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William of Nioh is hiding in Rise Of The Ronin and here’s where to find him

Published

8 months ago

April 9, 2024

IAM

Over 60 hours and I still have not explored the whole lot Team Ninja’s latest open-world samurai adventure game has to offer. And now, except for all of the cats to collect and escapees to kill, there’s one other secret to it which I only just got here across. That’s right: William Adams, the hero, lurks in . Here are the small print, including where and how to find the “Blue Eyes Samurai.”

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On March 31, the PlayStation UK X/Twitter account revealed what I suspected was in the sport: William Adams, the hero first and the primary non-Japanese samurai . Well, not likely. The motion takes place a whole bunch of years before the events of called here the “Blue-Eyed Samurai”, which reminds excellent Netflix anime with a really similar name. Either way, William – I mean the Blue Eyed Samurai – plays a minor role here, being a mere encounter with a sub-boss as part of an open-world photography activity, but crossing swords with him is definitely well worth the effort.

You will find it in Shiba Prefecture in Edo, which is the second largest city in . If you open the minimap and head towards Shiba Bay, you may notice a photograph objective called “Shiba Bay View.” You do not have to do that, but taking a fast photo of the wharf offers you silver coins to purchase additional Intelligence skill points. To the left of where you’re taking the photo is a small alcove with a dimly lit fire illuminating the doorway. Get in there.

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The rest of the trail is blocked by a poorly constructed wood barricade, which you’ll destroy by blowing a bomb or gun into the hearth barrel right in front of you. Once you are inside, take the one left at the top of the short, narrow path, and William – rattling it, the Blue Eyed Samurai – will probably be standing there, just waiting for you to try him out. And ensure to give it a try, because this is not one of those encounters where there is a bit of dialogue before the blades inevitably develop into soaked in blood. He gets aggressive when he notices you, nevertheless it’s not a very difficult fight, especially should you’ve played . His moveset is similar to the usual attack pattern you see when wielding a katana in the 2017 Japanese game Team Ninja Soulslike, so familiarity should make combat easier to manage. Either way, go ahead and put it down.

You’ll get some pretty sweet rewards after the fight. The first is an armor set inspired by Yasuke, the primary black samurai whose name is the title one other excellent Netflix anime. Then comes the true prize, the Nioh-ryu fighting style. This is the identical sword technique that the Blue Eyes Samurai and William Adams use, and it’s great. You see, there are 4 overarching types of fighting styles, inside which there are countless fighting styles they include: Ten, Chi, Jin and Shinobi. Each of these 4 is strong against certain weapons and weak against others, but Jin is essentially the most versatile fighting style of all, because it is effective against sabers and other light weapons. Nioh-ryu is a fighting style based on Jin, which implies most enemies are in it use a katana or saber, you’ll principally all the time do more damage. Sure, there are a handful of enemies that use other fighting styles that may effectively counter Jin’s based style, but even then, since Jin is a jack of all trades, he can still punch his way through even the heaviest weapons like clubs and odachi.

I like little details like this, optional objectives that tie the studio’s games together in interesting and completely missable ways should you do not know where to look. The advantage is that should you miss something in the sport, there is a feature that permits you to replay entire areas and entire missions with completely different results. So, should you wanted to see what would occur should you saved the anti-shogunate as a substitute of killing it, you possibly can bend time and see what happens. Unfortunately, when you murder the Blue Eyes Samurai, he’s dead for good.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is getting new photo mode options and a slew of bug fixes in the latest update

Published

9 hours ago

November 21, 2024

IAM

If you want Back With , there are some nice quality of life changes and bug fixes in the latest update that went survive November 21, 2024. I’ll break them down below to let you already know what you are getting into.

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Photo mode updates

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Photo mode now has filters! And if you happen to do not know where images go in Photo Mode, wonder no more: the file path is now displayed in-game when taking screenshots, and filenames are simplified (with the date appended). You can now also bind arrow keys to input mappings.

Gameplay changes

Gameplay-wise, you’ll be able to now compare the new rings to the currently equipped rings in the slot, and the description for the Flash option is barely different. Some weapons have new icons to make it easier to tell them apart and make it easier to see where your companion’s spells are.

The screenshot shows the skill tree in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. — Screenshot: : BioWare/Kotaku

Extended dodge won’t be weirdly buggy with Mage’s Tower either. Some ability texts have been modified to be clearer (and accurate), and Antaam Champions deal barely more damage (as intended) and cases where enemies and teammates would get stuck in inaccessible places. Speaking of fixes, this brings us to the bugs that Patch 3 goals to eliminate.

Bug fixes

All kinds of bug fixes are included, but not all of them can have obvious or significant effects. The overall focus is on fixing issues encountered during cutscenes, interacting with meshes and polygons, in addition to some extremely minor balance adjustments to get certain elements working as intended.

In more detail, Rook will not suddenly change body shape or make strange facial expressions during or after certain cutscenes. Other cutscene issues have also been fixed, including strange stretchy capes and clothes showing through the character. The patch also addresses situations where music randomly stopped playing or incorrect sound effects or songs were playing.

The screenshot shows the character selection in Dragon Age. — Screenshot: : BioWare/Kotaku

Camera popup and stutter issues have also been fixed, and preferred HDR settings will now (finally) be saved accurately.

Fixed issues with the Codex, skill trees, quests, merchant inventory, quest objectives and cinematics, exploration, autosave loading, really shiny visuals, stat buffs, and weapon modifiers.

As a little bonus, some of the characters and environment textures have been tweaked to look higher.

There’s plenty to do in Thedas, and with this update landing, your journey should go a little smoother. Go back there, Rook, and test out that photo mode for me.

Full patch notes will be found on the website official blog post. BioWare has confirmed that one other patch may even be coming, with more details to be revealed soon.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com

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The anime Scott Pilgrim on Netflix will not receive a second season

Published

1 day ago

November 21, 2024

IAM

Picture: : Netflix

series creator Bryan Lee O’Malley announced that Netflix adaptation of the favored series will not receive a second season, confirming what many fans already assumed.

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Released on Netflix in November 2023, it’s an eight-episode animated series based on O’Malley’s best-selling graphic novels. The series does not directly follow the novel’s plot, but reunites the solid of the 2010 live-action adaptation to voice their film characters from the series. Kenneth Shepard called it “a hilarious combination of brilliant wit (franchise) and balanced pop culture references” Unfortunately, the series will not see a second season.

November 20on the one-year anniversary of the premiere, series creator O’Malley tweeted that it was an “honor” to “work with the entire cast and crew around the world” and called the series “a one-of-a-kind miracle.” ” The creator also confirmed that Netflix recently released the second season of the animated adaptation.

“In any case, we recently received information that the series will not return,” he added. O’Malley said. “As you know, we only planned one season and asked a lot of favors to make it happen, so doing more would be almost impossible. But I know some of you had no hope.”

“I’m sorry to all Matthew and Gideon fans, I know you will suffer the most.” O’Malley added later to the tweet confirming the knowledge that there will be no second season.

While some fans were upset concerning the Netflix series and the way far it strayed from the unique graphic novels, many others were joyful to see a recent story featuring these characters. For now, it looks like that is the tip of this chapter of the series, regardless that there was a post-credits scene in the ultimate episode of the series.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com

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The new PS Portal update could be a game changer for Sony mobile devices

Published

2 days ago

November 20, 2024

IAM

The latest update for Sony surprisingly good PlayStation Portal adds a feature that individuals have been expecting since before the hand-held gaming device was released last yr. Starting today, PS Plus subscribers can now stream certain PS5 games via the cloud on their devices PS portal without console.

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A yr ago, we got here across the PS portal and while it looked weird, it felt great and was a great device that allowed people to play PS5 games anywhere of their home via Wi-Fi. The $200 device works like a charm and is quietly among the finest things Sony has produced in a while. However, one big drawback to Portal was that for some reason it couldn’t stream games from the cloud. You needed to have a PS5 console, and when using the Portal, the PS5 console would activate and play the game remotely. This meant that PS Portal was more of an add-on than a console. But that is changing today.

On November 19, PlayStation released its latest update for PS Portal, and while it adds some nice quality of life improvements to audio settings, the true news is that starting today, players can play select PS5 games via the cloud and without a console. Theoretically, you’ll be able to now play PS5 games on the go, assuming you’ve gotten a Wi-Fi connection.

Sony says that with today’s update, you may be capable of stream over 120 PS5 games from the PS Plus games catalog on PS Portal. Games include and

How to stream cloud games on PS Portal

To start streaming PS5 games to your computer PS portal without a console, you’ll need an lively PS Plus Premium subscription, then you’ll need to download the update and follow these steps:

Open the “Quick Menu” and go to “Settings” in your PS Portal.

Select the “Cloud Streaming (Beta)” button.

Enable the Cloud Streaming (Beta) switch (it’s going to be disabled by default).

Right now, Sony is looking it a beta test and never all features just like the capture button and group chat will be supported for games streamed on the Portal. Similarly, Sony doesn’t currently support PS2, PS3, PS4 games or games purchased on PSN.

Hopefully, after testing and more updates, Sony will expand support and switch PS Portal into a nice PlayStation streaming box where you’ll be able to play all of the classic games added to the catalog every month, in addition to games you own. This will make me rush out and buy it PS portal.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com