Shannon Liao
Video games journalist/editor @inversedotcom previously at @washingtonpost @CNN subscribe to my newsletter for bespoke stories ✨ email: [email protected]
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6 days ago |
inverse.com | Shannon Liao
One of the biggest anxieties when starting a new role-playing game is just figuring how long everything will take. As you craft your character, upgrade them from scratch, and embark on various side quests, just how much time do you have to budget? After all, as you improve and grow stronger on your journey, real life will still beckon.
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1 week ago |
inverse.com | Shannon Liao
In Blue Prince, what is quite possibly 2025’s game of the year, at least in the puzzle genre, managing resources is quite important. Not only do you have to watch the amount of footsteps you have left — essentially the game’s form of stamina or health points — you’ll also have to conserve gems, keys, and coins. But what if you just happen to be extremely wealthy on a certain run in this puzzle roguelike and end up with no keys? Or if you want to just even out the number of gems and keys you’ve got?
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1 week ago |
inverse.com | Shannon Liao
Days after beating Blue Prince, I am still playing. I have a few final mysteries to uncover, within and without the confines of the ever-changing blueprints. The puzzle strategy game asks its players to pay a lot of attention, as every corner could hold a key or some sort of clue not to be overlooked. This week, it finally arrives on PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass, and releases on PC and console for everyone else.
'Blue Prince', The First Puzzle Game of the Year Contender, Defies Genres, Reality, And Expectations
2 weeks ago |
inverse.com | Shannon Liao
No major spoilers ahead. In my dreams, I began to see puzzle clues and shapeless antagonists. I would clock out of work in the evening, and sink into another day inside Blue Prince, drafting a series of ever-changing rooms inside a blue-hued mansion to uncover more secrets. Offline, I began to see the game in everything.
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2 weeks ago |
inverse.com | Shannon Liao
After years of playing on the Nintendo Switch and other consoles, it’s finally time for a refresh. The Nintendo Switch 2 recently confirmed a June(ish) launch date and a price of $449.99, although it’s pausing pre-orders in the United States until Wednesday as the company assesses the impact of tariffs. With that, we had so many burning questions, and luckily had the chance to ask a Nintendo product developer a number of them.
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