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

Last reviewed: Zero Parades: For Dead Spies · 16 days ago

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

A defiant wuxia epic characterized by rapid, brutal combat

Like if Rainbow Road was refracted through Cardcaptor Sakura instead of Mario Kart

PES 2020 continues the Konami franchise’s reputation for strong football play that expects smart decision making and laser-like focus. It also has Juventus, UEFA’s Euro 2020 tournament, and some other things you won’t find in EA Sports’ FIFA series.

Finally, a video game that lets me play as a very smug bird

A classic, portable Zelda gets an adorable makeover

The theme is a bait and switch, but the gameplay is at least somewhat interesting



Overall, this puzzle game is short, sweet, and delightful ... despite occasionally crushing my dreams. And I’m always up for another try.

Demonstrating the power and limitations of building on the past

The industry’s leading shooty-man game grows up

Truer-to-life racing makes this year’s Heat more satisfying

Even the item menu has a dark backstory



A campaign that won’t stop surprising me