In the promotional footage of Dragon Age 2 - and the introductory segment where Varric exaggerates his story - you can see the player wearing epic armor. It's implied that this is their iconic armor, the gear that everyone pictures when they think of the Champion of Kirkwall - and can you blame t

So, it is questionable if the Caretaker's Spade was intended to be a joke or not. What is less debatable is whether or not Geralt looks ridiculous fighting enemies using a decrepit gardening tool. This isn't a criticism, we really dig this wea

There are a surprising number of games that feature a frozen tuna as a weapon - which, to be fair, is already fun. However, Shadow Hearts 2 adds some pretty excellent embellishments. If you read the description for this weapon, you can learn its entire backst

Final Fantasy 7 has a number of pretty funny joke weapons. However, the most iconic one has to be the Nail Bat. When you acquire this legendary piece of equipment it most certainly packs a punch, so it isn't unusable. Unfortunately, it also has a grand total of zero materia slots, so that is a bit of a prob

Since the release of MHW in 2018, a handful of other Monster Hunter -branded experiences have gone to market. as well. The 2018 title received its Iceborne expansion in 2019, for example. Monster Hunter Riders launched on mobile platforms the following year. And Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin both landed on the Nintendo Switch in 2021, giving fans of the top-selling Capcom series several more excuses to revisit the beast-ridden unive

In order to start crafting the Drachen Alpha Armor , Monster Hunter World requires you to hunt down Behemoths . Once that's done, however, you're well underway to having probably the best armor in the g

It's hard to think of Pokemon in the style of Breath of the Wild in practicality. Sure, anyone can edit a screenshot to have Gyarados in a BOTW lake or Rapidash racing across the field, but isn't that just what the Wild Area is? The illusion of an open world, the type that would look good in screenshots, but without meaning or purpose. Without any heart or direction, BOTW would not be the same game. It gives you freedom to go wherever you want, but like it also provides contours across the map to steer you towards towns, it makes sure each location is thematically linked, and you often need to hit multiple landmarks to secure the tools and ingredients to reach the next one. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of it, I have to admire the level of design on show here. It's not a level I think Pokemon can match, and that's before you introduce the much more complicated issue of where you put the Pokemon and how you offer freedom while ensuring players don't meet their doom at the feathers of an overpowered Hawlucha 40 minutes into the g

Over the weekend, Desconhecido 's (via DSOGaming ) Witcher x Monster Hunter World mod went live on Nexus Mods. The build in question adds The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Triss Merigold and Yennefer of Vengerberg to the Capcom experience, courtesy of a couple of character swaps. Notably, players who download the PC mod can switch out the Commission and Rot armor for Triss; meanwhile, Yen replaces the Brigade armor. Screenshots show that Triss' main Witcher 3 attire and DLC outfit feature in the mod, though it appears that only Yen's DLC garb will be accessi

Related: Pokemon Legends: Arceus Could Have The Series' Best Villain Origin Story Pokemon has dabbled in more expansive territory before. Sword & Shield introduced the Wild Area, which masqueraded as an open-world adventure within the world of Pokemon. I say 'masqueraded' because it was a completely isolated area plonked in the middle of the map with little to no storytelling, environmental or otherwise. You were introduced to it far too early, then spent a lot of the time wandering around encountering Pokemon much too strong for you to catch. You might pick up some new 'mons, but chances are you'll just get frustrated and duck out, back to the main adventure - an adventure that continues, as always, along a fairly linear eight-gym progression p

Of the myriad Monster Hunter World mods that have made the rounds online over the last several years, this seems to count as one that players will want to check out. Naturally, the downside is that the character swaps won't allow players to fully assume the roles of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt heroines. So Triss' incredible fire magic and Yen's supreme sorceress abilities cannot be used to mow down beasties in MHW . Perhaps future mods will make such wonders possible, tho

From the icy region of Loloska to the picturesque Pomore Garden area, players are presented with a variety of environments that they can really take in. In Breath of the Wild , players are often able to scale any rockface and explore any part of the map, which has been a huge reason the game is so beloved. While Capcom's game may not have a map as expansive as Breath of the Wild , Monsties in Monster Hunter Stories 2 will definitely open up new opportunities for explorat