byDaily Download
Catch up on all the gaming news that has come out this week with today’s Daily Download for Thursday 23rd December 2021. Also, catch up on all of last week’s news with the Week that was here. Tonight’s edition includes The Gunk Review, Nerf Legends Review, Serious Sam 4 Review, Dying Light 2, Diablo IV Quarterly Update, Gardener’s Path, Halo Infinite: Winter Contingency, Xbox Starter Guide, and Deals with Gold.
Review – The Gunk
An alien world in the furthest reaches of space becomes the backdrop of The Gunk, an action-adventure that packs an incredibly brief linear campaign, a barebones story, and a lot of dark, gloopy muck to clean. Playing as Rani the player embarks on a mission to eradicate the Gunk from the planet, scavenge resources to craft several useful upgrades, and discover why it has covered the planet in the first place.
Boasting stunning environmental art design, overly simplistic gameplay, and a rather safe and straightforward narrative, The Gunk is a tale of exploration and adventure that is oozing in as much charm as its titular muck that needs to be eradicated from every corner of the mysterious planet.
For our full review, final verdict, trailers, and screenshots click our full review below.
Review – Nerf Legends
The Hasbro-owned Nerf brand has established itself as one of the most popular range of children’s toys in the form of the foam dart ‘Nerf Blasters’. The products are fun, kid-friendly, and offer a suspicious amount of entertainment for older members of the family who engage in the foam play. That fun, chaotic and exciting action that takes place around the house or the backyard has somehow failed to translate into Nerf Legends. At a time of the year where the term ‘Game of the Year’ is being banded around, Nerf Legends manages to find itself in that conversation only when adding the word ‘worst’ at the beginning of the sentence. Terrible gameplay, bland puzzles, a myriad of bugs, and a completely unplayable multiplayer mode contribute to Nerf Legends being not just one of the worst first-person shooters of 2021, it’s one of the worst games period.
Review – Serious Sam 4
The Serious Sam games are first-person shooters that don’t require players to think too methodically but more so require players to be constantly on the move, usually backwards while strafing, using quick reflexes to avoid and destroy the thousands of enemies thrown in Sam’s face. Each title is relentless, with each new game adding more enemies to slaughter, with Serious Sam 4 easily throwing tens of thousands of fodder throughout its 10-hour campaign.
The Serious Sam franchise is now 20 years old, first appearing on PC in 2001 and console in 2002. Throughout the years Sam has starred in 14 titles and spin-offs, with his long-time developers Croteam, along with Digital Devolver releasing a 10-year-old sequel to Sam’s last numerical outing with Serious Sam 4. Released only on PC and Google Stadia last year, it has now comes to consoles, dropping on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
For our full review, final verdict, trailers, and screenshots, click the review below.
Dying Light 2
Looking to know more about Dying Light 2?
Well, the Dying 2 Know video series has you covered. The latest video takes you into the UX of the game.
“Guest of this episode is Agata Sykuła, UI Producer at Techland, who is telling us more about UI, UX, and accessibility in Dying Light 2 Stay Human.”
You can watch it below.
Diablo IV Quarterly Update
Gardener’s Path
Gardener’s Path launched on the 22nd of December and below is the game’s launch trailer.
“Gardener’s Path is a top-down turn-based puzzle game, about fighting giant insects and protecting underground gardens.
Solve increasingly elaborate puzzles scattered throughout 60 handcrafted gardens, each one with its own set of friends and foes.
Take advantage of a fight by wielding powerful artifacts, allowing you to travel back in time and perform elemental attacks.
Fulfill your duty as a gardener, and fight against the pest of giant insects, to protect the ones you love.”
Halo Infinite: Winter Contingency – Now Live
Xbox Starter Guide
A nice read for those picking up an Xbox as a gift for someone this year.
Get in, unpack it, set it up and then box it back up all so they can enjoy it a whole lot quicker Christmas morning.
Head across and find out how here.
Xbox Deals with Gold
Looking for a bargain or two to add to the collection?
Well, this week’s Deals with Gold are here and they include the massive end-of-year Countdown sale.
Head across and have a look.
This Week’s Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale Plus The Countdown Sale
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