Sony what the hell is this, a handheld that only streams games and spits on the legacy of the great PSP. I’m not really this upset about that but what I do have a gripe with is company’s blatantly selling us garbage. In my opinion streaming games isn’t really worth the price these companies want […]
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Final Fantasy 16 Review after 150+ hours.
This review is written from the perspective of someone who values the combat system the most. So I will be focusing mostly on the combat throughout this review however I will also mention a few thing about the world and story. Mainly though the combat is going to be front and center in this review […]
Game Design Discussion: Shortstop.
Alright, let’s get this party started with some observations regarding Shortstop: Shortstop is an abstract layer of tech that is present in most action games that have an auto-ranging rush attack. We should probably quickly summarize these things so everyone’s on the same page: a rush attack is a gap closing attack, the best example […]
Final Fantasy XVI: The Five Rings.
This article is a response to the overall response I’ve seen to final fantasy 16’s approach to combat. I’ll be addressing the rings that assist you, as well as the decision vs action and story mode. I’ll also express my opinion of difficulty in action games and when they do become inaccessible. Five Rings that […]
Final Fantasy 16 Combat Demo First Impressions.
Keep in mind this is impressions of the demo not the final game. Everything here is subject to change upon release. Since the FF16 demo has released I have ran through Eikonic Challenge mode about twenty times at this point. All I want to do its play this god damn demo its that good! The […]
Gundam Battle Operation 2: Do Something Extremely Wicked!
Ah, finally, it’s come out on PC… And even though this is definitely far and away not the game for most people, Gundam Battle Operation is still a remarkable experience, especially if you’re of the competitive mindset. Seriously, as per the title, you should absolutely check this out how GBO2 handles competitive ranking. We’ll discuss […]
He’s Dead, Jim
So for a little bit here at Into the Blue Sky, we may have some temporary content issues. Gfycat, the service that provides the hosting for all of our webm/gifs is dying, and as such, various posts on the site will be impacted tremendously. I’m going to be frank here for a second and say, […]
Genshin Impact Combat Tech Guide
I wrote my two tip guides for Genshin Impact’s combat a very long time ago, and as a result, they are fairly old, and quite frankly, at this point could be combined along with a few other techniques, and overall observations in order to create a fairly in-depth combat guide for combos – if most […]
Deflector-Boomerangs, Blades, and Bullets Oh My!
Deflector is a top down action Roguelike set in an stylized Science Fiction world with a heavy use of a deflection mechanic as its main gimmick. Get it?…Deflector deflecting mechanics…okay I’ll stop. The combat takes a huge page out of the Battlerite playbook with its combat which is not a bad one to go with […]
Character Overview: Diluc
Diluc: Genshin’s not-really-discounted version of Bruce Wayne, is probably one of the more interesting claymore-wielding characters in general, if mostly because of his Elemental Skill and how this ability weaves into his regular attacks, besides actually being a genuinely fun move-set. Diluc definitely has some specific combo ability, but this relies mostly off of using […]