Month: February 2015

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Darkest Dungeon: Darkest Dungeon – The Redemption of Early Access

Darkest Dungeon - The Redemption of Early Access

The games media has been on fire this week. The topic, not for the first time, has been Steam Early Access – or more precisely, Peter Molyneux, but we’ll get to that later. Amidst all the chaos of broken promises and players rightfully feeling taken for a ride, we’ve had the chance to play a game that does Early Access right: Red Hook Studios’ Darkest Dungeon. It’s a game with fresh ideas and a sense of style.

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Crowfall: Examining The Hunger

Examining The Hunger

What is the end game? This is the quintessential question in the making and maintaining the average Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game. How will it keep players engaged when they hit level cap while the developers furiously work on the next major patch that will expand or change the static world.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor: The Bright Lord Q&A

The Bright Lord Q&A

Monolith recently announced a brand new DLC for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Called "The Bright Lord", the DLC will allow players to take on the role of Celebrimbor, wielder of a Ring, and a worthy opponent to wrest control from Sauron. The campaign will feature ten new missions, the chance to face off against Sauron and a new Challenge mode. We wanted to find out more and had the opportunity to interview the team. Check out what they had to say.

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Captain Olimar’s Pikmin Power Amplification Technique in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Proves Size Doesn’t Matter

The diminutive Captain Olimar has always been an interesting character in Super Smash Bros. due to his ability to summon and control his game’s titular Pikmin. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, however, it turns out that those same Pikmin are capable of turning him into a ridiculously powerful cast member.

In a recent set of videos, York has demonstrated how, by using the vegetable creatures in a certain way, Olimar can instantly pile on a lot of damage and then launch his opponent for a kill. To do this, the space captain simply needs to use his Order Tackle custom move on any Pikmin that are being reflected back to him. The technique, which York is calling the “Persistent Pikmin Power Amplification” or “P3A” for short, works on any move that uses a Pikmin and ends up being reflected back, pretty much guaranteeing a kill on hit.

Check out these demonstrations of the technique in both singles and doubles matches.

In addition to this, he’s also posted an in-depth analysis of how the specifics of how the technique works, how its affected by specific reflector attacks, and his own thoughts on whether or not it should be allowed in competitive play, especially for the emerging custom doubles format.

Source: York