Baldur's Gate 3: How to Find Lower City

does an admirable job accounting for player creativity and experimentation, but certain possibilities are blocked off by limitations that can be immersion-breaking and lead to some head-scratching moments. The task of emulating the experimentation of tabletop is a challenging one, as the lack of a dungeon master that can respond naturally to improvisation means that the game has to account for a surplus of scenarios ahead of time. Many of 's biggest failures to manage this are all tied to the same mechanic that feels like it has a uniquely incomplete implementation.

Thrumbo, an oddly-named zombie, can be either friend or foe to the party. In order to meet him, they'll first have to get through Wyrm's Rock Fortress and into the Lower City of Baldur's Gate. Once inside, they may spy the majesty of Philgrave's Mansion. Knock on the door (or sneak through the hole in the back), and Mystic Carrion will offer a cold greeting. He's an undead mummy, and he operates a fine little shop with some great gear for spellcasters. But more importantly, he needs the party to find his lost thrall. In return, he promises a magic item.

does an excellent job of recreating the roleplaying experience in a video game, but one specific side quest pokes some loving fun at its inspirations. is a tool that can be used for endless creativity, but it also lends itself to certain tropes or familiar gameplay elements that recur in many campaigns. In some cases, tropes can be popular because of their epic scale or memorable impact, but others stick around more because of convenience than out of any particular love that players have for them.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a messy business. You're constantly wading through filth and getting into drawn-out fights that leave you bruised and bloody. Typically, you just sleep it off, but before you know it, you're back to looking like Absolute shit.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is dropping in November and before that, Activision has unveiled a brand-new map coming to its battle-royale counterpart. Dubbed ‘Urzikstan,' the large-scale metropolis will be available in Warzone 2.0, sometime in December, as part of season 1 content. The region was first featured in the reimagined 2019 MW game and is playable on the endless respawn-enabled Plunder mode, as well. Set on the eastern border of the Black Sea, this map comes with 11 unique points of interest, peppered with horizontal ziplines and drivable trains for better traversal.

The Call of Duty team has lifted the lid on its upcoming Warzone map, Urzikstan.

Developer Raven Software and publisher Activision have unveiled the next major map making its way to Call of Duty: Warzone. Dubbed Urzikstan, the map features 11 points of interests, along with a host of smaller zones. The studio has described the map as “the Middle East meets Eastern Europe” in terms of design and aesthetics.

Activision has revealed Warzone 2's brand new map, Urzikstan, a "massive" urban desert battleground with water lanes coming to Battle Royale and Plunder at the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest in Ubisoft’s blockbuster series, and a bit of a throwback to an earlier time for the series. Rather than a big overstuffed RPG, Mirage is more of a traditional action-adventure experience, and as such, some folks more used to recent games like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Valhalla may need to adjust slightly.

One of the hidden locations in Act 3 of is the Sorcerous Vault, a secret area inside a wizard's tower that holds a variety of puzzles to solve, including a tricky situation involving a Peculiar Lamp. Your party can obtain powerful magic artifacts from this place, but getting through the arcane obstacles that stand in your way can be difficult. Exercise caution when traveling to this trove of enchanted items.

While most Baldur's Gate 3 players are still blissfully making their way through Larian's lavish and expansive world, others are taking it upon themselves to do the essential work of memeing its memorable cast of characters.

Rushing into the Lower City might seem tempting in Act 3 in , but there are plenty of things to do before ever stepping foot inside Wyrm's Rock Fortress. Burdened with a refugee crisis, the Outer City region of Rivington is at a boiling point with interesting tensions and conflicts. It's also full of memorable characters and locations, although some are easier to stumble across than others. Proceeding onward before hitting a number of key points makes it easy to miss out on some of the best content in