Accéder au contenu principal

Sélection

Phantom Blade Zero’s Combat Is So Good, You Won’t Care The Story Makes No Sense

Phantom Blade Zero’s Combat Is So Good, You Won’t Care The Story Makes No Sense https://ift.tt/KPSX6di S-Game, the Chinese studio behind Phantom Blade Zero, clearly understands the core tenets of character-action games. If your melee combat isn't tight, responsive, and oozing cool, then what's the point? Some games might have better combat, but few can match Phantom Blade Zero's style.  Every moment feels like you're in the middle of a Chinese martial-arts movie, pulling off moves that shouldn't be feasible--moves that go against what we expect from third-person action games--yet are baked into the mechanics. The game is not without issues, and they do hold it back from reaching the genre's upper echelons, but the highs are stratospheric. Character-action games aren't typically known for telling riveting stories, and Phantom Blade Zero is no different. You play as Soul, a stoic assassin who dies in the game's opening moments when a sword tears t...

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Now Giving "Full Attention" To Next Game, Codenamed Excalibur

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Now Giving "Full Attention" To Next Game, Codenamed Excalibur https://ift.tt/aSCNj6s

Larian Studios is now giving its "full attention" to the team's next game, following the breakout success of Baldur's Gate 3. A spokesperson for the studio confirmed this to VideoGamer, adding that Larian will be on a "media blackout" going ahead.

[Larian boss Swen Vincke] and the team['s]… full attention is focused on crafting their next title," a spokesperson said.

Vincke also recently responded to a documentary about Larian titled "Larian Studios: From Bankruptcy to Baldur's Gate 3." The feature digs into Larian's origins and goes over the team's history as a game developer, leading up to the launch and huge success of Baldur's Gate 3.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Commentaires