Further exploration of Andale reveals that the "strange meat" its townspeople eat is actually human flesh, and that the town is run by inbred cannibals. Upon making this startling discovery, players are then attacked by the people of Andale, unless they have the Cannibal perk, in which case they are accepted by the twisted community as one of their

Since its humble beginnings on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, The Legend of Zelda has grown to become one of the most recognized and highly-acclaimed franchises in all of gaming. Naturally, gamers look forward to each new addition to the series with excitement and anticipat

World of Warcraft is massive and full of secrets and easter eggs for fans to discover, some of which are rather creepy. One of the creepiest easter eggs in the entire game is the Children of Goldshire, who are creepy kids that stand in a pentagram formation. At 7:40 in the morning, players can find the children in the second floor of their house, where they are subjected to strange, otherworldly sounds, including threats from the evil entity C'T

Accessibility in the video games industry boomed massively in 2020. We saw Ubisoft , Naughty Dog , and other studios both big and small making efforts to allow more players to play their games. Xbox has done a great job in creating accessible experiences for players , and also has a huge focus on the tagline "When everyone plays, we all win". With Playground Games being under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella, I'm hoping we'll see a wealth of accessibility features done w

Not entirely encouraging, is it? And yet, that message is the first thing that greets players who boot up the game, every single time they do so (though it can, thankfully, be skipped). Consider it foreshadowing. The Journey is regularly interrupted with control tutorials - almost constantly at first, less frequently as it progres

Fortunately, The Journey's combat is better than its driving. Gabriel's left hand controls the Push spell, which can be used to manipulate objects in the environment - including enemies - while his right hand deals damage with (eventually) one of three magical attacks : Bolt, Fireball and Shards. Letting loose with the game's spells is easy enough: bring the appropriate hand to your shoulder, and "push" toward the spell's target. Incoming attacks can be blocked by holding your left arm horizontally in front of yours

Despite its handful of shortcomings, Final Fantasy 15 has been a resounding success for Square Enix. The game’s story, characters, and environment are all compelling and interesting, and do a great job pulling players into the fantastical wo

Whereas most of Half-Life 2 is a straightforward sci-fi adventure games treasure Maps, the city of Ravenholm is where the game ventures into horror territory and provides the franchise's scariest moments. Gordan Freeman reaches Ravenholm shortly after acquiring the Gravity Gun, which comes in handy when fighting off the headcrabs and zombies that are swarming the pl

The best way to describe Fable 3 is an introduction to RPGs. The normal RPG fare of branching ability trees and leveling up is missing. In its place is an engaging, but simple, experience for those looking to dip their toe into the RPG world. Players don’t need to understand leveling to understand how to successfully play the game. They don’t need to dive deeply into a complex menu system in order to change out equipment so they’re geared correctly for a fi

Having a voice helps make the conversations feel more natural, and if we had a way to choose how our characters voice sounded like Dragon Age did, it'd help add that flair to the customisation of your hero. Or perhaps it'll just do what Cyberpunk 2077 does and makes you feel as if you're experiencing a character's journey rather than your

Part of the enjoyment of open-world exploration is that there's potential to hide things away. Being able to visit a library at the Guild would be great for lore-hungry players. And in Fable, players were able to break in and sneak around villagers' houses and rob them. But I'd like to be able to see character backstories, so even though robbing is an evil deed in itself, the possible guilt from robbing someone could potentially make you feel even wo

I'd particularly like to explore the world in the same way I was able to explore the world in Red Dead Redemption 2 or Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Both titles having an incredible number of references tucked away in with different areas. With this same sort of vastness, Fable could be ripe for having you struggle through a dark forest filled with Balverines and then emerge near a small town that's surrounded by towering wooden wa

The game begins by taking control of either the son or daughter of the hero from Fable 2 , the prince or princess of the fantasy kingdom of Albion. Choosing to be the prince means the character's father was the hero, while choosing the princess means it was the character's mother. The game takes place 50 years after the events of Fable 2. The industrial revolution has swept across the land, and things in Albion have changed drastically. The protagonist's brother is currently the king, but he's ruling more like a tyrant. From there, destiny requires leaving the safety of the castle (with a faithful dog of course), becoming a hero, garnering the support of the people, overthrowing the oppressive brother/king and becoming the ruler of Albion. How this is gone about is up to the player to dec