GamersHeroes Sunday, May 1, 2022 12:36 PM It's gonna be May starting today, meaning that there's a whole new suite of games slated for the month. On that note, here are the 5 best games of May 2022. Oh, and we won't make you click through five pages to look at the entire list. The post 5 Best Games of May 2022 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 1, 2022 1:21 PM  This will be a day long remembered, as there's a new Elden Ring lightsaber mod that immediately transforms the RPG game into an even better Souls-like Star Wars game than even Jedi Fallen Order - and, at last, an Elden Ring Darth Vader skin, with a Maul one on the way. These mods are the first uploads by Xelerate on Nexus Mods for Elden Ring, and they already threaten to turn it into the ultimate Star Wars open-world game. The first mod is the double-bladed lightsaber pack, as favoured by Darth Maul, which replaces the Godskin Peeler twinblade and comes in a variety of colours. Xelerate promises that the Darth Maul skin you can see in the screenshot above "will be released soon", finally giving Star Wars fans that Darth Maul game they've been hoping for - even if via Elden Ring mods. The opportunity to drop Maul to his knees and scream "MALENIA!" at the start of her boss fight will be too much temptation for me to pass up. RELATED LINKS: Best Elden Ring settings, Elden Ring bosses guide, The best Elden Ring classes |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 1, 2022 12:26 PM  A developer is working on a The Stanley Parable demake in the 1996 style of a Quake mod, which they announced shortly after the release of the game's latest remake: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Edition. The Stanley Parable is one of the best works of interactive fiction on PC and has received several expansive remakes with a lot of extra content since the original mod for Half-Life in 2011 - the most recent, as mentioned, arriving just last week. Developer Jaycie - in a manner not unlike Stanley himself - decided to go in the opposite direction, and do a demake of the original mod in Quake 1. After her original announcement, she asked her followers if they preferred a direct port of the original Half-Life mod to Quake, a 1996-style demake, or a demake with a little more of a more modern-ish style. The project is now a proper Quake engine '96 demake. You can check out Jaycie's progress with what she's now dubbed 'Stanley96' over on her Twitch channel. RELATED LINKS: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 1, 2022 11:25 AM  A YouTuber has used Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods and some camera slanting tricks to turn the JRPG game into a more recognisable 'classic' Final Fantasy VII - with the same level of graphics, just with a zoomed-out isometric camera angle and a gorgeous result. It's not the first time modders have recreated the original look and camera angles of the PS1 and PC Final Fantasy VII within the remake - they've even gone so far as to make a classic-style combat mod, too. However, while YouTuber Flurdeh uses camera mods created by Frans Bouma, it's more with the goal of recreating a "miniature world" with Final Fantasy characters for artistic purposes rather than anything actually playable. Flurdeh has done this for multiple games in the past, such as Red Dead Redemption 2. He uses tilt-shift photography to turn these games into beautiful dioramas that look like tabletop games, and the results are both sweet and stunning. It might be difficult to play Final Fantasy 7 Remake like this, but it sure looks cool. |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 1, 2022 10:18 AM  It's a Cyberpunk 2077 cat game, or at least a cyberpunk game where you play as a cat, and the Stray release date is now delayed to summer - after previously having been down for an "early 2022" release on both PlayStation and PC. Stray is an adventure game that was announced alongside the PS5 back in 2020 as the first game from the ex-Ubisoft team at BlueTwelve Studio, to be published by Annapurna Interactive. It's a PlayStation console exclusive, but it's also heading to PC too. Most importantly, it is an action-adventure game where you play as a cat exploring a large futuristic cyber-city, and that alone makes us want to play it. The goal is to "entangle an ancient mystery" and escape the robot-occupied city while sneaking, interacting, or just being "sometimes as annoying as possible" to its residents. So it's Cyberpunk 2077, A Plague Tale: Innocence, and Untitled Goose Game rolled into one - except with a cat instead of geese, rats, or Keanu Reeves. |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 1, 2022 8:08 AM  A new The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mod adds the asynchronous multiplayer side of Elden Ring or Dark Souls to another of the best RPGs on PC - specifically, the iconic player messages system, so you can now tell other players in-game that every single wall in Whiterun is a liar. There are plenty of great Skyrim mods on PC, including a number of multiplayer mods, but now one of the most underrated parts of the Elden Ring experience has now been added to one of its fellow open-world games - the online player messages system. With the new Skyrim Building Bridges mod, players can create and leave messages for other players with the mod Dark Souls-style. The mod is compatible with both the recent Special Edition and Anniversary Edition of the fantasy game. The messages appear as paper notes on the ground, and you can even rate their helpfulness as you can in Elden Ring - with particularly helpful players being rewarded with the ability to leave longer messages, more often. RELATED LINKS: Skyrim mods, Play Skyrim, Games like Skyrim |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 1, 2022 6:53 AM  The latest Valorant 4.09 patch notes are available in the multiplayer game's public beta test area, and they point towards a significant Chamber nerf - in particular, towards his Trademark ability. You'll also soon be able to better mute your teammates, too. Out of all the Valorant agents and abilities, Chamber's Trademark trap can be one of the most equally useful and troublesome powers in the FPS game. Basically, it allows the player to place a trap that casts a slow-down field on an enemy after a short countdown. Its power cost is low, making it an all-round useful ability. A little too useful, in fact. As Riot describes, Trademark "outperforms other Sentinel tools in both reliability and power", so the team is nerfing it. Trademark charges are reduced from two to just one, the power cost is upped from 150 to 200, and it's louder now too. "This should mean Chamber will have to make a choice based on if he wants to play selfishly around his Trademark, or place it to help his teammates instead." RELATED LINKS: Valorant characters: all agents and abilities, Valorant tier list, Valorant crosshair codes |
Twinfinite Sunday, May 1, 2022 1:56 PM While the Darkstalkers series hasn't been getting much support from Capcom besides re-releases, figure manufacturers haven't forgotten. |
Twinfinite Sunday, May 1, 2022 1:34 PM Eagle Dynamics released a new trailer showing upcoming updates coming for the DCS World's popular Supercarrier expansion. The expansion, which is currently in early access, will soon receive new beta features including "deck crew animations that utilize the new skeletal animation system, new animations that are specific to night operations, and the inclusion of light […] |
Twinfinite Sunday, May 1, 2022 12:59 PM Ashes of Creation developer Intrepid Studio released a new video about the game, featuring a discussion about a variety of points. |
Siliconera Sunday, May 1, 2022 1:30 PM
AmiAmi has opened up pre-orders of a complete Flandre Scarlet figure from Touhou Project. The figure will cost 34,980 JPY, which is approximately $269.40. It's exclusive to AmiAmi, and it will come with two sets of hands parts for you to change her pose. The release window for this figure is May 2023. [Thanks, Famitsu!] This figure uses the design from Honda Loalo. Honda is also the designer behind the VTuber avatars of Kuzuha and Nagao Kei from Nijisanji. You can either pose Flandre like she is holding an apple, or like she is hovering her fingers near her face. Flandre's wings have prism shards on them, and the sculptor recreated them with clear materials that have a color gradation. Flandre looks as if she is floating in the air, with roses underneath her and a window-like design behind her. In total, including the stand, the figure is about 250 millimeters tall. Due to the size of the figure, AmiAmi does warn on its website that the shipping costs may be high. [gallery ids="925800,925799,925798" link="file"] In the lore of Touhou Project, Flandre is the younger sister of Remilia Scarlet, and she lives in the basement of Scarlet Devil Mansion. She appeared as a bonus stage boss in Koumajou Densetsu, which was a fan-made doujin game from 2009. She will likely make an appearance in the upcoming Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, which is a remake of the game. The Flandre Scarlet figure is open for pre-order via AmiAmi. It will ship in May 2023. The post AmiAmi Opens Pre-Orders for Flandre Scarlet Figure appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Sunday, May 1, 2022 12:00 PM
On April 30, 2022, Chibi Maruko-chan aired its 1500th episode. In commemoration of that, Maruko herself made a brief cameo in a One Piece episode. The episode she appears in is available for free online from Tver until May 8, 2022. This episode is actually the "A Special Episode to Admire Zoro-senpai and Sanji-senpai! Barto's Secret Room 2!" special, which covers Sanji and Zoro's activities thus far in the Wano Country arc. Chibi Maruko-chan originated as a shoujo manga that ran from 1986 until 2016. The TV show started in 1995, and is still running. Chibi Maruko-chan follows the story of Momoko Sakura, whose nickname is Maruko. She is a troublemaking elementary school student who lives in suburban Japan with her family. One Piece's eye-catches have the wanted order of the crew appear on-screen, allowing you to see the bounty on their heads. In the eye-catch, Maruko has a bounty of 1,500 Bellies. This is a reference to the fact that her show has 1500 episodes. This also does mean that Maruko has a higher bounty on her head than Chopper of the Straw Hat Pirates. Despite originating from different magazines, Chibi Maruko-chan and One Piece have appeared together in the past. When Momoko Sakura, the manga artist behind Chibi Maruko-chan, passed away in 2018, Oda drew a tribute to her showing Luffy and Maruko eating together. One Piece is available on streaming sites such as Crunchyroll. The One Piece film, One Piece Film Red, will air in Japan on August 6, 2022. The post Chibi Maruko-chan Makes One Piece Cameo for 1500th Episode appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Sunday, May 1, 2022 10:00 AM
Cygames released new information on the upcoming crossover event between Granblue Fantasy and Final Fantasy XI. In total, there will be three FFXI characters in the event. Players who complete chapter 1.3 can obtain Prishe, and completing chapter 3.4 will give Lilisette. Shantotto II will appear as a summon. [Thanks, Dengeki Online!] While players can get Prishe and Lilisette from playing the FFXI event in Granblue Fantasy, Shantotto II will be available from the shop. So far, Cygames only teased a picture of Prishe. In March 2022, Cygames announced the FFXI crossover event that will occur in Granblue Fantasy starting May 9, 2022. The announcement took place during the eighth anniversary stream, to the vocal delight of some of the cast present. On May 14, 2022, Cygames will host a stream to celebrate the event, as well as the 20th anniversary of FFXI. This stream will feature members of the Granblue Fantasy cast and team who are big fans of the long-running MMORPG. This will include Emiri Kato and Asami Imai (who cheered during the aforementioned March 2022 stream at news of the FFXI event), as well as Yu Asakawa and Katsuyuki Konishi. Granblue Fantasy is available on iOS and Android devices, as well as on web browsers. The FFXI crossover event will take place starting May 9, 2022. The post This is How FFXI Prishe Will Look in Granblue Fantasy appeared first on Siliconera. |
Destructoid Sunday, May 1, 2022 11:00 AM Flying Visit Hey folks! Welcome to this week's Whatcha Been Playing! This will be a shorter deal than usual, as... The post Whatcha been playing this week, Destructoid? appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Sunday, May 1, 2022 9:00 AM Ikuze! It's an absolute crime that we got so few titles from the Ganbare Goemon series in the West. Not... The post Ganbare Goemon 2 is where the series starts getting weird appeared first on Destructoid. |
Gaming on PC Sunday, May 1, 2022 1:13 PM My Time at Sandrock, Pathea Games' upcoming sequel to their 2019 hit sandbox RPG My Time at Portia, has already accrued half a million wishlists on Steam, ahead of its May 26th Early Access launch date. Read more after the jump. |