After Us combines stunning vistas of environmental decay with a dreamlike flow to its light platforming challenges. Despite some missteps, such as ill-fitting combat, exploring and affecting its world is a gratifying process that comes with a wave of emotional ups and downs.
An irritating and needlessly obtuse Lovecraftian metroidvania
The Last Worker's comically exaggerated vision of the future of work is highly relevant. Yet its story focuses on showcasing the talents of its stellar voice cast at the expense of offering meaningful things to do, and its satirical punches rarely leave lasting bruises.
A short but sweet puzzle game about building tall tales.
Clash's brilliantly surreal world is hampered by uncompromising combat and level design.
Wo Long sees Team Ninja build on the core quality of the Nioh games with ease. While some old habits die hard, Wo Long's core combat and traversal options always shine through.
As an ode to '90s JRPGs, there's no doubt that Octopath Traveler 2 has chops. But the fragmented nature of its eight separate plotlines, however, means the world and its characters lack coherence
Returnal is a top-notch conversion of one PlayStation 5’s finest, combining razor-sharp shooting with dense atmosphere and a captivating story.
It's not often that the promotion campaign might be more enjoyable than the final product, but Wanted: Dead may have to grin and bear this ignominy. Despite some effort to subvert genre norms with its characters and amusing mini-games, the core action is bogged down by low production values, imbalance, and repetition. For every moment it hits its stride, there's another where it stubs its toe, and some slick execution animations are as imaginative as it gets.
