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Baladins from Seed by Seed is a narrative co-op RPG that respects your time

PreMortem.Games

That’s why the play sessions of their narrative-driven, co-op multiplayer RPG Baladins last around an hour. Narrative designer and Seed by Seed co-founder Antonin Demeilliez explains the idea behind Baladins. People who just want to live stories in a fantasy world but are turned off by violence and combat.

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Tower of Fantasy – Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist?

Game Refinery

Tower of Fantasy was launched in the global markets in August 2022, luring players to the game with its “Genshin with an MMO experience” headlines. Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite. The open-world of Tower of Fantasy. So, does it live up to the promise?

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. They had to design a 4 player co-op game that all the friendless Arkane fans play as a single player game.

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Overwatch’s “Hero Mode” Needed to be a Spinoff

Deconstructor of Fun

A lot of ink has been spilled on the debacle of Overwatch 2 canceling their co-op PvE “Hero Mode”. Putting emotions aside, I think it’s worth re-examining why co-op PvE seemed like a good idea in the first place, and what went wrong in development. I’ve seen both sides of the coin here and can speak from experience.

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Elden Ring Beginner’s Guide: Best Tips & Tricks from Real Gamers

Game Errors

It takes place in a fantasy-themed world and presents the gameplay through a third-person viewpoint. The developers receive critical acclaim with the praise for introducing the smooth fantasy setting and the evolution of the Souls Formula. Within five weeks of its release, over 13.4 million copies have been solved.

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The future of gaming is as opaque as ever

Game Daily

The woeful 2010 predictions focused on techno-utopian, science fiction fantasies that are still, today, a long way from realization. It’s also true that an industry that peddles sci-fi fantasies is bound to be easily seduced by technological utopias that promise to make everyone richer and happier.

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2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

The PvP auto-battler with a medieval fantasy theme has quickly gained popularity with content creators! Enjoy co-op gaming and procedurally generated worlds in Unrailed 2. Backpack Battles Backpack Battles decided to make inventory management the main game mechanic.

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