Nyx was one of the first characters that Supergiant Games created when they were in the process of making the roguelike, action-based RPG Hades. Her design went through a few iterations, but what we ended up with was a gorgeous character whose appearance easily placed her as a figure of authority without being the same …
I’ve played hundreds of video games over the years, but I don’t think any character has ever affected me as much as my little mushroom boy, Stanley. He captured my heart from the moment I met him, and I still regularly think of him, long after I completed Spiritfarer. All of the spirits in the game …
Hypnos is one of the many characters in the roguelike action RPG Hades, created by Supergiant Games, based on, and inspired by, various greek myths. He is possibly the sweetest, most harmless character in the entirety of Hades. He only wants what’s best for his family and for Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld, even if …
When Thanatos first appears to help Zagreus in his battle to escape the Underworld, he readily helps him to beat that chamber. In the conversation afterward, however, he appears to be hurt by Zagreus leaving and trying to escape the Underworld without giving a single word to him. In defense of Zagreus, Thanatos had been …
Temmie is wonderfully strange. Between her boundless joy and wacky antics, it’s hard not to grow fond of the lovable, slightly ominous cat/dog monster. However, despite her quirky personality, Temmie is relegated to a single room and is easy to miss on a first playthrough. In this Temmie Undertale guide, I’ll review how to fight …
Gather to hear the tragedy of Zagreus, son of the God Hades and prince of the Underworld. He dared to leave his father’s house. Now, he is condemned to a never-ending escape from the lands of the dead. The curse bestowed upon him forces him to die and begin this arduous task again. No, this …
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The premise of the Outer Wilds is straightforward: you are a young Hearthian astronaut about to embark on your first space voyage. You’re given a newly invented piece of tech: a machine that translates scripture from a now-extinct old civilization called the Nomai. Your only mission is to go out there and use your spaceship …
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Spiritfarer is a management game where you play as Stella and her cat Daffodil. They are the new Spiritfarers, the fairy masters who collect, care for, and help lost souls to pass on to the afterlife. Spirits have simple wants: warm beds and full bellies. And to cater to those wants, Stella must gather resources …
In Spiritfarer, you get to explore islands to gather resources -your maple logs, copper ores, and whatnot- and then transform them into your ship. Its close look beckons you to row to Stella’s boat, and once aboard the ship, it is tough to let go of the controls, I promise you. I think the mundane …
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Spiritfarer is a game about dying, as its creators put it. It’s pretty simple, except this is death, as you’ve never played it before. Oddly enough, death is a constant presence in video games; sometimes, death is fun; other times, it can be heroic and solemn. It could even be dramatic. However, on rare occasions, …
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