{
  "id": 106667,
  "title": "Manual locations in Beast of Reincarnation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/manual-locations-in-beast-of-reincarnation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T00:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/beast-of-reincarnation-manual-location-where-to-find-buy-price/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beast of Reincarnation is an action RPG developed by Game Freak, the creators of the Pokémon games, and published by Fictions. The game follows Emma, a young woman who lives in a post-apocalyptic Japan that has been devastated by a phenomenon known as the Blight. According to PC Gamer, Emma has inherited some powers from the Blight, including the ability to generate aggressive, tentacle-like flora.\n\nThe game's combat has been praised by Mashable for being sublime, and the art direction has been described as breathtaking. However, Mashable also notes that the story pacing can be confusing and the cast of characters is dull. Polygon reports that in the game, Emma can use and carry multiple items, such as arrows and potions, in battle, which can be restocked by collecting them from dead enemies or crafting them using manuals.\n\nThe game was released on August 4, 2026, and costs $60, according to PC Gamer. It was reviewed on an RTX 3060 laptop, Ryzen 5 5600H, and 16GB RAM. The game's story attempts to explore themes of existentialism, artificial intelligence, sentience, and humanity, similar to Nier: Automata, but Mashable notes that it fails to understand what made Yoko Taro's masterpiece compelling.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Beast of Reincarnation is an emotional journey from start to finish and excels with its Sekiro-like combat that is guaranteed to make players come back for more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/beast-of-reincarnation-is-an-emotional-journey-from-start-to-finish",
        "published": "2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Shrine locations in Beast of Reincarnation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/shrine-locations-in-beast-of-reincarnation",
        "published": "2026-08-04T00:01:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Beast of Reincarnation is getting some \"story pacing improvements\" in its first patch, as part of \"ongoing adjustments\" from Game Freak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/beast-of-reincarnation-is-getting-some-story-pacing-improvements-in",
        "published": "2026-08-05T13:45:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}