If you’re ready, then let’s get started!

COLLECTIBLES

There are a number of collectibles to find in the game, and these can be used  to increase affinity towards blades. You can find below the full list of collectibles that can be found in this expansion.

Wingberry Cake – Jin 

To get the Wingberry Cake, you will need a few items and these are Ruska Flour, Cranberry Bell, Lactonut, Melosian Honey, and Weeping Flour. You can get Ruska Flour in Hoary Weald Camp, in Gormott. Check around the northern part of this area, and you will be able to find three points where you can collect this. As for the Lactonut,it grows in Torna in the Aletta area. You will be able to get Melosian Honey in the same place that you got Ruska Flour from. Finally, you can get Weeping Flour from the collection points in Torigoth Village.

Community Spirit- Minoth

You need the Memento Bark and some Sticky Stick Insects to get this item. You can find the Memento Bark in Gormott, in the Hidden Hunting Camp. As for the Sticky Stick Insect, you can find it also in Gormott, but in Torigoth Arch.

Galaxy Charm- Lora

For the Galaxy Charm, you will require a Ripple Lens,  Moramora Pearl, and a Planetary Crystal. The Ripple Lens can be found in Gormott at the Hoary Weald Camp. You can find the Moramora Peral in Torna in the Aletta Region. As for the Planetary Crystal, it can be found at the Torigoth Arch in Gormott.

Miracle Parfait- Mythra

For this item, you need the Lactonut, Melosian Honey, Nest Extract, and Moonbeam Banana. You already know how to get the Lactonut and Melosian Honey since you needed these for the Wingberry Cake as well. For the Nest Extract, you can get it in Torna, in the Aletta region. As for the Moonbeam Banana, it can be found in Gormott, to the south of Lyanna Meadow at the Lakeshore Campfire.

Golden Land Talisman- Haze

For this, you will need Bladed Holly, Golden Sand Cocoon, Angel’s Sage, Cotton Branch, and Shepherds’ Coronet. All of these items except for Cotton Branch can be found in the same area: just go to the Dannagh Region in Torna and then travel to the Turqos Plateau. You will be able to find these items in and around this area. As for the Cotton Branch, head out to the Outrider’s Forest Trail in the Dannagh Region in Torna and you can find this item there.

FAST TRUST FARMING

There is a method you can use to gain huge trust rewards quickly in the game. To do so, you will first have to  get your  hands on some necessary items. The first of these is the Hunter’s Chemistry III and it is dropped by Lapis Vang in Gormott that are between level 36 and 38. The place is east of Valafum Hill and northeast of Singbreeze Bough.

The next item you need is Hugo’s Heart Compass and you get it as a quest reward for completing the quest ‘Salvage the Salvager’ from Dudan. The other item you need is Addam’s Telepathic Bell and it is a quest reward for ‘Trail of Destruction’ from Bry and/or Kaym. Once you have crafted both these items, give +50 Trust when you reach max affinity which brings the Trust Reward to +110.Once you have both items crafted, equip Hunter’s Chemistry on all your characters and attack weak enemies with Arts to kill them quickly. This will allow you to instantly hit max affinity and also gain huge Trust Rewards.

HOW TO LEVEL UP FAST

You will earn experience in the game just by fighting enemies you come across, but this isn’t the most effective way to level up. There are a lot of side quests available in this expansion and they are the best way to level up in the game. You can find side quests marked with a blue marker on your map. Whenever you find yourself under-leveled, just complete a few side quests and you will level up in no time. The video below will show you how you can get from level 50 to level 99 in the game.

How To Level Up Your Community

In this expansion, raising your Community Level is very important as it gives you access to new quests along with other bonuses. Initially, the only way you can add characters to your Community is by completing side quests for them. However, later on, you will be able to get some characters for your community by just talking to them. You will see these characters marked with a smiley face next to them, so make sure you talk to them to get them to join your community.

EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

All About Combat

The combat is pretty much the same system as you saw in the game, and you’ll know what to expect if you’ve ever played an MMO. You will just auto-attack an enemy when you target them, and once you’ve attacked them enough, you will be able to use Arts. Arts gain charge as you deal damage with auto-attacks, and these are special abilities that can deal massive damage to enemies. Once you use Arts, they will have to be charged up again before they can be used again.

By using enough Arts, you get to charge up Specials which are even more powerful abilities than Arts. Things are pretty simple up to this point. It gets a little more complicated with having to cancel actions at times. Basically, you can cancel auto attacks into Arts and you can also cancel Arts into Specials. You will want to use Action Cancels because they are much faster and it also charges Specials faster, but keep in mind that the action cancel has to be used on the last strike of an auto attack animation or after the animation for an Art is over. you can use Action Cancel in various ways, such as when switching blades to speed up the game for yourself, so keep trying it out to see what results you get.

Vanguard And Blade Switching

Vanguard Switching is a system whereby you can switch between controlling a Driver or Blade in between battle. Once the Rear Guard gauge is full, you will be able to perform this switch. Apart from giving you direct control of your Blade, this will also result in a Switch Art which is a powerful move. Furthermore, when you first use the Vanguard Switch, the Blade’s Arts will already be charge for use once. You can also switch between blades in combat, but there is a cooldown when in the middle of a combat.

Affinity, Combos, And More

You can increase affinity by having Driver and Blade fight close to each other and also by having them follow up on each other’s attacks. This will basically make them more effective in battle. In battle, there are also Talent Arts you can use at any time in battle but these are usually a trade-off. For example, you may be able to deal damage to an enemy by also losing some health.

There are various kinds of combos in the game such as Driver Combos and Blade Combos. Driver Combos allow you to inflict negative status effects on enemies while also getting some HP Potions and increased damage. With Blade Combos, you will have to use Specials in increasing levels. Once your party’s specials are charged, you will be prompted to initiate the Blade Combo, and that’s it. You can also learn to pull off special Blade Combos by chaining together Specials of certain elements. By using Blade Combos, you will charge up a gauge for Chain Attacks. Once the gauge is full, you can use Chain Attacks, and there will be elemental orbs to destroy. You can destroy the orb by using an opposite element Arts attack. When unleashing Chain Attacks, enemies can’t retaliate, so it can be very useful in getting some damage dealt. Chain Attacks are made up of rounds and as you destroy an elemental orb, you will get another round of attacks.

For using Chain Attacks, you will be able to fill up the Full Burst gauge and a Full Burst attack deals even more damage. If you manage to defeat an enemy when using a Chain Attack, you will enter Overkill which will grant extra XP, WP, and SP from  killing the enemy.

Slate Pieces Locations

You will need Slate Pieces to access the Cavern of the Seal in Torna. The locations for each of these pieces are listed below.

• Leaden Slate Piece: Found in Tornan Titan Interior
• Dawning Slate Piece: Found in the Lasaria Region in Mernes Falls
• Indigo Slate Piece:  Found in the Lasaria Region in Porton Village
• Crimson Slate Piece:  Found in the Lasaria Region in Feltley Village
• Scarlet Slate Piece: Found in the Aletta Region in Hyber Village
• Moss-Green Slate Piece: Found in Auresco, Royal Capital in the Orem Storage Ward
• Peach Slate Piece: Found in the Dannagh Region in Loftin Nature Preserve
• Rusty Slate Piece: Found in the Lasaria Region in Yanchik Harbor
• Purple Slate Piece: Found in the Aletta Region in Aletta: Militia Garrison
• Chestnut Slate Piece: Found in the Aletta Region in Tirkin Cliff Colony
• Hollyhock Slate Piece: Found in the Aletta Region in Lake Sarleigh
• Navy-Blue Slate Piece: Found in the Aletta Region in Hyber Village
• Inky Slate Piece: Found in the Tornan Titan Interior
• Cherry Slate Piece: Found in the Dannagh Region in Verdant Fairylands
• Cinnabar Slate Piece: Found in the Aletta Region in Cavern of the Seal
• Dark-Grey Slate Piece: Found in Auresco, Royal Capital in Sachsum Gardens

Barney Stone Locations

There are four different Barney Stones to find and you can find their locations below.

• Another can be found in the Aletta Region in Torna. It can found to the north of Ossum Magnum in Millennium Grotta.
• One of them can be found in Torna in the Lasaria Region just to the south of Secluded Boneway.
• Another of the stones can be found in the Lasaria Region in Torna to the north east of Yanchik Harbor.
• Finally, one stone can be found in the Dannargh Region. It can be found to the east of Dannargh Desert in Titan’s Ulcer.

Unique Monsters Locations

You can find below the list of powerful unique monsters in the game along with their locations.

• Hurricane Anise: This is a level 100 monster and can be found at Pedestal of Stargazing.
• Erratic Goliante: This level 45 monster can be found at Saints’ Practice Grounds.
• Scowing Quincy: This level 25 monster can be found at Tirkin Cliff Colony.
• Sentinel Capathia: This level 65 monster can be found at Feltley Village.
• Gourmand Galgan: This level 38 monster can be found at Wrackham Moor.
• Flying Fortress Desmor: This is a level 55 monster that can be found in Turqos Plateu.
• Sleepwalker Mork: This level 33 monster can be found in Peln in Pilgrims Springland.
• Mesmer Tlaloc: This level 85 monster can be found in Streamsand Corridor.
• Overaffectionate Murph: This level 18 monster can be found in Lascham Cove.
• Handwringing Bigelow: This level 25 monster can be found in Serene Springside.
• Nomadic Rusholme: This level 44 monster can be found at Behemoth’s Roost.
• Ravine Bunnit: This level 50 monster can be found at Hoary Weld Camp.
• Harbinger Cavill: This level 23 monster can be  found at Haradd Hills.
• Lunar Amaruq: This level 33 monster can be found at Hyber Village at night.
• Sequestered Ludd: This level 48 monster can be found at Pulsating Passage.
• Beatific Ophelia: This level 48 monster can be found at night in Loftin Nature Preserve.
• Interceptor Grace: This level 40 monster can be found at The Great Breaksand.
• Inospheric Mitchell: This level 50 monster can be found at Feltley Village.
• Herculean Gibson: This level 75 monster can be found at Wrackham Moor.
• Everdark Erg: This level 36 monster can be found in Lasaria Woodland.

The more we see of Dreams, the more we get excited about all of the possibilities that will be available to create all kinds of things in the game. There are still a lot of specific details about Dreams that players would like to know, and in a recent interview, the developers revealed a lot of new details about the game, including about multiplayer, performance, the beta, and more.

While speaking with GameInformer, Media Molecule co-founded Alex Evans revealed that the game’s beta will be available by the end of this year, as has been promised for some time now, and the creations you make in the beta will be present in the full game as well. You will be able to make games of pretty much any genre within Dreams, except for an MMO of course- but players won’t be able to make money from their creations.

While players can make 2D games, these will be tougher to create than 3D games. The game attempt to run at 60 FPS, but there can be a drop in frame-rate if players load levels with too many things (which is understandable)- but of course, levels will load better on the PS4 Pro.

Dreams will be kid-friendly, according to Evams, so you can’t publish M rated games, even though you can make them. There will be a story campaign in the game ,and there will also be weekly community creative challenges to keep players engaged. There will also be hours of tutorials to get players acquainted with how everything works, but Evans stated that these tutorials will be fun, so if you’re worried about having to sit through boring tutorials to fully grasp the game’s mechanics, don’t be. Additionally, online play will not be available on day one, and as of now, the developer isn’t sure when it will be added.

There’s a lot more information which the developer revealed, so you should check out the entire interview yourself if you’re interested. Dreams will release in 2019 exclusively for the PS4.

It has not been long since it was first announced that Telltale Games would be closing down. Initially, there were reports that the final season of The Walking Dead would be cancelled, but we also later learnt that it may still be released and that Telltale was looking for someone to complete the production of the last two episodes of the season. There has now been an update regarding this, and it looks like Telltale is trying get some other studios to hire the old staff to complete the final episodes.

This news was revealed in a recent report by Kotaku, which states that Telltale is currently negotiating with other companies to try and make this happen. Apparently, before Telltale’s closure, the third episode was almost completed, and work on the fourth episode had begun already. According to Kotaku’s sources, the ideal situation would be if all of the old staff returned to finish off the third and fourth episode, but that may not be possible.

The work would be done on a contract basis, and it will be the name of the company that hires the old staff that will be on the paychecks. Hopefully, the negotiations will be successful, and fans will get to fully play through The Final Season. 

If you’ve played the Dark Souls games (of course you have), you will know that they take quite an unusual approach to presenting their stories. It isn’t presented directly, and it’s up to the player to piece together what exactly is going on through more passive means, which can end leaving players confused about what’s going on. The developers have now revealed that while the approach to storytelling will remain the same with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, it will still be easier to make sense of.

Speaking to Polygon, Director Hidetaka Miyazaki discussed how the story in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be easier to relate to and understand. He said, “There’s still going to be this kind of fragmented element to it. You’re still going to have to explore it to a find all the clues and depth for yourself. We feel like it’s not going to change too much in that sense. Our approach to storytelling has not changed. This time we do have the fixed protagonist. We feel like he creates the axes for the main core of the story. The characters, they revolve around him as well. This allows us to frame the story and the settings in a much simpler light than previously. So it’s going to be initially easier to understand and easier to relate to.”

We also learn in the same interview that stealth will play a very important role in the game, and how sneaking by enemies undetected will allow you to learn lots of important details. Miyazaki-san explained, “Stealth elements […] allow you to sneak undetected, to an extent. While you’re undetected, you can eavesdrop on enemies to get hints about other enemy weaknesses, strategic hints about how to approach the map and certain situations, or [learn] story details as well. This is a kind of a new element … and it relates nicely to be the theme of the shinobi.”

Finally, the director also confirmed that there will be a New Game Plus mode, and that they are currently working on it. All in all, it looks like things are looking great for the game, and we may even see more of it in a beta. Of course, the gameplay video and trailer we’ve seen so far had already suggested that this is going to be something epic. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is set to release for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on March 22, 2019.

Back in August, EA had outlined their roadmap for future content that would be released for Star Wars: Battlefront II, following which the September update was released quite recently, bringing Clone Wars content and Squad Improvements. Now EA and DICE have revealed an updated version of the roadmap, which provides more details regarding content that will be released for the next few months, up until February 2019.

In October, among other things, General Grievous will be added to the game, and there will also be alternative look available for him, which can be bought with Credits or Crystals. Apart from this, this months will also bring the N1 Starfighter, a fighter class ship, to the Hero Starfighters mode. There will also be game improvements such as a hero health rework and regeneration balancing. In the month of November, Obi-Wan Kenobi will be added to the game, and some new appearances will be added as well. The planet Geonosis will also be added as a new location.

There will be no new updates in December, as the developers prepare to release Clone Wars content in 2019. In January, Count Dooku will be added, along with various appearances for different characters. Finally, in February, Anakin Skywalker will make his entry into the game, along with the new game mode that features capturing points and capital ship takedowns.

All in all, there’s a fair bit of content arriving in the next few months for players to be excited about. You can check out the roadmap in the image below. Star Wars Battlefront II is currently available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

DiRT Rally 2.0 was announced fairly recently, and we even got to see a bit of what the game has in store for us in the announcement trailer. If you had wanted to see more of what the gameplay looks like, then you’re in luck, because Codemasters recently livestreamed the game today with quite a bit of gameplay shown off.

Codemasters’ Chief Games Designer Ross Gowing answered quite a few questions about the game on the stream, while Codemasters’ Rally consultant Jon Armstrong took control of the wheel in-game. The most notable changes with the sequel are that it will bring cars from the 2018 season, six new locations, and eight WorldRX Circuits. In the livestream, we get to see three tracks that will be in the game, and this includes official tracks as well as off-road Argentinian tracks. The developers also showcase the different camera settings that will be available in the game to ensure that players get to experience it the way they want.

You can check out the entire livestream footage below. DiRT Rally 2.0 is set to release for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on February 26, 2019.

It hasn’t been too long since Spider-Man has released, and it has already been a massive success all around the world. Some of you may have already finished the game, and others may be nearing the end, but you don’t have to say goodbye just yet. In the new trailer for Sony’s animated film Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, we get to see a cameo of sorts of Spidey from the recent video game.

In this trailer, at the 1:38 minute point, there is a shot which has the white-spider suit being displayed the background. This is, as you might know, the suit that made its debut with Spider-Man on the PS4, so it’s a nice little nod to Insomniac Games’ video game. Sure enough, Marvel Games’ Executive Director Bill Rosemann, Yuri Lowenthal who played the superhero in the game, and Insomniac Games’ Community Director James Stevenson all reacted to this news on Twitter, and they seem pretty excited about it too.

You can check out the new trailer for the film below. Spider-Man is currently available exclusively for the PS4, while Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse launches in theatres on December 14, 2018.

I spy with my little eye a special suit to the right of Peter Parker’s shoulder in this scene from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! #SpiderVerse #SpiderManPS4 pic.twitter.com/hO7915aUg0

— Bill Rosemann (@BillRosemann) October 2, 2018

What what what!!!! (@bryanintihar) https://t.co/KUbKiQMC0J

— James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) October 2, 2018

WHAAAAAAAAA!? https://t.co/HMo3UqY7iJ

— Yuri Lowenthal (@YuriLowenthal) October 2, 2018

Square Enix has steadily been revealing plenty of new information about their upcoming game, Dragon Quest Builders 2. They have now updated the game’s official Japanese website with new details about building, and also about the Vacant Island setting, while also releasing some new screenshots (via  Gematsu).

To build up Vacant Island, players will have to get other people to migrate to the island, after which their special abilities can be used to accomplish that lofty task. The island is going to be empty at first, but it looks like it’s going to be fun to try and build it up in cooperation with the characters in the game. When it comes to building in the game, players will have many options at their disposal, including the ability to dye things, make meals using the required ingredients, and more. There will also be blocks that change shape when connected together, and glass that can be used to create windows and water tanks.

You can check out the new screenshots for the game below. Dragon Quest Builders 2 is set to release on December 20 in Japan for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch. A Western release hasn’t been announced yet.

If you’re looking for a brand new space combat game set in, well, space, then you’ll be interested to know that publisher Blowfish Studios has just announced a brand new title in that vein called Subdivision Infinity DX, which will release for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch at some point early in 2019. An announcement trailer for the game and some screenshots have also been released.

In this game, you will play as Sgt. Jed Riddle, who discovers some strange activity taking place in a mining facility, and it’s up to you to find out what exactly is going on. There will be over 40 story missions and also several side missions for players to tackle, and during this time, there will be many fights and boss battles to engage in. Apart from the missions, the game also brings various side activities to players, such as the ability to take on new bounties, crafting upgrades, unlocking new ships, and more.

You can check out the screenshots and announcement trailer below.

NBA 2K19 released almost a month ago, and it’s definitely an improvement for the series, as probably the best basketball game out there currently. With that being said, it looks like the developers still have some issues to address, because players have been experiencing multiple problems due to a server slowdown. On their part, the devs have stated that they are working on these issues.

Recently, a large patch, v 1.03, was released for the game, bringing about quite a lot of fixes and improvements, but many players reported experiencing issues after the release of this patch. Over on Reddit, a support staff member stated that these problems are not likely to be related to the recent patch, and also listed out some of these problems that players have been experiencing. This includes being unable to join friends, being disconnected from games, being unable to purchase VC, and more. Although these issues were discussed two days ago, it looks like some of these problems were still being faced by some players even as of October 1.On the plus side, the issues have stabilized for some players at least.

This is certainly not a good look for the developers, so hopefully, they address these issues as quickly as possible. NBA 2K19 is currently available for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.