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Ace Combat 8 puts Joker Flight under your command
Joker Flight can take your orders, though its role in a victory depends on what you expect from your wingmen.

There's rubble to throw back at VOID/BREAKER's bosses
Pillars drew attention away from the boss; attack-generated debris puts a throwing object closer to the action.

End of Abyss asks you to scan the doors its map remembers
Cel's scanner gives locked passages a place on the map, but a missed switch can still leave you retracing your steps.

With a rapier in Valor Mortis, there's no block to fall back on
A precise stab can do the pistol's work, but the rapier's weapon defence depends on a well-timed parry.

Witcher 3 Remastered Bard's Ballad: infinite breath, no repairs and more
Separate switches for gear, oxygen and regeneration give the accessibility preset room for individual preferences.

Phantom Blade Zero's Seven Stars boss ends up on his own puppet strings
The disciples spend health to heal their leader, then lift him on red threads for a very different second phase.

Gears of War: E-Day's Gnasher hipfire fix, explained
E-Day checks the camera and the shotgun muzzle before deciding where a hip-fired blast lands.

When the road runs out, over the hill hands you a winch
Planks, winch anchors and a second truck turn a calm detour into a rescue story.

Minecraft Dungeons II enchantment books and effects: how the library works
An enchantment library gives discoveries a future beyond the next drop; co-op inventories let players inspect them together.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer's speeders think they're cars, bikes and planes
Landspeeders drift, bikes burst out of tight turns and skim speeders roll onto one wing.