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Weird West Review

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In this alternate universe, the West was won by trying a bunch of ideas so crazy they just might work… and if they don’t, hitting the quick-load button to revert to an earlier save and trying something even crazier until you pull it off. Thanks to that freedom to experiment with its world as you explore, Weird West is one of those games that feels like a stealth and combat playground even as it tells five mostly serious, well-written stories with interesting decisions throughout and a thoughtful conclusion. And with so much ground to cover and replayability to investigate, it’s well worth putting up with some quirks and underwhelming loot. What ties Weird West’s plot together is a group of shadowy figures using a magical brand to force your character’s consciousness into the bodies of various unsuspecting people. It’s a clever play on the way so many games have us take control of a character who already exists in that world but still need to bring us up to speed on their identity: h...
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader – How Did it Take This Long to Get a Warhammer CRPG?

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It’s truly bizarre that across the nearly 30 years of Warhammer video games, we haven’t had a single one that attempted to channel the tabletop Warhammer experience by utilizing the genre that feels best suited to do so: CRPGs. But that’s all about to change, as Pathfinder developer Owlcats has been cooking up something to fill this void. During an extensive hands-off demo of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, I checked out its extremely chunky turn-based combat system, drowned in its plethora of dialogue options and social skill checks, and nodded approvingly at its lovingly faithful depiction of Warhammer’s morbid universe. While it’s still very early, so far this CRPG is shaping up to be everything I’ve wanted from a Warhammer video game. If you’ve ever played (or even glanced at) a game of Warhammer 40K, then you probably know it’s designed for a hyper-specific kind of nerd who loves calculations, large-scale drama, and an incredibly detailed world one could easily get lost in. Warham...
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Exclusive: Get An Early Look Inside D&D's Rime of the Frostmaiden

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The next official D&D adventure, Rime of the Frostmaiden, is almost upon us, and we wanted to give you an early look at some of the secrets hidden within its pages before its release on September 15. We're unveiling four pages featuring art by Julian Kok and Titus Lunter, as well as some details about the remote Ten-Towns settlements of Icewind Dale and some early quests players might embark on. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=dd-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-preview-pages&captions=true"] "These are the opening pages of Chapter 1. They provide an overview of Ten-Towns and how this early part of the adventure is structured," explains Chris Perkins, Lead Narrative Designer for D&D. "The goal of the Ten-Towns adventures was to reinforce the adventure’s themes of isolation, secrecy, and paranoia. Each adventure shows a settlement in crisis and was designed to be playable in one or two game sessions. The players choose which towns to help, which means you can run this chapter for multiple groups and have a different experience every time." Click through the gallery for more or scroll down to see each page. We'll be unveiling four more pages highlighting new items and monsters tomorrow, so check back then for more! [poilib element="accentDivider"]

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Artist: Julian Kok

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Artist: Titus Lunter

For more D&D on IGN, check out our guide on getting a group together online or how to get into the upcoming D&D Celebration event, featuring "the largest online game of D&D ever played." [poilib element="accentDivider"] JR is a Senior Editor at IGN and very much looking forward to venturing into the icy north of the Forgotten Realms. You can follow the exploits of his Human Fighter, Rurt Kussel on Twitter.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/dnd-frostmaiden-first-look-preview-pages

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