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games29 days ago

Larian Studios Teases Next-Level Turn-Based Divinity RPG After Baldur's Gate 3

Larian's upcoming Divinity game, a turn-based CRPG, aims to reboot and clarify its universe, building on Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, with increased freedom and modernized tech, while maintaining a dark fantasy tone and offering extensive player agency. The game is designed to appeal to both new and returning players, emphasizing rich world-building and narrative depth, amidst some controversy over its mature content.

film2 years ago

The Ups and Downs of Pixar's Elemental.

Pixar's latest film, Elemental, is a confusing mess with a disastrously bad central metaphor about immigrants. The film's world-building is under-conceived and unpersuasive, and its story is a confusing jungle of dangling causes and unearned leaps. The romantic comedy subplot is the best part of the script, but the characters are hard to care about. The film's visuals and score are admirable, but they can't save the dismal script.

gaming2 years ago

Elden Ring: From Scary Soulslike to First-Person Mod.

Vermis is an artbook series exploring the world of a terrifying horror game that doesn't actually exist, inspired by old dungeon-crawler games and FromSoftware's worldbuilding. Despite being a niche concept, it has found crossover appeal and is already on its third print run. The artbook describes character classes, monsters, and creatures, and is being used by Dungeons and Dragons fans for inspiration in their own campaigns.