Creators Of XCOM's Long War Mod Are Making Their Own Game
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XCOM and its expansion Enemy Within occupied much of my time the past year, the combination of slick graphics and tactical decision-making simply proving too irresistible. However, as I played the games for the second and even third time it became quickly apparent that while the early game progression is satisfying the mid to late game simply goes by too quickly to ever enjoy properly.
This is where the Long War mod came in and completely revolutionized how I play XCOM. Suddenly there were even more classes, even more choices to have and an alien AI that was capable of matching me during long campaigns, in other words everything I wanted out of XCOM to begin with.
UnderRail - Detailed Review (Release Version)
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UnderRail is an isometric, as oldschool as it gets, turn-based CRPG set in a post-apocalyptic future where the surface has been rendered uninhabitable and the remnants of the human population now live, and war against each-other, in metro tunnels and caverns surrounding them.
It features an in-depth character creation system with plenty of skills and perks to chose from as well as a nice variety of options when it comes to dealing with problems, everything from talking your way out of them to simply shooting the problem in the face.
Witcher 3 Mods Allow You To Play As Other Characters And Adventure With Companions
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While you do briefly get to play as Ciri every now and then, many have been asking if CD Projekt could maybe make a new game plus mode with her completely replacing Geralt.
And while the mods showcased today don't exactly fit that bill (the voice-work will still be Geralt's) they will allow you to both play as different characters from The Witcher 3 as well as have some of them as companions so you don't go insane just talking to Roach all day.
Duke Nukem Is Being Removed From GOG Soon - Currently On A Massive Discount
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GOG is bidding farewell to some of the most classic oldschool PC games out there: Duke Nukem 1 & 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Balls of Steel and Manhattan Project.
The reason for this removal is some sort of issue with the rights-holders but GOG is working on bringing them back as soon as possible. All Duke games will be on sale until December 31 so if you're up for chewing some bubblegum and kicking ass now would be the time.
Race The Sun Developers Flippfly Want Your Help To Chose Their Next Game
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Race the Sun, for those that never played it, is a runner-style racing game where you go forwards at breakneck speeds trying to avoid various hazards as you... well, try to race the sun. Its a relatively simple game but really well done and the few euros I spent on it I would consider well spent.
And now the developers behind it, Flippfly, are asking you to chose which of the prototypes they've prepared is worthy enough to become a fully fledged game. Here's a brief video from the developers explaining the concept:
This Week In PC Gaming (December 21 through December 28)
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This Week In PC Gaming is an easy way to catch up with all of the news that you might have missed this week, organized in such a way that you can get a brief overview on all of the stories and from there you can jump to the ones you're interested in. And if you are interested you can also find out what happened the previous week by going here.
This week started off on a really high note given the amount of new releases and announcements that came around Christmas and while the past few days of food-induced coma were rather non eventful there's still plenty of interesting games and announcements to talk about.
Freedom Planet 2 Has Been Announced
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[Update]: After many years and many delays, Freedom Planet 2 will finally be launching on September 13th, 2022.
If you don't know anything about it think of Freedom Planet as a modern Sonic game but actually done with love and passion. It is a fast paced action platformer with colorful graphics, tons of humor and plenty of challenges for you to conquer. While I don't see it mentioned online very often it still acquired quite the cult following since its 2014 release.
And now we have an official announcement for Freedom Planet 2 along with a trailer showcasing the story and the new big bad. Take a look: