The factions, enemies, and themes of The Brightest Things We Know are clear, loving homages to the Bungie's science-fantasy FPS Destiny franchise , particularly with its emphasis on immortal champions, technology indistinguishable from magic, and alien species with strange cultures and ethics. Novel additions to the Forged In The Dark rules for The Brightest Things We Know include clever mechanics for "respawning" after death, character classes themed around constellations, and a gameplay cycle that alternates between dangerous combat missions called "Strikes" and scenes of recuperation and socialization aboard the foundry-ships of human

Most of the games in this article are tabletop RPGs inspired by specific video game franchises. .Dungeon , in contrast, is a tabletop RPG about modern-day people playing an MMORPG in the style of classic World of Warcraft or Guild Wars . In .Dungeon, recently funded on Kickstarter, character creation involves designing a fictional MMO player, the look and abilities of their in-game avatar, and choosing character classes that reflect their preferred playst

Now those fans go to extreme lengths to show their love for the game and its characters, and one of the coolest ways they can do that is through cosplay — the game's complex character designs lead to some truly incredible cosplay buil

The spooky castle, families of monster-hunting heroes, and gothic supervillains of Rhapsody of Blood are modeled after the gothic haunts, vampire-hunting Belmont Clan, and incarnations of Dracula seen in the Castlevania video games , with a dash of the boss fights of FromSoftware's Bloodborne. A sequel, Voidheart Symphony , updates the setting of Rhapsody of Blood to a modern-day, urban fantasy world, with an anti-authoritarian rebellion and mental world battles straight out of the Persona JRPG ser

This excellent build nails even the finer points of the Fallen's design, and the things that usually bring down Variks cosplay (for instance, difficulty making it look like he actually has four arms) seem to have been neatly circumvented, likely through hours of work. Nevertheless, this cosplay was clearly worth the time and effort that was put into

There are drawbacks to convenience in real life and it’s the same for video games. Despite their photo-realistic looks and often good gameplay, many modern games fall into the trap of being too convenient. With the games handling so much, little is asked of players, and that’s kind of a shame. Some of the best experiences in gaming come about when players have to do things for Destiny2Base.Com themselves.

A common complaint about Halo at the time was that matches were always about map control and power weapons. This was true, and it made turning the tide of battle difficult. Halo matches were won purely through map knowledge, coordination and often just out-playing one’s opponents. There was no gear/build meta to keep track of and no rock-paper-scissors element outside of challenging power-weapon users. The team that made the best use of the common tools was the team that won. Turning a match around was difficult, yes, but it could be done with enough effort. The result: a feeling unmatched by most modern multiplayer shooters.

The fictional MMO of .Dungeon , a futuristic title called " Annwn ," is described as a self-evolving video game that can scan fantasy stories from books, dramas, and other forms of media, then convert them into virtual scenarios for players to explore. Mechanically, this justifies players taking campaign modules from **Dungeons & Dragons _ ** and other RPGs and converting them into .Dungeon_ scenarios. Instead of losing health from setbacks, players lose a collective resource called Connection, which reflects how invested their party of PCs are in the MMO they're playing. When their Connection reaches zero, the PCs, for various potential reasons, will disband their gaming group and move on to something else in their li

After the disappointment of The Dark Below , House of Wolves provided Bungie with some much-needed redemption. It's everything that the earlier expansion should have been and felt like the moment that the developer started to really listen to what players were asking for rather than trying to shove unwanted content down their throats. Even for those who didn't enjoy the expansion, it was infinitely more palata

The Dark Below expands upon many of the game's worst elements rather than introducing new ideas or building on the things that really worked. What little story development provided falls far too short and much of the length comes not from additional content but instead meaningless grinding. The Dark Below offers something new to do for those who have already reached the endgame, but very little e

This Huntress cosplay was created by Nebulaluben in collaboration with Activision/ Bungie . She seems to be a jack of all trades; not only did she design the outfit, but she also did the photography (with her boyfriend's assistance), as well as the edit