kotaku game diary
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I Hate That Everybody In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Can Read
8As granite-hewn Viking woman Eivor, I’ve done a lot of things in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: I’ve run across boundless landscapes. I’ve raided more churches than I can count. I’ve stabbed guys and thrown their bodies at other guys, who I’ve then proceeded to stab, thus beginning anew a process I like to call The Circle…
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The Last Of Us 2’s Scariest Scene Has A Gameplay Problem
Between the screaming fungus zombies and the overtones of mindless militarism, The Last of Us Part 2 is basically one big, playable nightmare. But the scariest moment of the game comes at the midway point.
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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Includes Some Great Battles
I’ve been playing the same fight in Thronebreaker, Gwent‘s standalone story, for a few hours. I still haven’t beaten it. In most games, that would make me frustrated with myself or furious at the designers. But thanks to Thronebreaker‘s unique mechanics, I’m itching to keep trying.
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I Can’t Stop Playing Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Even Though I Hate It
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is not a game I can claim is good. It’s got big-money polish, cinematic orchestral music, and the quote-unquote “gunfeel” of a AAA banger, but a large portion of the series’ fanbase and I agree that it’s also rife with issues that make it irredeemably frustrating to play: camping players,…