When Monster Hunter Rise was announced for Nintendo Switch, everyone became hyped about it. It became so much of a spotlight that on the launch day itself, some companies decided to make it a holiday and let people off work so they could enjoy a marathon of monster hunting.
But let’s face it, Monster Hunter is just another cycle of beating up behemoths, crafting cool weapons and armor from their materials, and then rinse and repeat. So why are we still so hyped about it?
Continue readingThree months after the PlayStation 5 has been released, we’ve been spoiled with a number of amazing next-gen games that showcase the console’s power. One of the most hyped games for the PS5 is Spider-Man Miles Morales. Here are 5 reasons why you should get this as one of your first PS5 games:
Let me tell you a story on how I got my PlayStation 5. *insert fairy tale intro music*
So here in the Philippines, getting a PS5 is extremely hard. Well, maybe not if you’re super rich. You see, there are a number of third-party sellers here that buy in bulk from foreign countries, then sell them (both digital and disc ver.) for double the price, ranging from 40,000php to 60,000php ($800-$1,200) per unit.
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Remember the time when the game Plants VS Zombies was a thing, where we frantically set up varieties of flowers and nuts and plants trying to keep zombies away from our lawn? Remember their super catchy theme song? Or maybe you remember the infamous flash game, Bloons Tower Defense? Those were good times… But apparently, a Chinese developer Hypergryph and publisher YoStar took out that nostalgia, added a cool anime feel, and viola, Arknights was born! Continue reading
Pokemon Sword & Shield was filled with hype, hate and a clear split among the Pokemon community. There are people who attack it for having little improvement in graphical context, clonky game features, and the greatest of all, the “Dexit”—aka the decision to not include national pokedex in the game. There are people who also defend the game for having more “quality of life” improvement features such as the “wild area”, a somewhat unique story, and Grookey! (no joke) Continue reading
The gaming industry has gone through a lot of Spider-Man games in various consoles made by a lot of different developers. Thus, I can say that the game’s web-slinging theme is one of the most used concept in the history of video games. However, with the release of the latest Spider-Man made by Insomniac Games exclusively for the PS4, they made super hero games to a whole new level.
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The Animated Scholar 