After the Fall is set in the ice-covered ruins of LA, nearly 20 years after the apocalypse. The game lets players experience a living, breathing VR world shared with other players from all over the world. A cinematic and atmospheric campaign mixed with action-packed solo and multiplayer gameplay awaits. And an endgame built from the ground up for those, who want to continue their survival.

VR Survivors

2005, Los Angeles. A generation has passed since a mysterious outbreak. The cause? The excessive use of designer drugs, which birthed the terrible Snowbreed. Infesting cities and causing the collapse of civilization. However, you are one of the survivors. Seemingly immune to the side-effects of the substances and humanity’s last hope of resurgence.

Explore the remains of a civilization ground to a halt in an alternate 1980s. Craft deadly weapons and wield devastating powers with real-life movements as you develop your combat style. In addition, join forces with players around the world as you go head to head with relentless hordes and larger-than-life bosses in a bid to take back the city.

In After the Fall, you will be able to craft your own loadout. Craft, upgrade and mod your gear. From armour and a huge array of guns to melee weapons and combat devices. This post-apocalyptical world can be made your oyster. After completing the story campaign, players can venture out into a living world. The endgame is full of events, missions, and blood-pumping encounters. You can sign up for the beta of After the Fall at afterthefall-vr.com. Add After the Fall to your wishlist and get ready for when the game releases on Playstation VR and Occulus.

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In Aeon Drive, you will teleport your way through time itself! Instead of using the usual live/die/repeat loop of most video games, Aeon Drive features a unique time-warping system. This saves players the frustration of unwanted repetition and keeps the challenge fresh and engaging. Does the level feel too difficult? Is a challenge driving you mad?

That is not a problem. Just recharge your timer before you run out. Then get those few extra seconds you so desperately need to beat the level. Or your personal best. Run out of time-warping capsules and you will be left to your own devices. Obstacles, enemies and traps are your worst enemy, as time relentlessly is always slipping away…

Teleport through lasers, spikes, saws and many other dangerous traps. Crouch-dash at the last moment to evade that incoming shot and make it to the end of the level by the skin of your teeth. Run through more than 80 levels across several areas of the beautiful city of Barcelona. But beware, everyone is out to get you.

Jump across the rooftops of Las Ramblas, keep dashing along awesome vistas such as the Torre Glòries, fight for your life in Park Güell. Don’t think just because you reach the beach you can take a breather and enjoy the sun! You can sign up to the Alpha here and get hyped for when Aeon Drive releases on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC.

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CryoFall can be played either as a relaxed PvE experience with no competition. Or as a brutal and unforgiving PvP game. There are various servers with different game modes available. You can also host your own and invite your friends to join you!

BUILD A HOUSE, BASE, OR A CITY!

You will start with a small house and expand it as you progress through the technological stages. First into a large base, then invite other players and create an entire city full of infrastructure, industrial machines, agricultural sectors, shops, and more.

COMPLEX AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY

On your explorations, you will find rare seeds and create plantations of different crops. The player will use them to cook a variety of foods. Each providing different effects to your character. And if it isn’t your thing – build large factories instead to produce a variety of items. Refine petroleum to use as fuel for your vehicles, create weapons, defence equipment, and more.

PLAYER RUN ECONOMY

In CryoFall, ycan issue currency and establish trade around the map using automated vending machines. You can configure to sell or buy anything, even when you are not around. Previously a thriving colony, now a desolate land full of dangers. What happened to this planet? Explore the far reaches of this world and find abandoned laboratories and factories left from the previous colonists. You will cross deserts and tundras, tropical areas and swamps, oceans and volcanoes.

ELECTRICITY

You can build an electric grid for your base to enable complex industrial processes, defence installations, and other conventional technologies. Electricity starts with generators: steam, bioreactor, engine generator, solar, etc. Then you can store this energy in large capacitors and send it to many of your consumers from a simple induction furnace to a large psi-field projector to defend your base from intruders.

NOT SURE IF THIS GAME IS FOR YOU?

You can try the complete version of CryoFall for free for 8 hours by downloading the demo here. We are proud to offer you CryoFall to try completely free of charge because we are confident you will like it! Upgrade to full version any time if you enjoy the demo.

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Humanity has lost the future. Strange beasts have overrun Earth, and the last of human civilization huddle within an ancient stronghold. We’re safe for now, but the old-tech is crumbling. Fuel is drying up. Monsters and storms beat against the walls. Somehow the Moon is behind it all. In a desperate act, we devoted the last of our resources to create the Ultori: Superhumans strong enough to brave the beyond. Now go, with the blessings of Arx. You’re our last hope.

The fight for humanity is real

Against the Moon offers a new approach to deck building, enemy generation, and power consumption mechanics. Along with the wildcard element of an ever-present celestial tyrant. You will continuously change, polish, and adapt your strategy each step of the way. The world beyond Arx is full of unpredictable scenarios. Every decision you make will alter your run permanently. Choose from 100s of different items to weave into your strategy as you take on this hardcore wasteland.

Each battle is a novel experience thanks to the great illustrations and animated characters. Against the Moon is inviting you to fully immerse yourself in a unique and exotic post-apocalyptic landscape. Intuitive game mechanics still make it simple for casual gamers to pick up. For those who desire even deeper tests of skill, it offers a set of special challenges. Flex your brain and unlock exclusive content.

Enter a world that has eclipsed humankind in Against the Moon. Explore the mysteries of the god-like Ancients and discover the root of their downfall. Uncover the origins of the strange Furos beasts, and take on the real tyrant behind the earth’s invasion. Rebuild Arx to full strength, and restore glory and hope to humanity once more.

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It’s all in there

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition features two new game modes: Historical Battles and The Art of War Challenge Missions for you to enjoy. In fact, the game also includes all previously released expansions. Furthermore, you will take control of all 14 mighty civilizations. In addition, you can select two brand new civilizations – namely the Swedes and Inca.

Which are available right away for you to control and master. Each comes with its own specific advantages and disadvantages. Once you have completed the single-player campaign, why don’t you head online? You can challenge other players and find out who will reign supreme. With updated online multiplayer with cross-network play, you can enjoy modern gaming features including spectator modes and mod support.

Get ready to unleash all of your strategy skills to conquest your foes. In conclusion, you need to ask yourself. Which civilization will you choose? Do you have what it takes to conquer the world? Will you resort to rushing strategies or take your time? Or will you bow down to other leaders of great civilizations? Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition will be available for you to enjoy on October 15th 2020 on Windows 10 Store with Xbox Game Pass for PC and Steam.

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Oi, you! Yeah, you mate. Why don’t you walk on over ‘ere and I’ll tell you a story? You see, there’s this video game publisher called Curve Digital. They ‘ave asked them over at FutureLabs created a game for the Peaky Blinders. An’ get this, they call it Peaky Blinders: Mastermind. ‘Cause we all know Tommy ‘as one o’ them people, who are good at plannin’. Now, one might say that licensed games are generally a load o’ rubbish. But you should never judge a book by its cover, mate.

It’s all in the way you look at things

Like every great story, this game is all about the chapters. You see mate, every one o’ them chapters presents you with a different kind o’ challenge. The Blinders wouldn’t be the Blinders if things were ever too easy. In the beginnin’ you’re introduced to the chapter by a series of still images and text, giving you the rundown o’ whats’ going on. The game itself is an isometric adventure puzzle game. Yeah, I know, big words that can mean anything or nothing. First, you’re setting out with Tommy, ’cause he heard something of interest went down.

Time is of the essence

Look, not everyone can work under pressure. The Peaky Blinders thrive one the going gets tough. The biggest difference to other isometric games is the time feature. You see, when you need something done, you need to make sure it gets done. That is achieved by either interacting with an NPC or having a playable character do an action. Once that action is set on the timeline, you can rewind and have the other characters walk through a now opening door, get passed guards or by other kinds of obstacles. It did take myself a bit of time to get the rhythm going. Especially when I took a break and played something else. Each chapter ‘as one o’ them time limits. The faster you get stuff done, the better your rank will be.

Them Peaky Blinders got skills

During each chapter, you will have different Blinders to work with, yeah. Tommy can persuade certain NPCs to open doors or pull levers. Ada is good at gettin’ guards to look the other way. I haven’t met a man who couldn’t keep his eyes of o’ her. Other blinders like Polly and Arthur also join you along the way. You’re going to need to make sure you know what they can do, to complete each chapter. ‘Cause I can tell ya mate, they ain’t gettin’ any easier. Birmingham ain’t no easy turf, as we all know. If you make a mistake, you can always rewind or restart the chapter an’ try again.

So, what do ya say, mate?

Overall I had a good time with Peaky Blinders: Mastermind. The story is interesting and well presented. The drawings have a style that fits the universe. So, I would suggest you better be headin’ over to one o’ them stores that sell them video games. An’ once you’re done, you best be watchin’ all seasons of Peaky Blinders on Netflix.

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Nioh 2, Team Ninjas’ second adventure set in feudal Japan, takes everything that made original Nioh great and cranks up the volume. So what kept pulling me back into this world of stats and challenging combat?

Sequel Prequel

Although the title Nioh 2 may suggest, that the player will be diving into a sequel and potentially see what happened after Nioh ends, this game is a prequel. Set in a specific time, spanning decades of war, you will uncover secrets and meanings behind ancient Japanese myths and legends. Hide, pronounced Hee-day, is a lone half-demon warrior, trying to rid the lands of his demonic relatives. The story itself is told in cutscenes and written text, but overall, if you ignore it, it does not make much of a difference.

Gaming the game

The start of this action RPG already differs greatly from its predecessor. with a character editor. This feature alone is so extensive, that it could be a game itself. The creations some players have come up with are mind-blowing. I even found a player that recreated Solid Snake. This already, in a way, provides a hint at what the game is like. There are so many items with varying statics, that you may need masters from MIT to properly calculate each impact. You can dismantle, build and have stats transferred between items in the blacksmith hut. Also, you can find little green creatures in each level. Each of these creates is part of a set and once you have the full set, you can choose a specific effect.

Structure in the madness

Similar to the original Nioh the world is split up into levels. This does take one out of the atmosphere and just keeps reminding the player, that this is a video game. Furthermore, this is highlighted by being able to play the levels again in a dark/hard mode. Each level gets more and more intricate with shortcuts to unlock. The effectiveness of this feature is diminished because you rarely actually need to use them. The “normal” enemies in the levels pose very little threat, which is a counterpoint to the single demonic enemies or full demon realm areas due to the difficulty ramping up quite a bit. You must be prepared to slog through the easy ones, again and again, just to get another crack at the harder enemies.

I summon thee

A big part of souls-like games is the ability to summon help, but also foes. Nioh 2 is no different in that regard. By making offerings the player can buy rice. This rice can then be used to summon other players. Currently online players, via the shrine. Their A.I. controlled “copies” via blue symbols found in the world. You can also engage in PVP fights. This is done by summoning players via red symbols in the world. Depending on the level of the other player, you will require more rice. In general, summoning help is frowned upon. I found it helpful and the system has always found the players within a few seconds.

It’s good, but…

Ever since Dark Souls perfected the souls-like formula, I have become a huge fan of games like this. If you are like me and don’t mind a neglectable story and are into statistics and finding your potential next favourite weapon every 30 seconds, then Nioh 2 will bring you hours upon hours of entertainment. In the end, I feel it is a good souls-like game, which goes its own way but falls short in comparison to the Soulsborne series.

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Although UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late cl-r is a title that is incredibly difficult to say, I was fortunate enough to play this anime-style brawler at length.

Looking good

First let us take a look at, well, the design of the game. I have to say that the art style and the animations during the fights are brilliant and fun to watch. Every move looks and feels like you are watching an anime. The feedback of each hit is well shown. Each character has a unique and distinct design. So, you probably will not have seen anything similar out there. Which is great, because it makes this fighter look unique and helps it stand out from the crowd.

What’s going on?

What I wasn’t a fan of is, that each characters specific story is told in a visual novel style in the chronicle mode. Unlike games like 9 hours, 9 persons, 9 doors, you just sit through text after text. No option to choose a dialogue path. There is a feature to make the text go by faster, but that makes it so fast that you can’t read it. So it is more of a “skip through everything” option.

The chronicle mode takes roughly 30 hours to get through. The overall story is set during an event called the “hollow night”. This is an event where all over Japan rifts open to another dimension inhabited by beings called voids. Some humans receive “superpowers” and are from there on in know as “In-Births”. That leads to various “In-Births” section fighting each other for their own reasons.

4th round

For those unaware, this is the fourth iteration of the game. Unlike previous versions, only one character is added and no new chronicle mode stories. This is somewhat disappointing, as all previous versions added various characters and/or modes. Otherwise, the game is what it was before. The combat is based on 3 buttons and directional input. This gives new players the option to button mash their way through, while skilled players can really get deep into it. To unleash the super attacks, by filling the respective gauge, the player either needs to get the guard mechanic down. The other option is to wait and save it for rounds 2 or 3. Who doesn’t love to finish a match with a nicely animated super attack?

Fight

So fans who have played the previous version UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late cl-r probably don’t need this one. All other fans of 2-D brawls and anime should check this game out. Please be aware that, similar to most fighting games, the learning curve skyrockets in online battles. Prepare to lose and not being able to blame it on a bad connection, because the online code has been nothing short of flawless in my time. I have had a great time battling in this Arc System Works fighting game.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is developer Respawn Entertainments attempt at combining the ideas of many beloved games. Did they bring balance to the force or fall into the Sarlacc pit to be digested for 1000 years? Engage the hyperdrive and let’s find out.

The light

Star Wars has impacted pop-culture like anything else. Since the release of the first movie in 1977, the franchise has brought us many hours of entertainment. To a, sometimes, varying degree of quality. Unlike Respawns earlier titles, Jedi: Fallen Order is a singleplayer story-driven action-adventure. You take control of the fate of Cal Kestis. A padawan who survived the purge of Order 66. At first, Cal has somewhat lost his connection to the force, due to the fear of being found by the empire. The further you journey along to the various planets the more abilities you unlock. This, in turn, unlocks paths, that were locked, when visiting each location for the first time.

It is the weapon of a Jedi

As you probably expect, the only physical weapon Cal wields is his trusty lightsaber. By gaining experience points and exploring each planet, you can unlock new abilities to better deal with anything the galaxy far, far away throws at you. In addition, you will find different parts to customise not just your lightsaber, but BD-1, the Mantis and Cal.

To younger readers, the combat is very much inspired by the Souls series. You lock into an enemy strafe and use your lightsaber and the force to win. The set-pieces, most of which have been shown in the trailers, are a sight to behold. From dismantling star destroyers to climbing up an AT-AT, every planet has its unique look and feel.

John Williams & Ben Burt are Jedi Masters

The score also ads that special John Williams feeling. Where we see places we have never seen before, by being grounded by the music to make them feel as if we have. the sound designers also did a great job capturing the Star Wars feeling.

The Darkness

Jedi: Fallen Order is clearly inspired by franchises like the souls and uncharted games. Sadly Respawn Entertainment never seems to be able to fully grasp what made these games what they are. The fighting mechanics sadly are more akin to Ocarina of Time on the N64, than any of the games by FromSoftware. The situation is similar when it comes to the way the universe is presented.

The onliners of the Stormtroopers are not even b-movie quality and repeat too often. Next to Cal I only was able to really bond with BD-1 and a character that joins the crew right before the end. During my playthrough, on a standard PS4, I encountered a countless and endless array of technical issues. From part of the level slowing to full freezes and massive frame drops. I encountered everything that can be described as a Wookies worst nightmare. For some reason, the levels seem to have an issue when you run.

They travel in single file

It got so bad, that on Dathomir enemies would spawn late, by sliding into place past me. Like figurines on a chessboard. At first, the enemies seem to require individual strategies. The further I progressed, I realised that button mashing works fine on all of them. The boss battles are mostly forgettable and had little deviation from how you approach standard enemies.

Me no wanna slide-o

The levels, although hiding many secrets, have so many video game issues that they are hard to summarise. Respawn seems to have not been able to solve how to connect parts of levels, so there are multiple slides on EVERY planet. There are many more elegant ways to connect levels. I love exploring, especially the galaxy far, far away, but none of the chests you find contain anything of value. All you can find are cosmetic items. The placement of the chests also rarely makes sense. The same goes for many aspects of the structures within a level. They all feel like they were placed to be a videogame, not show a part of a planet. The same goes for many enemies. In our world today the placement of an enemy needs to make sense and not be a clown car full of them behind a locked door.

The meh side of the force

Don’t get me wrong. I had loads of fun playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. It is just so frustrating that you can see and feel the bad decisions by Respawn Entertainment downgrade an oh so promising game.

Overall I have to say to EA and Respawn Entertainment: “Much to learn, you still have”. Seeing that the sales numbers were great a new hope rises in me, that Respawn will learn from their Padawan-esque mistakes and make the potential sequel rise above this game.

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Pac-Man’s still mellow yellow

The packaging has a sleek design and a nice lid, to give you a look at what you can expect. A digipad and two buttons on a nice yellow case. We didn’t need much more back in the day. Especially when walking up a hill to and from school in 3 meters of snow. The device itself is either powered by 4 AAA batteries or a micro-USB cable. None of which are included, but who doesn’t have a few of those lying in their man drawer? I was pleasantly surprised to find the handheld is comfortable to hold, even with my big hands. The D-Pad and buttons are well made and drive the nostalgia feeling home.

Are 3 Pac-Men a crowd?

On the handheld, you will find three titles. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania and Pac-Panic. My personal favourite is the original Pac-Man. The sounds alone just gave me jolly vibes. You don’t need to just use the built-in speakers but can connect a pair of headphones to enjoy the sounds even more. It seems that the ROM used is not the original arcade one, but the Sega Mega drive ROM. This is down to certain patterns the ghosts have. What Pac-Man fans will also notice, is that it will play the intro song, even when progressing to the next level. Pac-Mania is played in an isometric view, which feels odd at first. Especially if you only have played a full 2-D version of Pac-Man. There is a tiny bit of screen tearing and the sound sometimes is a bit rough, when using the built-in speakers. Pac-Panic is a variation of Tetris. Which is fine, just not my cup of tea.

Chomp, chomp, chomp

Overall I have to say I really enjoyed playing with the My Arcade handheld. It looks great, the screen is well made and controls as smooth as can be. The speakers could be a bit better, but that is nothing a decent set of headphones cannot solve. If you want to stroll down memory lane or show your kids how you used to rock the arcade, then this is a must-have. Especially a great idea as a stocking filler for Christmas, for $35. Or if you want to get rid of your dad for an hour or two, place it next to the loo.

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