Tag: Virtual Bastion

Saints Row (2022): Just Good Enough

At the end of Saints Row’s prologue, the “boss” shares a sly smile with the audience when one of their cohorts says that they’ve done just about everything there is to be done. It’s a clear nod to the fact that Deep Silver Volition (from the start?) made the Saints Row reboot into a live…

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Atomic Heart’s ‘Annihilation Instinct’ DLC is Coming August 2nd

Mudfish’s alternate history sci-fi romp “Atomic Heart” is getting its first influx of DLC at the end of the summer. More than that, New Game + mode goes live today as part of a free update. If you haven’t given the game a try yet, perhaps it’s time to consider doing so.

Only One “First”

This past week, my game of choice has been Dredge. It’s a fishing game with eldritch horror elements, and I’ve found myself really enjoying the progression of both the atmosphere and fishing gameplay. I’ve also rather enjoyed learning more about this mysterious world I’m playing in and pulling back the layers of its core mystery….

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Persona 5 Royal: The Recluse and the “Rogue”

After a whirlwind of taking down some terrible people and their wild palaces, Shijun Academy student Kai Yasuda and his band of Phantom Thieves deserved a break. With the promise of summer vacation, they were rightfully eager for some fun and relaxation. Their break did not get off to the best start with the cancelation…

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Final Fantasy XVI is Getting a Day 1 Update

Sqaure Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XVI is indeed getting a day one update when it launches on 6/22. This likely isn’t going to come as a surprise to anyone considering that launch day updates have been standard practice practically since the launch of the PS4, yet there is something about this one that…

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Xbox Isn’t Planning a Mid-Gen Console Upgrade. Good.

As part of the deluge of announcements to come out of Summer Games Fest, Microsoft announced that it currently has not plans for a mid-generation console. That’s really all there is to it, and, frankly, I’m glad. I really didn’t like that we had mid-gen consoles in the first place.

Getting Hooked on Dredge

Well, it looks like my indie gaming streak continues. I was planning on playing through Paper Mario (and probably still will), but a likely-broken cartridge and a recommendation from a friend might have changed that. See, I recently had a friend tell me about “Dredge”: an indie game about being a fisherman in seemingly quiet…

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