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Fanatical's Story Rich Adventures Bundle Includes 17 Killer Narrative-Driven Games

Fanatical's Story Rich Adventures Bundle Includes 17 Killer Narrative-Driven Games https://ift.tt/1DSbYJ7 Light on combat, heavy on story, adventure games are such an underrated delight. Fanatical’s Story Rich Adventures Bundle is a celebration of the genre. It includes 17 games, and, like all Fanatical Build Your Own Bundles, the more you add to your cart, the deeper your discount. Pricing starts at three games for $1.65 per key ($4.95 total), but if you add five or more games you'll pay just $1.60 per key, and at seven or more titles, the price per game drops to $1.45. If you add all 17 games to your bundle, you'll pay just $24.65--which is a massive discount compared to the full bundle's $340.78 value. See at Fanatical As for the games on offer, two of the marquee options are Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls--which are available as a double pack, meaning you get both games for just one slot in the bundle. These cinematic adventures are polarizing to say the least, ...

God Of War: Sons Of Sparta Review - The Mildly Amusing Adventures Of Teen Kratos

God Of War: Sons Of Sparta Review - The Mildly Amusing Adventures Of Teen Kratos https://ift.tt/vxab7U6

God of War: Sons of Sparta is a reasonably decent but not particularly great metroidvania spin-off that suffers from an identity crisis. A prequel set when franchise protagonist Kratos and his brother Deimos were coming of age in the Spartan army, Sons of Sparta lacks the over-the-top action spectacle of the other games in the God of War franchise. As a metroidvania it is middling and at times simply awkward, with a dearth of its own original ideas or excellent execution to liven up the genre. The result is a game that feels confused and muddy, despite a few bright spots.

Sons of Sparta takes place across two distinct time periods in the God of War timeline: an adult Kratos telling the story of his adventure to his daughter Calliope, before the tragic events of the first game earned him the nickname the Ghost of Sparta; and the story itself, which takes place when he's a headstrong but duty-bound teenager just starting to make a name for himself in Spartan warrior trials. That tale involves Kratos and Deimos encountering mythical beasts and monsters and cultists as they search for another missing teen, Vasilis. As the story progresses it becomes an interesting look at a foundational time in Kratos' life, though as a side story it does feel removable from the rest of the canon.

At the beginning, though, Kratos is not a very interesting character to follow at this point in his life. He's too rigid and committed to his duties and the rules. He can frequently be overly pious and condescending toward Deimos. The search for Vasilis carries as much weight as a Scooby Doo mystery--you'll get a clue to go towards a location, search around, and then Kratos realizes that he arrived a few minutes or hours too late. Aw shucks, you just missed him, but maybe he left to go here instead. There aren't many twists and turns; it's just following a wandering character around.

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