Latest articles by Heather Wald
Goodbye over-encumbrance! The best thing about Starfield's May update is greatly increasing my carry capacity
Now Playing Now Playing | I'm no longer trying to juggle the weight of worlds on my shoulders in Starfield
Assassin's Creed Shadows has two major features that made me fall in love with Syndicate, and nothing could excite me more
Opinion Opinion | Assassin's Creed Shadows' dual protagonists have just made the upcoming stealthy RPG one of my most anticipated games of the year
How the systems in Marvel's Midnight Suns and XCOM 2 influenced Jake Solomon's next-gen life sim
Interview Interview | "There's no hit point bars, there's no damage, but there's still ways to make it meaningful"
Former Marvel's Midnight Suns dev wants his debut life sim to focus more on storytelling than similar games: "we feel ourselves drifting off into our own little bubble"
News "Paralives looks awesome… and Life by You. But those feel like they're definitely hewing closer to The Sims"
Marvel's Midnight Suns and XCOM dev is looking to reinvent the life sim genre with newly-formed Midsummer Studios: "the whole point is player-storytelling"
Interview Interview | Founder and creative director Jake Solomon on Midsummer Studios and the quest to put their own spin on the life sim genre
I returned to Dragon's Dogma 2 after taking a break, only to be faced with the toughest RPG challenge ever
Now Playing Now Playing | Dragon's Dogma 2 is putting my memory to the ultimate test
This cat-shaped sandbox adventure offers up the purrfect playground to get lost in
Features Indie Spotlight | From taking cat naps to wearing hats and helping a Shiba Inu, Little Kitty, Big City is an utter delight
I finally started playing as Baldur's Gate 3's most popular Origin character and I was not disappointed
Now Playing Now Playing | Rather than a dice roll, I let Larian's stats determine my latest Baldur's Gate 3 run
Almost 20 years later, I still want a remake of the PC simulation game that turned me into a Hollywood movie mogul and rocked my world
Opinion Opinion | From making my own films to discovering talent, The Movies brought out my creative side and kickstarted my love for management sims
Dragon's Dogma 2 may be light on romance, but that hasn't stopped me turning the action RPG into a dating sim
Now Playing Now Playing | Making the most of Dragon's Dogma 2's affinity system
Starfield's May update just convinced me to try this RPG again, and all it took was proper maps and The Sims-like ship decorating
Opinion Opinion | Plus, the tease of a Starfield land vehicle might just be the one giant leap we need
I keep replaying the Casino Royale-style part of Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty to fulfill my spy RPG fantasy
Now Playing Now Playing | Just call me V, agent V
I held out for Fallout 4's next-gen update, but the biggest draw of the RPG coming to PS5 is unexpectedly the trophies
Opinion Opinion | Fallout 4's next-gen update may have added new freebies and a coat of paint, but popping those trophies all over again is the best bit
Life is Strange devs talk Lost Records: Bloom and Rage's protagonist, story, and choices: "looking at the world is a big part of the interactivity in our game"
Interview Interview | Exploring Lost Records: Bloom and Rage with creative director Michel Koch and executive producer Luc Baghadoust
The 25 best PS Vita games of all time
Best List The best PS Vita games that helped transform Sony's powerhouse of a portable console
After 700 hours in Baldur's Gate 3, I'm playing Dragon's Dogma 2 with Astarion at my side
Now Playing Now Playing | The pale elf has come to Vermund
Dragon's Dogma 2 has helped me tackle my anxiety in a way few RPGs have managed to, and it was completely unexpected
Opinion Opinion | I tried out Dragon's Dogma 2 to see what its story was all about, but stayed for the sense of adventure
Hellblade 2: Everything you need to know about Senua's Saga
Features Hellblade 2 sees an empowered Senua bringing the fight to Iceland
Star Wars Outlaws being sandwiched between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is a stronger pull than the Force
Opinion Opinion | This is the Star Wars setting I'm looking for
After watching the Fallout TV show, I've never been so ready to return to the wasteland in Fallout 4
Opinion Opinion | The Fallout 4 update and Fallout TV show are giving me the perfect excuse to return to Bethesda's RPG
The best Fallout games, ranked
Features We rank the best Fallout games to decide which one rules the Wasteland
My obsession with the Stardew Valley 1.6 update changelog is making me nostalgic for physical game manuals
Opinion Opinion | Waiting for the latest Stardew Valley 1.6 update to hit consoles has me reminiscing about game manuals
The best Yakuza games, ranked
Features From Kiryu to Kasuga, the best Yakuza games pit you against Japanese crime lords in action packed beat-em-up dramas
