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editorial15 November 2022

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editorial26 May 2022

Want to start an adventure with jRPGs, but you're not familiar with the genre? Here is our list of 10 Japanese RPGs that are perfect to play as your first games in this adventure.

editorial20 November 2021

Most good games let us play as distinctive, memorable characters. Here's a list of some of the best protagonists from the games of the last decade or so.

editorial08 November 2021

There's no second chance to make a good first impression. These games didn't squander the unique opportunity and delivered some of the most outstanding opening sequences in the industry.

editorial22 May 2021

There are some companions from game you just can't forget. Even when we don't know what cause the hero fought for and what the plot was really about. This is probably most evident in RPGs.

editorial18 May 2021

Death or failure in games tends to quickly become insignificant. That's why some developers use clever tricks to make us care more about not losing.

editorial16 January 2021

Developers love hiding secrets in their games, giving their most loyal fans riddles that can sometimes seem unsolvable. Some of these mysteries took many veritable decades to be discovered.

editorial05 October 2020

Although most games treat storytelling very instrumentally, some developers take it more seriously, creating stories that are exciting, touching and stay with us forever. We decided to create a list of games that tell the most powerful stories.

editorial24 May 2020

Demons in Doom, Mecha-Hitler in Wolfenstein, humas in Goat Simulator – most games don't bother creating complex enemies that we'll treat as anything more than things to shoot. Here are eight exceptions to this rule.

editorial15 October 2019

Achievements and trophies can be childishly easy, devilishly hard, or just funny – but they're mostly designed for pride, rather than embarrassment. Still, we've found seven achievements that will leave you with a bad feeling in the mouth.

editorial05 February 2019

Many of the best stories in video games would be considered average at best if they were the plots of movies or TV series. How can we love Indiana Jones' calques and corny fantasy tropes so much?

editorial09 March 2018

The saving system in Kingdom Come: Deliverance has recently caused much fuss. Some called it a redundant and artificial hindrance; others thought it a splendid way to spice things up. Where’s the truth, if there's any? Mine is certainly not in the middle.

editorial09 February 2018

When we hear a vocal track during a dramatic final confrontation, we are confused. It’s something unnatural, and it makes us focus on the sound much more than during regular background music. Let’s take a look at some memorable examples.

editorial23 November 2017

“The industry has gone to the dogs”. “This is the worst year in video games ever”. ”Gotta find a new hobby”. We’ve seen tons of similar comments lately. Meanwhile, it doesn’t take much to find out that 2017 was in fact a great year for gamers.

editorial04 September 2024

Summer is slowly coming to an end, but I guess you'll have to take a day off or find some excuse not to go to school. Why? Because in September there will be no shortage of games to play!

editorial30 April 2024

In the eyes of many, season 4 of Diablo 4 is the last call to make the game great again. We’ve spoken with a dynamic duo of creators from Blizzard about upcoming changes and how they’ll affect the troubled juggernaut of the hack’n’slash genre.

editorial14 July 2023

Games have become pricey, and they don't seem to stop. Two of this year's biggest titles want us to pay extra for playing them early – the question is: is it even ethical?