Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin sets out to take the original game and build on its lore, worldbuilding, and more.Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Originreviewspaint a fair almost-Soulslike action RPG experience, with some shortcomings in areas like storytelling and characters. However, perhaps the most picked-apart aspect of the game is its protagonist, Jack Garland. In the originalFinal Fantasy,Garland is a former Knight of Cornelia who has kidnapped Princess Sarah. The main characters, the Warriors of Light, pursue him and face his alter-ego, Chaos....

It is common knowledge thatTwitchhas been a lucrative platform for its most popular streamers, but until recently, people could only speculate the earnings of their favorite channels. In October 2021, hackers infiltrated the video game streaming website and stole creator payout data,leaking Twitch channel earningsto the public. Perhaps the most intriguing reveal about the leaked data was that half of all streamer earnings on Twitch went to just 10% of the streamers, effectively implying thatTwitchwas more interested in pointing its users towards the already established channels as opposed to promoting up-and-comers....

After months of speculation by fans, Nintendo finally released a new trailer forSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyrevealing whatBowser’s Furyis all about, and it’s not exactly what many folks expected. Instead of other Wii U ports which largely added very small additions such as additional playable characters inNew Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeandDonkey Kong Tropical Freeze, this Wii U port aims to add something far more substantial and different....

Summary A mod for the recently releasedSuper Mario Bros. Wonderreplaces one of its playable characters with Nintendo’s pink puffball hero, Kirby. The latest installment in the long-running franchise released earlier last week, and several fans have been falling in love with its gameplay and creativity. Highlights include the four player co-op mode, the multiple playable characters, and thenew power-ups present inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. The playable characters in particular have been especially loved, as fan favorites like Princess Daisy finally got the chance to be playable for the first time in a mainline 2D platformer....

The unreliability ofNintendo Switch Onlineseems to be catching up to the company, as an official event was recently ruined by it. In a competitive environment hosted by Nintendo itself, a reliable way to compete would be expected, but ultimately the Nintendo VS US Fall Open failed to deliver. Nintendo Switch Online, the subscription online service for Nintendo Switch, is well known for being frustratingly unreliable in many first-party games likeSuper Mario MakerandSplatoon 2....

Quick Links Tears of the Kingdomfeatures awide variety of merchantswho can sell useful items to Link. General Stores are one of the most common selling establishments in the game, and each has its own unique type of stock, including Materials and Equipment. General Stores inTears of the Kingdomare particularly handy for players who are looking for the best place to stock up on Arrows, as most General Stores stock them....

Summary Featuring a focus on the mechanics of its brand-new Heat system,Tekken 8has set itself apart as an evolution of its predecessor from nearly ten years ago. The struggles of the Mishima family will take center stage yet again, but there still seem to have been new developments in the lives of all the other returning characters among the 32 found inTekken 8’s launch roster. These changes have affected one classic fighter that has appeared in every entry, but he has also stayed true to his core design in a way that could make him more appealing to pick up than ever....

The Arrowverse has had multiple big crossovers, the last of which, Crisis on Infinite Earths, literally re-shaped the way the verse, and the shows in it, looked going forward. With the show that started it all now ended,Supergirlending this year and some of the longer-running shows in the same universe getting to closer to their own conclusions, it’s time for the Arrowverse to focus on smaller crossover events. When the Arrowverse started, it was justArrow....

Summary No game is limitless, and even the most cherished, loyally-followed titles will have their boundaries and weaknesses. But some games are less restricted than others, notably open-world games and games with player-driven economies. The former is loosely defined as a game inwhich players are allowed to move freely about the world as they see it, whether that includes following the main narrative of the game at any given time; the latter is a game that bolsters communicative trading, where the value and profitability of in-game commodities are determined by player-constituted supply-demand levels, auctions, and sales....

The stories inThe King of Fightersgames go far beyond fighting tournaments. The Orochi saga involved power-hungry arms dealers, ancient evils, and warring clans. After that, the NESTS saga with bioengineered clones and a secret organization bent on world domination may seem passe, but it introduced a lot of fan-favorite characters toThe King of Fighters. K', Maxima, Vanessa, Kula Diamond, and Whip all stem from the NESTS saga inKing of Fighters‘99,2000, and2001....

Quick Links Jurassic World: Dominionpremiered in 2022 and raked in enough of a profit for the studio to want more. Naturally, anything that brings in $1 billion deserves a sequel, despite how it ended. While no director is officially attached toJurassic World 4, it already has its writer in David Koepp. Koepp wrote the original screenplay for the firstJurassic Park, giving longtime fans hope for something new and refreshing in the franchise....

Cyberpunk 2077is among games likeThe Elder Scrolls: SkyrimandFallout 4as open-world RPGs packed with stuff to do. Players can experience V’s journey to mercenary infamy with Johnny Silverhand and encounter optional side gigs, NPCs, and more.Cyberpunk 2077is also known for allowing players to experience the world of Night City however they’d like, whether using martial combat over shotguns or hacking the environment versus hijacking enemies. While the upcomingCyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyDLC is being developed, it’s a great time to experience the futuristic RPG and its many unwritten rules....

The Witcher 3has amazing and memorable contracts that reward players with much-needed crowns, XP, and loot. One such quest, Doors Slamming Shut, offers a great sword, a valuable trophy, and those precious crowns. WhileThe Witcher 3offers a lot of assistance, Doors Slamming Shut can leave player scratching their heads regarding what needs to be done to complete the contract. Doors Slamming Shut is a contract that can be found in Novigrad, and it requires Geralt to find out what creature is causing the commotion in a haunted mansion....