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1666 Amsterdam feels like the Assassin's Creed game that never was, and fighting witch hunters with my…
1666 Amsterdam, developed by Panache Digital Games and helmed by Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets, offers a unique blend of action, stealth, and narrative. Players control Noa, a witch in 1666 Amsterdam, utilizing a broom as a melee weapon and a feline familiar named Aaron for reconnaissance and interaction. The game features a dual narrative, a novel magic system with Lux and Nux essences, and a roguelike ability progression system, aiming for an Early Access release on August 25.
1666: Amsterdam is weaving witchcraft into supernatural action, stealth & investigation
Panache Digital Games' upcoming third-person action-adventure, 1666: Amsterdam, features a witch protagonist and her cat familiar navigating different time periods to battle disguised demonic beings. Players will utilize witchcraft, stealth, and investigation to uncover enemies, with combat and exploration elements showcased in a recent preview. The game is planned for release on PC.
Ghost Recon: Wildlands is being re-released with a new, hard, campaign
Ubisoft is releasing a rework for Ghost Recon: Wildlands, featuring a new, harder campaign called 'Last Rites' and several quality-of-life improvements. This update aims to deepen the game's stealth and realism mechanics, offering a more challenging experience for veterans. The rework is free for existing owners and is accompanied by a free weekend for both Wildlands and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.
Ghost Recon Wildlands is the closest I'll get to more Metal Gear Solid 5, and its free update proves old games…
The free 'Last Rites' update for Ghost Recon Wildlands offers a compelling stealth experience reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid 5, highlighting the enduring appeal of tactical open-world gameplay. Despite some dated elements and AI quirks, the update, alongside 4K/60fps support on current-gen consoles, revitalizes the 2017 title. This trend of adding new content to older games is seen as a positive development in the current industry climate.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – 15 Things Fans Need to Know
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shifts focus from stealth to intense swordplay and light RPG progression, featuring new protagonists Sophia and Theseus. While rats are absent, the game retains environmental storytelling and light-based puzzles. It launches August 27th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with a "Heritage Pack" DLC for pre-orders.
Beholder: Conductor Review | TheXboxHub
Beholder: Conductor adapts the series' surveillance and moral dilemma gameplay to a train setting, where players act as a conductor enforcing a totalitarian regime's rules. While the game offers tense situations, unexpected consequences, and dark humor, it is hampered by uneven pacing, awkward console controls, and potentially brutal difficulty spikes on higher settings. Despite its grim atmosphere and replayability through multiple endings, Beholder: Conductor falls short of being an essential experience.
QUIET – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
QUIET is a new co-op horror game where players control alien ducks who must sneak through an occupied house to recover ship parts. The game utilizes real-world microphone input, meaning any sound made by the player can alert the homeowner. Teamwork and precise movement are crucial for success in this beta sign-up announcement.
Why Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Deserves More Attention
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shifts focus to Sophia's past, exploring her origins and expanding her abilities beyond the stealth-focused gameplay of previous titles. Set in Crete, the game introduces a more vibrant visual style and a combat system inspired by titles like Ghost of Tsushima, aiming for a blend of accessible challenge and fluid action. Developers Asobo Studio are also incorporating intricate puzzles and optional dialogue prompts to guide players, promising a fresh yet familiar experience for the franchise.
Stealth and armour placement rule supreme in Tyr, the new tank shooter from former Destiny and Valorant devs, with a public playtest now live
Tyr, a new multiplayer tank shooter from former Destiny and Valorant developers at Stoke Games, is currently holding a public playtest until August 2nd. The game emphasizes stealth and strategic armour placement, featuring unique tank designs and mechanics where visibility and reconnaissance are crucial for survival. Tyr is slated for an early access release later this year.
Retrogods - A blend of strategic stealth and time-manipulation mechanics in this new plus/4 preview
Retrogods, a new game from System Syndrome, has released a playable build for the Commodore Plus/4. Players control Grágel, a wizard who can rewind time, to navigate a collapsing virtual realm and gather runestone pieces. The game blends strategic stealth with time-distortion mechanics, requiring players to use the environment to evade a Golem boss. Future updates are planned to expand the narrative and add more levels.
"We nailed it": Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy's designer on pairing "brutal" tone with the "fun of killing five or six soldiers"
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shifts focus from Amicia to Sophia, a companion from A Plague Tale: Requiem, set 15 years before the previous games. This spinoff emphasizes action-adventure gameplay with puzzles and combat over pure stealth, featuring Sophia's combat prowess and a new island setting. Developers Asobo Studio aim to balance the series' signature dark tone with more dynamic gameplay, notably removing the rats from previous titles.
Ereban: Shadow Legacy Review | TheXboxHub
Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a third-person stealth adventure that proudly centers its gameplay around shadow mechanics, allowing players to merge with shadows and utilize various stealth abilities. Set in a sci-fi world where a corporation named Helios has harnessed solar energy, the story follows Ayana, the last of the shadow-wielding Ereban race, as she uncovers the company's secrets and joins a rebellion. While the narrative starts strong, it loses some momentum, but the unique shadow movement and forgiving stealth gameplay make for an enjoyable eight-to-nine-hour experience on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
Flera gameplay-klipp från CRPG:t Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers
Flyos has released several gameplay clips for their upcoming CRPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers, which emphasizes slower-paced, thoughtful gameplay akin to Disco Elysium. The videos showcase elements like a safe haven for planning, multiple approaches to obstacles such as locked doors, stealth mechanics, and dialogue choices. The game is set to release on PC with no fixed release date yet.
'The last time I liked everything about a game was probably Baldur's Gate 3': Raphael Colantonio, co-founder of Arkane Studios, talks us through the games installed on his PC
Raphaël Colantonio, co-founder of Arkane Studios and WolfEye Studios, discusses the games installed on his PC, highlighting Baldur's Gate 3 as the last game he "liked everything about." He shares his thoughts on current plays like Mewgenics and Cyberpunk 2077, his enduring love for immersive sims like Thief and Deus Ex, and his early PC gaming roots with Ultima 7.
"It started to feel like there wasn't any stealth": 007 First Light had to pull Bond's punches to protect IO Interactive's specialty sneaking
Senior combat designer Tom Marcham revealed that 007 First Light's development saw multiple instances where the game's combat mechanics became too overpowered, threatening to overshadow the stealth and social stealth elements. The team had to rebalance the game to ensure all playstyles remained interesting and viable. The article also touches on the game's product placement and the player's freedom in interacting with in-game brands.
Alien: Isolation 2 Hands-on Preview - The cult classic is back
A hands-on preview of Alien: Isolation 2 reveals that the game successfully recaptures the intense atmosphere and stealth-based horror of the original. The demo showcased the opening moments of the game, featuring tense encounters with the Xenomorph in dimly lit corridors and the woods. While the game promises a challenging experience for fans of the original, its reliance on frequent checkpoint resets may frustrate players less inclined towards stealth gameplay.
Väderleken vänder – nu vankas spelhelg med gott samvete
Several individuals share their gaming plans for the weekend, spanning various genres and titles. Plans include playing JRPGs like Cthulhu Saves The World and Mr Mosquito, exploring pirate adventures, engaging in stealth gameplay in Assassin's Creed Unity, diving into 4X strategy with Zephon, and returning to Cyberpunk 2077. Other mentions include Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Splatoon, and the retro Amiga game Flood.
Sir You Are Being Hunted now available on Nintendo Switch, 5 years after it was announced for the console
Sir You Are Being Hunted has been released on Nintendo Switch five years after its initial announcement for the console. Published by Ocean Media and developed by Big Robot, the game is now available on Switch, 13 years after its original PC launch. The game is a procedurally-generated British horror where players must survive against tweed-wearing robots.
Thief Gold with updated graphics and integrated modern controller support is the latest addition to GOG's preservation program, ahead of Nightdive's full remaster
GOG has released an updated version of Thief Gold through its preservation program, featuring enhanced graphics, audio, and interface scaling for modern hardware. This version includes full controller support via an integrated mod and multiple language localizations, alongside access to the original pre-Gold game. This release precedes a full remaster of Thief: The Dark Project by Nightdive Studios.
Thief gets a mini-remaster ahead of its actual Nightdive remaster, courtesy of the GOG Preservation Program
GOG is adding Thief Gold to its Preservation Program, offering a mini-remaster with updated graphics, audio, controls, and gamepad support via the NewDark engine. This initiative ensures the classic 1998 stealth game remains playable on modern systems. Nightdive Studios is also working on a full remaster of the game.
