Genshin Impact , on the other hand, features 24 playable characters that seem completely fleshed-out, each with their own motivations and goals in Teyvat. Not only that, but these characters each have a unique feel to them with their own abilities that reflect their personalities, even within the same Element and Weapon type. Kaeya and Qiqi may both be long sword users that specialize in Cryo, but their skill sets are completely different from each other. Add in the fact that players can switch between multiple characters during combat on the fly, and it seems clear that Genshin Impact is striving for a different character experience than Breath of the Wi
He starts off by talking about Fallout 76, and how cross-play would be a nice feature for that game, but isn't required. He then moves onto The Elder Scrolls: Legends and describes how it is pivotal to the experience. The game is supposed to carry over progression from platform to platform and even allows players to switch between them mid-game. Pete Hines believes that only a "bad situation" will arise if Bethesda decided to segment the game's player b
Falcom explained its goals for its next fiscal year, ending in September 2021. Nihon Falcom was founded on March 9, 1981, and will thus be reaching its 40th birthday in 2021. To celebrate, multiple new console games will be released, including a new Trails / Kiseki Series g
While it isn't the most well-known MMO property - that's still reserved for giants like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV - SoulWorker has been making a name for itself over the years as a quality anime MMO experience that offers several different selling points that help differentiate it from the rest. It's been a popular game in its own right, too, with consistent updates and an active, passionate community supporting
Since we're talking about a complete different market, you should not be surprised to see a lot of unfamiliar mobile games in the list. Japanese developers are busy, so small mobile timewasters do tend to fit their lifest
Unsurprisingly, Persona 5 also won its own category (RPG) when Famitsu did a survey about that, Dragon Quest III also ranked second then, but Chrono Trigger , Continue Reading that ranked third, fared worse in this survey. NieR: Automata , on the other hand, held fast in 4th place in both surv
DualShockers will be sure to keep you updated on the status of the PS4 version of The Elder Scrolls: Legends . The game is currently available on iOS, Android, and PC, and is coming to (hopefully) PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later in 2
While developer and publisher miHoYo has said in the past that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a major influence on its development of Genshin Impact , there are some clear differences between the two that it could be seen like comparing apples and oranges. That is to say that while they're both fruit, they're selling different experiences, especially when it comes to the characters, the world building, and the multipla
There are a few caveats to the list. Like previous years, certain developers are plagued by massive backlogs or simply aren't up to date with what the rest of the industry is releasing. Others may have simply interpreted the question as related to the best games they played in 2017. So there are a few that voted for older games, which you'll see in the ranking. Apparently, the SNES Classic Mini was also considered a "game" by quite a
It's the end of the year, and it's time for rankings and awards. The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu prompted a hundred Japanese developers and industry personalities to rank their favorite games of 2017, and here you can find a translation of the full top 100. Yeah, that's a lot of titles to transl
Genshin Impact 's world seems both foreign and familiar in the same breath. The world of Teyvat hasn't been explored in other games like Hyrule has over the past 34 years , but seems like it's existed for a millennia. This might have to do with Genshin Impact using real world nations as inspiration for the regions found within the game, such as Liyue being based on China or Snezhnaya with Russia. Each region has its own Archon with godlike power and overarching political structure, and is accompanied by a seemingly endless amount of l
Announced today, SoulWorker: Anime Legends will strive to bring that same level of anime MMO action to mobile devices later this month, as Gameforge and Aprogen Games spearhead the leap to both iOS and Android. SoulWorker: Anime Legends will be characterized by its high-energy battles and cinematic gameplay, while offering fans of the series who already enjoy the PC experience brand new quests that will help enhance their understanding of the SoulWorker world. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser trailer that showed off the mobile title's impressive visual smoothness, accompanied by the invitation for fans to create their own "anime champi
