A Plague Tale – Innocence First Played: Children To Power
A Plague Tale – Innocence First Played: Children To Power
Two orphan children beat in this mystery drama through a medieval France. Brutal inquisitors, nasty rats, and deadly disease are in their way.
Mord and manslaughter, plague and war, witch hunt and enmity – that was the Middle Ages. And in the middle of it live two children who overcome many obstacles with confidence and love. It starts so well: with the revered father and her dear dog Lion, the young Amicia walks in the woods. Here a sweet butterfly, there a green meadow, with dad she collects stones and shoots the sling for the fun bright red apples from the tree. But suddenly the faithful companion whines. And when the girl finds him, he is cruelly trimmed. What was that? A supernatural power, a disgusting monster? In a fraction of a second, the beautiful atmosphere transforms into a horror scenario that is hard to bear for the two children in the game – and this tension should not subside in the coming hours.
A Plague Tale – Innocence: rats, rats everywhere
The story in brief brevity and the attempt not to reveal too much: The sibling pair is on its own, in the middle of medieval France from 1349. This year is inseparable from the black death, the plague. And if that’s not enough, the Inquisition’s witch hunters search for Hugo, whom they regard as the devil’s spawn. Of course, the dumb masses also join in and organize a true manhunt for the pitiful offspring of the once so honorable family De Rune. Then there are still masses of rats eating up everything that does not come to light in three. Brrr – disgusting. Amicia’s dad gave one last tip: look for Doctor Laurentius! So they set off and even find allies like Lucas, a junior alchemist.
Played for the first time: A Plague Tale – Innocence
Per
- Fresh scenario
- Dense story
- Deep emotions
- Graphically impressive rat hordes
- Players can upgrade tools with collected materials
Contraindications
- No multiplayer or co-op components announced
- Pretty linear construction of the levels
A Plague Tale – Innocence: In the spin cycle
With the weapons of a young girl: Amicia has a slingshot, with which she brings light sources from the walls to drive out rats. And then there are torches, with which she can protect herself from the nasty rodents. In Fighting as with Knight Conrad, she has to dodge the blows of the opponent and use the slingshot to hit the right places of the well-equipped counterpart to finally eliminate him.
She can also throw stones and pots to distract witch hunters and then sneak past. In the fourth and final section of the demo “The Apprentice” Amicia learns alchemistically and produces, for example, accelerators. Otherwise, the juvenile duo only escape. It is also necessary to solve smaller Combination and pusher puzzles and tinker at the workbenches upgrades for sling or backpack. And Amicia collects curiosities like Oppa’s pipe in the codex. All these are common game content, weapons and stealth elements, no big surprises. But the game creates a credible atmosphere. If the two children flee through a medieval city, then the tension is more than tangible. If Amicia sacrifices a sweet domestic pig to the rats, it is terrible and compassionate. The reproach of the naive Hugo – “You killed the pig. You are not better than the others “- weighs even heavier.
In general, the opposites of childlike innocence and the adult-made, terrible world are a defining element of the game that takes the player on an emotional roller coaster ride. It was enormously captivating over the entire season of the presentation. It is to be hoped that “A Plague Tale – Innocence” will keep the tension across all 17 chapters. The curiosity about the rest is huge anyway.
Here’s how the editorial team rearranged the game last year: France in 1349: The plague raging in Europe and depopulating entire lands, Inquisition soldiers commit atrocities in the name of God, and hordes of hungry rats fall on humans. Not good time for 14-year-old Amicia and her little brother Hugo to roam the land alone, with a cruel death waiting for the two orphans at each corner. During a presentation in Paris, the editorial team reviewed a lengthy section of the atmospheric, dense mystery-medieval adventure.
Clever puzzle design
In the game scene shown, the siblings – together with another orphan – to cross a battlefield and find a way between the corpse mountains. This alone is a traumatic experience for the children, but when the body of a dead horse swells before their eyes and masses of rats swell, the horror is written in their faces – and COMPUTER BILD GAMES. Fortunately, the greedy rodents shy away from the light, in the light of a fire the little squad is safe for the time being. But staying in one place is not an option, and swords are useless against the red-eyed rat breed. Accordingly, the trio uses sources of light in the environment to progress gradually, piece by piece.
Already in this section is the clever puzzle design of the French developer Asobo Studio, which does not rely on violence, but on cooperation and strategic approach in problem-solving. For example, Amicia can run ahead and hold the rats at bay for a while with a torch, while Hugo operates a war machine with which he fires a ball of fire at the critters. However, Amicia should not leave her little brother alone for too long, otherwise, he reacts panicky and dumbles after her – even if the rats lurk on the direct path to the sister. Super: The solutions of the puzzles require from the player a close observation of the environment and combination power, but are always intuitive to master.
Light and shadow
Another deadly danger is threatened by soldiers who use lanterns to keep rats away and look for survivors. Discover the orphans, there is no mercy, and the adventure comes to a quick end. But even a heavily armored knight can be mastered with the right tactic: With her slingshot, Amicia destroys the lifesaving light of the opponents, and immediately the rats plunge themselves on the tragedy. Only a skeleton remains in armor after seconds. In “A Plague Tale – Innocence” tactically clever play rats and soldiers against each other: stay in the shade when the Inquisition approaches – and seek the light when the unsavory rodents come closer and closer. Although Amicia is a strong female character, no superheroine. There are only modest means at her disposal, such as making a sling or sulfur fire. As the game progresses, other helpful tools will be added that provide more strategic diversity.
Release Date “A Plague Tale – Innocence”: May 14, 2019, for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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Warhammer Chaosbane: Diablo Clone With a Co-Op License
Warhammer Chaosbane: Diablo Clone With a Co-Op License
The waiting for “Diablo 4” is far from over. But with “Warhammer Chaosbane” comes more than just a small consolation.
Why is there before no one draufgekommen? A Diablo clone in the classic Warhammer universe fits like a pot on a lid. The Games Workshop template offers more than enough matching stories, backdrops, and heroes for around action RPG. COMPUTER IMAGE GAMES has already played. Here are the first impressions.
Warhammer Chaosbane: Real heroes, not avatars
As pawns are four Warhammer heroes with their own background story to choose from. These are by author Mike Lee, who has already published over a dozen Warhammer novels. In order for everything to be right in the Warhammer universe, the customization options and even the weapon and armor equipment options are within the strict limits of the grand template.
Forecast: Warhammer Chaosbane
It is of course technically not a joke to copy the now eight-year-old “Diablo 3”. But the Warhammer license gives the game a very unique atmosphere. In addition, graphic details worked out down to the smallest detail make even the smallest menu even more interesting. The playability is also correct: the control is now direct and easy to control. Thanks to the co-op modes, “Warhammer Chaosbane” could be a real party hit. It is really only missing Crossplay on the wish list.
Per
- Strong Warhammer atmosphere
- Smooth control
- Versatile skill system
- automatic functions
- Various co-op modes
Contraindications
- Randomized levels
- Limited equipment features
- No crossplay
- Sometimes very confusing
Warhammer Chaosbane: complex or casual
Warhammer Chaosbane: Tree of Knowledge
Warhammer Chaosbane: Two Versions
“Warhammer Chaosbane” is released in two editions: the Magnus Edition includes a Season Pass and the Deluxe Pack, which includes new quests, three DLCs, a Pet Pack, an Emote Pack and a Gold Boost. The retail version of the Magnus Edition comes in a Leatherbook. In addition, the cheaper Classic Edition will be available without these extras.
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Apex Legends: Player Buys Lootboxes For $ 500!
Apex Legends: Player Buys Lootboxes For $ 500!
“Apex Legends” is basically free. That one can sink a fortune in the Battle Royale shooter, proved a gambler now impressive.
Die enthusiasm of the player base about “Apex Legends” continues unabated. More and more gamblers are pouring into the battlefields of the Battle Royale shooter. No wonder: as a free-to-play title, the Ballerina offers a simple and free entry. Theoretically, it is not necessary to spend even one cent to enjoy the game. Nevertheless, gamblers spend money diligently – for example for cosmetic improvements of their game characters. Sounds harmless, after all, the “Apex Packs” loot boxes cost only one euro or one US dollar apiece. But the lure of the paid loot chests with randomly generated content drive some players to astronomical issues.
As a gamer recently reported in an Internet forum, he put a whopping $ 500 in “Apex Legends”. The reason: He wanted to have a specific content. The so-called “heirloom” set consists of a skin and a banner pose and is the only in-game item available exclusively through “Apex Packs”. Publisher Electronic Arts indicate the probability of a Lootbox with Heirloom set with 1: 500. If players have not received any after 500 boxes, they will automatically be credited. As the gambling gambler reports, he was confident that he would quickly get a set, as many of his friends already owned one – wrong though!
Apex Legends: Player warns of Lootbox effect
He opened one Apex after the other according to his own instructions and was always empty – even after the 500th box! He has gone to the classic lure of the Lootbox principle with it on the glue and now angry about himself. Although he has now received the heirloom set automatically but has spent an incredible amount of money. He could not stop and would like to warn with his contribution that the addiction factor of the Lootboxen is enormous and could catch anyone. The 24-year-old is gambling for many years and have never spent much money on in-game content. He thus underpins the theory of many experts and critics who equate the Lootbox system with gambling. Everything you need to know about “Apex Legends” can be read in the following test!
Apex Legends: Learn more about the game
The test: Apex Legends
Bounce from US developer Respawn Entertainment! Only a few hours after the worldwide announcement of “Apex Legends”, the brand new Battle Royale shooter of the “Titanfall” maker was ready to download. The Crazy: Within the first eight hours already over one million players had downloaded the free-to-play title, after 24 hours it was already over 2.5 million. A strong prelude to a hitherto completely unknown game! COMPUTER BILD GAMES has been testing the “Fortnite” Challenger for many hours.
Conclusion: Apex Legends
Per
- The game principle with a high thrill factor
- Exact control
- Threesome teams provide a balanced feel
- Tutorial with an interactive introduction
- Varied game world
- Customizable legends with character
- Motivating level system
- Free playable Rewards without Paid Obligation
Contraindications
- High frustration potential in the first games
- Textures are out of focus out of focus
- To start only one card (as in the competition)
- No vehicles
- In places, hardly enemy contact due to the large map
Apex Legends: No new titanium case
The developer describes his new work as a spin-off of the “Titanfall” series. Says: “Apex Legends” plays in the same universe as the two “Titanfall” titles and continues 30 years after the events of Part Two. Still, it’s not an official sequel to the series. Respawn follows known Battle Royale hits and delivers a reinterpretation of the popular concept. Unlike ” PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ” (“PUBG”) or ” Fortnite, ” in “Apex Legends” you’re always in a group of three – and you’re never alone. This is to be understood quite positively: By the simultaneous connection and dependence on your comrades you play the title differently.
The basics of success
This “different” starts with the jump off the aerial vehicle: If you are the “Jump Master” determined by chance, you decide on your own where the team lands on the map. On the one hand, this forces you to take on responsibility for the group, and on the other hand, it automatically enters into team communication. Your two group members can use the ping function to dive on the map to mark points on which a landing could make sense. But you do not have to stick to it. By the way, the landing phase is the only time you spend in “Apex Legends” in the third-person view – otherwise, you experience the game from the first person perspective.
After a successful landing, you will continue in classic battle-royale style: Collect weapons, cartridges, armor, and accessories to prepare for the battle. You also use the ping function to mark weapons and objects for your team with just one touch of a button. As a result, the players support each other for optimal equipment. Löblich: To make the start easy, “Apex Legends” offers an offline single player training, which explains all basics interactively.
First Ping, then Peng
You can use the ping system in many situations – for example in the case of enemy contact: You always mark the last known position of a sighted opponent. That’s a big help as you see where the next threat is coming from. True to the motto: Six eyes see more than two! Many ping players will miss this ping feature in ” Call of Duty – Black Ops 4 ” blackout mode – in “Apex Legends” you will really appreciate them. With just one click, each player knows where to look or has to run. Radio contact via the headset also allows tactical arrangements with each other, so that it makes the shoot at the right places “Peng”. That, in turn, offers the competition, however.
Teamwork is also required when a teammate goes down. If you do not revive it at the push of a button, there is only one way left: Collect the surviving, customizable banner of the comrade, bring it to a marked machine on the map and fill it there for a while at the touch of a button. Meanwhile, you are vulnerable to enemy fire. However, if the rescue operation succeeds, your teammate respawns again on the map and can intervene again in the action.
Classic Battle Royale game
What else does “Apex Legends” have to offer? Especially for a Battle Royale title typical processes: Round by round the area shrinks, in which you can stay, without taking damage – until it comes to intense skirmishes in the smallest space in the end. The goal of the participants is clearly defined: The own Squad should go as the winner of the card. In addition, they survive and turn off simultaneously 57 other players or 19 opposing teams of three.
Career opportunities and getting Used To
Why the whole? Logical: to improve your level and unlock rewards! After each game, you will receive a detailed listing of how many experience points you have accumulated. Waving points include survival, killing enemies, resurrects, or turning off the best player on the server. All these actions reach a maximum level of 100. In the first round of COMPUTER BILD GAMES, it took eight hours to get to level eight. But depending on the team strength, this can be done faster.
What struck again and again: Not only Battle Royale newcomers experience in “Apex Legends” game rounds in which they die immediately after landing. Simply because you quickly find no hoots and runs right into an armed opponent. This can be frustrating, but can not be avoided with this gameplay – see “Fortnite” & Co.
Legends with character
Incidentally, the name supplement “Legends” does not come with the new Respawn title by chance. Of course, the playable legends are visually different from each other, but are also individual in their appearance, commenting on the events sometimes strikingly, then humorous or mysterious. Much more decisive for winning in around, however, are the characteristics of a character and how you use them for yourself.
In the beginning, you have a choice between six characters, two more you can earn or free for real money. Bloodhound belongs to the former group. The passive, permanently active special ability of the masked man with the raven on his hand allows him to see footprints of opponents. On the other hand, you always have to call up his tactical ability at the push of a button. It only stays active for a certain amount of time and has to regenerate afterward. Bloodhound can thus see opponents through walls in his environment. His third, ultimate skill is the hunting instinct. He moves much faster and perceives any traces of adversaries, which are guaranteed to lead him to his next victim.
Technically at the height
The playground is a map called “Kings Canyon”. There is a burnt forest in one area, and another is a concrete bunker. There are also high mountains and rocky landscapes, rivers, and plains. Visually, “Apex Legends” plays for a Battle Royale title in the luxury class. Granted, the texture wallpapers are not razor-sharp at close range – the modified graphics engine based on “Titanfall” does not do that. But the technology is moving at the level of a full price. In addition, the game runs smoothly at any time and controls both with mouse and keyboard as well as with the controller comfortably directly and always accurately.
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Fortnite: New Content, Battle Pass, Trailer – All About Season 7 and 8!
Fortnite: New Content, Battle Pass, Trailer – All About Season 7 and 8!
The game world is shattering: In “Fortnite” are increasing indications of an imminent natural disaster – and the beginning of Season 8!
Die Map of “Fortnite” is once again changing. The reason for this is the upcoming end of Season 7 on February 28, 2019, and the subsequent kick-off for Season 8. Already in the past week, there were numerous indications that the current map could be hit by an earthquake or even a volcanic eruption and destroyed, Now the signs that speak for this theory are condensing. After the earth has shaken several times in the past few days and tinkerers in the source code of the game had discovered tangible evidence of up to 50 earthquakes, the effects are now obvious.
Fortnite: The earth tears open
In several places on the map of “Fortnite”, the earth breaks apart, apparently as a result of the tremors. There are no concrete consequences for the players at the moment, but further cracks are likely to follow in the near future, resulting in a lasting change in the current game world. Those who want to see the latest signs of impending destruction with their own eyes will find the currently visible cracks near Lazy Links and the Tomato Temple. Many players anticipate the start of Season 8 with a volcanic eruption that could melt the ice in Polar Peak and expose the castle buried there. Fittingly, gamblers discovered huge eggs at Polar Peak and suspected that they could hatch during a volcanic eruption. That would fit thematically to the eighth season of “Game of Thrones”,
Fortnite: Is The Fire King Coming?
Also in the picture would fit the return of the Fire King, which appears as a reward in the current “Prisoner Skin Challenge”. He was imprisoned during the Ice King’s reign at Snowstorm Castle. Some players watched a strange light in the northeast of the island. Behind it could hide the approaching army of the fire king. Players suspect that Season 8 thematically focuses on the Middle Ages. There were no official announcements so far. One thing is certain: It will remain exciting and you should keep your eyes open for extraordinary events in the next two weeks.
Fortnite: Is The Fire King Coming?
Also in the picture would fit the return of the Fire King, which appears as a reward in the current “Prisoner Skin Challenge”. He was imprisoned during the Ice King’s reign at Snowstorm Castle. Some players watched a strange light in the northeast of the island. Behind it could hide the approaching army of the fire king. Players suspect that Season 8 thematically focuses on the Middle Ages. There were no official announcements so far. One thing is certain: It will remain exciting and you should keep your eyes open for extraordinary events in the next two weeks.
Fortnite: From The Vision To The Sale
At the Spike Video Game Awards Bleszinski wants to talk about the trailer actually only with publishers and explore interesting platforms for publication. Just over a year later, Epic Games is one step ahead. At a comic strip show in San Diego, the studio announces “Fortnite” exclusively for the PC – especially to avoid the time-consuming certification processes on the console. At the same time, it transpires that the developers at “Fortnite” no longer rely on the in-house Unreal Engine 3, but switch to the much more potent version 4. This promises a more impressive graphics but also slows down the schedules of the project. Not the only disruptive factor: In 2012, Chinese Internet giant Tencent acquired 48.4 percent of Epic’s shares for a lush amount of $ 330 million.
The Radical Change Of Direction
But “Fortnite” continues to thrive: Epic is redefining important key positions, and in November 2013, the company reassured impatient gamers with a commitment to “Fortnite.” However, tangible new information will only be available in May 2014 – in a huge cover story in the US trade magazine “Game Informer”. Many fans now hope that “Fortnite” finally appears. But they are disappointed. There are still three more years including many test phases with almost 50 000 participants in the country. Only in July 2017 is “Fortnite” in the Steam-like client from Epic Games available for download. As with the in-house multiplayer strategy game “Paragon” Epic initially decides to an early access phase. Players can buy and gamble “Fortnite” while it’s still in development. The game is well received,
However, Fortnite does not attract the big players – unlike PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), which has been taking the hearts of millions of shooter fans by storm since March 2017 with its Battle Royale mode. Even the developers of Epic Games captivates the principle. The studio acts and divides its employees into two teams. Group A is designed to evolve the classic zombie mode, conjure group B something out of the hat, which can compete with the Battle Royale mode of “PUBG”.
Free In The Mass Market
Led by design director Eric Williamson, the multiplayer team designs a Battle Royale card that takes on many design elements from the co-op adventure. On top of that, the makers put the rules of “PlayerUnknown’sBattlegrounds”. In order to stand out from “PUBG”, however, games should take a maximum of 25 minutes, and the construction options remain intact. Players can pull up walls or stairs in the Battle Royale games to protect themselves from shelling or to overcome obstacles.
For all this, Williamson and his colleagues do not even need two months. Already on September 26, 2017, the result appears as a stand-alone game under the name “Fortnite – Battle Royale”. Originally, the Battle Royale mode should belong to the paid Early Access variant. To address the widest possible audience, however, Epic rejects this plan just two weeks before the scheduled release and opts for the free-to-play model. But not only that favors the rocket launch of “Fortnite – Battle Royale”. Since the title is also available on PlayStation 4, rages for the first time a whole new crowd in Battle Royale battles. She had previously keenly directed towards “PUBG” on the PC. And while the competitor has an age rating of 18 years,
Tasting Is About Studying
After the release, especially the high number of hits of the developers and the clever marketing ensure that the players stay tuned and new ones are added. For example, at the Games Awards 2017 on December 8: Even as you celebrate 30 million active players flickers a smart trailer across the screen, which announces a 50-to-50 mode. Later, the developers dare more experiments, such as a game mode five teams consisting of 20 players each. In addition, they always deliver weapons supplies, including detonator explosives, a powerful shotgun, and a remote-controlled rocket. Everything is free after the motto: Let’s see what the community makes of it! And she makes something out of it. The Remote Control Rocket has made it into countless YouTube videos in which a player controls the bullet to his teammate. The comrade then jumps up at the right moment and flies away. Into the realistic “PUBG” such games do not fit. In the overdriven “Fortnite”, however, they are the icing on the cake. Incidentally, after two weeks of rocket-propelling, the developers have canceled the weapon again, causing the game balance to waver.
Battle Royale In The Subway
The next milestone reached “Fortnite” on March 13, 2018, with the release of the iOS version for iPhone and iPad. Epic Games has done a great job here, because “Fortnite Mobile” is not a lame copy of the game of success. The graphics are very detailed for smartphone conditions, and the App gamers may even compete against players on MacOS, Windows and Xbox One.
The Game Hits of The Coming Months
The Summit Is Not Yet Reached
And how does “Fortnite” continue? After the game has conquered PC, console, and smartphone, there is a huge potential for growth, especially in eSports. And the competitive scene is slowly gaining momentum: Well-known eSport clans such as the League of Legends outcast TeamSoloMid (TSM) are recruiting scores of players for their newly formed “Fortnite” divisions. So TSM is building up his team just around the professional Ali “Myth” Kabbani. And the FaZe clan, famous in ” Call of Duty ” and ” Counter-Strike “A team around shooting star Dennis “Cloak” Lepore stomps out of the ground. For this purpose, the Internet giant Tencent wants to pump 15 million US dollars alone in the Chinese “Fortnite” sports. And Ohio’s Ashland University now also awards eSport scholarships to Fortnite players.
In order for “Fortnite” to remain at the top of the gamers’ favor, Epic Games must do one thing above all else: continue as before. Developers need to keep their hit fresh with more modes, new weapons, more merchandise, and new challenges. Although there is no date when the announced new map appears. But that should give “Fortnite” further thrust, because then probably also players look again, which have turned in the meantime to other titles.
And then there is still the switch. Nintendo’s new console is selling well, and rumors of a switch port of “Fortnite” are already making the rounds. The Epic Games presents punctually to the games fair E3 (June 12 to 14 in Los Angeles) – claims at least Internet user “LeakyPanda”, which was often correct. According to switch owners even with PC and Xbox one gamers in the Battle Royale ring rise. But also the co-op mode comes supposedly with exclusive content on the switch. What exactly, “LeakyPanda” does not know. That famous Nintendo heroes such as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Co. occur, but quite possible. And they should inspire even more players for “Fortnite”.
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