If you've been diving deep into the Nordic realms within God of War this weekend, you might have noticed that the game's text is a little hard to read. The team at Sony Santa Monica has been working to fix those issues, and today's update should improve the legibility.
While it doesn't include the forthcoming Photo Mode, today's patch adds in an equally important text size slider. On Twitter, the team replied to a complaint about the title's small text, stating the update "focuses on text for map, goals, codex and the resources tab of the UI menus." The slider can be found in the accessibility menu now, seen below.
Although the new slider does increase the size of text, it doesn't seem to be a significant change. On some TVs text in God of War remains difficult to read unless you're quite close to the display. It's unclear whether Sony Santa Monica intends to address text display further.
The patch also includes other bug fixes and improvements, though the patch notes don't detail what those are. The team has been making adjustments to the game based on community feedback, so it's likely that we'll see yet another patch in the next few days.
In our God of War review, critic Peter Brown awarded it a 9/10, saying it's a "spectacular action game with epic set pieces, big-budget production values, and hard-hitting combat." Our review roundup showed a definite consistent tone among critics, who almost universally agreed that a refocus on building character paid off in a big way for this half-sequel, half-reboot.
With an increase of beautiful games come more and more beautiful screenshots. Sony Santa Monica has confirmed God of War will have its own photo mode to catch every god-slaying moment in action.
God of War's photo mode hasn't exactly been a secret. The title's director Corey Barlog told Daily Star back in March that is was something the team was looking at doing. A tweet on Thursday gave us a sneak peek of the mode with Kratos cheesing next to a seagull. Sony Santa Monica confirmed the mode soon after, giving us a first look at the mode via livestream.
While we're not sure when the mode will come to the game, we do know it won't just be about capturing the heat of the battle. The mode will include options to manipulate Kratos' and Arteus' faces--so even the angriest of fellows can take a moment to be the prime Dad of War.
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon players now have a chance to add another free pair of Legendaries to their teams. Beginning this weekend, The Pokemon Company is giving away Entei and Raikou as part of its ongoing Year of Legendary Pokemon celebration, but they'll only be available for a very limited time.
To claim the Legendaries, fans in the US will need to travel to a specific retailer and pick up a download code for the Pokemon. This time, the free code will be available at the electronics section of participating Target stores across the country from April 22-29. Players in Europe, meanwhile, can download the Legendaries via an online Mystery Gift from the games' main menu until April 25.
The code is redeemable in any seventh generation Pokemon title, although the Legendary you receive depends on which game you're playing. Those with Sun or Ultra Sun will get the Fire-type Entei, while Moon and Ultra Moon players will receive the Electric-type Raikou.
If you redeem the code in either of the Ultra games, the Pokemon will come equipped with a rare Gold Bottle Cap, which can be exchanged to max out a Pokemon's IVs in Hyper Training. The Legendaries also know different moves depending on the version. You can see their movesets in each game below.
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Entei -- Level 100
Sacred Fire
Stone Edge
Iron Head
Flame Charge
Pokemon Sun
Entei -- Level 60
Stomp
Bite
Swagger
Lava Plume
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Raikou -- Level 100
Thunderbolt
Volt Switch
Extrasensory
Calm Mind
Pokemon Moon
Raikou -- Level 60
Reflect
Crunch
Thunder Fang
Discharge
To redeem the download code, first select Mystery Gift from the games' main menu, then choose the option to receive your gift via a code/password. Input the code you picked up and your Legendary Pokemon will be downloaded. You will then have to retrieve it from the deliveryman, who will be waiting inside any of the games' Pokemon Centers. You'll need to have an empty slot in your party to claim the Legendary.
May is coming, and Microsoft has let slip the Games with Gold offerings for the month a bit early this time. As always, next month will bring four new games free for Xbox Live Gold members--two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360. The first will be coming on Tuesday, May 1.
First on Xbox One, you can ring in America's past-time with Super Mega Baseball 2. That will be free throughout the entire month. Then, starting on May 16, Xbox One will also receive Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, the last game in the series helmed by creator Hideo Kojima.
The first half of May will also deliver Streets of Rage as part of the Sega Vintage collection. In the second half, it will be swapped out for Vanquish, the fast-action sliding cover shooter. Both of these can be claimed on Xbox One, where they're playable through backwards compatibility.
Make sure you pick up April's offerings before they get rotated out as well. Those include The Witness, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and Dead Space 2. Check out the schedule of May's releases below.
May 2018 Games With Gold
Xbox One
Super Mega Baseball 2 (May 1-31)
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (May 16-June 15)
Valve has purchased Campo Santo, the acclaimed developer of Firewatch. In a blog post on the studio's website, Campo Santo said it will continue production on its current project, In the Valley of Gods, but with the benefit of having the likeminded people at Valve working alongside them.
"In Valve we found a group of folks who, to their core, feel the same way about the work that they do (this, you may be surprised to learn, doesn't happen every day). In us, they found a group with unique experience and valuable, diverse perspectives. It quickly became an obvious match," it explained.
"We had a series of long conversations with the people at Valve and everyone shared the satisfaction we take in working with people whose talents dwarf our own to make things we never thought possible. Both sides spoke about our values and how, when you get right down to it, we, as human beings, are hard-limited by the time we have left when it comes to making the things we care about and believe in. They asked us if we'd all be interested in coming up to Bellevue and doing that there and we said yes."
The move is interesting as Valve has had somewhat of a reduced presence in game development and publishing, focusing instead on the business of operating Steam as a digital delivery platform, alongside maintaining titles such as DoTA 2. However, more recently the company has made clear its intentions to return to development and publishing, with Gabe Newell saying Valve is "going to start shipping games again." The first of these new titles is Artifact, a Dota 2-themed card game. However, Newell said the studio has additional games in development.
In GameSpot's Firewatch review, critic Scott Butterworth said its "world is captivating, its design is clever, and its characters are among the most well-written in gaming."
He continued: "Though it might sound counterintuitive, the plot is in many ways secondary to the relationship you build between Henry and Delilah, and that portion of the game is truly inspired. I've already returned to Firewatch for a calming walk in the woods; I imagine I'll go back again soon to visit with Henry and Delilah."
By Anonymous on Apr 22, 2018 03:30 am God Of War brings breathtaking visuals and heart pounding combat, why not take it one step further? We urge you to ditch God of War's HUD. It makes the game even more spectacular, and it's more accessible than you think.
God Of War brings breathtaking visuals and heart pounding combat, why not take it one step further? We urge you to ditch God of War's HUD. It makes the game even more spectacular, and it's more accessible than you think.
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