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Intuitive Controls Makes PUBG Mobile a Good Alternative to its PC Port

In 2017 PUBG took the video game industry by storm. The quickness of every match, the simple loop of “drop, loot, and shoot” is a great place for new players to drop-in for a few matches. Although the gameplay loop is simple and easy to pick up the button layout is a small hill to climb. On mobile they remove all the knowledge you need to know about the inventory system and added support for better aiming. PUBG on PC movements are identical to any other shooter but navigating the inventory and managing weapons/mods takes time – in a game where every moment is crucial being in a menu for any extended time can be the end of your match. On the mobile version if you walk over the items it will automatically equip anything you don’t have filled – like a secondary gun, ammo, or energy drinks/pain killers – this also applies to mods as it will equip any unfilled mod slot on the appropriate weapon. Knowing the weapons and mods gives you the upper hand because you can hand pick mods

Weekend Replay: Into the Breach is my Kind of Tactical Strategy Game

Weekend Replay is exactly how it sounds. I will recap on games I’ve spent my weekend playing. This will get me to write more and hopefully be much more confident in them. Let’s not waste anymore time and get into the Weekend Replay. Into the Breach is a Rogue-like, turn-based, strategy game made by the developers of FTL: Faster Than Light , Subset Games. I haven’t played FTL but, I’ve always been curious about it. FTL had a lot of the components I was looking in a rogue-like – the randomness of the encounters and obstacle of maintaining the ship makes the replay value greater. All the articles and reviews from various gaming sites say that both FTL and Into the Breach are completely different games but retain the satisfaction of the progression. When I booted up Into the Beach it wasn’t what I expected. My first defense against the Vek (giant insect aliens) was successful, however there were many things that I didn’t consider. First is the mission and the rewards yo