RPG News Weekly Round Up – October 8th, 2017
Oct. 8, 2017Happy weekend fromFextralife! If you’ve been too busy to keep up on the latest in the games we cover or are looking for a refresher, we’ve got your back. Let’s take a look at the comings and goings across theFextralifeWiki Network. Check out the video above and read on for the text!
Over the past week, developerTeam Ninjamade headlines with their big surprise, announcing that their highly praised samurai-souls action-RPG:Nioh,will be making its way to thePCplatform. It will be available digitally through Steam, as thepreviously revealed,Nioh: Complete Edition,which contains the base game and all three of the previously releasedDLCincluding:“Dragon of the North“,“Defiant Honor“, and the latest“Bloodshed’s End“. The PC version will have two of the threeVisual Modesfound on the PlayStation 4. There’s “Action Mode”, which keepsNiohat a stable frame-rate of60fps, and a cinematic “Movie Mode” that supports resolutions up to4K, but at a cost of performance.
Team Ninja’s Game Director ‘Fumihiko Yasuda’ made a statement saying that they were well aware of the fervent requests among PC gamers to haveNiohon their platform.
“I am thrilled to announce that thismasocore gamewill finally be available for our die-hard PC fans inNioh: Complete Edition! I hope you all enjoy the unforgettable drama and deeply challenging Yokai battles this action-packed experience has to offer.”
The celebrate the upcoming release ofNioh: Complete Edition,a new piece ofhead armorcalled theDharmachakra Kabuto Helmetwill be included in the game, also offered in the PC version. You can check that out, as well as the system requirements for the game, over on theblog. Now if only Atlus will follow suit…
The annual “Return ToLordran” event for the original brutal action-RPG,Dark Soulsfrom FromSoftware, officially began last wednesday, onOctober 4th. Players worldwide have once again repopulated the harsh world ofDark Soulswithsummon signs, redphantomsandtreacherous orange messages. It is being hosted by the Dark Souls community over on Reddit, and this year marks the second time this month-long event is being held. It is filled with community driven activities, such as bePvPandjolly co-operation, as well as speedruns and much more. The “Return To Lordran” event will continue up untilOctober 24th. If you’d like to know more, we the details for you over on theblog.
In other news, theDivinity: Original Sin 2 Wikicontinues to grow and expand averaging nearly 5000 users online at any given time, which by comparison, is nearly double the subreddit for the game. Since the launch of the game the wiki has received thousands of edits and 10s of thousands of comments, making it the most used source of information aboutDivinity: Original Sin 2around the internet. If you’re looking for help about the game, swing by and check it out!
This past week we’ve been focusing on putting together some guide articles and videos for variousBuildsinDivinity: Original Sin 2, which is quite the popular topic. So far we have 3 published Guide Articles and 1 video, but we aim to have more videos out this coming week and onto next. We’re shooting for around 10 Build Guides in total, so stay tuned for those, and check out thewritten versionsover on the blog. Did we mention someone speed ran the game in just under 38 minutes? Yeah…that happened.
Capcom’sremaster of their critically-acclaimed cult classic action-RPG,Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisenis now available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Remasteredcontainsall previously released contentincluding theBitterblack Isleexpansion. It also features improvements over the original’s graphics and gameplay performance and PlayStation 4 owners can grab a specialDragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen“Dynamic Theme”made byTruant Pixel, complete with its own soundtrack.
InDragon’s Dogma,Players will take on the role of anArisen, whose choices will shape theworld. They form a partyPawnsfromThe Rift, who will accompany them throughout their perilous adventure. They can choose from 9 differentVocations/Classes, which are split into 3 categories:The Fighter,The StriderandThe Magevocations. If you have not played this title before, now is a good time to dive in and become the Arisen. You can check out the launch trailer ready on theblog.
The highly-acclaimedThe Witcherfranchise from studio CD Projekt has a six part documentary mini-series currently underway, exploring the now legendary trilogy in a different light. The documentary is produced by a crowdfundedPatreoncampaign, and it is made by YouTube channel,NoClip. The channel is spearheaded by popular games journalist, ‘Danny O’Dwyer’, whose work is known for illustrating the video games industry in different angles, unraveling new information many of us may not have known. He has also made documentaries on other titles such asFinal Fantasy XIV,DOOMandRocket Leagueamong others.
In the first episode of the6 part mini-series, O’Dwyer, its host, travels to Warsaw, in Poland. Conducting an interview with the co-founder of CD Projekt Red, Marcin Iwiński who talks about his early life in socialist Poland, and the founding of CD Projekt itself. Which has surprising roots in its conception. There are currently 3 episode out so far, and you can check out the full schedule at theblog.
More onThe Witcher, PlayStaion 4 Pro owners can now take advantage of the extra processing power of their system. As promised the patch forThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,is now available for download, and as the name suggests, this upgrade increases the resolution of an already beautiful game all the way up to 4K. In addition, boosts to the gameplay performance have also been introduced in the patch. You can read CD Projekt’s patch notes in ourarticle.
“What we’re trying to do with that is to depict that missing 10 years of history right at the end of the story,”Said the Director
The latest update is now available for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms, and as Square Enix puts it, this new addition will explain the events that led to the War of the Astrals. You can read more of Tabata’s statements in thearticle.
Announced on the games’ official Twitter account, theThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewill receiveXbox One Xsupport once the anticipatedUpdate 16launches. Its been reported that the Xbox One X will run the game at 4K resolution, at a framerate of 30fps, along with additional “graphic enhancements”. The upcoming Update 16 will include the latestDLCcalled:Clockwork City, themechanical wonderland ofSotha Siland will have the much toutedTransmutationfeature, where players would be able to modify the Traits of theirequipment. If you’d like to learn more, we’ve got thearticleready for you.
If you’re thinking of getting into the VR game, now might be a good time. As of now, everyone who purchases theHTC ViveVR Headset will receive afreedownload code for Bethesda’s highly-praised post-apocalyptic RPG,Fallout 4 VR.Fallout 4 VRis essentiallyFallout 4,completely rebuilt with some modifications made to the title’s combat and building gameplay. On its own it retails for$59.99 USD.
If you’d like a bit more incentive, the HTC Vive received a $200 price drop back in August of this year, and now retails for$599 USD. Included in the package are “HTC Vive VR Headset“ itself, complementary “Facial Padding“, a pair of “Wireless Controllers“, a pair of motion tracking “Base Stations“, and finally a set of “Cables & Chargers“. You can check out more details, and also screenshots for the game at theblog.
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