100% Series Retrospective: Kingdom Hearts

Carter’s Quest [Read on for a description of everyKingdom Heartsgame ever released in the US, and my completion of all of them in 2012.] So I kind of realized that I was powering through both theResident EvilandTony Hawkquests, and decided by popular demand to startKingdom Hearts— after all, I still have four more months to go this year! I’ll try not to give away too many plot points until the very last section — essentially, I’ll stick to mentioning what happens towards the beginning of each game at a maximum, as well as a general critique of the story itself....

July 1, 2025 · 17 min · 3542 words · Nathaniel Gonzalez

100-year-old lady rocks the Nintendo DS

You go, granny! Kit Connell is 100 years old — at that age, it’s fairly likely that your mind will start to fade. Kit isn’t having any of that, so shestays sharp by playingon a Nintendo DS that her daughter bought for her. And boy, does she get in the mood! She gets nice and cozy, has a nice cup of tea, and hops right into a game. Her catalog consists of the brain training / board game fare that you’d expect a sweet old lady to be into, with a little bit ofArt Academythrown in for good measure....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Jared Warner

343 Industries is modernizing the progression system for Halo: Master Chief Collection on PC

‘A straight port from console to PC just doesn’t cut it’ As teased inMonday’sHaloInsider update, 343 Industries has revealed some of the details for what the upcoming PC port ofHalo: Master Chief Collectionwill play like. While the core gameplay will remain untouched, new control options, an overhauled UI, and a modern progression system similar toHalo: Reachwill be standard across every game in the pack. Tyler Davis, community support coordinator for 343, wrote, “Our philosophy is that a straight port from console to PC just doesn’t cut it....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Brittany Gray

After several years of waiting, Level-5’s Snack World series finally comes west to Switch

June 13, 2025 For years we’ve heard about Level-5’s ambitious new cross-media projectSnack World, which spans an anime, toy line, and video game series. But unlikeYo-Kai Watchit kind of just stayed over in Japan, until this fateful week when Nintendo has officially announced the localization ofSnack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Goldfor Switch. It’ll hit the west on Jul 29, 2025 (for $60) in physical form as well as on the eShop, and will task the player’s party with taking down the evil Sultan Vinegar....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · William Carpenter

All season start and end dates for Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2has been around for many seasons now, but when did each season start and end? If you’re looking for all the start and end dates of everyOverwatch 2season released so far, here’s everything you need to know. Table of contents All seasons in Overwatch 2 Since October 2022,16 Seasonshave been released inOverwatch 2. Each of these Seasons has lasted for roughly two months (a few days here and there in some cases)....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Joshua Roth

All skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

RuneScape Dragonwilds‘ early-access build has shadow-dropped worldwide, and players can test out a variety of skills. Skills are almost everything in the game, and they have a familiar approach if you’ve played otherRuneScapetitles. Utilizing and developing them will allow you to complete your tasks faster, gather more resources, and help ease your survival chances. Table of contents What are skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds? you’re able to partake indifferent types of activitiesthat are associated closely with your survival....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Mark Cruz

Beowulf: God of War for the ivory tower set

The above clip and the one following the jump showcase combat scenes from the upcomingBeowulf, a video game based on a movie based on an epic poem. Many people who cringed at the thought of the classic being turned into a Hollywood blockbuster will no doubt wear holes in their argyle sweaters fretting over what this series of ones and zeros will do to their beloved poem, but we’d like to embrace this trend of turning literary milestones intoGod of Warmodifications....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Sarah Castaneda

Bug Fables is bringing paper RPG scrapping to Switch and PS4 this year

If a termite gets hungry in this universe would it eat a rock Ever since Bass sharedhis impressions on its Indiegogo demo, I’ve been looking forward toBug Fables. Moonsprout Games’ debut project is laser-focused on two of my biggest desires, a return to classicPaper Mariogameplay and colorful anthropomorphic insects that kick ass, but it’s hard to not be cautious about crowdfunded games these days. Thankfully, it’s shaping up to be a promising homage by all indications, including its latest trailer revealed at this year’s BitSummit....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Michael Robertson

CDPR apologizes for the poor state of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One, is now offering refunds

Blight City CD Projekt RED has offered an apology for the shoddy performance ofCyberpunk 2077on base PS4 and Xbox One platforms. The apology comes after several days of players sharing videos and testimonies of a slew of bugs, glitches, comparison videos and crashes, spread throughout social media via the hashtag “#Cyberbug2077.” In a statementposted to the officialCyberpunk 2077Twitter, CDPR first apologized for not releasing any footage of the PS4/Xbox One versions of the RPG duringCyberpunk 2077’slengthy marketing process, (review outlets were also restricted toonlyreviewing the PC edition)....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Louis Mcdonald

Cho Aniki coming to Virtual Console; you are so not ready

I was browsing about the interwebs today when I stumbled upon this gem and felt I needed to enlighten any readers that are not privy to the delights of theCho Anikiseries. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about,Cho Anikiis a shooter series famous for its large army of greased, muscled, suggestively homoerotic men doing suggestively homoerotic things. It debuted in 1992 on the TurboGrafx 16 and has been wreaking its own special brand of WTF?...

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Steven Joseph

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is undeniable proof that ‘silly ideas’ are awesome

Silly or even “stupid” ideas don’t lead to poor outcomes by default, especially if you look at the developers who createdClair Obscur Expedition 33. In a recent heart-to-heart chat on thePirate Software YouTube channel, the host had an hour-long session with Guillame Broche and Nicholas Maxson-Francombe. Broche is the CEO and Creative Director of Sandfall Interactive, while Maxson-Francombe is the Art Director at the same studios. The duo are key figures behind the success ofClair Obscur Expedition 33, and they revealed some interesting insights into how the game was developed....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Olivia Munoz

Complete Forsaken All Survivors Guide [TAPH UPDATE]

Forsakenis a game where you either kill others or try not to get killed yourself. Pretty straightforward, right? However, there are multiple purchasable in-game characters, each with their own perks, that can help you survive longer in a round.Here’s theForsakenall survivors guide. Table of contents All Survivors In Forsaken As of right now, there are10 available survivor charactersinForsaken. Every player starts out with thefree Noob characterand canpurchase the nine remaining oneswith cash earned in-game....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 903 words · David Lewis

Contest: My Friend Pedro takes social distancing seriously – win it for PS4

Seriously, he does NOT want anyone near him We’ve got PS4 copies of whacked-out shooterMy Friend Pedroin today’s contest! We’ve given awayMy Friend Pedrobefore — we’re all about making new friends here at Destructoid! But with anew console releasecomes a new chance for you to get your hands on a snappy little indie darling published by the certified freaks over at Devolver Digital. So, just shut up and enter to win — you have nothing else going on right now, anyway!...

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Alan Carey