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Metaphor: ReFantazio's superbosses weren't intentionally easier than Persona or Shin Megami Tensei's, but the JRPG's lead says new classes made them feel that way
News You can thank/blame the game's new classes
People said it wasn't hard enough, so one Phantom Blade Zero dev cooked up a hardcore difficulty mode that changes enemy AI so much it feels more like PvP
news This Extreme Mode will only unlock after beating the game for the first time
We asked Metaphor: ReFantazio's lead UI designer about RPGs that inspire him, and he name dropped a surprise PS2 sleeper hit from 25 years ago
News Koji Ise was inspired by a lesser known game that also has incredibly papery menus
Palworld dev explains what's going on with its slick Dead Cells-style "Metroidvania x Roguelite," which has its own team who "used to be at Pocketpair"
News The team still works in Pocketpair's offices, unconventionally, but they're somewhat separate
Even if it isn't a Soulslike, Phantom Blade Zero still wants to channel that "pre-Elden Ring" FromSoftware level design with secrets and layers
News "Level design is something that's very important for us"
Palworld developer says reaching 32 million players is "unexplainable" and "a lot of people don't realize how much of an anomaly that is"
News One of a kind
Grossest game of the year doubles as the most kitty friendly, as you can pet real-life cats amid alien gore: "There was like a casting for cats"
News Cronos: The New Dawn is a pro-kitty apocalypse
Cronos: The New Dawn co-directors talk merging abominations, Resident Evil, Dark Souls, and Netflix's Dark of all things: "We've got a deep psychological story to tell"
Interview Interview | Co-directors Wojciech Piejko and Jacek Zięba describe Bloober Team's next horror after Silent Hill 2 as a "dream come true"
