I think we all saw the pre-order image for the new Dungeons & Dragons, yeah? This one? This Ubisoft lookin'-ass thing?
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I think we all saw the pre-order image for the new Dungeons & Dragons, yeah? This one? This Ubisoft lookin'-ass thing?
Our July sticker pack will arrive in Gabe’s Sticker Shoppe today! There are 100 of these packs containing this month’s handmade sticker offerings. As a reminder these are available to all Club PA members of any level. You’ll just need to be logged into the store with your Club credentials. Here’s what you can expect in your July pack!
Zenless Zone Zero, I mean… it seems like only food words could possibly suffice. It's luscious. Now, the first time I typed that, an errant pinky had hit the caps lock key and the words "it's luscious" looked a lot more excited than you might expect. Here's the thing: it would be true, even in caps. The game is nutballs, world class in every particular, with supernatural art and animation, a very weird but cool cyberpunk urban fantasy hybrid setting and action gameplay that stands up tall. Music is excellent. I've also never felt less equipped to engage with a game's underlying systems - the dense thicket of custom lingo, mystery resources, and shibboleths designed to obscure that free-to-play games are gig work - they are jobs that you pay to work at.
We have a heat advisory here in the Seattle area with temperatures up into the 90’s. To avoid the heat I stayed inside and played games but let’s be honest, that’s what I would have done had the temps been in the 70’s. I decided to investigate the two big new free to play titles Zenless Zone Zero and The First Descendant. I bounced back and forth between both games all weekend and now I have…Opinions!