It sees you fill the shoes of a fledgling, or should that be hatchling, aquatic bipedal creature that’s a member of the Outer Wilds Ventures, an equally fledgling space program searching for answers in the solar system. Outer Wilds is a low-fi space exploration game with an intriguing mystery at its heart, mixed in with a healthy dose of humor and schadenfreude. It's easily one of the best Xbox One games in a while.ĭoom Eternal won a "highly recommended" honor for "best music/sound" at the Tom's Guide Awards 2021 for gaming. It's a cathartic, satisfying experience, with a story that's better than it has to be, and an incredible sense of atmosphere.
Thanks to new abilities, such as the flamethrower and all-powerful blood punch, and new platforming moves, such as the double jump and air-dash, slaying demons across a demon-infested Earth is a blood-soaked blast.Īdd in a satisfying progression system, tons of secrets and collectibles, and absolutely breathtaking visuals and level design, and Doom Eternal is one of the best shooters in years. The game's adrenaline-pumping first-person-shooting action is more dynamic and fluid than ever, thanks to a sandbox of weapons and skills that let you create a ballet of beautiful violence during every encounter. It’s also on Xbox Game Pass, along with its DLC.ĭoom Eternal takes everything great about the 2016 Doom reboot and cranks it to 11. Even if you don’t like stealthy games, Dishonored 2 is worth giving a go for it’s sheer variety, style and creative, if bloody, fun you can have within the game’s systems. The environmental and level design was very good in the original game, but Dishonored 2 simply takes it to a new level with the likes of The Clockwork Mansion and Crack in the Slab being particular highlights. Or you could simply opt to not use any power or kill anyone, such is the immersive sim nature of Dishonored 2 that it lets you complete objectives pretty much in the way you see fit. Both have different powers that allow you to navigate the game's creative mission and areas in different ways, as well as dispose of targets in all manner in interesting fashions.
But while the stealth meets magical powers and frenetic first person action formula is intact, the game can now be played from two perspectives: that of the first game’s Corvo Attano or Empress Emily Kaldwin. Dishonored 2 is, unsurprisingly, the follow up to the original Dishonored.
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