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You don’t dive intoTails: The Backbone Preludesand expect a detective mystery like you’ve gotten from its predecessor Backbone. Instead, Tails offers you more of a slice-of-life vignette that tells you about a chunk of each of your four protagonists’ lives. Each is a story that explores feelings of loss, fear, and secrets. RELATED:Tails: The Backbone Preludes - Every Story Branch Though you can experience all the love and care that went into the game’s character development and world building, there are still a few things that could be improved....

Quick Links Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but in the Pokemon games, many of the titular creatures are known to evolve into other species altogether. It’d be reductionist to labelCassette Beastsas a ‘Pokemon clone’ when it’s brimming with nifty ideas all its own, but the genre roots are clearly there, and yes, there’s something akin to evolution - it’s called remastering. Related:Cassette Beasts: Beginner Tips Remastering your tapes in Cassette Beasts is similar in concept, but refreshingly different in execution....

Sorry, Edgerunners fans, but it doesn’t look like Falco will return inCyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLC. That’s straight from the mouth of CD Projekt red’s global PR director, so we’re pretty sure it’s legit. Earlier this week,a video popped up on the Cyberpunk 2077 subredditthat supposedly revealed part of the upcoming Phantom Liberty DLC. The mission was called “Casino Warfare,” possibly referring to the orbiting Crystal Palace alluded to in one of Cyberpunk’s endings....

Quick Links Howdy, friends. Welcome back to the story of all-star merchant extraordinaire Partitio in this rough-and-tumblin' video game,Octopath Traveler 2.Partitio goes where he hears the bells of coin, and the bustling eastern-continental town of Clockbank’s just ticking with it. Related:Octopath Traveler 2: Hikari Chapter One Walkthrough So head on down to Clockbank, then, and let’s have ourselves some great guide coverage for Partitio’s second-chapter story. We’ll meet a promising young upstart, learn the meaning of the word ‘newspaper’, and more....

One of the most unique ways to playMagic: The Gatheringis its Alchemy format. This format is exclusive to Magic’s online client Magic Arena and features online-only cards with unique effects not seen anywhere else. Related:Magic: The Gathering Arena – The Best Cards From Alchemy: Phyrexia Building an Alchemy deck is much the same as building a Standard deck, and in fact all the cards legal in Standard are also legal in Alchemy....

The Creed series should be running on empty by now. Ostensibly Rocky 9, we’ve surely seen all we can see from the world of boxing, especially when you consider how many other movies have taken on the sweet science of pugilistics. But Creed 3 brings a fresh energy, buoyed by Michael B. Jordan stepping behind the lens for his directorial debut. Much has been made of his anime influences, such as Naruto andDragon Ball Z, but what I noticed far more wasWii Sports....

Video game voice actors often go unnoticed for their contributions to a game’s success. Unlike movie and television shows in which actors - animated or live-action - get top billing, most games don’t highlight the contributions of their voice casts. RELATED:The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - Apocalypses Hyrule Should Definitely Face Next However, how a game is experienced can be greatly influenced by the voices behind the animated characters....

Quick Links Promoting your units inFire Emblem Engageis essential to creating your optimal team, but doing so in this latest edition requires a bit of strategic planning thanks to the initial limited access to Master Seals. A requirement for advancing the class of a selected unit, you’ll need to determine who needs Master Seals the most and when to use them. Related:Fire Emblem Engage: The Best Class For Each Character You’ll be able to use a Master Seal on any unit at least level ten and not already in an advanced class....

We’re quickly approaching the August 18 release date forDisney Lorcana, a new collectible Trading Card Game featuring characters from the world of Disney animation, but there’s still so much we don’t know. Tabletop giant Ravensburger has been teasing us witha trickle of new card revealsand has even shown the product line that makes up Lorcana’s introductory set, The First Chapter, but has remained tight-lipped on the story and gameplay mechanics - leaving those of us eagerly awaiting the game to speculate based on the tidbits of information conveyed on each of the 25 cards that have been revealed so far....

Silent Hillf’s director is asking fans what they think the “F” in the title stands for, with some of the best guesses so far including “flower”, “five”, “forte”, and “feel”. It’s been some time since Konami revealed the future of the Silent Hill series,including a remake of Silent Hill 2and some more experimental projects. The most interesting of all the announcements was Silent Hill f, a new mainline entry that had a pretty mysterious trailer involving flowers, faces peeling off, and lots of dread....

If you were to ask a group of 100 players what their favorite song fromFinal Fantasy 14and its expansions is, guaranteed you will get a different answer from all of them. The music elevates everything else in the game and makes a flawless vehicle for all the emotions you experience through the story. RELATED:Best References To Other Final Fantasy Titles In Final Fantasy 14 From the depths of despair and loss to the highest peak of victory, there is something here that will stir the heartstrings in one way or another and compel you to seek the soundtrack out....

Final Fantasy 9enjoys a unique status in the Final Fantasy canon. It threw off the shackles of being an ‘underrated’ classic that plagued its reputation, largely due to its vocal fanbase and various remasters. Now, it’s hailed as one of the best in the series, inspiring the same reverence as FF7 and Tactics. It’s not difficult to see why. FF9 was steeped in referential tradition that still felt fresh. After three consecutive games that leaned more toward the sci-fi end of the sci-fi/fantasy spectrum, FF9 was a throwback to the early days as it embraced a more medieval, fantastical world of creaky wooden airships, armoured knights, and nations led by corrupt royals, not presidents....

Leaked photos from theFive Nights at Freddy’sset have given us a first glimpse at the Freddy Fazbear animatronic that will be featured in the upcoming film. After having spent years in development hell (mostly due to the series' infamous Trump-and-anti-LGBTQIA-supporting creator Scott Cawthon having creative control and causing delays),development on the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie seems to finally be getting started, with several big names attached to the project and recent leaked set photos showing that filming has begun on the project....