Assassin's Creed Shadows delivers on an 18-year-old promise
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Assassin's Creed Shadows finally takes the series to feudal Japan. But is Ubisoft too late? Or does their AAAA mega-release slice through the competition like a hidden blade to the neck of an unsuspecting foot soldier? Plus, Plante updates the crew on the mood at this year’s Game Developers Conference.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Noita, A Game About Digging Hole
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Adding my go to options for work music:
-Abzu (Journey composer), Below, Celeste (also there are great piano covers), Cocoon, Chicory ( also Lena Raine from Celeste with piano covers, FAR (both changing tides and lone sails), FEZ (a lot of Disasterpiece is great. There are FEZ remix albums too), Flower, Journey, Jusant, Minecraft (including cave dlc with Lena Raine again, Griffins recommended this), no man’s sky, Ori games, Sable, Risk of Rain 2
Also, not in video game arena so much I think but Explosions in the Sky have some good stuff to work to.
I have a book recommendation. It's called the Tainted Cup. It's a Sherlock Holmes style murder mystery set in a Brandon Sanderson style fantasy world. I can't recommend it enough.