The game settles for something contained yet distilled, and it’s more potent as a result.
The game crafts a dense, multilayered, and vibrant adventure set against memorable settings.
Origins boasts endlessly addictive gameplay across its campaign, but it falls short narratively.
The game finds Indy returning to terrain well trod by Lara Croft and Nathan Drake.
There’s never been more room in the medium for creativity to get up and stretch its legs.
Antonblast winningly riffs on the platformers of yore.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s allegiance to hardship for the sake of hardship comes off as antagonistic.
This atmospheric Metroidvania is mechanically, emotionally, and philosophically electrifying.
The game is chock full of audacious ideas, but it can’t seem to capitalize on them.
In general, the game has far too much cruft.
It exhibits the most confident grasp of its own artistic sensibility this side of Paradise Killer.
The more lively and vibrant a vignette may be, the more details you have to parse.
The game rewards players for strategic planning, adaptability, and more.
The visuals in Neva are consistently great, maybe the most arresting of the year.
A cult favorite gets a minor glow-up and a second chance in the spotlight.
The game is a brilliant rebuttal to those who think that politics have no place in video games.
Zelda finally gets her day as Hyrule’s hero in an almost-legendary adventure.