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Best Honkai Star Rail Yanqing Build, Light Cone, and Relics
Yanqing plays a critical role on any team in Honkai Star Rail.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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Where To Start? | Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is starting at the beginning, but not necessarily the beginning you might be hoping for
You'll need to keep holding out hope for a classic mode, I'm afraid.
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Final Flushtasy | Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is a thing, so you'll soon be able to "make Eorzea a better place through the bonds of friendship" while sitting on the toilet
Don't worry, stuff like fishing and chocobo racing is making the jump across to the small screen.
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What A Calf-uffle | Moo Deng is an angel sent from heaven, but she's going to absolutely bankrupt Final Fantasy 14 players thanks to how much one minion now costs
Some players are breaking the hippocratic oath.
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Get A Job | Metaphor ReFantazio plays like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei’s greatest hits – and that’s a good thing when it’s a compilation of absolute bangers
Atlus is being bold with a big new IP, but it’s paying off – Metaphor ReFantazio has what it takes to be the RPG of the year.
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XBOX RPG | Surprise! Octopath Traveler 2 suddenly launches on Xbox and Game Pass
Out of nowhere, one of the better RPGs in recent years is out on Game Pass.
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ADVENTURE AWAITS | Prepare to lose yourself in Lost Hellden, the new hand-painted JRPG from Final Fantasy and Valkyrie Chronicles veterans
Final Fantasy magic meets Valkyrie Chronicles.
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WHERE THERE’S SMOKE… | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth may have the best version of gaming’s most beloved flashback – final hands-on preview
One Final Fantasy's most iconic moments gets a rethink in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – and it's absolutely worth seeing for yourself.
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Backlogged | Is there a game you just can't stop playing?
Best game that you play instead of tackling your growing pile of shame.
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AMNESIA: THE BLUNDER | 2023 games you FORGOT about: The Best Games Ever Show
Remember when we had a new Zelda — A NEW ZELDA — and everyone forgot about it within a week?
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CLOUD-BUSTING | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth reveals its theme song, and new footage, at The Game Awards
Cloud and his merry band of adventurers have got some good music to accompany them on the next leg of their journey.
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ATLUS SHRUGGED | Shin Megami Tensei meets Studio Ghibli in Metaphor: ReFantazio's launch window trailer
Look forward to Fall 2024 if you're a fan of SMT and Persona. Because there's something very special coming.
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MALLOW OUT | Super Mario RPG remake is gloriously faithful to an all-time great – hands-on preview
Remakes can go one of two ways, but you'll be pleased to know this SNES throwback is hyper-faithful – perhaps to a fault.
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COSMIC SANS | Star Ocean: The Second Story R is a Remake with a capital R with a plan to please three decades' worth of fans
Star Ocean: The Second Story R buries the lede, but once you dig into it, there's something very appealing to long-time series fans.
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HAND IT TO ‘EM | This official Final Fantasy 16 merch must be some kind of sick joke
Remember when Hugo Kupka wanted to throw hands? Well, Square Enix does, and I think it’s having a laugh at his expense.
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MAMMA MIA | Nintendo Direct June 2023 - here’s all the announcements you might’ve missed
Strap in. There's a lot to unpack.
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REMAKE | Star Ocean: The Second Story R coming to Nintendo Switch November 2
A Star Ocean 2 remake is coming this Winter, announced during today's Nintendo Direct.
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Genshin Impact 3.6 livestream start time and date
Free Primogems and a deep dive into the next big update.
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Criss Cross | Chrono Cross was remastered so it wouldn't become "unplayable"
The remaster launched last year, making Radical Dreamers officially playable in English for the first time.
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BOTTLED LIGHTNING | 13 years later, Final Fantasy 13 still tells one of the series’ most ambitious stories
The worst Final Fantasy? It’s not as crystal clear as it seems.
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ROLE BACK THE YEARS | As Final Fantasy 16 boss Naoki Yoshida calls it “discriminatory”, is it time to drop the term ‘JRPG’?
A brief history of the JRPG descriptor, and contemplations on the etymology of the genre – and its implications.
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UNFORGIVABLE | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.41: The best game that you can't forgive
When a video game annoys you for the last time, the grudge stays with you forever.
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DO YOUR OWN RING | Final Fantasy 16 has a novel approach to the age-old ‘accessibility versus difficulty’ conundrum
If you think that action-RPG games like Devil May Cry and Elden Ring are too hard, Final Fantasy 16’s fascinating setup may intrigue you.
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Student Abroad | Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's two part DLC will see you travelling around the world
Plus, the DLC will bring back some familiar Pokemon.
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CATCH EM LIVE | Watch today's Pokemon Day Pokemon Presents live stream here
Here's how to watch the latest Pokemon news live!
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Reap it and believe | Honestly, you won’t believe the development talent behind Redemption Reapers
Metal Gear, Fire Emblem, Okami, and more – Redemption Reapers has some serious development pedigree behind it.
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GROW UP | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.40: The best game with the most juvenile feature
The average video game enjoyer is in their mid-thirties, but you wouldn't know it from playing one.
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FISH GALORE | Like a Dragon: Ishin fishing guide — fishing tips for catching all fish
Be it Salmon, Stringfish, Ghost Koi, or Tuna, this is the guide for you.
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UP IN ARMS | Like a Dragon: Ishin — All legendary trooper cards and how to get them
It's a big grind, but legendary cards can be yours if you put in the time.
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Off the Cuff | Forspoken writer's original pitch was apparently completely different from the final game
Much of the criticism over the game was related to its dialogue and story.
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PENNY PINCHER | How to make lots of money in Like a Dragon: Ishin
If you're looking to for a money farm to makes hundreds of Ryo, we have you covered with this guide.
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STUDY HARDER | Like A Dragon: Isshin — All Book of Revelation locations
Looking to max out each fighting style? Here are all the locked heat moves and how to get them
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FIST FIGHT | Like a Dragon: Isshin — How to beat Komaki
One of the hardest fights in the game comes from the brawler dojo. Here's how to beat the master!
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QUITE A MOUTHFUL | Like a Dragon: Ishin — The Mochi Mystery walkthrough
Two people are guilty of eating the Mochi in this substory, but who is it?
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In Bloom | Genshin Impact update 3.5 brings the Windblume Festival just in time for spring
New playable characters, new quests, and more.
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CRUEL MARKET | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.39: The best game that completely flopped
Being the best is no guarantee of success. Just ask my bank manager.
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PLUS MORE | February PlayStation Plus: Horizon, RE7, Borderlands 3 and Scarlet Nexus coming to game catalogue
A decent selection of PS Plus games in February.
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NOT LIVE OR KICKING | Why are all the games dying? The Thursday Nite Rant
From Apex Legends Mobile to Knockout City, dozens of live service games are being killed off.
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SPRUCED UP | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.36: The best game that really needs a remake
Games tend to age badly, and sometimes that's a tragedy.
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LOAD OF OLD CUFF | Here’s how to make Forspoken less irritating
Just like High on Life last year, Forspoken relies a bit too much on inane chatter – but at least you can turn the frequency of it down.
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Just Grand | Granblue Fantasy: Relink finally gets a new trailer, is probably out this year
Originally slated for 2022, the JRPG should be out some time this year.
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FREAK KINGDOMS | Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is a Souls-like that gives you a helping hand
Dark Souls too lonely? Elden Ring too daunting? Game Pass has got your back. Kinda.
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DOG EAT DOG WORLD | Elden Ring YouTuber pits 50 of Caelid's starved dogs against all the bosses
Who, if any, can stand up to that many puppers?
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Time To Disengage | Be careful, Fire Emblem Engage spoilers have already leaked
Keep your eyes out for anything suspicious.
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My SSD Is Spoken For | Let’s hope Forspoken is worth its generous PS5 file size
Maybe time to delete that one game you haven't played in a while.
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Keep It Zipped | You can Stream Persona 3 & 4, but make sure to spoiler tag the decade old games
Atlus continues its tradition of being outdated.
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GIRTH OF THE WILD | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.34: The best game that suffers from bloating
Whether it's mince pies or side-quests, you can always have too much of a good thing.