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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Looks To Right The Wrongs Of Its Predecessor

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Looks To Right The Wrongs Of Its Predecessor https://ift.tt/VFGJQnU Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV is arriving nearly a decade after the release of the third game in the real-time strategy series, and after spending some time with an extensive preview build that covered the opening missions of two its campaigns, I’m happy to report that it seems to be a return to form after the ill-received changes in Dawn of War III. The Dawn of War series has always reinvented itself with each entry. Dawn of War II eschewed the first game’s focus on amassing large armies in favor of micro-managing smaller groups, or sometimes individual units. It removed the original's base-building mechanics, and its maps were less of an open-ended sandbox, hewing closer to being an isometric action-RPG. While these changes didn’t sit well with some players of the original Dawn of War, others found the alterations to be bold, and the game was received positively , with man...
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Pikmin 4 Wants To Make A Fresh Start

Pikmin 4 Wants To Make A Fresh Start https://ift.tt/YytBiWR

Nintendo has made its reputation on the kind of approachable fun that would let a child pick up a controller and learn the ropes within minutes--in fact, many millions of children by now. In the case of Pikmin 4, the fourth entry in a relatively niche franchise (by Nintendo standards) that mixes strategy and puzzle elements, the company seems especially keen to prove it's an entry point for new fans. This was a point made explicitly during a presentation at a recent hands-on demo, and more importantly, it's woven into the fabric of the game itself.

For starters, the story is no longer following the travails of Captain Olimar. As detailed in a recent trailer and in the game, this time you actually take charge of your own explorer, a custom-created character. While the hands-on didn't include the character-creator section, the pre-fab characters were noticeably imbued with the off-kilter, Charlie Brown-esque cartoonish style of Olimar. Olimar has crashed on a strange planet, leading to a daring rescue mission that also crashed. Oops. You're the backup, sent not only to rescue the series' recognizable mascot, but also the crew sent to save him.

As a practical matter that makes it a less lonely affair than its predecessors, Pikmin 4 is bursting with other humanoid characters who can serve to explain its various systems and lend a hand. Instead of an isolated mission surrounded by silent plant-creatures, you're part of a crew. And given that Pikmin can be fairly dense with systems to manage, that's a welcome change. They are still largely tutorial givers and systems hubs, but they have some character.

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