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Hitman 3 review

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Hitman’s stealth-action hybrid formula has been on a tremendous journey over the last decade. After the overly-scripted misstep of Hitman: Absolution in 2012, IO Interactive took the series back to its roots with 2016’s sublime reboot, which reimagined Hitman as a densely simulated sandbox game that just happened to encourage you to murder people. Hitman 3 cosplay continues on that road with the same engine, mechanics and more from the 2016 reboot - much the same as 2018’s Hitman 2. While these core elements haven't really changed, the mission objectives are a little more experimental this time around, offering the player types of experiences they haven't had in Hitman before. This means fans are kept on their toes more so than in the last installment.  It also features some of the best levels of the entire trilogy, with highlights including a densely-packed nightclub in Berlin and a murder mystery set in Dartmoor, England that sees Agent 47 take on the role of detective as we

FORTNITE: SAVE THE WORLD REVIEW

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For the first 10 hours of Fortnite's PvE mode, Save the World, I didn't have to build a fort to succeed. We shot down every zombie husk within seconds of them spawning, eliminating the need for any of the traps that Fortnite cosplay lets you craft and place on its maps. Instead, everyone would wander the map on their lonesome, completing quests that few—if any—shared in an effort to expedite the time until our next reward and crawl through the story missions towards something resembling a challenge. When a hulking bruiser enemy busted through our walls for the first time, I felt relieved. Finally, I needed to build a decent fort, and finally, I would have to work with my team to plan and overcome a genuine threat. But we quickly killed the monster, repaired the walls, set out new traps, and coasted through the rest of the match. It would be another five hours of coasting and building useless monuments to the sky before I felt threatened again. And when it does start to get dif

To Your Eternity: 5 Ways It's Classic Shonen

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To Your Eternity has been one of the standout series this anime season. Find out how it does this by perfectly balancing the old with the new. Shonen anime has always been one of the most popular and commercially successful anime genres. Much of this success has to do with the tropes and story arcs that have eternal appeal for specific audiences. While many of these tropes have persisted,  others have fallen by the wayside  as manga and anime have evolved with the times. To Your Eternity cosplay  is a fascinating blend of old shonen stand-bys and existential science fiction. The combination can be heady at times, and it's a delicate balancing act. While the show feels entirely original in many ways, there are still aspects of the riveting new anime that feel like classic shonen.  The Central Protagonist Has Powerful Abilities Shonen is the genre of the chosen one. More often than not, a shonen protagonist is special in some way: they've eaten the Gum-Gum fruit, they've foun