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Putting Control Resonant Under A Microscope Is Rewarding In An Unexpected Way

Putting Control Resonant Under A Microscope Is Rewarding In An Unexpected Way https://ift.tt/BWydxQs Over many years, I've written tens of thousands of words covering the Remedy Connected Universe, the Finnish studio's world tying the Alan Wake and Control series together. This is a team that loves rewarding players who notice the smaller details and go off the golden path in search of morsels of understanding. Connecting dots is often much of the fun in a Remedy game.  To my surprise, that side of the developer wasn't on display much in Control Resonant. There are definitely a few nods, and one chain of side quests in particular seems to have greater implications for the studio's future connected-universe games, but overall, I was taken aback by how disinterested Resonant was in tying itself to Remedy's bigger picture. However, it was by looking for those hidden details that I discovered something else I ended up loving about the sequel in a different way. ...

A New Elder Scrolls Game Just Released Out Of Nowhere

A New Elder Scrolls Game Just Released Out Of Nowhere https://ift.tt/R8uBPIj

No, it's not The Elder Scrolls VI, but a new game set in Bethesda Games Studios' fantasy universe did just release with no warning whatsoever: The Elder Scrolls: Castles.

Currently available as a free download on the Google Play Store and listed as being in early access, The Elder Scrolls: Castles is described as putting players in control of a medieval dynasty, where they'll oversee a castle of subjects and family members as the years go by. The game doesn't yet look to be available on iOS or on PC, and from what we can tell, wasn't ever officially announced.

One look at the screenshots brings to mind 2015's Fallout Shelter, a mobile game revolving around managing one of the iconic Vaults from Bethesda's popular post-apocalyptic RPG series. It looks like players build their castle much in the same way it worked in Fallout Shelter. Another screenshot invites players to complete "epic quests" and shows a party of characters battling a massive red dragon, while another highlights a ruler on their throne making decisions about what, in this case, seems to be a trivial matter related to someone's lack of musical talent.

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