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Proceed With Caution: Scariest Video Games on Xbox Series X/S

COG writes: Dim the lights, put on your headset, and prepare to embark on a heart-pounding journey into the scariest video games on the Xbox Series X/S.

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The Outlast Trials Review - Thumb Culture

Want to help the future of man-kind then why not sign up to The Outlast Trials? You and three friends will hide and have fun here.

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I Really Wish The Outlast Trials Gave Us More Single-Player Content

Although The Outlast Trials is nothing short of brilliant in itself, the single-player prologue at the start exhibits untapped potential.

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The prevalence of parrying: Why is it so popular?

Parrying has been creeping into more games, with almost every high-profile title of the last few years featuring it in some way.  Why?

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phoenixwing35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

i understand the authors frustration i'm not the best at parrying in games. not that i can't complete a game that requires it but it is a definite harder thing for me than other kinds of techniques in games. which might be the main reason it's so heavily added in games nowadays. want to make your game challenging without having to do a lot of work? just add a parry boss. (what i mean by parry boss is a boss you have to beat by parrying such that their attacks will kill you otherwise)

Dudeson35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

I always think it's fine as long as such games also have the roll/dodge panic button. But I understand the will to parry, it seems so cinematic in a fight when you pull it off.