Month: January 2025

The long-running Ys series of action-RPGs grew to fame thanks to engrossing cinematic storytelling and fantastic music. Almost thirty years after it debuted, Ys continues to thrive thanks to the series’ willingness to dramatically evolve its gameplay while still delivering engaging drama and fascinating worlds. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is the newest–and biggest–entry in the series yet, and it delivers an immensely fun and memorable experience.

Ys VIII begins with longtime hero Adol and his friend Dogi on a huge passenger ship when, out of nowhere, the vessel is attacked by a gargantuan sea monster and destroyed. Adol wakes up to find himself on the mythical island of Seiren, a supposedly cursed land from which no person has ever returned. He soon bands together wit…

Nobody Saves The World is an action-dungeon-crawler, but not like any other you’ve played before. The new game from Drinkbox is a hodgepodge of wildly different gameplay elements. While it eases you in, there are a few things you may like to know before you start shapeshifting your way around its mix of dungeons and traps. Here are eight tips to get you heading in the right direction.

Experiment with different forms

This may seem obvious, since changing into different forms is the crux of the game. But actually, it can be very easy to lean too hard on one of your favorites and overlook another one. Upgrading your forms is how you unlock new ones, as well as how you earn the vast majority of stars to open up dungeons. Don’t waste too much time …

PlayStation Plus subscribers have yet another bunch of free games to claim on PS4 and PS5 this month before the June PS Plus games arrive, and you can download all of them right now. May’s PS Plus freebies once again include one PS5 game and two PS4 games, with all available to play on the PS5. PS5 users can snag Wreckfest, a fun demolition derby game that originally released in 2018. Wreckfest for PS5 will be exclusive to PS Plus subscribers until it becomes available for purchase in June. First-person shooter Battlefield 5 and open-world survival game Stranded Deep round out May 2021’s PS Plus offerings and are available to claim on both PS4 and PS5. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

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