It’s Friday, that means it’s time for another Gamepedia YouTube Roundup! This week we take a few quick glances at Evoland, an adventure game developed by Shiro Games, as well as Awesomenauts, yet another addition to the expanding MOBA genre. We’ll wrap up with some more profession coverage for The Elder Scrolls: Online, bringing us even closer to hosting a complete compendium on all things TESO on Gamepedia’s YouTube channel!
Evoland is an adventure game with an interesting twist. As the game progresses and you unlock numerous chests, the game itself changes. Starting out in the most grainy, 8-bit, colorless phase, you make your way through the initial stages of the game, learning a little bit about gaming history, having a couple of laughs, and upgrading the graphics. For everything you’re unable to do in your current stage, there is probably some sort of hidden unlock to enable it in the future! It’s a very unique idea, and makes the adventure experience more interesting and interactive.
Awesomenauts is a MOBA that came out back in 2012 which has gained quite the sizable cult following. Awesomenauts isn’t quite the same as other titles in the same genre, though. It features a side-view, as opposed to the conventional top-down one you see in other big name titles. This introduces and arcade-esque dynamic to the exciting MOBA objective-based dynamic. Awesomenauts offers a functionality and replayability that modern gamers can really appreciate, in addition to a simple premise and fast-paced action to keep almost anyone entertained.
Alchemy is an age-old profession, and is almost always in the mix for your choice of professions in MMORPGs. Alchemy in TESO works a lot like it does in Skyrim, in that finding certain alchemical properties within various ingredients is a quest all its own. Combining certain items can have positive or negative effects on the imbiber, with passives boosting both the production process of alchemy or the effects of created elixirs.
Provisioning… an interesting term, the progressive form of the word provision, a noun with multiple definitions. It’s also a verb meaning “to provide”. In TESO this profession is all about cooking, plain and simple. But not just cooking, you can also make drinks (most of them alcoholic) to boost your stats for a set amount of time. The cooking profession, much like the aforementioned Alchemy profession, is a common one in most MMORPGs, and the benefits of cooking are what you might assume. Regardless, I’ve always enjoyed the cooking profession in MMOs, and I can appreciate its value in TESO. Take a look below!
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