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Spoiler Warning: Due to the nature of this list topic, narrative spoilers for the Naruto anime are discussed in each entry. Summary Narutois an anime series full of imposing villains, but not many can boast the same impact that Pain had. This heinous Akatsuki leader caused Jiraiya’s death and robbed Naruto of a father figure he had grown to love and admire. It pushed the protagonist to reach new heights and acquire the power needed to take down this diabolical foe....

Summary No Man’s Skyhas rolled out its latest batch of content with Update 5.7, titled ‘Beacon,’ which makes huge changes to the way settlements are handled. The latestNo Man’s Skyupdate will turn players into an overseers of multiple settlements, which include in-depth upgrades to make them feel more alive. SinceNo Man’s Sky’s launch in August 2016, more than 35 different content updates have been added to the space exploration and survival game, adding features that include new alien species, living spaceships, story content, and much more....

Summary AnOblivion Remasteredplayer highlights an easy way to level up one’s magic skills by using the Atronach birthsign’s Spell Absorption. Birthsigns have long been a staple ofThe Elder Scrollsfranchise, and while a few of them were rebalanced forOblivion Remastered, the Atronach birthsign remains the same as it was in 2006. Whereas birthsigns are meant to be passive bonuses that define a build inOblivion Remastered, the Atronach birthsign takes a step further by completely altering the way players approach Magicka....

Quick Links The Monk Class inOblivion Remasteredspecializes in Hand-to-Hand combat, archery, and stealth, making it a fun but unusual playstyle. Since the Hand-to-Hand skill didn’t make the jump from Oblivion to Skyrim, much like Athletics and Acrobatics, this class offers players of Skyrim a playstyle they’ll be less familiar with. This guide forOblivion Remasteredwill explain how to make the most of the default Monk Class, while also offering advice on how to construct a custom class with a similar theme but more of a focus on Hand-to-Hand combat over archery....

Summary At the current stage of theOne Piecestory, Conqueror’s Haki is the greatest power that one can have. The easiest way to describe it is that it’s an outward manifestation of the user’s will which they can use to dominate others, with later advanced techniques allowing them to augment their physical strength with it as well. This technique is said to be the rarest in the world. This shows that, unlike other Haki types, Conqueror’s Haki cannot be learned, but can only be used by those born with it....

Summary Quick Links The Final Saga ofOne Pieceis upon the fans and it is clear that from here onwards, everything will be much more intense. Oda himself has stated that this is the part of the story that he’s always wanted to draw the most, which excites the fans even more as Luffy and his crew prepare to take on the Celestial Dragons and the other major forces of the world....

Summary By their nature, open-world games are ambitious. It’s hard to imagine a bigger ambition than trying to simulate in as much detail as feasible the real world in an entirely digital space, and sometimes, that ambition can result in strange open worlds that bite off more than they can chew. Yet, there’s a distinct charm to the many open-world games that strive for greatness, even if they don’t quite reach it....

Summary The open-world video game genre has become one of the staples of the industry. These huge, expansive worlds have left players in awe for decades. And within the scope of unlimited possibilities and things to do within these worlds, some of them have also created deep, complex combat systems that allow players to feel powerful ina hostile and aggressive world. These games have found ways to infuse incredible combat into huge worlds, a task that has proven rather difficult over the years due to the unpredictability of the player’s involvement....

Summary One of the reasons anime caught on is that they depicted a hero or heroes who gradually grew stronger, smarter, more skilled, etc., throughout the story. They’ll know their strength because their adventures prove how far they’ve come. Like how Luffy fromOne Piecewent from being unable to do a stretchy punch without striking himself, to beating his foes withthe power of Loony Toon-like antics. But this isn’t the case for all anime, as some protagonists do chance upon their overpowered abilities, vastly underestimate their skills, or have some kind of mental block preventing them from tapping into their true potential....

Persona 5: The Phantom Xmay have started as a mobile experiment, but it is quickly becoming something far more strategic. Atlus has been expanding the game’s playable cast, slowly incorporating legacy characters and alternate universes into its mechanics and narratives. WithPersona 3 ReloadandMetaphor: ReFantazioboth performing well, the company has a clear interest in leveraging its past and future titles to shape where thePersonaseries goes next. The recent inclusion ofPersona 3 ReloadandPersona 5 Royalcharacters inThePhantom Xsuggests that Atlus is willing to draw directly from its major console releases....

Summary Few pirates inOne Pieceare ever only a captain. With the notable exception of the series protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, every known Pirate Emperor orYonko, past and present, served under a reputable captain before striking out on their own. That being said, this dynamic can work in reverse as well. Sometimes, an active pirate captain can be persuaded to step down from their position, often to work under an even more remarkable pirate, as their loyal subordinate....

Summary SomeMindsEyeplayers are receiving refunds from the PlayStation Store, despite the fact that it goes against the company’s usual policy.MindsEyeis the first title from studio Build a Rocket Boy, but its launch has been somewhat of a disaster due to a huge number of performance issues, bugs, and glitches across all platforms. Players are now comparing the launch toCyberpunk 2077, which is one of the only other games to be refunded by PlayStation due to its poor optimization on release....

Summary Days of Play Leak Points to PS Plus Discount The Days of Play event is expected to have more than just PlayStation Plus on sale. PS5 Slim consoles are said to be getting a discount for both the Standard and Digital Editions of about $100. It’s also believed that thesuper-expensive PlayStation 5 Pro consoleis going to get discounted by $50 during the Days of Play, bringing its price down to about $650....