I need to know something: am I psychic? Can I predict the future? I only ask because two days ago, I posted an article saying SEGA should announce the PC port of Vanquish instead of posting another vague and cryptic picture on Twitter. And today, SEGA posted a video announcing the Steam version of Vanquish. Either I’m psychic, or someone at SEGA read my article.
So yea, Vanquish is coming to PC via Steam on May 25th. According to the trailer and the Steam page, the game will feature “unlocked resolution” and “unlocked framerate,” which means gamers with beefy computers can play the game at hundreds of frames per second at 4K resolution.
The good news does not stop there, though. The PC version of Vanquish will also come with all available DLC, which is actually just one pack of weapons: a heavy machine gun useful against lightly-armored enemies, a miniaturized laser cannon, and an armor-piercing pistol. However, including this DLC with the Steam version for free is a welcome gesture, as are the two special pre-order deals. Gamers who pre-order the game will receive special user avatars, wallpapers, a digital soundtrack sampler, and a digital art book. Furthermore, anyone who owns Bayonetta on Steam will receive 25% off Vanquish. The game is already a steal at only $20, which gives Bayonetta-owners even more incentive to buy the game, not that they need it since Vanquish’s high-octane gameplay is incentive enough.
As with Bayonetta, Vanquish will not require a powerful computer. To say the game’s minimum and recommended system specs aren’t demanding despite all of the graphical improvements is an understatement:
Minimum:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7/8 (8.1)/10
Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.9 GHz) or AMD equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Dx9 compliant video card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 460 or AMD Radeo 5670)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7/8 (8.1)/10
Processor: Intel Core i5 (3.4 GHz) or AMD equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Dx11 compliant video card with 2 GB RAM (Nvidia GeForce 660 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 270)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage 20 GB available space
While I am normally hesitant to pre-order games, I highly recommend pre-ordering Vanquish. It’s a great game, and you actually save money if you own Bayonetta on PC. Speaking of Bayonetta, the PC version demonstrates that PlatinumGames has almost perfected the art of porting Xbox 360 games to the PC, which means the PC version of Vanquish might just be the definitive version.
We have been keeping an eye on the game Miasma Chronicles from the creators of Mutant Year Zero for a while now. We now know when it will be released, and it will be on May 23, 2023, on the PS5.
Being outnumbered all the time, mastering the art of the ambush will be crucial to surviving, and whatever advantage you can get will be needed. You can view a different, more condensed glimpse of gaming above and below.
How do you feel about the Miasma Chronicles? You played Mutant Year Zero, right?
Fans of Final Fantasy have been disputing for decades over a variety of topics, such as whether game VIII is the finest or which one contains the best minigames. But something fresh has the community in a tizzy, and this time it’s a 19-second trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI that’s energizing fans along with the reappearance of certain well-worn and recognizable talking points.
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探索の心強い味方！ボタンひとつで誘導してくれます。『ファイナルファンタジーXVI』
🔔予約受付中🔔https://t.co/6BciWXOPkt #FF16 pic.twitter.com/KmsisjJbbY— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@FF16_JP) March 22, 2023
If it weren’t for the fissure that protagonist Clive skillfully navigates in the video, this narrative might have been about Torgal, a great canine companion. That’s right, we have returned to the discussion of the Squeeze Gap, the most heinous error in game design (in the eyes of some fans).
Others pointed out that you can see through the gap that this is an intentional design choice and does not, in fact, hide a loading screen. In the colorful comments section of the aforementioned Tweet, some people complained about the inclusion of yet another Squeeze Gap on current-gen PCs.If you have nothing better to do, follow us down the rabbit hole of quote-retweets.
Sincerity be damned, we don’t really care either way, but it is odd for Square Enix to release an official promo for a highly anticipated game that shows half of a character squirming through a small space.As always, the music is spot on; praise where praise is due. On June 22, Final Fantasy XVI will debut for PlayStation 5.
What do you think of the squeeze gaps generally and the squeezegate incident specifically?
In order to decide which publisher published the best games, Metacritic calculates ratings for all the games that were released in the previous calendar year. The website that collects review ratings for all popular media has done the math, and Sony Interactive Entertainment came out on top for 2022.
Yes, Sony’s first-party initiatives from the previous year allowed it to “no issue” claim the top spot on Metacritic’s list. The 2022 release schedule for the platform holder averaged 85.6 points overall, with all of its PC ports scoring in the website’s “green score” range.
The business did indeed have a successful year in 2017. We had a fantastic trio of original games: God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon Forbidden West, all of which were of very high caliber. But in addition to that, the firm also launched The Last of Us: Part I and a number of PC ports, including God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Uncharted: The Legacy of Thieves Collection, all of which received positive reviews from critics. MLB The Show 22 had the lowest metascore of any Sony game last year, according to Metacritic, but it still earned a respectable 77.
According to Metacritic, these are the top 10 publishers for 2022:
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Paradox Interactive
- Activision Blizzard
- Focus Entertainment
- Take-Two Interactive
- Capcom
- SEGA
- Annapurna Interactive
- Humble Games
- Devolver Digital
If you’re interested, you can view the complete summary at this link. How do you feel?
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