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Across the officialDungeons & Dragonsadventures, there areplenty of excellent ‘boss’ battles. The Sewn Sisters in Tomb of Annihilation all have various ways to approach (and attack) the party, sometimes ending up as a bigger threat than the actual BBEG of the adventure, Acererak. Out of the Abyss sees control of the various demon lords handed over to the players to battle it out, before one emerges victorious, only for the DM to take control back and turn the victor on the party....

Quick Links The walls of Duskmourn echo with the screams of its victims. Drafting a newMagic: The Gatheringset can also be terrifying, but with a little preparation, you’ll be ready to explore the halls and make it out in one piece. Like all modern Magic sets, Duskmourn has a series of archetypes to build around in sealed and draft formats. While you don’t have to build around them, you’ll have a big advantage if you go in already knowing what the archetypes are and what they’re capable of....

UFO 50is a fantastic collection of excellent games. It features titles that belong to every genre. But given that there are fifty of them being sold at the typical cost of one indie game, it would be logical to expect it wouldn’t include any RPGs. Well, friend, as the title of this list would suggest, you’d be dead wrong. UFO 50 has three true RPGs. I’ll delve into all three of these games and give you my take on what makes them great, and which of the three is the best of ‘em....

Quick Links Spongebob Squarepantsis a star of the home screen, and has had a fair few runs at the silver screen too. Spongebob is a cultural icon, one that stretches beyond preprogrammed television to the games we can control. This sponge will soak up any experience he can. In the early 2000s, there was a golden age of tie-in games and oh boy, Spongebob was very present during that era. We’ve compiled (just about) every Spongebob game there is below as well as the games he’s had a prominent appearance in so you can witness Spongebob’s cultural growth in all its glory....

Summary The debate of canon is one that constantly rages across gaming. How important it is for a sequel to acknowledge what happened in previous games, should things be retconned, a general over-examination of a world’s lore to dismiss certain aspects of gameplay. It’s complicated at times. Some games take advantage of that very debate though by twisting the idea of what a sequel is in the first place. You can’t have your game painted with the same brush as the prior entry if people don’t know it’s a sequel in thet first place....

Dragon Age: The Veilguardis heavily built around combat. Despite being narratively rich and built around character interactions, the vast majority of the quests are a series of combat encounters, and some can get pretty tricky, which is why you need to exploit Weakpoints. Most enemies you face have these, and along with knowing their elemental weaknesses and inflicting conditions like Stagger, a quick way to whittle any given enemy’s health down isto focus on Weakpoints....

Quick Links Bokhohn was considered the wisest of the Seven Heroes inRomancing Saga 2: Revenge Of The Seven,and he developed the group’s strategy for defeating the insectoid menace that threatened the world. After his transformation, he’s become a master manipulator with big plans and inscrutable designs. Bokhohn’s fortress is the impenetrable Landship that threatens the Steppe Nomads to the east of Avalon. Just getting to him will require outsmarting the Empire’s most brilliant tactical mind, to say nothing of actually beating him once you have him cornered....

Quick Links Enotria: The Last Songtakes you on a journey as the Maskless One where you have to prove your skill against many bosses and overcome them to progress the game’s story. However, there are a few bosses that are optional, and you may skip them if you want to. The Spaventa Gatekeeper is one of the first bosses that you may encounter in Falesia Magna. It is an optional boss that can give you a fair bit of challenge....

Once you’ve completed the story inLego Horizon Adventures, you’ll only have collected around half of the gold bricks you’re able to get in the game. On top of Apex Predator Hunts and Expeditions to try your hand at, there are Community Jobs to complete to earn the remaining Gold rewards. They’re found at the Community Board in the middle of the starting area in the hub world, just to the left of where you change your outfits, and new jobs are unlocked as you get more Gold bricks....

Quick Links InAle & Tale: Tavern, there are numerous magical creatures lurking in the forest, swamp, ruins, and cave. Every location holds secrets for you to uncover, allowing you to explore to your heart’s content while managing your tavern on the side. However, everything comes together to create an adventure you’ll never see coming. As you draw near to the end of the main campaign, you’ll find a fairy in need of your assistance....

Quick Links Love And Deepspace’smost awaited four-character September event is finally here! Welcome to the Grassland, a rural place tucked away in the folds of time, secluded from the modern world. After uncovering a mysterious gem during a Hunter’s Association mission, you find yourself whisked away to this magical place. The Wander In Wonder event introduces four new five-star limited event memories to explore. Each memory contains a separate story about your unexpected adventures in the Grassland with each of the four love interests....

Quick Links The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, like any game in the beloved series, has plenty of boss battles to conquer. But unlike Link, Zelda doesn’t always have access to a sword in her solo adventure to fend off giant monsters. When it comes to her first battle against Dark Link in the Stilted Suthorn Forest, she has only a handful of echoes to her name to defend herself....

Quick Links Lord Jabu Jabu is back inThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Fans will recognise the aquatic deity from Ocarina of Time when you enter his belly to rescue the Zora Princess. Now he’s returned, but unfortunately a little under the weather thanks to the Still World making imposters of creatures great and small. So we have no choice but to fight back, and it can be quite a tough and confusing encounter at first glance....