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As its sequel, Tears of the Kingdom glides into view, it's interesting to reflect on the seismic impact The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has had on gaming since its launch in 2017. It has become the flagship open-world experience, and its compulsive, horizon-chasing gameplay loop made it an incredible advert for the Switch's TV-to-handheld unique selling point. Breath of the Wild rekindled my love for open-world adventure games, and the Nintendo Switch reshaped how I played games...
Evercore Heroes is a competitive PvE game in which each match sees your squad of four participating in missions against hordes of AI-controlled enemies, but you're doing so at the same time as three other teams all on the same map. So it's a little PvP too in terms of each match being a race between four different teams. It's a creative idea for Vela Games' debut title, upping the ante of PvE scenarios with the competitive drive of PvP. This setup works--I left a preview event for Evercore...