Gaming
For Honor Gladiator Character Review
After playing with the Gladiator for a while now, it is quickly becoming one of the most exciting heroes on the roster. Fast-paced, able to control an opponent’s movement and equipped with bleed potential, it is an imposing enemy with great mix-ups.
Gameplay
Initially, I started playing very much like a Peacekeeper; both are classed as Assassins and therefore have similar playstyles. Oddly, as a Warlord main, I found myself reverting to the techniques I used playing that class instead and had a degree of success. Gladiator can dodge in any direction and follow up with an un-blockable punch (by pressing the Guard-break button) allowing for a similar technique to the Warlord’s head-butt. Damage is not guaranteed after the punch but does offer a nice daze to keep your opponent on their toes and potentially keep up a long combo.
Taking the crown in its move-pool however is the Fuscina Ictus (foot-stab) and the Skewer. Both un-blockable attacks can be performed during any chain; they can unbalance an enemy and put bleed on an enemy respectively. As the Gladiator can throw out a huge chain of light attacks, opponents must constantly wager between blocking, parrying or dodging in order to avoid taking damage. Skewer can also be used to throw an opponent, allowing you to stack a bit of bleed before throwing them into a wall for further punishment.
Generally speaking, the Gladiator has tools for most occasions but will require strong mind games to keep an opponent guessing, especially an opponent who is prepared to dodge and block efficiently.
Design & Cosmetics
Most of the armor pieces stay true to the classic look of a Roman Gladiator and a wide range of ornaments allow for magnificent looking characters to be created. The Gladiator can be Male or Female with slight tweaks to the chest armor (for obvious reasons) applied to each choice. My personal favorite cosmetic pieces are the array of Trident heads, ranging from brutal-looking, spike-covered implements of torture to elegant, Poseidon-esque designs. Most armor combinations not only make you look, but feel powerful.
One thing I personally think is lacking is the size of the character. Perhaps the Assassin allocation is responsible for this, but the character feels somewhat narrow and looks slightly odd bouncing around like a pogo-stick (albeit a deadly one).
Overall, I hope to see a few more elaborate pieces of chest armor and helmets as I level up further, but am impressed by the designs I have seen so far.
Conclusion
I love the Gladiator. Playing a fast character that can dish out serious damage is incredibly fun, coupled together with a great historical look and sense of power. As the potential final addition to the Knights’ roster the Gladiator certainly earns its place amongst the other tin-cans and I can’t wait to see what the top players can really do with it.
Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, will enter its latest season with a wintery backdrop of Arendelle. Let It Go will add Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Hans as racers. As always, they’ll have unique moves and abilities.
Oaken and other musical movie crew members will be unlocked, along with a new Golden Pass. After fan feedback, the developer is rebalancing this aspect of the release so you can progress faster and unlock more rewards.
The developer also announced on Twitter that it’s lowering in-game shop prices starting today, and if you’ve paid for microtransactions, you’ll get a big payout. The French studio appears to be betting on this season’s success.
Adding non-Frozen characters Oswald, Ortensia, and WALL-E could also help. A comprehensive game update should bring back lapsed players and attract new ones. Will you challenge the kart racer?
Bungie has pulled a contentious $15 starter pack from Season of the Wish, which launched yesterday. The pack had a poor selection and was marketed to new players, which the community strongly opposed.
The starter pack proudly stated that players could “experience the power of build-defining Exotic weapons by instantly unlocking three of Destiny 2’s finest: Traveler’s Chosen, Ruinous Effigy, and Sleeper Simulant.” An exotic ship, a sparrow, a ghost shell, 125,000 glimmer, 50 enhancement cores, five enhancement prisms, and one ascendant shard are also included.
This offering may seem harmless to a new player, but Forbes’ Paul Tassi says, “You sort of have to be a Destiny 2 player to understand what an outrageously bad deal this is.” The Forsaken Pack, another Bungie release, includes two dozen Exotics, a dungeon, and a raid. It cost $20 and is now $5. It looks bad, from what we can tell.
Guardians retaliated with negative Steam reviews. They orchestrated the DLC page to include “Capitalism,” “Crime,” and “Psychological Horror” user tags, which is funny.
After Bungie pulled the pack, Redditor Grizz3d summarized the community response: “I don’t get how that starter pack was approved. What part of stealing from new players wasn’t going to result in community outrage? Bungie’s disconnect with players is shocking. I’m glad you got rid of the pack, but it’s disappointing that Bungie thought it was a good idea.”
This follows the Witcher 3 crossover armour sets, which look great but are expensive. Sony’s independent live service outpost is in danger due to a delayed expansion and studio layoffs.
Sony announced last year that it would plant trees for Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation fans who unlocked a simple trophy in the open-world game. This, in partnership with several charities, sought to protect the global environment and biodiversity.
Over a year later, it released a trailer showing its progress. The company has planted 600,000 trees worldwide, restoring 1,800 acres. More importantly, the gaming industry has planted 2.5 million trees worldwide.
Gaming is fun, but we must protect our world. Sony has taken steps to be more environmentally friendly, such as adding energy-saving features to the PS5 and shipping all its products in fully recyclable packaging.
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