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GamingBolt - One of The BIGGEST TWISTS EVER In A Video Game...
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesGoing into God of War Ragnarok, Sony Santa Monica clearly knew that no matter what magic they managed to conjure for the game in the writing room, nothing they did would ever be able to match the sheer impact and shock value of the Blades of Chaos moment in the 2018 game- and the fact that someone can refer to that scene as just "the Blades of Chaos moment" and most people will understand what that's referring to should tell you all you need to know a
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GamingBolt - Persona 5 Royal Current-Gen Review - Masterclass
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesHonestly, you couldn’t go wrong with Persona 5 Royal on any platform. The game itself laid down the gauntlet, actually. Persona 5 Royal’s theme song, Colors Flying High, ends with the phrase “green or blue, red or white, you can’t lose with your colors flying high.” And so it is. Whether you play it on Xbox or PlayStation, Switch or PC, Persona 5 Royal is an utter masterpiece, and you’re in for one of the best games ever made no matter how you choose
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GamingBolt - PGA Tour 2K23 Review - The Final Verdict
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesFor a game about playing golf, PGA Tour 2K23 does most things right. Its mechanics are most of the way there, with only a few tweaks and increased consistency needed to make it feel exactly right. There’s so much variety in the types of shots you can make and the different lies you’ll have to hit from that it really does mirror a real-life golf round in a lot of ways. Around the edges, though, things start to fall apart, with the lackluster television
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GamingBolt - Planet of Lana Review - The Final Verdict
Added 67 Views / 0 LikesOverall, Planet of Lana is a beautiful experience with tight gameplay, a compelling and well-designed world, and a strong narrative anchored by two likeable leads and an imposing threat. This year – heck, even this quarter – could see it fall under the radar of some big blockbusters. However, the odyssey of Lana and Mui is worth undertaking and remembering.
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GamingBolt - PlayStation VR2's Pricing Is ABSOLUTELY BAFFLING
Added 64 Views / 0 LikesAt $549, the PSVR2 is by no means a cheap "accessory" for the PlayStation 5, and this may hit Sony in the long run.
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GamingBolt - PlayStation vs Xbox - Who WON 2022?
Added 46 Views / 0 LikesIn this video, we spend more than a 1000 words to say "PS5 won thoroughly".
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GamingBolt - PlayStation's First Party Studios - Who's Working on What?
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesSony's eagerly awaited PlayStation Showcase has come and gone. I found it to be a solid collection of upcoming releases - Sword of the Sea, in particular, looked nice. However, this wasn't the best showcase for Sony's first-party studios or a smattering of upcoming exclusives for the PS5. Some are fine with that. Others are probably angry. You can make up your mind. However, it does raise the question: What are Sony's first-party studios doing?
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GamingBolt - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet - 15 Things To Know Before You Buy
Added 61 Views / 0 LikesThe ninth generation of Pokemon kicks off on November 18th when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launch for the Nintendo Switch. The newest mainline titles offer a lot for both new players and veterans. Take a look at 15 major things you should know before buying.
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GamingBolt - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Review - A Noticeable Lack of Polish
Added 62 Views / 0 LikesIf you are able to look past how janky and buggy they are – and I know many, if not most, players will eventually be able to do that – then what awaits here is an incredible adventure that represents some of this franchise’s strongest moments yet. But the fact that that brilliance is buried under a literal mountain of crap is heartbreaking and infuriating. What should have been a victory lap, a triumphant return to form and glory for Pokemon, is there
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GamingBolt - Project Ferocious - The Dinosaur Game WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
Added 61 Views / 0 LikesThe games industry thrives on taking players to fantastical worlds and historical realms, and the abstract nature of the experience means that we get to see things, places, and concepts that we obviously wouldn’t be able to see in real life - which of course, includes dinosaurs among other things. Games featuring these primordial creatures were pretty prevalent a couple of generations ago, and while that popularity has certainly plummeted in recent ye
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GamingBolt - Project Gray, A Game From A One Man Development Studio, Is Looking Spectacular
Added 75 Views / 0 LikesThe open-world genre has been one of the most prominent ones in the games industry for some time, and the popularity of this style of games doesn’t seem to be waning down anytime soon. While there are a ton of open-world games coming in the near future that are worth keeping an eye out for, a recurring issue with them is they have started to feel all too similar to each other in terms of setting or mechanics. And this has been the driving factor in th
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GamingBolt - Project LLL - A Stunning UNREAL ENGINE 5 Shooter We Didn’t Know We Needed
Added 74 Views / 0 LikesLive-service games have become all the rage over the last decade or so, and while there are many downsides to a game that never ends - we have seen plenty of great live-service games that have been going strong year after year. As such, many developers are still trying to work their way into this newfound market. But that said, NCSoft already has some experience of crafting MMO-styled experiences with the likes of Guild Wars, and the Korean developer
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GamingBolt - Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward Review - The Final Verdict
Added 60 Views / 0 LikesProject Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward is a horrifying dip into the labyrinthine and haunted mind of a tortured soul. The journey will test your tolerance for frights as well as your patience for constant death. Still, the two-man development team at NC Studio built a horrific world that’d be rather immersive making it a supremely noteworthy indie title if it weren’t for the hurdles of overcoming impactful bugs.
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GamingBolt - Project: The Perceiver Looks Like A Cool Mix of Sekiro And Ghost of Tsushima
Added 62 Views / 0 LikesRecently, we got to see a brief first glimpse at Project: The Perceiver - which is an upcoming Soulslike from developer 17 Zhe Studio. The impressive first showing has set the internet ablaze with hype and anticipation for this new project, and it’s not hard to see why. The Perceiver looks to be everything that one would desire from a modern Soulslike - challenging combat, fantastical realms, a rich story - the whole nine yards. But it’s also so much
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GamingBolt - Ranking All Boss Fights In The God of War Series - BEFORE YOU PLAY GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesFrom the very beginning, the God of War franchise has been known for delivering some of the best boss fights you'll ever experience in video games, from thrilling set pieces of epic scale to grueling fights that put all of your skills to the ultimate test. God of War Ragnarok is coming soon, and the hope is that it will continue that tradition (and based on what we've seen of it so far, it certainly seems like things are shaping up that way). Before w
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GamingBolt - Ranking All First Party PS5 Games (So Far) FROM WORST TO BEST
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesThe PS5 is a couple of years old now, and like any other console, it's going to be judged on the strength of its library- and for a Sony consoles, first party releases are a huge part of that. While flat-out PS5 exclusives have been few and far between owing to Sony's insistence on continuing to release cross-gen games, there have nonetheless been a number of new first party titles that have launched for the PS5 over the last two years. Here, we're go
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GamingBolt - Ranking All Metal Gear Solid Post-Credits Conversations
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesWhen you're playing a Metal Gear game, you can't help but remain glued to your screen right up until the credits roll- and beyond. This, of course, is a series that has been doing post-credits sequences since the very beginning, since before they were all the rage. Each game in the series has had post-credits scenes that have added more to that game's story in different ways, often in very significant manner, and a lot of these scenes, which are, more
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GamingBolt - Ravenbound - 10 Things YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesAmidst a string of AAA megatons, there's also plenty of relatively smaller-scale games coming out over the coming weeks and months that have caught our eye, and one in particular that has piqued our interest is Ravenbound. Systemic Reaction's roguelite title has looked promising in what's been shown of it so far, and at the end of this month, it will become available to players with its launch. Ahead of its release, then, here, we're going to take a l
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GamingBolt - Redfall - 10 Ways It's DIFFERENT From Arkane's Previous Games
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesWith games like Dishonored and Prey under its belt, Arkane Studios has, by now, firmly established itself as one of the best developers of immersive sims in the industry. The studio has a very distinct style and flavour to all of its outings that set them apart from almost anything else we see these days, and it's continued to build on those design sensibilities with each of its new games. With the upcoming Redfall, Arkane says it's still doing a lot
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GamingBolt - Redfall Review - Huge Disappointment
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesRedfall feels entirely out of character for Arkane, a studio that has always prided itself on developing unique, systemically dense games that provide experiences that have almost no peers in the medium. While it does retain hints of the studio's formula, it dilutes it too much with rote and uninspired gameplay and design choices, resulting in a blend that feels like it's neither here nor there. Then you have the technical and control issues, which fu
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GamingBolt - Redfall Xbox Series X Graphics Analysis - A Next-Gen Showcase?
Added 64 Views / 0 LikesArkane Austin of the recent Prey game fame has made a return with Redfall, a co-op first person shooter that features brutal vampire slaying against the backdrop of this quaint island of the same name. While Redfall might be about working together to keep off hordes of vampires from eating your squad up, Arkane’s open ended ability-based gameplay continues to influence the game, and this is most evident in the many special talents of each of the playa
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GamingBolt - Resident Evil 4 Remake - 15 Things YOU NEED TO KNOW Before You Buy
Added 66 Views / 0 LikesResident Evil 4 Remake is releasing soon. Here are 15 things you need to know before you buy.
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GamingBolt - Resident Evil 4 Remake - HOW DIFFERENT SHOULD IT BE?
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesThe BIG question: How different Resident Evil 4 remake should be?
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GamingBolt - Resident Evil 4 Remake Review - The Final Verdict
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesRE4 Remake never misses a beat. Check out or full review of RE4 Remake.
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GamingBolt - Resident Evil Village Shadows of Rose + Winters’ Expansion Review
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesResident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion is a solid addition to this survival horror outing, even if it feels largely unremarkable. Shadows of Rose is a fun new story chapter, but it doesn't do enough with its unique ideas, and it's over too quickly, while The Mercenaries continues to feel inessential, even if it is admittedly a much better experience than it was when the base game launched last year. Third person mode, meanwhile, is an absolute trea
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GamingBolt - Road 96: Mile 0 Review - The Final Verdict
Added 49 Views / 0 LikesRoad 96: Mile 0 doesn’t set out to expand the gameplay that made the original so unique. It instead seeks to flesh out the world through a smaller, more intimate story that tugs on your heartstrings. Pair this with some radical gameplay sections and awesome music, and you have yourself a fun, if a little short, experience.
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GamingBolt - Sackboy: A Big Adventure PC Review - The Final Verdict
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesUnfortunately, Sackboy: A Big Adventure ultimately feels like a worse platformer than Astro’s Playroom—a game that comes pre-installed on every PS5. While Astro’s Playroom doesn’t offer much in the way of challenging gameplay either, at least that game’s whole point is to show off the PS5’s capabilities. Sackboy: A Big Adventure sadly doesn’t really have that going for it. Rather, it’s an okay game at best.
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GamingBolt - Scorn Review - More of an Experience Than a Game
Added 62 Views / 0 LikesScorn is an interesting game to play. Lacking any real story to follow, it instead relies on your own curiosity to see it through. You’ll be interacting with all sorts of disgusting things, and fighting off horrifying creatures, and if you’re the kind of person who can not only stomach the aesthetic, but actually enjoy it, Scorn will undoubtedly be a wonderful experience. For just about everyone else, though, maybe look at a couple of screenshots and
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GamingBolt - Second Extinction - 12 Things You Need To Know Before You Buy
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesSystemic Reaction's first person shooter Second Extinction has been in early access for a year and a half at this point, and having spent that time building up the game and adding new content, the developer is now ready to release the game in full. Ahead of Second Extinction's full launch later this month for PC and Xbox consoles, here, we're going to take a look at a few key things that you should know about the game.
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GamingBolt - Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Review - The Final Verdict
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesIt's just a shame that so much of what Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is trying to do on the gameplay front doesn't land. Though investigations can be satisfying when they finally come together, almost everything leading up to those moments of culmination and eureka is frequently dragged down by design that is either frustratingly opaque, repetitive, or unpolished. When the game does move at a steady pace and lets you enjoy the story, it's well worth e
