
The open-world Dark Souls successor is staggering in breadth and challenge

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The open-world Dark Souls successor is staggering in breadth and challenge

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This sequence is the story of FIFA 16, from its participants, to the tools used to deliver the goal, to the cathartic payoff that sent me leaping from my seat. Sports video gaming is at its best when you're fighting your ass off and the miracle comes through. And when it does, no game rolls out the TNT like FIFA 16.

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Outside of the fantastic in-game trainer — which, it's worth noting, is similar to what's available in EA's other sports games this year — and the revamped EA Sports Hockey League, NHL 16's updates are incremental. The issues I saw are uncharacteristic of the high EA reached on the previous consoles, and as the series is finding its footing in the new generation, NHL 16 doesn't quite reach that bar.

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime can occasionally feel a little too stressful for its own good, but there's something undeniably lovely about its core design. It is, ultimately, an object lesson in dealing with hardships — that even when they grow to be far too much to handle, they can be softened with the support of a patient and cooperative friend.

With the loss of some of its personality, Forza Motorsport 6 sometimes feels like a little less than the sum of many much improved parts, and there are certain quality-of-life changes that feel increasingly overdue. But these are only distractions, bumps in the road that make Forza feel "just" great when looked at from a distance.

Mad Max is a shallow, forgettable experience

The Phantom Pain is a bittersweet but impressive send-off for the series' creator

Madden 16's hard-earned successes feel that much more satisfying.

Ultimate is the best possible demonstration of Gears of War's classic shooter bonafides

Until Dawn isn't a great game, but it's compelling in spite of its huge flaws

Volume has anger to go with its beauty and wit

'Dark Room' exhibits the best and worst of what Life is Strange has to offer

Feist's smart design ideas are hampered by its difficulty