A first time for everything Hunts are a big draw forFinal Fantasy XVI‘s side activities. They task the player with finding and locating a monster, then defeating it for the reward. But some, like the Ahriman inFinal Fantasy XVI, aren’t terribly hard to locate. Taking on the Ahriman inFinal Fantasy XVIis useful to learn though, as this enemy will be one that shows up at least a few times in your playthrough....
[Forums, we have them, is a monthly series where we look at all the going-ons in the Destructoid Forums.] Welcome to the March edition of Forums, we have them. This month isn’t going to be about things I’ve updated or additions to Forum (although there will be a bit) so much as it will be about pointing out some of the amazingly cool stuff the community have been up to over there....
Jump into a world of color As far as beautiful, artistic indies games go,Grishas to be up there as one of the greats. It’s got an elegant, watercolor-esque art style, and what the gameplay lacks in hardcore, traditional mechanics it makes up for in emotionally resonant, albeit vague, storytelling vignettes — just how I like it. To boot, the game actually has some nice platforming sections, which absolutely gave me trouble as someone who is horrible at platformers....
Did you know you can get training from Jedis and the Sith inFortnite’s Star WarsGalactic Battle season? Although this won’t involve any classes or one-on-one combat, you’ll get to enter mysterious training gates and come out with powerful Lightsabers to use for the rest of your match. What are these mysterious Training Rift Gates? How do you find them? What do they do? We’re here to answer all of these questions and more....
When you first begin a playthrough ofStardew Valley, you’ll have a total of 270 Stamina used to carry out all of your daily tasks. This sounds like a lot, but it quickly disappears once you start actually doing anything. However, there is an item that permanently increase your Stamina — Stardrops. There are seven Stardrops, which can be obtained in a variety of ways inStardew Valley, so whether you’re wanting more energy to sustain longer trips into the Mines, or you just want to be able to water all of your plants, keep reading....
I love my bed. Existence is exhausting, and turning my brain off at night is the absolute best way to cope. Most of the time. InTerraria, your bed is for more than just sleeping, it also serves as your spawn point for when things go bad and you die an embarrassing death. This is how you make one. There are different types of beds inTerraria, and all of them can be used as spawn points....
August 28 This week Nicalis has confirmed the launch date for the interestingly lookingBlade Strangers— August 28. It’ll launch on PC, PS4, and Switch, and will involve various indie crossovers fromCave Story, toBinding of Isaac, toCode of Princess, toShovel Knight. You may have seen a screen or two in the past few months. Nicalis also confirmed the game’s modes, which includes: story, arcade, challenge, survival, versus, online, a tutorial/training, and “other features” like leaderboards and customization options....
Boxing Clever Tate Multimedia has been quiet this past year, as it has beenbusy preparing for the returnof one of gaming’s lesser-enduring anthro mascots, Kao the Kangaroo. But it seems that the antipodean adventurer is getting closer to his day in the spotlight, with the publisher announcing a loose release window of summer 2020 for the appropriately monikeredKao the Kangaroo. Rather than a remaster or remake,Kao the Kangaroowill be a brand new adventure, that will see our hoppity hero travel the world in search of his missing sister....
Still coming in October with Xbox One X enhancements So we can stop calling it the “Scorpio” now. In all of its literature leading up to this momentMiddle-earth: Shadow of Warwas described as “Scorpio” compatible, but that end today with the announcement of the Xbox One X. The October 10 bound game (that’s also coming to PC and PS4) had another demonstration today, mostly showing off some boss fights, banter, and the domination/nemesis system yet again....
Good luck! Manuals may be fading away, but maybe they’ll get one last hurrah as Nintendo has uploaded afull manual toStar Fox 2;the same kind of manual we used to expect to come with each new game. It details the story, characters, controls, features, and mechanics with brand new images (some animated). Also uploaded are design documents for theoverall game designas well asship designsfrom June 16, 2025. They’re all in Japanese, but you can get a gist of what they’re showing and describing....
And you can actually tilt the console!!! Pinball FX3will be making the jump to the Switch in a few weeks. Coming out on November 14, the game will launch alongside 30 tables and will be available as a free download with one table (the “Sorcerer’s Lair”). Thecross-platformfeatures between Xbox One, PC and Windows 10 will also be offered on this version, meaning you’ll have plenty of players to show off your high scores to....
New games are in store, too Sega is looking to strengthen the branding of its many franchises. For fans of their older games, this might be a good thing, as Sega is saying it plans on making more remakes, remasters, and other related content in the coming fiscal year. In Sega Sammy’sannual financial report, the company established some of its plans for the future. One of these is prolonging product life cycles, through games Sega defines as a remake, remaster, spin-off, or change of theme....
Sad news mobile enthusiasts…another popular game out of Japan is shuttering its servers. The game in question isSINoALICEdeveloped by Pokelabo and published by SquareEnix, which originally launched in Japan in June 2017 and worldwide in July 2020. The announcement(viaCrunchyroll News) also states that the manga adaptation will conclude with the sixth volume, which will hit store shelves in Japan in January 2024. SquareEnix will release the fifth volume of the manga in English on August 08, 2025....
