Death Stranding 2 is a game with faults and annoyances, but it also makes big, expensive swings and is trying to establish its own unique genre, often successfully.
Death Stranding 2 is a game with faults and annoyances, but it also makes big, expensive swings and is trying to establish its own unique genre, often successfully.
A lot of thoughtful work went into Welcome Tour to make me understand and acknowledge its $10 price tag, but it’s just not a tour I would recommend taking.
I like when Nintendo tries something new in an attempt to give me something I didn’t know I wanted. It didn’t do that with Switch 2, but I am happy with that.
Overture is a victory lap, a reminder, and a worthwhile investment of time for anyone who enjoyed Neowiz's first crack at this fairytale-inspired adventure.
Mr. Run and Jump may look unassuming on the surface, but the challenges that await will have you screaming in frustration up until the moment they have you shouting in triumph.
Even if the narrative of The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie falls short compared to past entries, it still stands above most other games in the genre.
AEW: Fight Forever mostly delivers on providing enjoyable arcade-style wrestling. However, the overall package is far from elite, making it a mid-card competitor with a main event price tag.
While Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is a welcome update to a classic farm sim, stripping away nostalgic fondness leaves you with an experience that feels lacking in the genre's modern landscape.
Soaked in dark sci-fi environments and human personalities, Aliens: Dark Descent nails the hallmarks of an Alien title and executes much of its squad-based gameplay.
There's a linear action game in Final Fantasy XVI, and it's the highlight of the experience. But standard RPG tropes slow it down. Still, it's a Final Fantasy worth experiencing.
Diablo IV is a massive and deeply engrossing action RPG that continually seduces players with its promises of power and riches and regularly follows through.
Between its cohesive aesthetic, the bounty of clever features, and crisp central gameplay, Street Fighter 6 is one of the most impressive entries the genre has seen in some time.
This unfortunate and misguided use of Tolkien's fantasy and characters has few redeeming qualities, and it's best avoided, even by fans of the fiction.