Wilbur Dupre

When developer Niantic finally launched their newest augmented reality (AR) game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in North America last week, its opening numbers for both sales and unique installations were low. At least, in comparing them to the behemoth that was Pokémon February starts off slow, as far as television premieres goes, thanks to the Winter Olympics; however the second week of month brings both the return of The Walking Dead season 4 on AMC and the premiere of House of Cards season 2 on Netf Though it is a sequel by name, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is not a sequel by nature, taking place in a different city and allowing players to don the fangs of a different vampire. Set in Seattle, players take on the role of a freshly awoken elder vampire, able to choose from four of the vampire clans from the pen-and-paper RPG , with more likely released as DLC following the game's rele Niantic has a certified hit on its hands with Pokémon GO . Naysayers will cite the game's stability problems at launch, or say cheeky things like "people still play this game?," but no one can deny the phenomenon of that magical summer in 2016 when everyone under the age of 40 was stampeding like crazed herds of Tauros in pursuit of digital critters. Even today, the game makes more money than every other Pokémon mobile game combined. So, it makes sense that Warner Bros. handed Niantic the reins to the Wizarding World's first AR mobile venture, Harry Potter: Wizards Uni January starts off with the highly-anticipated premiere of Community season 5, and then the world of television jumps backs in to gear as all of your favorite shows begin making their return from the holiday hia There are even three teams. This seems particularly odd since the Harry Potter franchise has four perfect teams built into its story with the Hogwarts houses. Instead, it seems we're getting Valor, Instinct, and Mystic repeated in the form of three Professions. Wizards Unite players can choose to be Aurors, Magizoologists, or Professors, which totally fit the theme of the aggressive one, the offbeat one, and the smart one. One nice difference is that the three Professions are encouraged to work together, unlike how Pokémon GO emphasizes competition between the te Unlike those initial frenzied months of Pokémon GO where it seemed everyone outside was running around trying to catch their favorite first-generation Pokémon, there hardly seems to be any players looking to become a powerful Witch or Wizard. Why is it one game began so spectacularly, and another did not? It is not as though Harry Potter is some unknown charac One of the great things about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is that it allows fans to participate in the world in a way that adds to the lore. Characters like Harry and Hermione are there to give tips and information about what is going on, and the story combines aspects of both the original series and the newer Fantastic Beasts mov Each Foundable, which takes the spending of Spell Energy to save, then takes a spot in what appears to be a massive Sticker Book. Stroll through the world saving Foundables? In your book they go. Engage a Fortress in high-level combat against Dark Wizards and other magical creatures? Have a few more stick Tallying up a total of twelve years of development, most fans gave up hope of ever seeing Mother 3 released, but the developers Brownie Brown and HAL Laboratory eventually managed to finish development, and Mother 3 was released in 2006, awarding fans for their patie Dead By Daylight is a multiplayer horror game with a steady playerbase, still going strong years after its launch with tournaments, daily challenges, and special events. The concept of the game is simple. Four survivors and one killers are loaded into a match (either randomly or with friends!) and the goal of the survivors is to escape. The goal of the killer is to sacrifice them all to a creepy spider god (the Entity) that comes down from the sky and grabs the survivors from the hooks the killer has to mount them on. Pretty gruesome, ri On the other hand, all of the many complexities of Wizards Unite can make it a less straightforward and friendly to some players. Pokémon GO definitely encourages new players, even those who have never played any other Adventure game reviews in the franchise before, because it’s so simple to underst With Wizards Unite , however, the items you collect don’t seem as relevant. These items are anything from magical creatures to artifacts and more, so it just feels a little more random and less cohesive. There's a bit less of a push to get out there and nab everything, as a res Pokémon Go has a cute feel, but Wizards Unite has gone for a more realistic aesthetic. Not only that, but there's so much more going on, even in the simple encounters that pop up while you're out and about. The scenes feature a variety of magical creatures and witches and wizards in lots of different scenarios. Production values are darn high h