May 12
'Too many games let their players succeed' says developer of notoriously tough survival RPG Kenshi, and 'that's mind-numbingly boring to me'
PC Gamer - clivingston@pcgamer.com (Christopher Livingston)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4iVkoSpZxFetomwotHVH8X.jpg[/img] "A writer's job is to torment their protagonist," says Chris Hunt of Lo-Fi Games. "So I just adapted that."
May 12
Oblivion Remastered has an unleveled, legendary sword you can grab right after leaving the starting sewers⁠—just bring a lot of arrows or magicka potions
PC Gamer - ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KpZ492Z9wKyZUP8fWj5D4n.jpg[/img] Umbra is one of my very favorite Elder Scrolls weapons.
May 12
Sean Murray pours one out for No Man's Sky permadeath player who stranded himself in bittersweet space purgatory: 'All I can do is sit in my ship, watch the lightning storms, and wait for my oxygen to run out'
PC Gamer - lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ui3LoQt8sR4w9Y3taA7g9.png[/img] At least it's a pretty tragedy.
May 12
You're not imagining things: Oblivion Remastered's standard difficulty is way too easy, a single step up is insanely frustrating, and one modder has the math to prove it
PC Gamer - ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLQUJwJ3b6qncSQtppie5h.jpg[/img] Difficulty Slider Fixed is a must-install mod for me now.
May 12
I wish Ubisoft had ever made the game it promised with Assassin's Creed 1, but instead the series just spiralled into a weird identity crisis
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R3Np8rKLusq623Qa6iMcAo.jpg[/img] There's still room in my heart for the assassin sim AC1 was set up as, someone just needs to make it.
May 12
Iron Galaxy has explained why Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 won't feature the career mode: 'Our goal here is to make the ultimate package'
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLYsHmcTghJRzBAsFsqiE3.jpg[/img] Say goodbye to your career (mode).
May 12
Oblivion Remastered has a new texture error, and this one mucks up a gag from the original game
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2NyHmHW7YbKFUyFpSupC6.jpg[/img] Several ups to be un-mucked, is the short and tall of it.
May 12
Bam Margera is officially returning to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 as a Secret Skater
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zDzJ93kZ7FNVzk2rB9KYRE.jpg[/img] Bam is back.
May 11
The Gothic 1 Remake demo has been updated based on fan feedback
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YHVZfjRe5eYuMmaBmuvNid.jpg[/img] "More than 15,000 players" provided feedback on the original Gothic 1 Remake demo, informing a new version.
May 11
The tower defense comeback continues with Rift Riff, a 'remarkably forgiving' game about interdimensional juice raids
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i5sp648yCbgGsB4vSe52v5.jpg[/img] It's out now on Steam.
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