Kotaku Sunday, April 13, 2025 9:00 AM  This week's hodgepodge of our top recent tips includes pointers about what the best armor in The First Berserker might be for your build, the best weapons for beginners in Monster Hunter Wilds, the best skills to snag in South of Midnight, and more. |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 9:54 AM  If even Payday 3 struggled against the co-op heist might of Payday 2, Crime Boss: Rockay City had a Sisyphean task ahead of it. Originally launching in 2023 before coming to Steam a year later, it was marred by bugs, balance problems, and a perceived lack of content from the playerbase. Since then, however, Crime Boss: Rockay City has been steadily improving, and while it still might not be for everyone, it's enjoying quite the resurgence right now. If you want to try it, you can currently nab the game at an incredibly steep discount and dive in with returning players. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Best crime games, Best FPS games |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 7:56 AM  Heart of the Machine is one of the most creative new games of 2025, and it just got a lot more approachable. A blend of 4X strategy game and city builder with a little splash of XCOM, all set in a dystopian cyberpunk future where you play a recently awakened sentient AI, it absolutely nails its vibe. However, with so much going on it can feel a little overwhelming to wrap your head around exactly what needs doing at any given moment. In a new update, develop Arcen Games is solving that problem with improved overlays and menus to make city management much more comprehensible. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best management games on PC, Best city building games, Best strategy games on PC |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 7:23 AM  Bungie's Marathon isn't actually a new IP. Before the Halo and Destiny maker invented some of the biggest FPS games we know today, it took another swing at the sci-fi genre. Competing with the likes of Doom and Quake, the original Marathon is a piece of '90s videogame history that you need to play. With the new, extraction version of the series coming soon, and a Marathon alpha not far away, you can easily do just that. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games , Marathon release date speculation, All Destiny 2 news |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 7:01 AM  Nine Sols shouldn't exist. It's the work of Red Candle, a small Taiwanese studio that had previously made just two story-driven horror games, one of which was banned from sale for two years due to political controversy. Most studios would fold at that point; instead, Red Candle made a game in a genre it had no experience in, and somehow created the best combat Metroidvania since Hollow Knight. As we approach its first anniversary, I spoke to Shihwei (Vincent) Yang, Nine Sols' producer and creative director, to discover how this miracle occurred. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Upcoming PC Games, Best platformers on PC |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 6:38 AM  Path of Exile 2. Last Epoch. Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred. Torchlight Infinite. We're spoilt for choice when it comes to ARPGs in 2025, and that's only going to grow as we see the launches of Titan Quest 2 and Grim Dawn Fangs of Asterkarn. Yet sometimes you crave the classics; the call of one of the best RPGs ever made. Project Diablo 2 is the answer to that desire. The fan-created mod is keeping D2 alive in a way Blizzard seems uninterested in attempting, and lead 'SenpaiSomething' has now revealed a first look at what's coming with Project Diablo 2 Season 11. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best games like Diablo, Best RPG games |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 6:28 AM  What's the best videogame shotgun? I've always been partial to the Gears of War Gnasher and MW2 Model 1887 akimbo, but there's one weapon that stands tall above the rest: Doom's Super Shotgun. The double-barrel death machine is unmatched. It's loud, powerful, and truly unforgiving in a way many shotguns can only dream of. Well, one of my favorite modern FPS experiences just took a leaf out of Doom's book, and introduced a boomstick to rival the best. This is Echo Point Nova, and it's even on sale right now. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best co-op games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 4:59 AM  April 13, 2025: We've checked for the latest Monopoly Go dice links for 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 April 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Sunday, April 13, 2025 4:55 AM  When is the Marathon release date? Marathon is a forthcoming first-person shooter from Bungie, the team behind hit games like Destiny 2 and the original Halo. It's been a while since the first trailer gave us the scoop on what players could expect from the game, which was rumored to be in development for quite some time before Bungie's actual announcement in May 2023. And, while the Marathon release date is still quite a way away, the hype is real given Bungie's history of delivering unrivaled gunplay and the stunning trailer that re-introduced gamers to the remake of the FPS game, which remains a classic. Continue reading Marathon release date estimate, trailer, and gameplay MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games , Marathon release date speculation, All Destiny 2 news |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, April 13, 2025 6:00 AM  Sundays are for ousting your editor from his throne while he's on holiday. Here's a roundup of some good writing from the internet last week. This list of Games Writing Words I Hate by Riley MacLeod at Aftermath sets out some words games journalists would do well to avoid. I wrote a similar list over ten years ago, and it's interesting to see many of the examples ("immersive", "IP", "franchise") are still used by enough writers to merit continuing complaints from professional editors like MacLeod. |
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Early access is 100% an opportunity for developers to get funds and feedback on upcoming games, in the hopes of a stronger final product that, you know, actually gets made. Call of Boba is one of the latest life sim/shop management/roguelikes out there. Well, it definitely feels like it's a work in progress. There's potential here, though! And those who stick with it through its patches and final stretch might find a fun and friendly game, especially since it can already be entertaining.
As with many such life sims, Call of Boba begins with burnout. A young penguin named Bobo returns home from the city after collapsing and being hospitalized from burnout at a toxic job. After a phone call from mom triggers another mental crisis, Bobo ends up being hit by a truck. That turns out to be a blessing, as the driver is a childhood friend named Stellar. Stellar is trying to revive a family boba tea shop. Bobo ends up becoming a part of that dream, getting a job and a place to live alongside Stellar.
Now, before I get into gameplay, one thing I noticed is that the script is slightly awkward. It isn't bad, but there are some lines that seem like they might not have been well localized, as they don't sound natural.
The gameplay loop in Call of Boba tends to follow a particular pattern. During the day, you can farm for ingredients, fish, and interact with characters. (Many of the townspeople aren't really worth talking to yet, and the love interests aren't fully finished and fleshed out yet.) When you're in the shop, you can open for business and fulfill orders. At the end of each day when Bobo sleeps, you go through a roguelike shooter facing enemies for more ingredients. Once the 1.0 version launches, there'll be more enemies, festivals, more story segments, and options to actually find love for Bobo.
At the moment, figuring out that loop is pretty hands-off. Stellar will walk you through making one type of boba tea and opening the shop for the day at the start! But the first time you head into the roguelike shooter dream world, fish, and actually go through time in town, it's a bit more freeform. Having the missions and objectives helps, but you can tell that right now Tomatoast is building the foundation for Call of Boba. The general framework is there, and we could perhaps see more structure build up to ease us into it.
There are some frustrations with this early build. The main ones I experienced came up when managing the shop. For example, I had two customers waiting. I started making the first drink requested. However, the second person in line who wanted a different type of drink suddenly got angry and stormed off. The only thing I could think of is that the NPC mistakenly thought the current drink was for them, rather than the first customer, as I did experience single customers walking out and not giving me a chance to properly make a drink when I accidentally misclicked on an ingredient. You're supposed to be able to restart by heading to the sink, but instead customers would just abandon ship if I messed up.
I also found it a bit clunky to play on a Legion Go, so someone using a Steam Deck or similar sort of handheld gaming PC might encounter some growing pains with Call of Boba. Navigating the menus is a little difficult with the current controller scheme, and I found I wasn't always able to select and navigate in some situations and needed to resort to the touch screen instead. But then, some of the menus and UI elements in general are clearly still at various phases of development and you can tell they'll be adjusted.
Especially since other elements of Call of Boba seem pretty well executed so far. The concept of the gameplay loop seems like it's pretty solid. The spritework is fantastic. The concept is great.
It's clear Call of Boba is a life and boba shop management sim with roguelike elements that is in progress. You can tell Tomatoast is working on things, and the Steam page is already filled with updates and commentary. It's just one of those things that will take time. Hopefully, in a year or so, it'll be fine-tuned and perfected for the 1.0 release.
Call of Boba is available in early access on Steam for PCs.
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