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Perhaps because he’s so cute and marketable, Yoshi’s adventures have been designed for a younger and younger audience for the last several years. 2006’s Yoshi’s Island DS was not out-of-step with the difficulty of a mainline Mario game, but since then, the challenge of mainline…
Following up a game as lauded as Disco Elysium would be an unenviable task for any developer, but especially one as fractured as ZA/UM. With many of the key creative minds behind the detective RPG separated from the studio following an ugly, and very public, legal dispute, it’s…
Cleaning up the titular Gunk is satisfying, but the rest of the game surrounding it is routine and overly familiar.
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker reaches for the stars with its ambition and gets there--but not without a few turbulent hiccups along the way.
This new take on the well-established League of Legends universe serves as a high bar for further explorations into the lore.
Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon combines familiar tile-matching puzzle mechanics with rogue-lite elements to make one of the best puzzlers in years.
Halo Infinite transforms the series' two-decade-old formula for the better, giving protagonist Master Chief more characterization and implementing an open world.
Solar Ash is an exhilarating action-adventure game with strong puzzles and flashy boss fights.
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a solid collection of mental exercises, but the focus on competition loses the game some of its friendly, self-improvement vibe.
Although some specialists can feel a bit useless at times, tweaks to the formula with Battlefield 2042 add a lot of interesting gameplay variety.
Rockstar's remastered trilogy is, appropriately, an absolute car wreck of creative neglect.
Inscryption is an excellent deck-builder that fades after an astonishing start.
High-stakes PvP battles and top-notch production values bolster Amazon's MMORPG, even if its PvE content and occasionally frustrating systems may leave some players wanting.
Bright Memory: Infinite offers concise and frenetic thrills, but technical issues and that same brevity hold it back.
Age of Empires IV is a comfortable return to its classic strategy roots, but it's caught in the shadow of its past.
Tweaks in multiplayer and Zombies advance the Call of Duty franchise overall, and an emphasis on distinct characters makes Vanguard's story fun, but it doesn't always mix well with the series' gameplay.
Forza Horizon 5 continues the upward trend of the franchise, providing an open-world racing experience that stands unrivaled.