While we’re sure many of you will find yourself bristling at the idea of Gold Editions and Ultimate Editions, they’re clearly here to stay. The Crew Motorfest is no different: it has a variety of permutations available for purchase, with the two more expensive options shipping with three-day early access and a bunch of additional content.
What We Played #615 – Atlas Fallen, Venba & Lords of the Fallen
11.08.2023 - 19:23 / thesixthaxis.com / Atlas Fallen
We have seen the sun! And it was good! It’s going away now though so you can all retreat into the safety of your gaming rooms again. We’ve also been looking at our Gamescom appointments for a couple of week’s time, and things are looking very exciting! You can be sure that we’ll have a ton of coverage from the conference, so that’s something to look forward to as well.
But before swanning off to Cologne, I’ve been playing two RPGs in the shape of Baldurs Gate 3 and Final Fantasy 16 and they couldn’t be more different. I think FF16 might just be stretching the term RPG to its limit too. Besides that, I’ve been playing Legend Bowl which I really liked, and I’m currently putting together a review of Amazon’s Luna streaming service because I’m a bit like that.
Before we got derailed by talking about cake and remembering Fat Princess, Gamoc reviewed Atlas Fallen, which was mildly disappointing as it didn’t deliver on its potential, before returning to Diablo IV, which as its own problems – “I got disconnected from Diablo servers last night whilst I was killing the boss of the final capstone dungeon, for which I was nine levels too low. I died eight times getting there due to one-shot deaths, so it took 45 minutes and the boss had ten seconds of health left. This is why online only games are stupid.”
Nic B hasn’t played all that much this past week, because he’s had other priorities, like getting ready for his wedding! That said, he did head off to Pokémon Go Fest 2023 in London, gathering together with friends and walking a whopping 46km last weekend!
Ade’s been playing Gord for review , which is “a bit nasty”, but not in a gameplay way. We’ll wait until he delivers his verdict next week, but let’s just say it sent us down another tangent where we pondered if tea brands and blends like Jasmine, Chai, Earl Grey, and… Yorkshire would be good names for video game children.
Nick P had a relatively slow week with a little bit of Dead by Daylight and Street Fighter 6, while Aran reviewed the cultural cooking story of Venba by way of his Steam Deck. That handheld PC has been rather handy for getting some gaming in while moving house – “I only unpacked my consoles last night but didn’t have time to game…”
Steve also played through Venba and found it to be “a neat self contained story about a culture I was unfamiliar with.” His main focus has been on reviewing Blasphemous 2 for its release later this month, and indulging his retro side through AntStream.
Finally, Tef’s had a few previews of late, and got to go hands on with Lords of the Fallen – the new one, not the 2014 one. How’s it coming together as a Souls-like? Well, check out the preview to find out about lanterns, Umbral planes and more.
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gamingbolt.com
13.08.2023 / 10:49
Lords of the Fallen Will Get DLC “if the Community Asks for More Content”
Being a meaty 25-30-hour experience that will encourage replays with multiple endings, the promise of co-op, New Game Plus, and more, Hexworks and CI Games’ upcoming Soulslike action RPG Lords of the Fallen is clearly not going to be lacking in content, but like with any game these days, that doesn’t mean we won’t get even more of it with post-launch additions.
wccftech.com
11.08.2023 / 20:39
Disabling Intel E-Cores On Hybrid CPU Nets 50% Better Performance In Atlas Fallen
Atlas Fallen, a recently released title, has an optimization issue with Intel Hybrid CPUs (12th Gen and above), leading to severely degraded performance.
thesixthaxis.com
11.08.2023 / 08:44
Lords of the Fallen Preview – Shining a lantern on this rebooted Souls-like
Sometimes it’s best to simply start over and try again, taking all the experience and knowledge from a first attempt and feeding it into a better second effort. Lords of the Fallen is a multi-faceted example of exactly this. The original game’s developers went off to create a different Souls-like series, while publisher CI Games held onto this IP, restarting development multiple times before founding new developer Hexworks in 2020. Despite this being Hexworks’ first game, it feels like a well-rounded and considered effort at a thoroughly modern Souls-like.
metacritic.com
11.08.2023 / 01:15
Atlas Fallen
Rise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods. Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past.
destructoid.com
10.08.2023 / 20:35
7 beginner tips for braving the sands in Atlas Fallen
Surfing the sands of Atlas Fallen can be a daunting task when you first start playing. The dunes are harsh, and the sun god’s wrath can be difficult to overcome. To help you with your adventure, we’ve put together 7 beginner tips for challenging Thelos in Atlas Fallen.
pcinvasion.com
10.08.2023 / 18:09
All Refined Air Dash Shard locations in Atlas Fallen
Are you looking for all Refined Air Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen so you can upgrade your dash to have three charges? To upgrade your dash ability to have three charges, you must find all Refined Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen and complete the Reforging the Gauntlet quest. However, the locations of each Refined Aird Dash shard are not mapped on location, making them difficult to find. Here is an easy-to-follow guide on all Refined Air Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen.
wccftech.com
10.08.2023 / 13:17
Atlas Fallen – How to Quickly Earn Essence Dust
Atlas Fallen is a new action-adventure from The Surge and Lords of the Fallen creators Deck13, and like a lot of games in the genre, it’s packed with various things you’ll need to collect to upgrade your character. Essence Stones, crafting materials, regular currency to spend at vendors, ect. Most of this stuff actually isn’t too difficult to come by, but there is one resource you’ll always be short of – Essence Dust. This is used to upgrade your armor, Essence Stone capacity, and more, essentially acting as a form of XP, and the game doesn’t make it terribly clear how you should go about getting it. Well, that’s where we come in! If you’re in need of some quick Essence Dust to upgrade your character before a tough challenge, these are the best ways to stock up…
gamingbolt.com
10.08.2023 / 12:35
Atlas Fallen Receives Launch Trailer, Out Now
Deck13’s latest action RPG Atlas Fallen is available now on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. While the developer is typically known for Souls-like titles likeThe Surge, this is an action-adventure title set in a fantasy world full of sand. Check out the launch trailer below.
thesixthaxis.com
10.08.2023 / 08:49
Atlas Fallen Review
If you’re coming to Atlas Fallen expecting Deck13 to have continued down the souls-like path of their The Surge series, prepare to be surprised. Atlas Fallen does have some similarities to their previous work – you can target and destroy specific enemy body parts in combat – but is otherwise is a bit of a departure, focused more on spectacular fights against giant monsters with a huge axe than it is on careful, measured combat. It’s more Darksiders than it is Dark Souls, basically, but with weapons that get bigger the longer you use them.
metacritic.com
10.08.2023 / 08:43
Atlas Fallen
Rise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods. Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past.
wccftech.com
10.08.2023 / 08:35
Atlas Fallen – Does the Game Have any Missable Content?
Atlas Fallen, the new game from The Surge and Lords of the Fallen creators Deck13, isn’t a full-on RPG, but it is chock full of sidequests and other optional content outside of its main campaign. So, this raises a question – is there content in Atlas Fallen you can miss out on? Or can you always double back and clean up any content you passed up on? Scroll on for the answer to that question…