Gameplay in Blasphemous follows in the footsteps of the Castlevania series. The Penitent One is armed with both sword and spell, and uses them to overcome all manner of monstrosities. As a result, players must learn the attack patterns of each new horror in order to smite it. The unpleasantly-named Bile Flasks take the role of healing items, and The Penitent One will respawn at the last checkpoint if his health is fully deple

If you want a physical version of the album, there are a couple of options available on Bandcamp . For $19, you can get the CD version which comes in a "pristine-quality limited-edition 1 disc, 6-panel digipack." If you're a collector of vinyl, there is a Deluxe 2xLP Vinyl Edition that will set you back $39. It includes 180-gram black and clear color-in-color discs and a 24-page art booklet. Pre-purchasing any of these versions will also include the digital version with one of the tracks available

Ori and the Will of the Wisps , along with it's predecessor Ori and the Blind Forest , is a critically-acclaimed Metroidvania platformer. In both games players take on the role of Ori, the guardian of an ancient, magical forest. In classic Metroidvania-style, the world slowly expands as Ori gains new abilities and upgrades. The movement in Ori and the Will of the Wisps is fluid and satisfying, as Ori jumps, climbs, glides, and swims through his forest-h

There is one more option: cut those loses. Yes, sometimes a game just isn’t the one in which case two things will play out, either selling it back to the local game store or having to delete it off the hard drive and realize you get nothing back for purchasing said game. This is where a bit of tactic comes into how games are purchased. For ones that are sure to be a one and done, just buy it from the store/online and sell it back to that local game store where you get cash or credit towards that next game. Buying a one and done digitally knowing there is nothing in return if it’s not for you is just a bummer. Which is why I bought Vampyr physically; it’s easy to know I will play it once and feel good about it, and then it can go towards another game, continuing the cycle.

Dashmaster/Sprintmaster: This is more for the sake of convenience, but either charm will enable the player to increase their movement speed, thereby allowing them to both enter and exit combat very quickly. They are cheap in terms of notch space too, so there are few consequences to equipping one or both of t

Hollow Knight , the Metroidvania action-adventure from Team Cherry, is considered one of the finest examples of its genre. In the game, players take control of a nameless insect-like knight as they traverse the kingdom of Hallownest. It's a dark world, decaying and plague-ridden, with many of its insectoid inhabitants already fallen to the spreading infection. Hollow Knight patch notes Knight 's story is just as sinister, and has multiple endings depending on the player's acti

For most who play games, this feeling is completely understandable, unless you’re one of the few super-humans that can game for ludicrous amounts of time (looks at all streamers) then this happens to the best of us. It’s unfortunate when looking forward to a game only to be completely put off by it or feel disinterest in said game. No matter how bad you wanted to play it, it might just not be the time; a blockade. What does one do then? When having waited to buy ‘x’ game only to find disinterest; not everyone can afford games on a weekly basis and there's a massive selection to choose from. The first advice would be to tough it out. Maybe that game isn’t the one for now, but at least there are fallbacks until that moment of inspiration hits.

The third Simple Key can be found in the Ancient Basin, but this one is very easy to miss compared to the previous two. To reach it, head into the lowest part of the area , where the Mawlurks like to shoot The Knight with goop, and continue to the right until they find the Mawlurk corp

There you are, finally sitting in the comfort of your own home all cozy with nom-noms and sweet-stickies (or not). You settle warmly into the cushions like they’re heaven on earth and you begin a fresh game. And soon an hour has passed and you're kind of bored; is it the game? Is it you? Maybe a little too much hype and excitement, you thought you tempered your expectations, but nope, that feeling of dissatisfaction gnaws at the back of your mind and so you turn the game off and play [insert literally any game.].

Dreamshield: Comprising of a defensive shield that orbits the player, this charm can effectively give the player several additional chances to complete the quest if they misjudge an enemy attack. The shield will absorb the impact of incoming projectiles and can even damage enemies who enter its range. This makes it especially useful for defending the player against swarms of vengeflys and primal asp

It wasn’t until this week that Vampyr finally clicked. Soon I found myself picking up pace with the game and diving into the world like it was the deepest of pools. Hollow Knight clicked just the weekend before. Which begs another question, how does one know when they’re fatigued — possibly burning the candle at both ends? Remember to take breaks from games, there are a million things to do out in the world besides play games and falling prey to gaming fatigue isn’t all too difficult. This won’t be a health rant, just looking out. With such a large selection of games coming out through each year it’s easy to want to play them all, but keeping diligent and playing the ones worth it to you will make all the difference. It will cut down on game-time and won’t burn ones eyeballs out from looking at a screen all day.