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Joshua Rivera·Aug 30, 2021

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The care present in Ghost of Tsushima’s design makes its undercooked take on its own ideas harder to forgive. Take its themes seriously, and it becomes a story about a feudal landlord learning that maybe life isn’t about him, but centering on him anyway. The Jin Sakai that players engage with through play — the Jin Sakai that composes haikus, loves animals enough to play them little tunes on his flute, who never met a row of bamboo he did not want to cut for fun — seems to have the interiority that the Jin Sakai of Ghost’s narrative does not. One is a thoughtful guy you might want to hang around. The other is not. He’s kind of embarrassing.

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Suriel Vazquez·Aug 27, 2021

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You don’t play a No More Heroes game for its story. You play it for its style, and No More Heroes 3 has style in spades. The best thing I can say about No More Heroes 3 is that its combat and open-world design stay out of the way, letting its style take center stage, occasionally facilitating some truly great one-off moments.

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Jacob Geller·Aug 27, 2021

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A tale of murder, gossip, and Roman architecture

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Cameron Kunzelman·Aug 24, 2021

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Procedural storytelling meets player narrative in one of the year’s best games

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Ewan Wilson·Aug 23, 2021

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A Freudian adventure full of warmth, compassion, and humor

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Diego Arguello·Aug 23, 2021

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A Left 4 Dead-alike that can’t blaze its own trail

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Nicole Carpenter·Aug 19, 2021

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Plus, you can date weapons

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Samit Sarkar·Aug 18, 2021

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Twelve Minutes is an uncomfortable journey — maybe too uncomfortable

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Suriel Vazquez·Aug 17, 2021

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A meticulously paced disciple of Metroid that revels in the past

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Mike Mahardy·Aug 10, 2021

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A promising cyberpunk shooter without the confidence to see things through

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Ryan Gilliam·Jul 29, 2021

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A difficult game with a generous ramp

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Cass Marshall·Jul 27, 2021

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Explaining the summer’s indie darling

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Todd Harper·Jul 26, 2021

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From the highs to the lows, it’s more Musou

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Kaile Hultner·Jul 26, 2021

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Newcomers might get lost in Square Enix’s follow-up to a 14-year-old game

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Suriel Vazquez·Jul 21, 2021

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The Switch remaster lets us look back on the Zelda game that wasn’t about exploration