PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 9:49 AM  Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida issues an apology for the Dawntrail launch problems, as he promises that Square Enix is working to "promptly correct any urgent issues" that have cropped up in 7.0. All told, though, Dawntrail has been a miracle. The launch queues of Endwalker are virtually non-existent now, and the handful of bugs are either already fixed or not even close to game-breaking. This is how you launch an MMORPG expansion, and everyone else needs to take note. Continue reading FF14 Dawntrail's "urgent issues" are being fixed, Yoshi-P apologizes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best MMOs, FF14 Dawntrail release date, FF14 Island Sanctuary guide |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 9:23 AM  First launched in 2008, delightful 2D hack-and-slash action game Castle Crashers was a highlight of Microsoft's first Xbox Summer of Arcade. Its chaotic co-op combat made it a fast and firm favorite among friend groups everywhere, and that only enhanced when it arrived on Steam in 2012. Now, 16 years after its original release, Castle Crashers is making a comeback on Steam - and you can jump in for less than two dollars. Continue reading 16 years after launch, Castle Crashers bounces back on Steam |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 7:29 AM  Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is dividing players. Many say it's the best experience FromSoftware has ever made, while others decry the PC performance, balancing, and overall difficulty. Player opinion is so split that the DLC debuted with a 'mixed' Steam rating, but, after a week of playing, the reception has vastly improved. In fact, it now has a 'mostly positive' rating on Valve's platform. Continue reading Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree rises to a positive Steam rating MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Elden Ring builds, Elden Ring bosses, Elden Ring weapons |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 7:11 AM  There are a lot of great games like Diablo on PC nowadays, with contenders like Path of Exile and Last Epoch, alongside plenty of big upcoming games including Titan Quest 2 and PoE 2. But if you're looking for a free game to scratch that ARPG itch, Torchlight Infinite might be just what you're after, delivering a more satisfying experience on PC than its crossover rival Diablo Immortal. Its newest season is just about to begin, and developer XD promises the "biggest update ever" to entice you in. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Torchlight Infinite codes, Best free PC games, Best PC RPGs |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 7:00 AM  Void Interactive's Ready or Not casts you as a SWAT team leader tasked with handling horrific combat and hostage scenarios rarely represented in action games. In one level you must storm an apartment complex where a videogame livestreamer has killed his mother and taken his younger brother hostage while still on stream. In another you must clear out a methamphetamine den whose residents act erratically, forcing you to assess who is and isn't an actual threat in real-time. Deeper within you'll find an incapacitated child on a bed suffering from spasms. A spiritual successor of sorts to the SWAT series, Ready or Not differentiates itself through its grim commitment to the simulation of the extreme, and six months after its 1.0 launch, it's as uncomfortable as ever. Continue reading Ready or Not's realistic SWAT simulation is ruined by FPS cliches MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ready Or Not system requirements, Best FPS games on PC, Best Co-Op games on PC |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 6:10 AM  I'm a big fan of city-building and sandbox games, but ones that lean in on automation always end up feeling the most rewarding to me. The sense of satisfaction that comes from setting and forgetting your base in the likes of Factorio, Astroneer, Dyson Sphere Program, and The Planet Crafter is tough to match - but the one that best captures that sensation for me is Satisfactory. As it plans for its 1.0 launch in 2024, developer Coffee Stain announces that the price is going up ahead of the full release, but you can snag it cheap right now. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best building games, Best indie games, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 6:03 AM  Starfield mods are the saving grace of Bethesda's RPG. From turning the Settled Systems into Star Wars, to adding a plethora of immersive fixes to the universe, there's already so much you can do with the game. If you've beaten the story, modded it, and don't know what to do next, this new mod will give you something to do with all those credits. Continue reading New Starfield mod revamps its economy with huge, realistic overhaul MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Starfield mods, Starfield outposts, Starfield traits |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 3:00 AM  The newly released Pax Dei is an undeniably ambitious medieval MMO developed by Mainframe Industries, a team including veterans from Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Remedy. With this pedigree, I'd expected Pax Dei's early access launch to sit proudly among the year's top new MMOs, but the reality is a little messier than that. Continue reading Pax Dei is an ambitious, gorgeous MMO that isn't worth playing yet MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best medieval games, Best MMORPGs |
PCGamesN Sunday, June 30, 2024 7:23 AM  June 30, 2024: We've added the latest new Monopoly Go dice links to get free dice rolls. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way. You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links June 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, June 30, 2024 6:00 AM  Sundays are for... oh, god, there's more of it, isn't there? I thought it was just a regular cave, not a cave to literally a million new things. Before I go left and spend the next three hours stressed about the stuff I missed by not going right, let's read this week's best writing about games (and game related things!) |
Siliconera Sunday, June 30, 2024 9:00 AM
I know a game captivated me when I find myself wishing there was more to it. It usually doesn't mean I literally want it to be longer, but rather that I find myself utterly charmed with the experience. However, when it comes to Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, I genuinely want to spend more time with Eugene McQuacklin, crack more cases, and find out more about the enigmatic and dapper detective. At its core, the story presented in the game is as simple as its title implies. Eugene is going through a rough patch, with business going as worst as it's ever been and no work prospects on the horizon. That is until he receives a call to investigate a salami-related robbery turned conspiracy.
My first impression of the game was of total delight upon finding out that all dialogue is fully voiced, with veteran voice actor Sean Chiplock giving life to our protagonist Eugene with a rough caricature of a performance, among many other recognizable voices. The comedic tone is immediately set, with some of the tropes it tackles riffing on typical hardboiled detective drama stories. As an example, Eugene is addicted to bread crumbs, a very unhealthy food for ducks, with the detective himself commenting on the shame he feels for his habit and how it damaged his relationship to his ex. If you enjoy this type of humor, you're in for a good time, as the game delves into plenty of classic tropes of mystery stories coupled with more topical and modern topics.
After arriving to the scene of the crime, a bus company, Eugene gets to work. His first step is figure out who hired him to investigate the disappearance (and reappearance) of a piece of expensive charcuterie, and unveil the overarching conspiracy lurking in the shadows. The gameplay loop consists of talking to suspects and asking hard hitting questions. By talking to characters and addressing the mysteries available, players get a set of words that they can use to fill in the blanks to make "de-duck-tions." These deducktions start easy, with Eugene needing to develop profiles and figure out the identities of everyone in the offices, as the characters are not particularly cooperative. Shortly after this introduction, the game throws more words and ideas to use your skills, and it can get somewhat tricky as the plot thickens.
However, there is never an unfair difficulty spike or a moment in which the mystery or any given question feels unintuitive. While there were moments when I felt a bit unsure of what the answer at hand was, the nature of the deducktions helped me piece together the puzzle. It's possible that the number of information and words you eventually get to handle, coupled with a few red herrings and character relationships clashing, might feel confusing. Which is why you have to pay attention to what you're being asking to unveil at any given time.
I would say that the game is on the easier side, but it never reveals each mystery before you put it together yourself. In a way, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami feels like the vertical slice of a bigger game, a self-contained Ace Attorney case of sorts. In between deducktions and asking questions, you also have some investigative parts. These are sections in which you observe a character or a piece of the environment up close with your trusty magnifying glass. The art style here shifts between a more complex and detailed one when looking up close and personal, and the regular style the game uses.
The premise of the mystery in Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is simple and lighthearted, and it is never uninteresting. It helps a lot that the cast of wacky characters have very marked personalities and fun relationships. By the end of the game, I came to care for Eugene and the great cast of the game. The game lasts roughly between 2 to 3 hours, and it is the perfect length for the story it aims to tell. However... I want more! Considering how the game ends, I can imagine seeing more of Eugene McQuacklin, maybe with a new sidekick and putting his life back together. And I think the world in general deserves more Duck Detective.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is readily available for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam.
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