MR BLACKMAGIK of the DRM Gamecast writes, "It's only fitting that the franchise that popularized stealth, has returned to revitalize the dying genre. The culmination of a franchise that has spanned nearly 30 years, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a masterpiece like no other. As with most open world games, The Phantom Pain can not be simply stuffed into one genre. It's an RPG as much as it is a stealth or action game. Due to the sheer amount of content in the game, my review will be broken into two parts. Part 1 will focus on stealth, while Part 2 will focus on story elements, Mother Base, FOB, etc. Sit back folks, this is one hell of a ride."
GR:
Finally, Destiny: The Taken King is upon us. New content! New story! Even a new Ghost! It's Bungie's biggest and most ambitious expansion yet, with the update's centrepiece - the King's Fall raid, featuring new big bad Oryx - being set for release a few days later for regular Destiny players.
Interested in getting your hands on Destiny's new weapon type? A whole bunch of quest info has just been revealed, suggesting how you go about doing just that.
The Collector's edition of Destiny: The Taken King comes with a puzzle to solve for a unique emblem in game. Once it is figured out, you can redeem in on Bungies site and use it when The Taken King comes out.
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The Drop:
A vast shadow, chilling and absolute, draws towards Earth. Oryx sets his abominable gaze towards the Last City, and the call for Guardians resounds throughout the system. Destiny: The Taken King is coming this week on PS4 and PS3. Gather your light.
In the next step for world-renowned developer Bungie, The Taken King expands the Destiny experience in almost every way, introducing new battlefields, new weapons of war, and a refined universe heavily influenced by the players who know it so well. For those who have yet to partake in Bungies sweeping sci-fi shooter, Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition includes everything a prospective Guardian needs to battle Oryx and his Taken army.
Like every week, the major Japanese retailer Tsutaya is the first to give us a glimpse on sales in the Japanese market with its own chart. This week we see the debut of Super Mario Maker and the second week performance of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
EB: There are two must-play new video game releases this week, as well as a smattering of other titles that may suit your fancy. The two heavy hitters are Destiny: The Taken King, and Forza Motorsport 6, both of which should make fans of the respective franchises very happy.
The details here outline what we know about Kings Fall, including its gear, challenge modes!
Looks like we have some new modifiers to go with a brand new raid.
Not much is known about these yet, but in addition to the level 42 Heroic (hard mode), theres other challenge modifiers.
Destinys new expansion, The Taken King, isnt due out until next week but some players have found the new enemies early. They arent killable at the moment but you can still see them if you want.
The initial Activision announcement of a Kings Quest reboot to be put together by The Odd Gentlemen was met with quite a bit of cynicism. Of course Activision is simply seeing Telltale raking in the dough with their modern take on adventure games and wanted a piece of the pie. With Activisions reputation for jumping to the easy money, it was easy to write this one off as a crass cash grab. Whatever Activisions intentions were with resurrecting the Sierra brand and creating this, The Odd Gentlemen have turned out an entertaining adventure in the first chapter, A Knight To Remember.
Ben from TG checks out Disney Infinity 3.0 and says:
For the past 3 years Disney has been bringing toys to life with its annual Disney Infinity franchise. This years version, Disney Infinity 3.0, features the biggest drawcard yet with the Jedi and Sith from Star Wars taking center stage in 3.0. Disney Infinity 3.0 is definietly aimed squarely at the younger gamers out there but that being said, there is so much fun to be had, that Id be surprised if Mum and Dad didnt grab that controller and indulge in some light hearted video game fun too.
MR BLACKMAGIK of the DRM Gamecast writes, "It's only fitting that the franchise that popularized stealth, has returned to revitalize the dying genre. The culmination of a franchise that has spanned nearly 30 years, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a masterpiece like no other. As with most open world games, The Phantom Pain can not be simply stuffed into one genre. It's an RPG as much as it is a stealth or action game. Due to the sheer amount of content in the game, my review will be broken into two parts. Part 1 will focus on stealth, while Part 2 will focus on story elements, Mother Base, FOB, etc. Sit back folks, this is one hell of a ride."
Dealspwn: We've not seen any spectacular prices for 12 month PlayStation + subscriptions for a while, but it's always worth pointing out the best prices we can find as they're always cheaper than the default RRP.
Today Koei Tecmo and Gust released a new bacth of screenshots of Yoru No Nai Kuni, that will hit the Japanese shelves for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita on October 1st.
Matt at Codec Moments writes: "Its been over 5 years since the release of the last major instalment in the Metal Gear franchise on the PSP, and a lots happened in gaming tech and innovation in that time. Hopes and dreams have been placed with Hideo Kojima and his team that they would keep the high standards weve come to expect from their work. Have they kept us waiting for the best game since Snake Eater, or is Metal Gear Solid V more like Sons of Liberty and likely to disappoint the hardcore faithful?"
Since Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain released, one of the most interesting things about the game is that it appears there was more content than anyone could have fathomed.
Dave Thier:
"The past two months have seen two of the most open world remarkable games in recent years: Metal Gear Solid 5, Hideo Kojiimas absurd swan song, and The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Reds sprawling medieval fantasy epic. Both these games are true accomplishments, and more than worth your time. Comparing them might seem like a pointless exercise in the abstract, but were not living in the abstract. For the gamer that only has enough money/time to commit to one of two of these games: its an important decision. Not everyone has 40-50 hours to commit to a big game like one of these, and even fewer have 80-100 hours to commit to both. So we assume for a second that we know you want to play a gruff man exploring a broad open world that dances between fantastical and grounded. So whos it gonna be: The Witcher 3s Geralt or Metal Gear Solid 5s Big Boss?"
Today Gust and Koei Tecmo released a large batch of screenshots of Atelier Sophie: Alchemist of the Mysterious Book, that will release in Japan on November 19th.
Last week Final Fantasy XV Game Director Hajime Tabata told Peter Brown that we'll play his new game next year. Peter and Alexa join Danny to discuss how this is possible.
Last week Final Fantasy XV Game Director Hajime Tabata told Peter Brown that we'll play his new game next year. Peter and Alexa join Danny to discuss how this is possible.
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