The updated version looks incredible, plays well, and has a level of focus that’s rare in modern games. Also, there are lots of explosive barrels.
PlatinumGames’ new Bayonetta prequel for the Nintendo Switch is a breezy change of pace for the series that exceeds by keeping combat simple and satisfying.
Finally, a Horizon VR you’ll want to hang out in.
The new shooter offers low-key but highly effective updates to a great game.
Forspoken is out today. Folks can finally play it for themselves and hopefully see what I saw in it. Or they could instead flood the internet with complaints about cringey dialogue that has flown with literally every male MCU protagonist for the last 15 years.
There’s a fascinating story and incredible parkour action buried under lackluster combat and a game lacking technical polish.
But great combat and unique skills make up for the flat, uninspiring characters and plot.
The latest release from Squanch Games, led by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, is an absurdist sci-fi adventure.
The combat is a super fun mash-up of card-based action, fun superhero moves, and trigonometry vectors.
The game, led by Dead Space creator Glen Schofield, takes an old-school approach to survival horror. And it works — except when it becomes painfully frustrating.
What the game does right is obscured under layer after layer of poor design, glitches, and an inscrutable story.
The latest Pokémon release is a big, expansive adventure that also pushes the Nintendo Switch to its limits.
The new retro collection is a cross between an interactive documentary and a virtual museum exhibition.
Combat remains the same and some new mechanics can be frustrating, but all that is blown away by a story that evokes heart and emotion that a lot of blockbuster games try and fail to achieve
A host of bugs and undercooked features keep the addictive building simulator from reaching its full potential
If you miss the days of old-school Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this is just the thing
After hours of fun, a late-game plot shift undermines the entire game, Bayonetta’s character, and ultimately the franchise
The new open-world action game has shades of Arkham but is let down by performance issues
Not all of the changes are for the better with the new game, but the core remains unlike anything else out there
And now it has a killer single-player campaign, too
Prepare to spend considerable time and brain power playing this game
A change in perspective is just what the genre needed
