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Ash Parrish

Ash Parrish

Former Video Games Reporter

Former Video Games Reporter

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    This *is* my final form.

    It seems like Nintendo is done with the current incarnation of Hyrule. In an interview with Game Informer, Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi addressed questions on whether there will be a third game following up BOTW and now TOTK.

    Aounuma:

    We were seeking to build on top of the world we created with Breath of the Wild and really exhaust the possibilities of what we could put into that world... I think [TOTK] is — to use a bit of a term — an apotheosis, or the final form of that version of The Legend of Zelda. In that regard, I don’t think that we’ll be making a direct sequel to a world such as that that we’ve created.

    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    “1000 Words” walked so “No Promises to Keep” could run.

    The first performance of the Game Awards just wrapped, featuring the theme song for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — “No Promises to Keep”.

    “No Promises to Keep” is the first Final Fantasy VII song to feature lyrics that aren’t barely decipherable Latin. You know what I’m talking about.

    But it’s neat to see Final Fantasy VII Rebirth taking inspiration from Final Fantasy games of the past. Seeing Aerith perform this song, I know all the fans of Final Fantasy X2 are pleased.

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    Ash Parrish
    A game where your choices matter. No really. We mean it this time.

    Exodus was one of the world premieres at this year’s Game Awards. Central to Exodus is the concept of time dilation — aka the water planet scene in Interstellar (which is oddly appropriate considering Matthew McConaughey is in this game.) Exodus is an RPG where player choice really matters since you’ll be able to see the long-reaching ramifications of those choices because of timey-wimey physics.

    And since it’s being made by Archetype Entertainment, a new studio headed up by a bunch of people responsible for your favorite narrative RPGs like Mass Effect and The Last of Us, I actually believe they mean it this time.

    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    I want those furries obliterated.

    Windblown is the newest game from Dead Cells developers Motion Twin. In it, you play as a Leaper who must defend the Ark from an entity called the Vortex.

    A lot of your allies will die, judging from the gory trailer filled with lots of cute anthropomorphic creatures meeting bloody ends. Fear not, for their deaths will not be in vein as you’ll be able to absorb their memories and skills to fight on.

    You can wishlist Windblown on Steam now and it’s coming to early access in 2024.

    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Y’all really liked that trailer, huh?

    The reveal of GTA VI was always going to be a moment. The events preceding the game’s initial reveal were, itself, a moment when the trailer got leaked, forcing Rockstar to release it earlier than intended.

    In the 48-ish hours since then, the debut trailer for GTA VI has already eclipsed the first trailer of its predecessor, amassing more views in that short time than the GTA V trailer could get in 10 years.

    Damn.

    Screenshot of YouTube thumbnail featuring the view number for the GTA V trailer which is 101 million views.
    Screenshot of YouTube thumbnail featuring the view number for the GTA VI trailer which is 111 million views.
    1/2Image: The Verge / YouTube
    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Apple Arcade is assembling a Dream Team.

    My everlasting search for a new Sonic game that isn’t soul-crushing or a technical mess may have come to an end but there’s a catch: it’s only available on Apple Arcade.

    Sonic Dream Team, which Polygon makes sound like a better version of Sonic Superstars, launches today on Apple Arcade.

    Also coming today to Apple Arcade is another dream game, Disney meets Animal Crossing sim Disney Dreamlight Valley: Arcade Edition, along with Puzzle & Dragons Story and Turmoil+.