Monster Hunter Riseis an endless quest to defeat monsters, attain materials, use those materials to create better equipment, and then use that new equipment to defeat even tougher monsters. Early on materials are fairly easy to acquire, but some late game items such as the Apex Curlhorn can cause some major headaches for hunters that aren’t armed with knowledge and strong enough gear. The Apex Curlhorn is used to craft the powerful Rampage weapons....

Capcom’sMonster Hunterseries is arguably one of the company’s most successful franchises, especially within the handheld market. With the impending release ofMonster Hunter Riselater this week and anotherMonster Huntertitle on the way, fans will have many dragons to look forward to for months and years to come. The secondMonster Huntertitle releasing this year on the Switch,Monster Hunter Stories 2, is, as the name suggests, more story-driven than the traditional gameplay featured inRise....

Summary Mortal Kombat 1reveals a unique Halloween fatality coming to the game, but the reveal has left players frustrated and upset that it is only available as a premium microtransaction. For NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros,Mortal Kombat 1has proven to be a big successespecially with regards to reviews which helped propel the game as one of 2023’s highest-rated titles. However, for all of the positive word of mouth that the game has received to this point, the launch hasn’t been a perfect one....

Need for Speed Unboundis the latest entry in the franchise, and this time around it attempts to wow gamers with its driving effects and new racing modes.Unboundalso features brand collaborations, allowing players to deck themselves out in the trendiest clothes. Amidst the high-speed racing, players meet a few characters, including Justicia, who defies gender norms. Rather than make her the focus of the game,Need for Speed Unboundinstead treats her as just another character....

The saga ofNeon Genesis Evangelionhas lasted for more than twenty years now, with a popular manga, a ground-breaking television series, and a highly-anticipated movie trilogy. It wasn’t just the creative storyline, the immersive, post-apocalyptic world, the mind-bending anti-mecha genre, or the creative design and animation that made the series stand out, however. RELATED:The Best Anime Series For People Who Don’t Like Anime The characters also made an impression on audiences, and Ayanami Rei is one of the most recognizable, being one of the Eva pilots and therefore one of the main characters ofNeon Genesis Evangelion....

TheOne Pieceworld has quite a lot of powerful pirates who have acquired huge bounties over the years. These pirates have established themselves as important figures in the New World, however, their notoriety and infamy wasn’t always that high. The majority of them had humble beginnings and started off with low bounties. RELATED:One Piece: Things That Show Luffy Is The Most Creative Devil Fruit User Gradually, the numbers placed on their heads increased and, in some cases, even took a massive jump....

Summary Crusader Kings 3, the new and modern successor to Paradox Interactive’sCrusader Kings 2, is a grand strategy game that blends cultures, religions, characters, and noble titles to serve players a unique experience that’s part life-sim and part map painter strategy game. This unique focus isCrusader Kings 3’sstrength and allows players to get into the thick of the action by controlling a dynasty of characters of varying faiths and cultures. Like character choice, cultures have a big impact onCK3gameplay, so sometimes it pays to go off the beaten track....

One of the most successful game consoles yet created, thePlayStation 4was a brilliant return to form for Sony after its struggles with the PS3. With a focus on games, easy to develop for architecture, and a palatable entry price, thePlayStation 4has become the second best-selling home game console of all time, behind only the PlayStation 2. After three generations of running essentially the same controller design, Sony finally evolved its iconic DualShock controller into something more modern....

APokemon Scarlet and Violetfan drew artwork of the pocket monster Tinkaton. A number of Pokemon were added in the ninth Generation of the RPG series, pushing the creature count to over 1,000 pocket monsters. ThePokedexis now quite extensive, providing more of a challenge for those who want to collect them all. One of the newPokemon is Tinkaton. The pocket monster is a Fairy/Steel-Type that is 100% female and has the unique attack Gigaton Hammer....

A brand new trailer showcasing thePokemon SwordandPokemon ShieldExpansion Pass recently debuted, and as with every trailer breaking down new content, the fan-base has been combing over the trailer for any hints or clues as to what new things are coming in the DLC. This latestSwordandShieldtrailermay focus on the major selling points of the Expansion Pass, but we have gone frame-by-frame to compose a list of all returning Pokemon yet to be officially announced that appeared in the trailer for those who are dying to know what fan-favorites are making a comeback in the two DLCs....

Summary There are a handful of Metroidvania tropes thatPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownnails, yet the one notion it knocks out of the park is how adaptable many games may be to the 2D or 2.5D side-scrolling genre. There are enough of these Metroidvanias with tough combat and tougher platforming out there now thatPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownmight not necessarily create a cataclysmic impact for some, but how it iterates onPrince of Persiain this space is truly commendable....

Summary ThePlayStation 5is outpacing its Xbox competitors in sales, even as it trails behind its immediate predecessor. Sony’s latest console had something of a slow start when it first launched in 2020, thanks in no small part to supply shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once these shortages finally ended, sales for the current-gen PlayStation console picked up at a steady pace, with recent reports revealing that2023 has been the most profitable yearfor the PS5 so far....

For people who like testing their mind and attempting to come up with solutions that aren’t obvious, puzzle games are a great way form of entertainment. However, a lot of these type of experiences are both linear and scripted, so playing them through more than once can feel like a waste of time. RELATED:Best Puzzle Games On Steam That Deserve More Attention Luckily, there are a good handful of puzzle games that not only encourage the player to keep playing them but they actively continue to change each time the experience is picked up....