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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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Xbox Game Pass Gets Three Classic Adventure Games

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Xbox Game Pass is adding a trio of classic LucasArts adventure games: Grim Fandango Remastered, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, and Full Throttle Remastered. The titles will join Game Pass for Console, PC, and streaming on Android devices for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on October 29th. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=25-games-that-still-deserve-a-sequel&captions=true"] Xbox’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb recently interviewed visionary developer Tim Shaffer who previously worked on all three games during his stint at LucasArts in the 1990s. Shaffer‘s Double Fine Productions was acquired by Microsoft in 2019. Although these titles were previously remastered, this is the first time they will be available on the Xbox family of consoles. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/09/29/legendary-designer-tim-schafer-on-the-challenge-of-remastering-his-classics"] Grim Fandango Remastered is often called one of the best games of all-time, winning several awards following its original 1998 launch (including Best Adventure Game from IGN PC). It stars Manny Calavera, a skeleton travel agent for the dead who must guide recently deceased souls through the afterlife. Day of the Tentacle Remastered is a sequel to 1987’s Maniac Mansion about three friends who must work together to stop a giant purple tentacle from taking over the world. Lastly, Full Throttle Remastered is a dystopian tale about Ben Throttle, the leader of a biker gang who is framed for murder and must clear he and his biker gang’s names. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://ift.tt/3k1yLmu] Shaffer and his team at Double Fine are currently working on Psychonauts 2, which was delayed earlier this year to 2021. For more on these classic titles, check out our retrospective of Grim Fandango and a look back at Day of the Tentacle. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.  

source https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-gets-three-classic-adventure-games

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