Month: March 2015

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General: Masquerada PAX East Hands-On Preview

Masquerada PAX East Hands-On Preview

When browsing through the list of games on display at the Indie Megabooth at this year’s PAX East, Witching Hour Studios’ Masquerada: Songs and Shadows immediately jumped out to me. The trailer for the 2.5D isometric RPG offered a glimpse at the game’s striking, French comic book inspired art style and "pause for tactics" combat system, which should be immediately familiar to anyone who has played BioWare CRPGs such as Baldur’s Gate or the various Dragon Age titles.

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My Smash Corner Teaches How to Counter Projectiles in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Projectiles in any fighting game can be frustrating, especially to newer players who may not yet understand how to apply tools designed to deal with them. Long-range attacks in the Super Smash Bros. series have always been a little bit different due to the fact that there are not only traditional fireballs like Mario’s, but also items like Peach’s turnip and Link’s bomb, both of which act in a very different manner.

In the video below, My Smash Corner discusses the various methods of combating this sort of playstyle. These tips range from how to go about effectively snagging certain items out of the sky and using them to your own advantage to properly applying power shielding.

If projectile spam has been getting you down, this video will help you get back in your opponent’s face.

Source: My Smash Corner