need Starfield </a> </p> <p class="strapline">And helped me process some of my anxiety</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Hayden Hefford</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-10 16:44:35.754390+00:00"> 1 week ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/citizen-sleeper-made-me-realise-that-i-dont-really-need-starfield#comments" rel="nofollow"> 10 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>I toyed around with this intro a lot, because I didn’t want to start with a super pessimistic bang. But, for lack of a nicer way to put it, I’ll simply say things are looking pretty scary out there, huh? Capitalism is failing, the economy is crumbling, and normal people have nothing left to give. It’s something I've been thinking about a lot lately, but I don’t really talk about it. I keep it all inside, like a microwave holding a ball of tin foil while it spins on full power.</p> <p>At least, that was the case until I played <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/citizen-sleeper">Citizen Sleeper</a>. It’s a rather simple <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-rpgs">RPG</a> inspired by tabletop roleplaying games, giving you a limited number of action dice that you can spend each day to receive consequences. Mechanically, it doesn’t stretch much further than those actions and consequences, meaning I can instead focus on connecting with characters. In its simplicity, I found a cathartic way to process my thoughts on lots of scary stuff happening in our actual world. I also realised that <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/starfield">Starfield</a>, the big space game looming on the horizon which I was previously pretty excited about, just doesn’t seem appealing anymore.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-big-pigs-are-the-best-kind-of-boss-fight" class="link_overlay" title="Why BIG PIGs are the best kind of boss fight"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/wild-hearts-super-big-swine.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/wild-hearts-super-big-swine.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/wild-hearts-super-big-swine.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/wild-hearts-super-big-swine.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/wild-hearts-super-big-swine.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/wild-hearts-super-big-swine.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A big pig roars under a cherry blossom tree in Wild Hearts." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-big-pigs-are-the-best-kind-of-boss-fight"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Why BIG PIGs are the best kind of boss fight </a> </p> <p class="strapline">BIG PIG BIG PIG BIG PIG</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ed Thorn</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-09 15:30:00+00:00"> 1 week ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-big-pigs-are-the-best-kind-of-boss-fight#comments" rel="nofollow"> 5 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>What's the mark of a great boss? Cool moves, I suppose. Cool armour. A cool demeanour as you enter their arena. Having previewed both <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/wo-long-fallen-dynasty">Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/wild-hearts">Wild Hearts</a>, I've come to discover that the mark of a great boss is one of these things, none of the rest, and 500 pounds of ham. BIG PIGs are <em>in</em>, and they are here to do a high-pitched squeal and charge to the top of the "Trending Bosses" list.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-a-bunch-of-small-details-you-may-have-missed-from-the-recent-resident-evil-4-remake-showcase" class="link_overlay" title="Here's a bunch of small details you may have missed from the recent Resident Evil 4 remake showcase"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/resident-evil-4-header_HtYAUbi.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/resident-evil-4-header_HtYAUbi.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/resident-evil-4-header_HtYAUbi.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/resident-evil-4-header_HtYAUbi.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/resident-evil-4-header_HtYAUbi.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/resident-evil-4-header_HtYAUbi.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Leon from Resident Evil 4, with a big red circle around his face and a yellow arrow pointing at it. You know. Like YouTube thumbnails?" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-a-bunch-of-small-details-you-may-have-missed-from-the-recent-resident-evil-4-remake-showcase"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Here's a bunch of small details you may have missed from the recent Resident Evil 4 remake showcase </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Easter eggs! Hints! References! Other things!</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Liam Richardson</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-08 16:30:00+00:00"> 1 week ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-a-bunch-of-small-details-you-may-have-missed-from-the-recent-resident-evil-4-remake-showcase#comments" rel="nofollow"> 3 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p> The other week <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/resident-evil-4-isnt-just-a-remake-its-a-visceral-reimagining">I played a short demo for the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake</a>. You’d think being lucky enough to actually play the damn thing would have numbed my hyper-fixation about it a touch, but, nope. I’m afraid not. It turns out the guy who owns eight physical copies (and four digital) of the original <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/resident-evil-4-remake">Resident Evil 4</a> is still pretty excited to play the remake. <em>Who ever could have predicted this?</em> </p> <p> The day my preview went live, Capcom showed off a couple of additional bits as part of a hefty Resident Evil showcase. Alongside a fresh story trailer the company also discussed the various gubbins you’ll receive if you fork out for the game's special edition as well as a short gameplay demonstration. Surprising no one, I’ve watched these clips so many times I now have a load of thoughts that are not only completely useless but are taking up vital brain space I usually reserve for things like pin numbers and dates. If I don’t vent all of this garbage out of my skull there’s a chance I’ll forget my Mam’s birthday again, something that genuinely happened once when I was 17 and I haven’t stopped feeling guilty about it since. I bought her a plant from a Tesco Express three days later thinking that would help. It didn’t. This event haunts me more than any Resident Evil jumpscare ever could. </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/are-there-any-games-that-would-be-a-good-immersive-experience" class="link_overlay" title="Are there any games that would be a good immersive experience?"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/dragon-age-4-art-still-a.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/dragon-age-4-art-still-a.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/dragon-age-4-art-still-a.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/dragon-age-4-art-still-a.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/dragon-age-4-art-still-a.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/dragon-age-4-art-still-a.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Art for the upcoming Dragon Age 4. It shows silhouettes of characters that could be companions." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/are-there-any-games-that-would-be-a-good-immersive-experience"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Are there any games that would be a good immersive experience? </a> </p> <p class="strapline">I'm not convinced</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice Bell</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-07 17:20:33.690919+00:00"> 1 week ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/are-there-any-games-that-would-be-a-good-immersive-experience#comments" rel="nofollow"> 24 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>I, like many people I know these days, will only watch a YouTube video if it's either less than 5 minutes or more than an hour long. YouTube evolved a while ago into a platform for long-form video essays, and I for one am happy about it. Even better: Jenny Nicholson just released an almost <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9OhTB5eBqQ">four hour video</a> on an uncompleted attraction in Utah called Evermore. Evermore is a sort of theme park-slash-immersive-theatre that appears to have been beset both by uncontrollable world events and bad management, but I still want to go because it looks pretty fun(ny). </p> <p>I did think about what games I would like to become immersive experience theme parks in this kind of vein, though, and I gotta say... I'm coming up empty.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creative-spaceship-manager-stardeus-is-more-novel-than-it-looks" class="link_overlay" title="Creative spaceship manager Stardeus is more novel than it looks"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/stardeus_3.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/stardeus_3.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/stardeus_3.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/stardeus_3.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/stardeus_3.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/stardeus_3.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Vincent, a colonist in Stardeus, is cooking a soy burger at a cooking station on the ship" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creative-spaceship-manager-stardeus-is-more-novel-than-it-looks"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Creative spaceship manager Stardeus is more novel than it looks </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Vacuum rube</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-04 17:00:00+00:00"> 2 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creative-spaceship-manager-stardeus-is-more-novel-than-it-looks#comments" rel="nofollow"> 6 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dwarf-fortress-burrows-onto-steam-with-its-fancy-new-graphics-in-december">coming release of Dwarf Fortress But For Humans</a> may be making many colony/management sim devs nervous, but Stardeus ought to find some room for itself anyway.</p> <p>RimWorld is the more direct influence, really. Instead of a planet's surface, your little blobby torso people are stuck on a spaceship, which you need to rebuild around them using a fleet of robots as they gradually wake up from stasis. If you know the genre well, it will be reminiscent of several games, but its balance of survival, management, and creative building makes for a refreshingly forgiving experience at the current default settings.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/triangle-strategy-is-more-cutscene-than-combat-but-it-modernises-tactics-ogre-in-all-the-right-ways" class="link_overlay" title="Triangle Strategy is more cutscene than combat, but it modernises Tactics Ogre in all the right ways"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/Triangle_Strategy_Key_Art.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/Triangle_Strategy_Key_Art.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/Triangle_Strategy_Key_Art.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/Triangle_Strategy_Key_Art.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/Triangle_Strategy_Key_Art.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/Triangle_Strategy_Key_Art.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Triangle Strategy is a turn-based tactics RPG originally launched on Nintendo Switch, coming to PC on October 13th, 2022." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/triangle-strategy-is-more-cutscene-than-combat-but-it-modernises-tactics-ogre-in-all-the-right-ways"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Triangle Strategy is more cutscene than combat, but it modernises Tactics Ogre in all the right ways </a> </p> <p class="strapline">It is also an excellent Steam Deck game</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Katharine Castle</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-04 15:30:00+00:00"> 2 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/triangle-strategy-is-more-cutscene-than-combat-but-it-modernises-tactics-ogre-in-all-the-right-ways#comments" rel="nofollow"> 2 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>It's been an interesting exercise playing <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/triangle-strategy">Triangle Strategy</a> and <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/tactics-ogre-reborn">Tactics Ogre: Reborn</a> in quick succession lately. I've now played both Square Enix strategy RPGs for around six hours apiece now - starting with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tactics-ogre-reborn-is-a-challenging-strategy-rpg-that-takes-no-prisoners">Tactics Ogre for my preview</a> the other week, and following it up with a Triangle-shaped chaser. I didn't have any history with either game before now, but it's become increasingly apparent that they're effectively cut from the same tile-based cloth. And I mean, exactly the same. They're so similar, in fact, that it's kinda hilarious Square are releasing them so close together on PC, with Tactics Ogre's release on November 11th following little more than a month after Triangle Strategy. </p> <p>At the same time, though, their approach to story-telling couldn't be more different, and comparing and contrasting them like this one after the other has been both fun and enlightening. Triangle Strategy, for example, is about 80% cutscene, 20% fighting for its first six hours, while Tactics Ogre is pretty much the opposite. And yet… I think I sort of prefer Triangle Strategy? Let me explain.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rocket-bot-royale-is-the-perfect-game-to-play-while-queuing-for-other-games" class="link_overlay" title="Rocket Bot Royale is the perfect game to play while queuing for other games"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/rocket-bot-royale-double-kill.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/rocket-bot-royale-double-kill.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/rocket-bot-royale-double-kill.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/rocket-bot-royale-double-kill.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/rocket-bot-royale-double-kill.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/rocket-bot-royale-double-kill.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A tank in Rocket Bot Royale scores a double kill against two other players while inside the protection of its shield." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rocket-bot-royale-is-the-perfect-game-to-play-while-queuing-for-other-games"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Rocket Bot Royale is the perfect game to play while queuing for other games </a> </p> <p class="strapline">And sometimes it's even more fun than whatever else I'm playing</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ollie Toms</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-03 15:30:00+00:00"> 2 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rocket-bot-royale-is-the-perfect-game-to-play-while-queuing-for-other-games#comments" rel="nofollow"> 1 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>I've been playing an awful lot of <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-review-in-progress">Overwatch 2</a> recently. As you'll know if you've played either of Blizzard's near-identical hero shooters, Overwatch 2 lets you queue up for a match as a particular hero role, which ensures balanced team compositions but also can mean a wait of several minutes before you get into a match. Cue me scouring my Steam Library a few days ago for a quick little time-waster to fill those gaps. And after a few failed attempts, I discovered it. Or, more accurately, rediscovered it.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-will-soulslikes-evolve-now-that-elden-ring-has-set-the-standard" class="link_overlay" title="How will Soulslikes evolve now that Elden Ring has set the standard?"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-melina.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/elden-ring-melina.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-melina.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/elden-ring-melina.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-melina.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/elden-ring-melina.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A close-up of Melina, an NPC character in Elden Ring." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-will-soulslikes-evolve-now-that-elden-ring-has-set-the-standard"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> How will Soulslikes evolve now that Elden Ring has set the standard? </a> </p> <p class="strapline">I don't think I could handle an Elden Ring 2</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ed Thorn</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-02 16:16:36.695905+00:00"> 2 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-will-soulslikes-evolve-now-that-elden-ring-has-set-the-standard#comments" rel="nofollow"> 7 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Without a doubt, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/elden-ring">Elden Ring</a> has spent hours of this year floating around my mind, like a parasitic gargoyle making a nest out of my stringy brain matter. Many of my thoughts on Elden Ring have been positive, as I'm still awestruck by the quality and scope of its open world (among many other things). But I admitted I'd reached my <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-have-reached-the-elden-ring-exhaustion-point">exhaustion point</a>, which abated briefly, then came back with full force by the end.</p> <p>Honestly, as much as I admire the game and its brilliance, I reckon it might be a bit too much for me. And as FromSoftware set the Soulslike standard, I find myself hoping that future Soulslikes don't get too caught up in trying to mimick Elden Ring.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradise-marshs-lo-fi-landscapes-will-transport-you-to-a-new-level-of-relaxation" class="link_overlay" title="Paradise Marsh’s lo-fi landscapes will transport you to a new level of relaxation"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/paradise_marsh_header-(2).jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/paradise_marsh_header-(2).jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/paradise_marsh_header-(2).jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/paradise_marsh_header-(2).jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/paradise_marsh_header-(2).jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/paradise_marsh_header-(2).jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Image for Paradise Marsh’s lo-fi landscapes will transport you to a new level of relaxation" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradise-marshs-lo-fi-landscapes-will-transport-you-to-a-new-level-of-relaxation"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Paradise Marsh’s lo-fi landscapes will transport you to a new level of relaxation </a> </p> <p class="strapline">A bog full of curiosities</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Rachel Watts</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-11-01 15:30:00+00:00"> 2 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradise-marshs-lo-fi-landscapes-will-transport-you-to-a-new-level-of-relaxation#comments" rel="nofollow"> 2 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Sometimes, I just want to wander around an aesthetically pleasing landscape with nice music doing menial tasks - and that’s exactly what I got from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/paradise-marsh">Paradise Marsh</a>, a lovely little wildlife game from LazyEti. I’ve been playing some pretty intense games recently, throttling my game controller as I run away from literal waves of rats in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/a-plague-tale-requiem">A Plague Tale: Requiem</a> and shifting my detective brain into overdrive grappling with the excellent mysteries in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-case-of-the-golden-idol">The Case of the Golden Idol</a>.</p> <p>I desperately need a game to sink into, basically Lo-fi Hip Hop Beats to Relax/Study To: The Game, or the equivalent of a deep body massage but directly onto my brain. Paradise Marsh has been the exact tonic I’ve needed, a chill bug-collectathon where you wander around pleasant, pastel landscapes discovering lots of fun little curiosities. It’s wonderful.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/become-a-traffic-dork-in-all-quiet-roads" class="link_overlay" title="Become a traffic dork in All Quiet Roads"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/all_quiet_roads_2.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/all_quiet_roads_2.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/all_quiet_roads_2.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/all_quiet_roads_2.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/all_quiet_roads_2.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/all_quiet_roads_2.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A close up of a complicated road and building structure in the 2D road-planning game All Quiet Roads" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/become-a-traffic-dork-in-all-quiet-roads"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Become a traffic dork in All Quiet Roads </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Jamming session</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-28 16:30:00+00:00"> 3 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/become-a-traffic-dork-in-all-quiet-roads#comments" rel="nofollow"> 4 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Having recently complained about managing traffic in building games, it is only natural and right that I now praise one that is entirely about managing traffic.</p> <p>I've had an eye on All Quiet Roads for months, but between <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tile-cities-is-a-time-devouring-mini-gem-from-the-ostriv-dev">Tile Cities</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blink-planets-is-secretly-an-excellent-urban-planning-game">Blink Planets</a> it seemed a bit much to throw this recommendation at you as well. But a game exclusively about the thing I hate most holding my interest this well has to be respected. All Quiet Roads also balances relaxing, freeform play with stressful, occasionally overwhelming challenges, giving it a tonal variety that I wasn't really expecting from such a simple concept.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/clearing-map-markers-in-assassins-creed-valhalla-is-delicious-junk-food" class="link_overlay" title="Clearing map markers in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is delicious junk food"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-eivor-cracking-skulls.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/assassins-creed-valhalla-eivor-cracking-skulls.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-eivor-cracking-skulls.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/assassins-creed-valhalla-eivor-cracking-skulls.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-eivor-cracking-skulls.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/assassins-creed-valhalla-eivor-cracking-skulls.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Eivor cracks her knuckles in an Assassin's Creed Valhalla screenshot." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/clearing-map-markers-in-assassins-creed-valhalla-is-delicious-junk-food"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Clearing map markers in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is delicious junk food </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Ubisoft are masters of the moreish</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ed Thorn</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-27 14:30:00+00:00"> 3 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/clearing-map-markers-in-assassins-creed-valhalla-is-delicious-junk-food#comments" rel="nofollow"> 3 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>A little while back, I went to Cornwall with some friends in the hopes we'd detox on lovely beaches and coastal walks. Somehow, we managed a mental cleanse between horrendous downpours that knocked us sideways and made our socks all soggy. And while we cocooned ourselves in metal and waited for these bouts of terrible weather to subside, we played disgusting amounts of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/assassins-creed-valhalla">Assassin's Creed: Valhalla</a>.</p> <p>Over the course of a couple of weeks, we racked up a solid 60+ hours of game time. I'd wake up and see my friend clearing map markers. I'd pop out for a quick run (yes, I ran on my holiday like a chump) and return to see <em>both</em> of my friends clearing map markers. Did we enjoy it? Sometimes! But then, why couldn't we stop playing? The Ubisoft Effect, I reckon.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-double-checked-and-the-original-tales-from-the-borderlands-is-still-amazing" class="link_overlay" title="I double-checked and the original Tales From The Borderlands is still amazing"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/tales-from-the-borderlands-rhys-jack-fiona.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/tales-from-the-borderlands-rhys-jack-fiona.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/tales-from-the-borderlands-rhys-jack-fiona.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/tales-from-the-borderlands-rhys-jack-fiona.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/tales-from-the-borderlands-rhys-jack-fiona.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/tales-from-the-borderlands-rhys-jack-fiona.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Rhys, Jack, and Fiona in a Tales From The Borderlands screenshot." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-double-checked-and-the-original-tales-from-the-borderlands-is-still-amazing"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> I double-checked and the original Tales From The Borderlands is still amazing </a> </p> <p class="strapline">It's so good it kind of makes me angry</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice Bell</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-25 14:30:00+00:00"> 3 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-double-checked-and-the-original-tales-from-the-borderlands-is-still-amazing#comments" rel="nofollow"> 2 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Last week I reviewed <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/new-tales-from-the-borderlands">New Tales From The Borderlands</a> and I really <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-tales-from-the-borderlands-review">didn't like it</a>. This was upsetting to me; this may come as a surprise, but I try to avoid playing and reviewing games I think I won't like. I don't want to go out of my way to be mean, and I also don't want to spend hours not enjoying myself. I go into almost every game I play actively wanting to enjoy it (the exception being things like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/succubus-censorship-on-by-default">Succubus</a>, which I can only assume are trying an avant garde technique to plumb new, unexplored depths of badness on purpose).</p> <p>As it turned out, a lot of other reviewers did like it. I'm not going to object to that, because it takes all sorts to make a world, and so on. Rather, it made me wonder if I'd sort of hallucinated how much I liked the first <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/tales-from-the-borderlands">Tales From The Borderlands</a>. How fantastic it was, managing to be both the best Telltale game and the best Borderlands game in one, was a big part of why I was so excited for New Tales. It came out a long time ago, and I hadn't played it for a while. Maybe it wasn't how I remembered. Maybe I'd changed, you know?</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/contemplated-the-value-of-condensed-historical-research-in-blackhaven" class="link_overlay" title="Contemplated the value of (condensed) historical research in Blackhaven"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/blackhaven_9.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/blackhaven_9.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/blackhaven_9.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/blackhaven_9.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/blackhaven_9.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/blackhaven_9.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Looking at a painting exhibited in Blackhaven" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/contemplated-the-value-of-condensed-historical-research-in-blackhaven"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Contemplated the value of (condensed) historical research in Blackhaven </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Never cross the archivists</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-21 16:30:00+00:00"> 4 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/contemplated-the-value-of-condensed-historical-research-in-blackhaven#comments" rel="nofollow"> 7 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Although I try to recommend things that you can't simply try for yourself, I'm making an exception here because the spirit of this column is to report back on good things, and free or not, Blackhaven is a very good thing.</p> <p>It's about starting a job in a museum and archive based around a former tobacco plantation, and run by the extremely wealthy descendants of its owners. It's not about what great people they were. It didn't feel like trauma porn, but obviously I can only speak as a ludicrously white person from another country.</p> <p>What it is definitely good at it is representing real historical research, and who gets to write the history that suits them.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/letter-from-the-editor-09" class="link_overlay" title="Letter From The Editor #09: behind the scenes of some of your favourite features"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/rps_welcomepost_2_JcYD937.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/rps_welcomepost_2_JcYD937.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/rps_welcomepost_2_JcYD937.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/rps_welcomepost_2_JcYD937.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/rps_welcomepost_2_JcYD937.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/rps_welcomepost_2_JcYD937.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A sea of repeating RPS logos." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/letter-from-the-editor-09"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Letter From The Editor #09: behind the scenes of some of your favourite features </a> </p> <p class="strapline">We talk about our recent Have You Played revival, and how we might build on the RPS 100: Reader Edition</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Katharine Castle</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-20 09:00:00+00:00"> 4 weeks ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/letter-from-the-editor-09#comments" rel="nofollow"> 8 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Hello folks. Sorry to have to start another <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/letter-from-the-editor">Letter From The Editor</a> with an apology about how terribly late it is, but honestly, I'm not entirely sure where the time has gone. One minute it was June, and then suddenly... almost November!? I'm sorry everyone, truly. It has, in part, been another period of almost being able to announce some things, but also not quite. We're still working to get our proposed RPS Game Club off the ground, for example, but finding a good quality source of regular game keys for it has proven to be an elusive endeavour, to say the least. I'd imagine this will probably be a project for 2023 now (a delay, how quaint!), given how close we are to the end of the year, but I'll keep you posted as soon as we've got more to share on it.</p> <p>Things that <em>are</em> happening though, is the return of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/the-rps-100">The RPS 100</a>, which you may have seen us post about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-100-returns-and-this-time-we-want-your-help">earlier in the week</a>. This is our annual countdown of our favourite PC games of all time, as voted for by the RPS Treehouse. This year's list is quite different to the one we did last year - we do, after all, have pretty much a brand-new team in place now - and I'm looking forward to sharing that with you all next week. We even got our art team to make a special fancy header image for it this year and everything! Plus, if you were one of the people put out by our (accidental) glossing over of a certain immersive sim last year, you <em>really</em> won't want to miss it.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-want-to-play-overwatch-2-but-i-am-scared-of-everyone-else" class="link_overlay" title="I want to play Overwatch 2, but I am scared of everyone else"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-6_RIcTg4T.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/overwatch-2-6_RIcTg4T.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-6_RIcTg4T.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/overwatch-2-6_RIcTg4T.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-6_RIcTg4T.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/overwatch-2-6_RIcTg4T.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="The player in Overwatch 2 shoots a Disruptor Shot as Sojourn towards the enemy team in front of them." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-want-to-play-overwatch-2-but-i-am-scared-of-everyone-else"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> I want to play Overwatch 2, but I am scared of everyone else </a> </p> <p class="strapline">The real horror Halloween is online matchmaking</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice Bell</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-18 14:30:00+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-want-to-play-overwatch-2-but-i-am-scared-of-everyone-else#comments" rel="nofollow"> 8 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>I loved <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/overwatch">Overwatch</a> when it first came out. When the original game was fresh and new, I was experimenting with the characters just like everyone else. I found my niche in support, and got to be a pretty decent player with Mercy and Lúcio (I was particularly proud of the latter, because I flatter myself that he's quite difficult to play well). Then, you know, life happened. I didn't have as much time to play, and I just kind of stopped playing Overwatch.</p> <p>I appear to have nodded off or something, because there are now <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-tier-list">35 heroes on the roster</a>, and <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/overwatch-2">Overwatch 2</a> is out. What. Who allowed this? I wish to speak to someone in charge. Jeff? Jeff From The Overwatch Team? Are you there? Jeff is still in charge right? Wait, wh-</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/youre-probably-better-than-me-at-one-many-nobody" class="link_overlay" title="You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/one_many_nobody_8.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/one_many_nobody_8.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/one_many_nobody_8.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/one_many_nobody_8.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/one_many_nobody_8.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/one_many_nobody_8.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A level of One Many Nobody where the player has arranged three clones around the room to avoid the lasers blocking the exit" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/youre-probably-better-than-me-at-one-many-nobody"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody </a> </p> <p class="strapline">You go on without… uh, you?</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-14 16:05:41.655939+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>It's probably a coincidence that I have a headache, but it seems appropriate for how out of my depth One Many Nobody was starting to make me feel. You've likely seen similar games, but this one mixes the usual 2D pixel puzzle business with some hazardous platforming, and a cloning system that rapidly move beyond the obvious "standing on your own shoulders" uses.</p> <p>The balancing of all that didn't quite work for me, but I'm generally fairly averse to puzzle games and demanding platformers, so you ought not to count that against it. If you're more the type to take apart a puzzle step by step than to wing it while your subconscious yells from the sidelines, this could even be a real gem.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/supporter-podcast-the-nate-files-episode-13-dry-bones" class="link_overlay" title="Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-town-apex.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/skull-town-apex.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-town-apex.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/skull-town-apex.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-town-apex.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/skull-town-apex.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Apex's dusty Skull Town area full of maze-like buildings and leviathan bones." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/supporter-podcast-the-nate-files-episode-13-dry-bones"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Bad science is also FUN science!</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice Bell</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-14 15:20:24.244826+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/supporter-podcast-the-nate-files-episode-13-dry-bones#comments" rel="nofollow"> 3 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>A thousand apologies, friends, for the gap in your <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/the-nate-files">Nate Files</a> timeline. Unfortunately, while on a deep sea dive to retrieve the tapes of episodes 13 and 14 (an expedition funded by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/subscribe">supporters</a>; your generosity is always appreciated), my ship was attacked by a large and unusually toothsome whale-like creature. The cursed thing took a huge bite out of the side of our noble vessel, The Squiggled Egg, and we were forced to abandon ship. It was only by the grace of the botswain Hughbert Threads that I'm alive to write this post today, as the man gave his life beating back the foul beast, giving a large part of the rest of the crew time to get away. Alas, in the confusion, I only secured episode 14, and episode 13 is now lost to time. That is definitely what happened, and not that the digital recording got mangled somehow.</p> <p>Still, episode 14 (which is now episode 13, even though I say 14 in the recording) is now here for you to enjoy. It's all about bad and obsolete palaeontology - the weird ways people in history interpreted fossils, and why.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/japanese-dating-show-love-wagon-has-surprising-parallels-with-yakuza-and-persona" class="link_overlay" title="Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/ann-and-makoto-driving.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/ann-and-makoto-driving.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/ann-and-makoto-driving.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/ann-and-makoto-driving.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/ann-and-makoto-driving.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/ann-and-makoto-driving.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Ann and Makoto drive towards Sendai in Persona 5 Strikers." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/japanese-dating-show-love-wagon-has-surprising-parallels-with-yakuza-and-persona"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona </a> </p> <p class="strapline">My new obsession</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ed Thorn</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-12 14:30:00+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/japanese-dating-show-love-wagon-has-surprising-parallels-with-yakuza-and-persona#comments" rel="nofollow"> 1 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>If there's one thing that brings stability to my life, it's the escapism of reality TV. Below Deck: Mediterranean had me covered last winter (alongside its Sailing Yacht spin-off), as I watched super yacht crew toil to meet the demands of the wealthy and unhinged. Then Love Island stepped up to fill a large portion of my summer with curated chaos. One guy confessed "I licked her tit or whatever," in a shock revelation to his betrothed.</p> <p>What's on the reality TV menu for winter? Ainori Love Wagon: Asian Journey, baby. It's on Netflix and I'm convinced it shares great parallels with some of my favourite RPGs of all time.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-youre-hankering-after-bayonetta-3-valkyrie-elysium-might-be-a-good-substitute" class="link_overlay" title="If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/VE_SS06_03.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/VE_SS06_03.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/VE_SS06_03.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/VE_SS06_03.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/VE_SS06_03.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/VE_SS06_03.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A blonde valkyrie looks side on in a field of flowers in Valkyrie Elysium" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-youre-hankering-after-bayonetta-3-valkyrie-elysium-might-be-a-good-substitute"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute </a> </p> <p class="strapline">It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Katharine Castle</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-07 17:30:00+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-youre-hankering-after-bayonetta-3-valkyrie-elysium-might-be-a-good-substitute#comments" rel="nofollow"> 4 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>I keep forgetting <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/valkyrie-elysium">Valkyrie Elysium</a>'s PC release date is later than its console one. The action platformer came out on PlayStation late last week, but it's not coming to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963210/VALKYRIE_ELYSIUM/">Steam</a> until November 11th. So far, reviews have been quite middling, which isn't wholly surprising in some sense, but having played the public demo the other week, I'm not ashamed to say that I had a pretty all right time with it! Based on two hours of play time, I'd say it's very much in the same kind of vein as your <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/bayonetta">Bayonetta</a>s and <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/nier-automata">Nier: Automata</a>s, and I'm 100% down for that.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-hasnt-moved-on-but-i-have" class="link_overlay" title="Overwatch hasn't moved on, but I have"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-lucio.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/overwatch-2-lucio.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-lucio.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/overwatch-2-lucio.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-lucio.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/overwatch-2-lucio.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="Lucio, a hero in Overwatch 2, skates towards the camera aiming his weapon. Behind him a Winston follows at a slower pace." width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-hasnt-moved-on-but-i-have"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Overwatch hasn't moved on, but I have </a> </p> <p class="strapline">I will and won't miss you</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Ed Thorn</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-07 17:00:00+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-hasnt-moved-on-but-i-have#comments" rel="nofollow"> 1 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>It feels odd saying "Overwatch 1", but <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/overwatch">Overwatch 1</a> occupies an important place in my personal and professional life. And all things considered, I do not miss it in the slightest. I spent so much time straining against the game's tug-of-war matches that I simply grew tired of trying really hard at it - or perhaps more accurately, trying not to launch my head through the nearest plaster wall.</p> <p>Clearly, there was a time where I adored Overwatch, though. A time when I'd grind solo-queue most evenings until 3am, in a bid to climb the ranks ever higher. To what end? My own personal satisfaction, I suppose. I'd eventually hit Master (let me brag just once, okay) and then a few months later, I applied for a job at Gamer Network writing guides about Overwatch's intricacies. I moved to Brighton for my first proper job. Now, with Overwatch 2's release, it all feels like it's come full circle.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/archtower-is-good-and-therefore-not-a-roguelike" class="link_overlay" title="Archtower is good, and therefore not a roguelike"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/archtower_1.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/archtower_1.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/archtower_1.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/archtower_1.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/archtower_1.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/archtower_1.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A little red be-robed enemy coming atcha in Archtower" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/archtower-is-good-and-therefore-not-a-roguelike"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> Archtower is good, and therefore not a roguelike </a> </p> <p class="strapline">Scale now on</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Sin Vega</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-07 16:30:00+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/archtower-is-good-and-therefore-not-a-roguelike#comments" rel="nofollow"> 11 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Archtower is a roguelike and therefore bad, but... hnnnnnnngggh I like it. I might even come to love it, considering it's already so enjoyable even with a few years of early access left (a fact I forgot until I reached a "work in progress" marker several hours in).</p> <p>You climb a tower and splat monsters and culty magic nerds. You loot, and avoid traps, chug red liquids, and occasionally die and have to start again. But I enjoyed every moment, and never once hit the usual aggravating points that push me out of the genre. It's good stuff all round, frankly.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="summary" data-type="article" data-article-type="features" data-premium="true" data-size="default"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-played-gloomwood-on-accidental-hard-mode-because-i-didnt-know-i-had-an-inventory" class="link_overlay" title="I played Gloomwood on accidental hard mode because I didn't know I had an inventory"></a> <span class="symbol"></span> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/gloomwood-warden.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/gloomwood-warden.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/gloomwood-warden.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/690x388/format/jpg/quality/80/gloomwood-warden.jpg 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239im_/https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/gloomwood-warden.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1380x776/format/jpg/quality/80/gloomwood-warden.jpg 2x" loading="lazy" class="thumbnail_image" alt="A cloaked warden with green glowing eyes holds up a torch in Gloomwood" width="690" height="388"> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="details"> <p class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-played-gloomwood-on-accidental-hard-mode-because-i-didnt-know-i-had-an-inventory"> <span class="prefix">Supporters only:</span> I played Gloomwood on accidental hard mode because I didn't know I had an inventory </a> </p> <p class="strapline">And I filled it with bottles</p> </div> <div class="metadata"> <span class="author">Alice Bell</span> <time class="published_at" datetime="2022-10-03 16:02:33.943940+00:00"> 1 month ago </time> <p class="comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-played-gloomwood-on-accidental-hard-mode-because-i-didnt-know-i-had-an-inventory#comments" rel="nofollow"> 3 </a> </p> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>A couple of weeks back you may remember that I played <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gloomwoods-grimy-stealth-playground-deserves-better-than-the-agony-of-early-access">the early access build</a> of <a href="/web/20221119003239/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/gloomwood">Gloomwood</a>, a very good Thief-like that currently snaps shut just as you reach the best bit. The Richard Gere holding a necklace of video games. One thing that I do not dwell on in my feature, though, is that I was hamstrung not just by the early access limitations of the game. For almost all of the first playthrough I did, I thought that you could neither heal nor store items in Gloomwood. I was like "Wow, this is a really hardcore stealth sim."</p> <p>You can, of course, do both of those things in Gloomwood. 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